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19-08-2020 | 15:57 Football
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Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller told Pep Guardiola of weakness that led to Lyon defeat

Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller has commented Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, ahead of their fixture with Real Madrid in the Bernabeu. “When an ex-player makes the statement, it's not criticism, it's info,” Guardiola responded. Muller was full of praise for Guardiola, as are most of his former players, but he pinpointed one area where he felt that the former Bayern Munich boss sometimes fell. “He's always a little torn between paying extreme attention and respect to the strengths of the opposition – more so than against smaller teams – and sticking to his convictions and to a system he believes in,” said Muller. Guardiola took the mild criticism in a positive manner, promising to stow it away in his remarkable football brain. He expanded on it: “I have an obligation to know as much as possible about my opponent, and I have not played Madrid for five years. Thomas and the others cannot say I didn't prepare to win games at Barca, Munich and City. I never watch a game and don't want to win it. “As a player, I thought that if I know more about the opponent, it made me confident to know what I have to face. If the players felt that – if Thomas felt that – it's good info. Maybe it's a mistake but I try to make them confident and go out to try to win the game.” Muller’s words were echoing faintly around the Jose Alvalade Stadium on Saturday evening when the City faced Lyon in the Champions League quarter-final. The switch to three central defenders, with Rodri and Ilkay Gundogan playing in front of them, smacked of caution. City were big favourites against the Frech side, but they failed to qualify for the semi-finals. They lost the game due to individual defensive errors and lack of conviction in front of goal at key moments. Source: MEN

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