At a press conference last Monday (27), the coach of Manchester City, Joseph Guardiolaa pleasure the Manchester United pour the bring home the English League Cup titledefeated by red devils not last Sunday (26).

However, Pep’s congratulations were accompanied by a show of nudges, mainly due to the very big investments made by the ‘Red Devils’ during the last transfer window.

« Sooner or later it was going to happen (United’s late title drought), wasn’t it? It was certain that it was going to happen,” said the Catalan.

“Congratulations to United for winning the Carabao Cupand congratulations also to newcastlebecause the game was very good,” continued.

“If they spend a little more, they can (fight for titles more regularly). It’s because they didn’t spend anything, right? a sacked Guardiola, mocking the constant questions he receives about Manchester City’s high spending on the ball market.

“It’s something normal. United are now in the normal place, where they should always be. The reality is that they have struggled against two teams in recent years, the liverpool and us, and they always had good numbers,” he recalls.

« When I came to City, I knew United would come back (to be a powerhouse), because of their history, because of everything. And Erik (ten Hag) is doing a fantastic job, » he praised.

Since 2016, Manchester United have spent 835 million euros (5.3 billion reais) on the ball market. In the same period, the Citizens they spent half of it in full: 478 million pounds (3,031 billion R$).

More nudges

But Pep’s pinpricks didn’t stop there.

Asked about United’s enthusiastic celebrations for winning the League Cup, which is considered the least important competition on the English calendar, Guardiola was ironic and sour.

« You see how committed their players were, how they were together on the pitch. When you’re six, seven years without winning a title, you have to give it your all, » he stressed.

« I remember when we went to our first Coupe de la Ligue final, everyone was very excited. For our staff, it was all new, for the players too, » he recalled.

« Already the fourth time in a row that we went to the final of the Coupe de la Ligue, it was a bit: ‘Oh, okay, another final, another day at the office… », said He’s joking .

« It’s normal. United have to be in the final. In recent seasons we have always been better, but the gap is closing. premier leagueanything can happen,” he concluded.

Where to watch Bristol City vs Manchester City?

City of Bristol X Manchester Citythis Tuesday (28), at 5 p.m. (Brasilia time), by FA Cuptime broadcast live by ESPN No Star+.

It’s a quarter-final of the Coupe de France and casually, it can change some destinies. There will be no meeting at the Stade de France (yet) after this Tuesday’s confrontation between Lyonnais and Grenoblois, nor will a European ticket be offered to its winner. And yet, the air floats like a little scent of sulfur on this last day of February. The stakes will be opposed for the two formations with an OL on a volcano and under high tension and a GF38 which will ultimately have nothing to lose at Groupama Stadium.

Like a derby tune

For Lyon, the meeting place is the capital. Laurent Blanc has been hammering it for a few weeks now, the Coupe de France…

I’ll try to detail the pros and cons:

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– Jacobacci is a very experienced coach.
– In Switzerland, he has probably already proven several times that he can straighten teams that are dragging on the ground.
– He represents pragmatic (Site notre bureau spécialisé) and is seen as a motivator – it could do the team good in the current situation.
– Jacobacci is perceived as a worker who does not complain about the available funds, but simply gets to work.
– Jacobacci comes from a popular district of Bern, which he should integrate into Giesing.

The inconvenients:
– Jacobacci has never had contact with German (Site notre bureau spécialisé). I see that as a big disadvantage, especially for the very special 3rd Division. I don’t know of any other coach who trained in the 3rd division and has never been active in Germany before.
– Moreover, Jacobacci had little or no success at all of his foreign stations. In Innsbruck and Tunisia it failed miserably. In Grenoble, the performance was mixed at best. Why should the fourth foreign adventure suddenly have to come to fruition?
– He is through the network of Yahya Ismaik, a proven (Site notre bureau spécialisé) professional open with us.
– His style of play is said to be anything but appealing. At the same time, we have a team that has so many technically gifted players. It doesn’t exactly look like a perfect match.
– Even in Switzerland, he was never more in a club, but above all a fairly migratory bird. Fittingly, her last engagement was just a week ago.
– He doesn’t know the club or the players and not even the league – and now has exactly one week before the first game. It looks like a suicide mission.

Conclusion: Looking at Maurizio Jacobacci’s CV, the thought ‘He’s a Vitor Pereira for third division teams’ inevitably comes to mind. Unlike the great Vitor, Jacobacci is probably at least a hard worker. Jacobacci also likes to come dressed as a Ferrari. All in all, my doubts clearly outweigh the doubts. The lack of experience in Germany is actually a knockout criterion for me. Many call for a “flop with announcement”. What makes it even more difficult to accept is that there were so many other, on the face of it, far more suitable candidates. Nevertheless, I want to give Jacobacci a chance.

Buona fortuna in Monaco di Baviera, Maurizio!

Faller of Denmark (1-0), Wednesday, the French women’s team to cras Uruguay (5-1), this Saturday, for its second match in the Tournoi de France. Bussy (26th), Dali (34th), Renard (43rd), Toletti (71st) and Feller (79th) on the mark for the Blue while Gomez Montans (32nd) had equalized for the South American formation.

As part of their preparation for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (July 20 to August 20), Corine Deacon’s daughters will face Norway on Tuesday.

The exit of Lenny Joseph, Monday evening against Caen (0-0), was accompanied by some applause from the bays of the Saint-Symphorien stadium. The native of Paris did not however find the fault, and he even missed a few opportunities during his 75 minutes spent on the ground. But the public was not mistaken: the 22-year-old striker fought like a starved, with or without the ball. In the jargon of the stands, we say that he wet the shirt.

« The combativeness, I have always had it », recalls the player, arriving at FC Metz in the summer of 2021, and who takes…