Guardiola: During the difficult days when I was accused of taking stimulants, Mazoni was always by my side

At 03:00 on September 19, in the first round of the Champions League this season, Manchester City will play against Napoli at home, and Manchester City coach Guardiola was interviewed before the game.

About Manchester City defeated Manchester United in the last round of the Premier League, Manchester City goalkeeper Donnarumma and his teammates hugged each other

A team cannot become strong without tacit communication. It is crucial for a player to feel the warmth between teammates.

Regarding leaving Manchester City this summer and joining Napoli's De Bruyne

, I will hug De Bruyne after the game, but we must always be alert to him before the game, and we all know his strength near the frontcourt penalty area.

About Naples coach Conte

Conte is very outstanding, and his tactical mark is very clear. He can lead the team to achieve good results wherever he goes.

About the start of the Champions League this season, it is an honor for us. We have participated in the Champions League for many years. We have experienced many difficulties last season. We are very happy to be here again this year. Haaland is in much better physical condition now than last season - he was injured for a long time last season. Now he is more mature and understands his teammates better. I would love to say that it would be enough if Haaland could replicate our triple-winning season, but I know he aspires to be the top player.

Regarding our expectations for this season's Champions League

We are not a favorite to win the championship, we want to enjoy this journey. Manchester City must start well in the Champions League stage, because we drew with Inter Milan in the first match last year, and hope to achieve better results this year.

Remembering the Italian coach Mazoni, who has coached Guardiola and Conte, I am honored to meet Mazoni, learn from him, and laugh with him. When I was in trouble, Mazoni gave me great support - someone made me unreasonably accused me of using stimulants, just like all foreign players who came to Italy at that time, and in fact the problem was a testing agency in Milan, which was the fraud. After 7 years, I was finally proven innocent. Perhaps one day, the Italian Football Association or the Italian National Anti-Doping Agency will apologize to me, but I don’t think it is likely to happen. During those tough days, Mazzoni was always with me, and so were everyone else in the Brescia Club. Mazzoni, team Brescia, and Mazzoni's family have a special friendship.

source:7m free