Guardiola: " I hope I can play Cristiano Ronaldo "
Bayern Munich visit to Real Madrid in the first leg of Champions League semifinals on Wednesday at 1:45 pm .
Pep Guardiola , coach of Bayern Munich , expressed his wish that the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid to jump the field Wednesday against his team in the first leg semi-final of the Champions League .
" Hopefully I can play Cristiano. It's a game where we played for people , people want to see the best and one of the best without a doubt is it ," he told the press conference prior to the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Nevertheless think that whites have ample resources to supply it : " If you do not play , play another with other qualities that Isco is playing up, Cristiano is more play space, is much more goalscorer Isco but Isco gives more continuity in the game. "
"They can play 4-3-3 , as in the Cup final played with four in midfield ... but the essence is the same . Has the ability , if you let them , you can play. With Xabi Alonso, with Modric , with Ramos have good ball out . Coentrao and Marcelo have good output on the outside, Benzema gives you a lot of continuity in the game. can you play this game , and if not , play it historically Madrid playing , "he added .
In this regard, he stressed the speed of the top men : " I do not know how they do it but always sign players who are at much have four Di Maria , Bale , Cristiano and Benzema kill you into space is not easy to play against them. . . but try your best to attack , defend as best we can and make the game that suits us . "
Also felt that his opponent has gradually mutating over the months : " From what little I've seen early , mid and end , the impression I get is that it has evolved through a normal process that every coach need time to know templates , players and gradually make changes . "
"Madrid is always Madrid. With this coach , with another , with other players. Always has something special. It's one of the individually more difficult opponents that we in the semifinals. No team with a template such as the Real Madrid" , he said.
Guardiola played down the fact that he is unbeaten in the Bernabeu : " It was another team , another club, another situation has nothing to do to get the same result you have to do to win a good performance , especially in the Champions League and . . this situation, in the semifinals . "
That round and played for Barcelona against Real Madrid : "For the final a few years ago, is totally different from what I have lived here in Germany , the day of the party, and the previous post talking about football but . during the week there are few sports newspapers , few radios, on television talk just. comparison with this semifinal is different this time , do not know now. "
About the fact that no one has repeated as champion of the highest European wound consecutively , said: "Overall, the view is that the teams that won last year have to win this year also great teams with lots of money. . when you win , you always have the desire to win . "
"I'm proud of the team for winning the Bundesliga , to play the Cup final and reach the semifinals of Champions League. We have always fought , we were stable and the goal has always been to win and regain the spirit as a team ," he said .
Asked about the dismissal of David Moyes at United, took the opportunity to show their desire to continue in the longer Bayern : "We won the Bundesliga but I feel that our team can improve , you can do better I need more time to feel this is . true my team. "
"Bayern are now my team and I feel we can play better, we can improve. Sorry still I have work to do and I want to stay here. The people are very cavalier with my work and want to continue . Then I do not know what I'll do "he insisted .
Also, said of the changes on the bench : "In the big teams lose and go to the street if you do not win you are at risk of not following the contract next year but have only served to win. . ."
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Pep Guardiola , coach of Bayern Munich , expressed his wish that the Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid to jump the field Wednesday against his team in the first leg semi-final of the Champions League .
" Hopefully I can play Cristiano. It's a game where we played for people , people want to see the best and one of the best without a doubt is it ," he told the press conference prior to the clash at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Nevertheless think that whites have ample resources to supply it : " If you do not play , play another with other qualities that Isco is playing up, Cristiano is more play space, is much more goalscorer Isco but Isco gives more continuity in the game. "
"They can play 4-3-3 , as in the Cup final played with four in midfield ... but the essence is the same . Has the ability , if you let them , you can play. With Xabi Alonso, with Modric , with Ramos have good ball out . Coentrao and Marcelo have good output on the outside, Benzema gives you a lot of continuity in the game. can you play this game , and if not , play it historically Madrid playing , "he added .
In this regard, he stressed the speed of the top men : " I do not know how they do it but always sign players who are at much have four Di Maria , Bale , Cristiano and Benzema kill you into space is not easy to play against them. . . but try your best to attack , defend as best we can and make the game that suits us . "
Also felt that his opponent has gradually mutating over the months : " From what little I've seen early , mid and end , the impression I get is that it has evolved through a normal process that every coach need time to know templates , players and gradually make changes . "
"Madrid is always Madrid. With this coach , with another , with other players. Always has something special. It's one of the individually more difficult opponents that we in the semifinals. No team with a template such as the Real Madrid" , he said.
Guardiola played down the fact that he is unbeaten in the Bernabeu : " It was another team , another club, another situation has nothing to do to get the same result you have to do to win a good performance , especially in the Champions League and . . this situation, in the semifinals . "
That round and played for Barcelona against Real Madrid : "For the final a few years ago, is totally different from what I have lived here in Germany , the day of the party, and the previous post talking about football but . during the week there are few sports newspapers , few radios, on television talk just. comparison with this semifinal is different this time , do not know now. "
About the fact that no one has repeated as champion of the highest European wound consecutively , said: "Overall, the view is that the teams that won last year have to win this year also great teams with lots of money. . when you win , you always have the desire to win . "
"I'm proud of the team for winning the Bundesliga , to play the Cup final and reach the semifinals of Champions League. We have always fought , we were stable and the goal has always been to win and regain the spirit as a team ," he said .
Asked about the dismissal of David Moyes at United, took the opportunity to show their desire to continue in the longer Bayern : "We won the Bundesliga but I feel that our team can improve , you can do better I need more time to feel this is . true my team. "
"Bayern are now my team and I feel we can play better, we can improve. Sorry still I have work to do and I want to stay here. The people are very cavalier with my work and want to continue . Then I do not know what I'll do "he insisted .
Also, said of the changes on the bench : "In the big teams lose and go to the street if you do not win you are at risk of not following the contract next year but have only served to win. . ."
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