Plain talk from US icon
Pep Guardiola “has destroyed soccer”
Pep Guardiola is considered one of the best coaches of all time. For former Manchester United keeper Tim Howard, however, the Spanish coach has "destroyed soccer".
Guardiola has "shown everyone that they can play exuberant soccer. But they can't. Only three teams in the world can really do that," said the former US international goalkeeper, who has legendary status in his country with 121 caps, in Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville's podcast "It's Called Soccer".
US tiki-taka backfired
"He has destroyed soccer in every respect," is Howard's conclusion about the current Manchester City coach. The 45-year-old cited the soccer of the US national team under Gregg Berhalter, who was fired a few months ago, as an example. The coach wanted to establish Guardiola's typical tiki-taka style of play with lots of possession and short passes.
"If you look back at my generation, we were just a bunch of tough, rugged guys who had a few match-winners. Berhalter made the team believe they could compete," says Howard - but that wasn't the case.
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