Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Guardiola amazed with good German - and leaves many open

Now Pep Guardiola is thus a real Munich. In his first appearance for Bayern, the Spaniards were accustomed charming on Monday - and stunned many with his good German. However, many questions remain still open. Wicker Park's first appearance Pep Guardiola (photo) of Bayern fans and observers had expected. Many new findings on Monday but there was not. The most important questions and answers about the Munich media event at which more than 250 journalists were accredited. What was Guardiola's first words at the Allianz Arena? "Good day, God bless, ladies and gentlemen. . Forgive me my German »For months, the Spaniard had feverishly filed in the language of his adopted country, had almost daily lessons with a German teacher - even ahead of the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund. Savoury on the edge: The teacher held for BVB. How it is with German knowledge to Guardiola? Very neat, when you consider how long he learns the language only. All questions were asked in German, answered the 42-year-old also in German - and the most grammatically correct. Was it complicated to Guardiola took some time to think about his next sentence, drifted only very briefly into English from. Of the journalists, he received praise for his German. "Everything is memorization," Guardiola countered jokingly. Here and there he vergaloppierte actually in a few rehearsed platitudes ("Of course, every coach has his opinions"). Undeniably was for him to want to improve his German yet. How Guardiola presented on his first day? Guardiola appeared charming and direct, nevertheless also modest. He stroked a few times nervously over his forehead, touched his nose - probably because he did not trust his newly learned language so well. On the podium, the Spaniard was sitting next chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and club president Uli Hoeness, now and then he plauschte in conversation with one of his bosses. 'My greater desire that he feels at home as soon as possible, "emphasized sporting director Matthias Sammer. What does Guardiola change at Bayern, which system he wants to play? Remained largely open. Only this: the tiki-taka style of FC Barcelona, ​​he did not necessarily copy, he hinted. "I have to adapt myself to 100 percent of our players. The football is the players, not the coach. Players in Barcelona are different than the players at Bayern, "said Guardiola. Last Bayern had become triple champion with a 4-2-3-1 system. Guardiola has been in contact with his predecessor Jupp Heynckes?

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