Pep Guardiola walked through the green folder of The Best awards, where he was named best coach. Winner of the treble in the 22-23 season with Manchester City, the Santpedor coach prescribed calm for Barça, defended Xavi's work and harangued the players to take a step forward to get out of the crisis.
“My advice is calm. We must support the people and at the end of the season let those who decide decide”, she asked not to rush or get carried away by catastrophism. “This is very long. There is a tendency to throw everything up in the air but they have only lost one final. You congratulate your rival, you learn from defeat and keep working,” he said.
Guardiola, who for four years had Xavi Hernández under his command, gave a shout out for the current Barça coach. “My unconditional support for Xavi,” said Pep, who has a good relationship with Joan Laporta.
Far from focusing on the role of the coach, Guardiola placed emphasis on the performance of the players. “It is very easy to criticize the coach but it is the players who play. They have level and quality and they have to take a step forward. If you really believe in the coach, take a step forward,” he encouraged them.
