Leroy Sane Said Guardiola Changed Him A Lot

DBasia.news – Leroy Sane did ignore Pep Guardiola’s orders to stay at Manchester City. However, this did not make the 24-year-old player forget the manager’s services in improving his quality.

Sane chose to leave Manchester City this summer. Bayern Munich to redeem it with 60 million euros worth of money.

The decision disappointed Guardiola. He considers Sane to be an important component in Manchester City’s game even though he had to miss most of last season due to injury.

After officially leaving for Munich, Sane had time to say goodbye to Manchester City. One of the contents is a thank you to Guardiola who made him who he is.

Sane has been considered as one of the quality wingers since playing for FC Schalke 04. However, he feels he has become a different player since Guardiola handled him, four years ago.

“Guardiola really reprogrammed me. Be it in positioning, general perception of the whole game, and tactical behavior both offensively and defensively,” Sane told Kicker.

“It’s that simple gesture that makes you think you never (did it). But when you put it into practice, you quickly realized that Guardiola was right.”

Guardiola is known as a tactician who is very meticulous and detailed in implementing his strategy. No wonder the games he takes care of are similar.

With Manchester City, Sane was indeed transformed into one of the world-class wingers. He was able to record 39 goals and 45 assists in 135 matches.

“What Guardiola has advised really helps because it makes the game easier and faster. Tactics are the most important thing for him,” he concluded.