DBasia.news – Pep Guardiola’s surprising confession was revealed. He stated his intention to manage a national team in the next two years.
Guardiola’s quality as a coach is unquestionable. He is always able to present trophies for the clubs he manages.
Guardiola has presented a total of 31 trophies during his time as manager. The achievement was won with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City.
This success seems to make Guardiola bored. Therefore he chose the national team as a new challenge.
“The next step is the national team, if there is a possibility. I want to coach for the European Cup, Copa America and the World Cup,” Guardiola said at the XP Investimentos event.
Managing the national team will be a different experience for Guardiola. He was challenged to form a formidable team with a relatively short preparation time.
In order to make this happen, Guardiola is willing not to extend his contract at Manchester City. The cooperation between the two parties will end in the summer of 2023.
“I have to rest after seven years (at City). I need to stop and see, learn from other coaches, and maybe take that path (the national team),” he added.
Guardiola did not explain in detail which national team he wanted to manage. However, European and South American countries are the top priority.
Of course it’s interesting to see Guardiola managing teams like Spain, Brazil or Argentina. His reputation will be even more classy if he manages to win a title at the state level.