Former Manchester United goalkeeper: Guardiola destroyed football | sports
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Tim Howard criticized Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, accusing him of destroying football.
The retired American goalkeeper believes that other teams are trying to copy Guardiola’s system.
The American goalkeeper, who played for several teams, including Manchester United between 2003 and 2007, and participated in 121 matches with the United States national team, attacked Guardiola’s tactics in the new “podcast” by Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville.
“I think what happened is that Pep Guardiola destroyed football in many ways,” Howard said. “Guardiola convinced everyone that they could play total football. But that’s not true. Not everyone can do it; only 3 teams in the world can do it well.” truly”.
Total football
In one of its reports, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) provided a comprehensive explanation of the concept of “total football” and said that “in this method, no player on the field should adhere to his main position, because the roles here are characterized by absolute fluidity.”
He added, “Each player is encouraged to repeatedly exchange his role to create devastating attacking playing patterns, but this requires high levels of football intelligence, great technical abilities, and good communication as well.”
🗣️ Tim Howard: “Pep Guardiola has ruined football. Pep Guardiola has taught everyone that they can play expansive football. They can’t.
Not everybody can do it, 3 teams in the world can do it really well.” pic.twitter.com/86tA1ek6g7
— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) September 24, 2024
