{"id":189046,"date":"2024-06-11T13:18:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/11\/pep-guardiola-reveals-whether-hell-ever-return-as-barcelona-manager\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:18:38","slug":"pep-guardiola-reveals-whether-hell-ever-return-as-barcelona-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/11\/pep-guardiola-reveals-whether-hell-ever-return-as-barcelona-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola reveals whether he\u2019ll ever return as Barcelona manager \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola has ruled out ever returning to Barcelona for a second stint as manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The current Manchester City boss made his name in management during his four-year spell at Camp Nou between 2008 and 2012, winning three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues before going on to enjoy similar success with both Bayern Munich and the reigning Premier League champions.<\/p>\n<p>However, having recently\u00a0admitted that his time at City is approaching its end, questions have been asked about Guardiola\u2019s next move, and a return to a Barcelona side in desperate need of his talents has been suggested.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether he could head back to Camp Nou for another managerial shift, Guardiola told the media: \u201cThe door to training Barca again is closed. I\u2019m too old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola also went on to show sympathy towards Xavi, who was relieved of his duties this summer after a tumultuous tenure which even led to accusations that Guardiola\u2019s entourage were too criticial of Xavi behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish Xavi the best,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cWhat is certain is that it is not my fault. I have been away from\u00a0Barca\u00a0for 12 years. I am not suspected of anything in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/01j00x40hdawaa75kpk7.jpg\" alt=\"Xavi Hernandez\" title=\"Xavi Hernandez\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Xavi left Barcelona after a chaotic campaign \/ Fran Santiago\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI have lived it since Manchester,\u201d Guardiola added when asked about the extra pressure Xavi blamed for his initial decision to step down. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the most complicated jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scrutiny is daily. Here everything is debated and you have to manage many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Guardiola called for \u201cpatience\u201d from Barcelona\u2019s fans towards new boss Hansi Flick, whose success with Bayern should be enough to excite supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat he did at Bayern was extraordinary,\u201d Guardiola said of the new manager. \u201cHe won it all and how they played\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has international experience with the national team as well. Let them help him. Full support for him and step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola has ruled out ever returning to Barcelona for a second stint as manager. The current Manchester City boss made his name in management during his four-year spell at Camp Nou between 2008 and 2012, winning three La Liga titles and two Champions Leagues before going on to enjoy similar success with both Bayern [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pep Guardiola reveals whether he\u2019ll ever return as Barcelona manager \u2013 - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/11\/pep-guardiola-reveals-whether-hell-ever-return-as-barcelona-manager\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pep Guardiola reveals whether he\u2019ll ever return as Barcelona manager \u2013 - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pep Guardiola has ruled out ever returning to Barcelona for a second stint as manager. 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