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发帖数: 920 | 1 Josep Guardiola described himself as a "privileged" coach after his FC
Barcelona side produced another masterclass to defeat Manchester United
FC in the UEFA Champions League final for the second time in three
years.
Guardiola also paid tribute to man of the match Lionel Messi and Carles
Puyol, who allowed éric Abidal to collect the trophy, and confirmed he
would stay in charge at the Camp Nou next season. Sir Alex Ferguson,
meanwhile, could only admire his conquerors, the United manager
admitting his team had been well beaten by opponents he acknowledged as
the best in Europe, adding: "No one's given us a hiding like that."
Josep Guardiola, Barcelona coach
I feel privileged to have these players. We've asked them to work hard
and I'd like to congratulate everyone who's worked towards this. We
played much better than in Rome [in 2009] – at the end of that final I
said we'd played a good game, but when I looked at it again I wasn't
that impressed. That served its purpose because we played much better
today and created more chances than two years ago. The way we won is
what I'm most proud of – this is how I want to play football.
We scored the first goal but still anything could have happened. United
created problems – this is a team that wins its league title practically
every year. We pressed the ball a lot, we were on top of [Michael]
Carrick and [Ryan] Giggs and that shows the quality of our team. You'll
always have problems in the Champions League final but we had less
problems than in Rome – we had more chances and we made more.
While Carles Puyol has been out for three months, I think a player who
had a liver tumour [éric Abidal] is the one who suffered most. Players
are human beings and you need to look at that too. Whether you win or
lose there's a human quality and Carles made a great gesture to éric
which is to his credit.
United are a spectacular team, I have admiration for Sir Alex Ferguson
and even more after tonight. Over four years they've been in three
finals and that says it all. It's a great honour to [be called the best
team in Europe] – that Sir Alex says it about our team is the best
compliment. Lionel Messi is the best player I've seen, the best I will
ever see probably. We have good players but without him I don't think
we'd be able to make that decisive leap. Messi is unique, a one-off, and
I hope he'll stay happy. Let's hope everything continues to go well and
the club is sufficiently intelligent to put the team around him that he
wants.
I'm so happy to be here as coach of these guys but it's not an easy job.
I'll continue for one more year and then we'll see. My life is decided
by passion and when that's gone I'll go home and rest a little bit – and
try to get that passion back. My future will be very tough – at another
club, to find these type of players ... but maybe that will be a
challenge for me to go to another club and find these kind of players.
To be at a huge club like United for 25 years, create new teams and new
teams – my admiration is unbelievable.
Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United manager
We knew we were up against a good team and we planned as best we could.
They do mesmerise you with the passing and we never really controlled
Messi. When we got the lifeline from Wayne Rooney I expected us to do
better in the second half but it wasn't to be. We tried to play as near
to the way we normally play, it's alien for us to man-mark players. It
wasn't good enough on the night, we acknowledge that, but we can step
forward from here.
Great teams go in cycles and the cycle they're in at the moment is the
best in Europe, no question about that. How long it lasts, whether they
can replace that team ... they certainly have the philosophy but it's
very difficult to say you can find players like Xavi, Iniesta and Messi
all the time. Probably not, but they're enjoying the moment now.
In my time as manager, this is best team we've faced – I think everyone
acknowledges that and I accept that. It's not easy when you've been
beaten like that but no one's given us a hiding like that. It's a great
moment for them and they deserve it because they play the right way.
It's not easy [to match Barcelona] but that's the challenge – you
shouldn't be afraid of a challenge. We've been consistent in Europe the
last few years, we've got better and better. This may be the same kind
of stepping stone as a few years ago [1994] when they beat us 4-0. We
improved from that and we want to improve now. We have a challenge with
Barcelona, we all do – it's no consolation to say you're the second best
team, teams likes AC Milan and Real Madrid would say exactly the same.
The challenge is always to improve and over the years we've done OK at
that. This is another challenge – we have some very good players – and
where we start to find a way for that is something we'll mull over this
summer. We're not short of ideas at this club. |
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