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Mino Raiola Slams Pep Guardiola, Questions Manchester City Manager’s ‘Balls’
- Updated: September 8, 2016
Outspoken agent Mino Raiola has launched a scathing attack on Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, suggesting the coach “doesn’t have the balls” to talk with him.
Speaking on Cadena Cope (h/t Ed Malyon of the Daily Mirror), Raiola didn’t hold back in his assessment of the former Bayern Munich and Barcelona boss and criticised the style of football his teams play:
Everyone knows I don’t like him. I like people who have a different character to Guardiola.
I don’t hate him… because hate consumes you. But I don’t like him. He’s a good coach but his football is a bit boring to me…
When asked if the two would work together, Raiola’s response was just as scathing. “Me, I’m a professional,” said the agent. “I want to do the best for my clients. He? He doesn’t have the balls to sit down with me.”
It’s not the first manager Raiola has taken a pop at, either. He …