“My admiration for him grows every season”

Premier League

Pep Guardiola / Photo: Profimedia

article written by Digi Sport
25.04.2024, 13:46

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Manchester City will play away, against Brightonin a match within the 29th round of Premier League.

The match between the two teams is scheduled for April 25 (Thursday), from 22:00, live on Digi Sport 2. Also, RCS-RDS subscribers will be able to watch the match on the Digi Sport application and on the digisport.ro website

At the press conference before this duel, Pep Guardiola (53 years old), the coach of Manchester City, had only words of praise for his counterpart from Brighton, Roberto de Zerbi (44 years old).

Pep Guardiola: “Roberto de Zerbi has done and is doing an incredible job at Brighton”

Before the match that will be played at the Amex Stadium, Pep Guardiola expressed his admiration for Roberto de Zerbi, the manager who managed to lift Brighton at the top level both in the Premier League and in the European cups (“The Seagulls” climbed the rankings and reached the Europa League round of 16).

The Spanish technician of the “Queen of Europe” confessed that he appreciates his counterpart from Brighton more and more with each passing season.

“My admiration for Roberto de Zerbi grows every season. The way Brighton play is always at a high level. De Zerbi has done and is doing an incredible job at Brighton”said Guardiola, at the press conference.

Roberto de Zerbi became Brighton’s head coach in the fall of 2022. Since then, the Italian technician has made 83 appearances on the “Seagulls” bench and recorded: 37 wins, 19 draws and 27 defeats.

Last season, with Roberto de Zerbi on the bench, Brighton finished 6th in the Premier League and qualified for the Europa League groups. This season, “Pescărușii” occupies the 11th position in the hierarchy, after 32 games.