‘Ifreke talks Sports: Guardiola, you are greedy and selfish!

by ‘Ifreke Inyang

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Banter is the juice of football. We look for the slightest opportunity to taunt a rival club or team and these days, we even taunt a rival league. It is what fuels our passion, makes us scream and others go on hunger strike. However, as much as we cheered on and tweeted with glee after Bayern Munich confirmed Thiago Alcantara’s signing, let us take a moment and question the sense in all of it.

The history of this matter is simple. Chelsea have failed in signing their prime targets, Edinson Cavani and Radamel Falcao, while Arsene Wenger is still sending in random bids for Gonzalo Higuain and Luis Suarez. This has left both sets of fans irritated and impatient in equal measure. And when it appeared David Moyes was going to show us how it’s done by signing Thiago, the United fans began to brag and rub it in.

Pep Guardiola had other ideas. Despite signing Mario Gotze for a record fee of around €37m to add to a list of fantastic midfielders he already has, the former Barcelona coach still decided to activate his former protege’s release clause. From the moment he indicated his interest, it was a no-brainer and United were outmuscled. It was our turn to gloriously smear mud on United fans’ faces.

On the other hand, what exactly is Guardiola’s point? His midfield options include Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, Gotze, Javi Martinez and the Ribery/Robben axis surely have the wings locked down. So what was the desperate need for Thiago? In trying to get one over his former club and United, Guardiola has proven how greedy and self-centered he is, while Thiago’s decision is also baffling. Is he swapping Nou Camp’s bench for the one in the Allianz Arena?

For a team that bullied Germany and Europe into complete submission last season, Guardiola didn’t need to make major changes, not to talk of rocking the boat and sending mixed messages to the players.

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