Pep Guardiola has ‘RUINED football’, Italy legend alleges, as the former striker suggests Man City coach was responsible for leaving him ‘without a club’ for FOUR years.

Guardiola became associated for his work with Lionel Messi while at Barcelona.
The current Manchester City manager is recognized as one of the world’s top managers.
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Pep Guardiola has wrecked football, according to an Italian legend.

Guardiola, widely regarded as the best manager in international football, has won numerous awards throughout his career, including three Champions League wins.

He has also won six Premier League titles, three Bundesliga titles, and three LaLiga titles, as well as other individual coaching awards during his time at City, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich.

The Spaniard has also been credited with groundbreaking tactical concepts, such as popularizing the false nine and introducing full backs to play in midfield.

But now, one of Italy’s most famous players has criticized him, claiming that Guardiola is to blame for his difficulties in finding a club later in his career.

Guardiola recently met with Luca Toni and Roberto Baggio in Lombardi, with the three former Brescia players sharing a common bond.

Toni warned Guardiola, in a lighthearted video that circulated on social media, “Pep, you ruined football.” For four years, I couldn’t identify a squad using the false nine. Seriously.

‘Can you confirm that you only utilized the false nine with [Lionel] Messi? Do you even like centre-forwards?

Guardiola, who could be heard chuckling in the background, cited the success of City’s current No. 9, Erling Haaland, who has 101 goals in 108 games.

‘I got it,’ he said. ‘Haaland has 60 goals.

“We won the Triple with that striker, but the center forwards must be good. Understand?’

Toni said, ‘OK, but stop using false nines now. Big centre forwards perform better.