Pep Guardiola don finally leave Manchester City after ten seasons as coach. The 55-year-old gaffer wey don win 41 trophies for im career, announce im exit and since then, plenty clubs and national teams don show interest for im. But im don reject Italy national team and im stand firm say im go pass one season away from the touchline.
For interview wey im do with OKX podcast, Guardiola open up like never before. Im talk say, ‘From when I be small boy for my village, my life na football, football, football, until one month ago.’ E say im need to discover wetin dey beyond ball, and e ask imself, ‘Why I no go try to discover life or be happy or be complete as human being, doing other tins wey no relate to football?’
The coach talk say e don dey do the same routine for ten years, with match every three days, wey e compare to ‘eating spaghetti every day.’ E nee rest. E say, ‘I don suffer plenty for my back these last years,’ and e wan use the chance to ‘take care of myself, do sport, and see my pikin dem well well.’
Guardiola no feel the urge to return to coaching. ‘I don spend one month waking up and asking myself: I dey miss am? The answer na no,’ e reveal. Though im talk say maybe after some months e go feel the call of bench, for now e dey enjoy the break. ‘I want life to pass slow pass before me,’ e add.
The most touching part of the interview na when e talk about im papa wey be 95 years old. ‘Im always tell me: be a good person, dey kind with people always,’ Guardiola explain. ‘Na wetin im always want to hear from me, say I be good boy, say I dey kind with people.’ The advice don shape im life and career well.
E make am clear say im focus now na to spend more time with im family. ‘My papa get 95 years and im still dey here. I want to dey with am more time, with my sisters and my brother,’ e talk. This show say im dey value family pass trophies.
Guardiola na the second most decorated coach for football history, with 41 major official trophies. Only Sir Alex Ferguson dey ahead with 49. Im palmares include 3 Champions League, 4 Club World Cup, and 12 league titles from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City.
Im don also achieve two historic trebles and set the all-time record for points for Premier League. But for all these achievements, e no define imself by trophies. ‘Counting trophies no dey make me happy. Wetin I dey remember na human experiences, moments wey I share with people,’ e talk.
