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'I'm not a fanboy' - Thomas Tuchel might have sent a subtle message to Man City boss Pep Guardiola
11.04.2023 - 07:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Eight years ago Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel sat down in an iconic Munich bar to share ideas about football. At the time Guardiola was the world's master coach and Tuchel an apprentice about to embark on his first really big job.
Ever since there has been a significant degree of respect between the pair, despite the flood of water that has passed under the bridge, and the latest chapter will be written in Manchester and Munich over the next week and a bit.
On Monday lunchtime Guardiola suggested Tuchel could be the best coach in the world. A few hours later Tuchel sat inside the Etihad, having just had a look at the pitch and the stands ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg, and reflected on that first meeting between the pair in 2015.
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"Michael Reschke organised the meeting,I was very grateful and as a coach I was not a big name and not known. I am definitely very grateful for Pep sharing his thoughts with me. He has helped me how to see football. It’s not taken for granted," the 48-year-old said.
"Michael Reschke knew how much I’d tried to understand Barcelona’s football. It was a great opportunity for me that meeting, I’m very grateful to Pep for sharing his thoughts and ideas with me, he’s helped me to understand how he sees football. It’s helped me."
But before this turned into a paean into Guardiola's brilliance, Tuchel turned back. "Don't draw the conclusion I'm a fanboy or anything like that," he added.
He did, however, say Manchester City were the "gold standard" his side are aspiring to reach. City have proved that domestically, but know they need to do so in Europe in a competition that continues to haunt them.
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