Joao Cancelo has given again what to talk about and, recently, has declared more about the reasons for his departure from Manchester City. The Portuguese side clarified that in the end, if there were some differences with Pep Guardiola, team coach, which came to consider having to decide to change equipment.
“We had differences, not a confrontation, we had different opinions. I have a very strong personality and he (Guardiola) too, but he is the one who commands,” he confesses cancel for the ‘channel 11’. In 2023, rumors of possible conflicts between the side and the Catalan coach in Manchester City emerged.
Despite the ‘problems’, Cancelo maintains that Guardiola is a great reference in the world of football. “Everyone took their way, but I thank God for having worked with him. I felt important in this group. He made me grow as a person and as a player,” says the ’20’ of the Al-Hilal.
Made me grow as a person and as a player
Joao Cancelo
Cancelo continued to flatter his former coach: “He is a genius, a world reference in terms of training. The best moments of my career were in Manchester City. I went to training and the games enjoying.”
Al-Hilal
Although there was respect between them. The Portuguese said that the best option was to leave the English club, to release tensions, and look for a new opportunity in another team. “But I didn’t want to continue at Manchester City and they didn’t want me to continue. So there were several reasons to go to the Hilal,” Cancelo explains about his decision to sign for an Arab League team.