Bahasa Tubuh Agresif Guardiola kepada Redmond dan Kesalahan Media The Sun

"Southampton menghancurkan Manchester City musim lalu, namun saya tak begitu memperhatikan Redmond," kata Guardiola.

"Namun Redmond tak banyak menyerang kami kali ini karena ia sibuk untuk bertahan," ujar sang pelatih menambahkan.

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Melalui akun Instagram pribadinya, Redmond membenarkan pernyataan Guardiola tersebut.

Pemain asal Inggris itu juga kecewa dengan pemberitaan salah satu media Inggris yang keliru.

"Saya baru saja melihat cerita ini dan merasa harus mengatakan sesuatu dan menjelaskan beberapa informasi yang beredar saat ini," tulis Redmond.

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"Saya ingin benar-benar jelas bahwa manajer Man City, Pep Guardiola, tidak mengatakan apa yang oleh The Sun yang secara salah klaim dalam cerita ini," ucap Redmond.

Redmond mengakui bahwa Guardiola memang sangat agresif dan penuh gairah ketika menghampirinya, namun ia menyampaikan pernyataan positif dan ramah.

"Dia mengomentari kualitas saya sebagai pemain muda Inggris dan bagaimana dia ingin saya menyerang timnya lebih banyak selama pertandingan dengan cara yang sama dengan musim lalu," ujarnya.

"Saya mengatakan kepadanya bahwa saya melakukan apa yang diminta manajer tim dalam permainan. Itu saja. Tidak ada yang lebih, tidak kurang," kata Redmond.

 

I've just seen this story and felt I had to say something and clear a few things that are floating around right now. I want to make it absolutely clear that the Man City Manager, Pep Guardiola did not say what The Sun is falsely claiming in this story. Yes he was very passionate, intense and aggressive but he was only very complimentary and positive to me. He commented on my qualities as a young English player and how he wanted me to attack his team more during the game in a similar way to last season. I told him I was doing what my Manager had asked me to do in the game. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less. Nothing negative or offensive was said towards me from Pep and that's what makes him one of the best Manager's in world football. Losing the game the way we did in the last kick of the game after working so hard for 90+ minutes I was very disappointment but when one of the worlds best managers compliments you or gives advice in any way, you listen. Sadly this story is an example of lazy journalism and is a complete joke. It does no favours to the sports journalists in the game that I like, happily work with and genuinely respect. The focus for me now is regrouping with the Saints ready for a big performance this Sunday in the v Bournemouth. #WeMarchOn #SaintsFC

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