The Catalan tactician stressed that parting ways with La Blaugrana is a personal decision and his family had little involvement in this case.
Barcelona’s former head coach, Pep Guardiola, has emphasized that bidding farewell to the club he managed for four seasons, including the current one, is a decision that he reached on a personal basis and there were no external factors involved.
Guardiola revealed his decision to depart from the Nou Camp in a press conference on Friday, bringing an end to the saga that kept his future under constant attention of the media.
As many fans around the world reacted with shock to the Spaniard’s decision, Guardiola had several revelations to make along with saying goodbye to the current UEFA Champions League title holders.
The 42-year-old expressed that coaching a team such as Barca for four years is a very demanding http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 and stressed that he always tried to give his best to the team. The former La Blaugrana midfielder went on stating that serving as the head coach of the Spanish
giants took its toll on him and that he needs a while off the game.
The two-time European champion exclaimed that he lost his passion for football and wants to rejuvenate his love for the beautiful game; therefore, taking his mind of things for some time is likely to fix this.
Guardiola added that he is not looking for a move to new different club at the moment. He was confident that he had no intention of proving himself outside Spanish football.
While addressing the press, the 42-year-old quoted:
"Family didn't have an influence. My partner knows me from when I was a player, kids are still young. It was a personal decision. I don't have anything to prove, I'm not interested in proving myself abroad and will go away from football at the moment.”
"I don't have any energy left, I need to recharge. I need to recover the passion that I had when I first started - time has taken its toll. I just don't feel the same. Barca don't deserve that. That's all I'm going to say.”
As Pep Guardiola says goodbye to the current champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011, it is important to note that this marks the end of an era in the world football.
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