{"id":1099758,"date":"2019-08-02T16:01:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1099758"},"modified":"2019-08-02T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:01:07","slug":"guardiola-champions-legaue-failure-van-gaal","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/guardiola-champions-legaue-failure-van-gaal\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola’s European failure is because he “doesn’t care” about opponents, says Van Gaal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Man Utd manager Louis van Gaal believes the reason Pep Guardiola hasn’t won the Champions League with Man City is that he “doesn’t care” enough about his opponents.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite massive domestic success, Guardiola has not progressed past the quarter-finals of the Champions League with City. In a revealing interview, Van Gaal revealed why he thinks this is.<\/p>\n

Guardiola’s European failure: Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Guardiola won the Champions League twice with Barcelona.<\/li>\n
  • However, he hasn’t reached the final since 2011.<\/li>\n
  • He got as far as the semi-finals in every season with Bayern.<\/li>\n
  • It is the only top tier competition he hasn’t won with Man City.<\/li>\n
  • The Citizens were knocked out by Spurs in dramatic fashion last season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Speaking to France Football<\/a>, Van Gaal said: “Winning the English League for the second time in a row is fantastic. Guardiola has won all that can be won in England, but the big level is Champions (League).<\/p>\n

    “And that he could not win with either City or Bayern, this is the consequence of being overly concerned about your team’s game and not caring about your opponent’s game.<\/p>\n

    “You must always respect your opponent. Guardiola and [Erik] ten Hag have high-quality teams for their national rivals. But that doesn’t apply to Champions.”<\/p>\n