Fabio Capello: "Guardiola has damaged football"

Famous Italian coach Fabio Capello has expressed his strong opinion about one of the most famous coaches in modern football, Josep Guardiola. According to him, Guardiola's style has made football boring and has had a negative impact on football around the world, including Italian football. This was reported by El Mundo.

Why did Capello criticize Guardiola?

According to Capello, Guardiola's style - a game based on gradually suffocating the opponent with high passes and excessive control of the ball - has introduced a bias into football. This has led many current coaches to try to imitate him and has reduced the dynamics of the game.

"Guardiola, although not directly his fault, has done a great deal of damage to football. All the coaches have tried to imitate him for decades. As a result, Italian football has lost its character," Capello said.

Guardiola's influence on football

Joseph Guardiola ushered in a new era in football with his successful career at Barcelona. His "tiki-taka" style has become an inspiration for coaches not only in Spain but around the world. Guardiola has remained faithful to this style at Manchester City and in his previous teams.

However, excessive use of this style has reduced the dynamism and rapid attacks that football needs. This can make the game boring for fans. This is exactly what Capello is focusing on.

Is football really boring?

There are different opinions about Guardiola's style. Some experts say that this game is tactically perfect, while others say that this style reduces the offensive and open play in world football. In the English Premier League and European Championships, we can see that some teams have lost their offensiveness, adopting Guardiola's style.

Influence on Italian football

According to Capello, Italian football used to be characterized by a strong defense and effective attacks. However, due to Guardiola's style, many coaches changed their philosophies, which led to the loss of the uniqueness of Italian football. However, is this only a negative aspect?

Currently, in Italy, teams such as Napoli, Inter, and Milan are still faithful to their own styles and have not been influenced by Guardiola's philosophy. However, in the general picture, there have been many more coaches who pay too much attention to ball control through passing.

Fabio Capello is one of the experienced coaches who can clearly express his opinion in football. His criticism of Guardiola's style may be supported by some fans and pundits. However, Guardiola's contribution to football and the success of his teams cannot be denied.

Football is undoubtedly constantly evolving and new tactics are emerging. Perhaps in the future, there will be coaches who will play a stronger and more interesting game against Guardiola's style. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!