Pep Guardiola: Patrice Evra slams Manchester City boss in scathing attack

Former Manchester United star Patrice Evra has criticised Pep Guardiola for his overbearing and complicated management style.

The Frenchman, who has recently turned his hand to punditry, didn’t hold back when giving his opinion on several key areas regarding Manchester City.

Speaking on Amazon Prime video, he laid into Guardiola and accused the City team of lacking any real leaders on the pitch.

“I have a lot of respect for Guardiola but I’m glad I never had him as a coach, because he takes away your responsibilities.” Evra said, per Goal.

“I was talking to Clarence [Seedorf], you have the impression that he is playing on the Playstation. He tells you everything you need to do.

“I remember that [Thierry] Henry, for example, when he was at Barcelona, ​​Guardiola told him to stay wide, but Henry came inside to do one-two with [Lionel] Messi, he scored and after the first half Guardiola put him on the bench, he took him out, just because he didn’t respect his directives.”

We’re not quite sure what has got Evra so riled up when it comes to Guardiola, given the success the Spaniard has had in the game. But anyone would think City were in a relegation battle after reading Evra’s comments.

And the bombardment didn’t stop there…

Following City’s five-minute capitulation at the hands of Real Madrid last week, many have questioned the possibility that Guardiola overthinks tactically.

Evra agreed with that proposal, hailing a “lack of tactical flexibility” and an “inability to adapt when things aren’t going well.”

However, he also suggested that there may be more to it than simple tactical flaws.

“Manchester City needs leaders, but Guardiola doesn’t want leaders,” Evra continued.

“He doesn’t want personality. He’s the leader.