Pep Guardiola has been a key part of Manchester City's recent success. So where is the Spanish manager and why isn't he coaching on Premier League sidelines?
While the players understandably get most of the hype, there's a good coach or manager behind every soccer team. And, on a global scale, it's tough to get any better than Pep Guardiola. Even if you want to contend that he's only managed clubs with a wealth of resources at his disposal, the Spaniard has revolutionized soccer and piled up plenty of trophies along the way.sideline in the U.K.'s Premier League rather conspicuous.
What's being the absence? Is there some disciplinary issue that's slipped under the radar? Or is something else at play? Manchester City's Spanish manager, Pep Guardiola, enters the pitch ahead of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first-leg football match between RB Leipzig and Manchester City in Leipzig, eastern Germany, on February 22, 2023.Unfortunately, injuries are simply a reality of professional sports. Guardiola may have hung up his uniform and headed to the sidelines, but even he can't escape that reality.
"Pep Guardiola has today undergone a routine operation on a back problem," the team said Tuesday in a statement."The Manchester City boss has been suffering with severe back pain for some time lately, and flew out to Barcelona for emergency surgery performed by Dr. Mireia Illueca. The surgery was a success, and Pep will now recover and rehabilitate in Barcelona."
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