Bundesliga

[El Flaco]

Friggin' Guardiola is crazy. Giving Kimmich a hard time, so damn animated.

In all fairness, Pep immediatly hugged Kimmich afterwards though.

 

[utility73]

And Pep heaped praise on Kimmich later in an interview.

 

[Luftstalag14]

Poor guy looked like he was about to cry. He could be waited till they were in the lockers...

Exactly, in the middle of the pitch when everyone was watching. Guardiola can be such an annoying person sometimes.

 

[El Flaco]

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[Luftstalag14]

In all fairness, Pep immediatly hugged Kimmich afterwards though.

Well, you can hug me all you want afterwards but I'd still be upset if you kinda slap in the face first in broad day light, just saying.

 

[Luftstalag14]

And Pep heaped praise on Kimmich later in an interview.

He always praises the players and the opponents. He struck me as not such a genuine person sometimes, just saying the right things.

By the way, I thought Kimmich did very well in this game, considering he is not a natural CB at all. His taking on of Reus was very good. This was only his fourth or fifth stint as a CB.

 

[serghei]

Yea, Pep is not that likeable anymore. I think he changed a bit after becoming a huge name in the coaching bussiness.

 

[El Flaco]

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[Capitan Puyol]

What a lecture took Kimmich from Pep...

 

[Darko]

He always praises the players and the opponents. He struck me as not such a genuine person sometimes, just saying the right things.

Literally 99% of the managers in Europe.

 

[DennyCrane]

Well, you can hug me all you want afterwards but I'd still be upset if you kinda slap in the face first in broad day light, just saying.

Well, it's the flipside of him being passionate about his job and the players. Pep probably didn't realize or even care that this looked like a telling-off when it really wasn't; Kimmich was outstanding after all. I mean, if Kimmich were an average talent with merely a one-time very good performance, this would not have happened. Since Pep sees an immense talent here, he makes sure that it's cultivated and this is his way off doing it. Granted, not very nice, but Pep's just kinda nuts that way.

 

[Barcaman]

Nuts is the word alright when I see him that way.

 

[Yannik]

Pep probably didn't realize or even care that this looked like a telling-off when it really wasn't;

I don't think the public really perceived it as a telling-off. On facebook, reddit, youtube etc I've barely seen anyone thinking that Pep was pissed about Kimmich there, everyone seemed to agree that Pep just got really passionate about Kimmich there.
He praises a lot of people, not everything is really what he thinks. I don't think he wanted "1000 Dantes", but he just supported Dante when he was down. His affection for Kimmich however, does look pretty authentic, I wouldn't doubt for a second that Pep cares a lot about him.

 

[Rahj]

any opinion on nico kovac as a coach? wasn't he croatia's manager at one point?

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

He is an awful coach.