Rodri‘s victory yesterday at the 68th Ballon d’Or Ceremony continues to make people talk. The latest to speak: Pep Guardiola, midfield coach at Manchester City.
Rodri won the Ballon d’Or on Monday evening at the Théâtre du Châtelet. The Manchester City defensive midfielder finished ahead of Vinicius and Jude Bellingham after the analysis of the votes of the various voting journalists.
If the Spaniard’s victory has been at the heart of many debates since last night, Pep Guardiola also spoke at a press conference this Tuesday.
“Cristiano was a monster and the father of the monster was Messi. Both of them have done incredible things over the last 15, 20 years. 𝗘𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰’𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗲́𝗽𝗼𝗾 𝘂𝗲, 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗗’𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘁 𝗮̀ 𝗹𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻 𝗹’𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿 𝗲. And maybe at the time, Xavi and Iniesta also deserved the Ballon d’Or,” he said.
If Pep Guardiola was at a press conference this Tuesday morning, it is because his Manchester City team is preparing the trip to London where the Skyblues will face Tottenham in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup (9:15 p.m.).
Obviously, Guardiola will have to do without Rodri, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament as his crutches reminded us yesterday during the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris.
