The former Barcelona boss has been taken aback at just how easily and quickly his troops have embraced his ideas since his arrival at the Allianz Arena earlier this summer
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola heaped praise on his players after Wednesday night's 2-0 friendly win over Sao Paulo, revealing that he has been left astonished by just how quickly they have adapted to his footballing philosophy.
The
Bavarians may have been beaten in the DFL-Supercup by Borussia Dortmund
at the weekend but after watching die Roten bounce back with a
comfortable win at the Allianz Arena, which came courtesy of goals from
Mario Mandzukic and Mitchell Weiser, the former Blaugrana boss was in high spirits.
"The
match wasn't easy to play. Sao Paulo is in the middle of their season
and we are just going to start our campaign," he told RTL. "But it was a deserverd victory.
"I
am quite astonished how easily my players are able to understand my
ideas and how they are able to reassemble it on the pitch. My team is
very intelligent. My team is great team."
Guardiola was also keen to single out the goalscorers, and midfiield lynchpin Bastian Schweinsteiger for special praise.
"Mandzukic
is an excellent player, who scored a great goal," the former Spain
international enthused. "Weiser is a very good player. He's able to play
many different positions on the pitch. For me as a coach he's a very
interesting player.
"Bastian is very important for us. He is very intelligent. He's got personality. I am very satisfied with him."
Guardiola
arrived at the Allianz Arena earlier this summer, after taking a year
out of the game following his hugely successful four-year spell at Camp
Nou.
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