‘I elbowed Guardiola & fought Simeone – I do not know what went by means of my thoughts’
Former Arsenal star Gilles Grimandi claimed Pep Guardiola dived after delivering an elbow to his head which resulted in his sending off.
The Frenchman spent 5 years enjoying below Arsene Wenger with the North London membership the place he received two Premier League titles and two FA Cup trophies. Grimandi, who was a flexible participant throughout his days, doing jobs as a centre-back, wing-back and midfielder additionally had moments of insanity throughout his time in England.
In a 1999 Champions League conflict in opposition to Barcelona at Camp Nou, the 53-year-old was proven a straight pink card for elbowing the Manchester City boss.
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While Arsenal managed to attract the sport 1-1 with simply 10 males, Grimandi opened up about that chaotic second, claiming the previous Barcelona skipper dived. “I remember that incident with Pep Guardiola very well, of course. I remember we were 1-0 down when I got sent off, and we equalised with 10-men, so I clearly wasn’t so important on the pitch,” Gilles Grimandi solely advised Ladbrokes Fanzone.
The ex-Monaco ace admitted whereas the end result was a optimistic one for Arsenal, he was upset by his antics. “I just remember him grabbing my shirt while I was on the ground, and I was a little bit upset with it so I just tried to push him away from me.
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“He dived; he had a lot of experience and I was naive, which meant sometimes I reacted a little bit too quickly. But we had a good experience on that night in the end, and I was quite happy with how things went… with the result, not my attitude!”
Guardiola, 52, wasn’t the one participant Grimandi clashed with as he additionally fought with Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone who is thought for his fiery persona. “I had a similar moment with Diego Simeone one time, where we had a fight on the pitch… it’s funny because these are two of the best coaches in the world right now, and it just so happened that I had a problem with both of them in their playing careers!”
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