Pep Guardiola set to snub England for ‘dream’ prime job after leaving Man City
Those still hoping Pep Guardiola could become the next England boss are going to be left disappointed.
Because the notion of him ever leading the Three Lions is delusional. There are several factors for this.
And the most significant one is that Guardiola has a long held ambition to manage Brazil. He believes the most iconic international team on the planet deserves to have the most iconic manager.
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The current privilege belongs to Dorival Junior, who was appointed at the start of 2024 after interim boss Fernando Diniz was sacked. Diniz had been appointed when Tite was sacked following Brazil’s exit to Croatia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
And the same will happen to Dorival, too, should Brazil not win the next World Cup, in 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the United States. These are the standards Brazil set for themselves.
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And by the time the next World Cup comes around, Guardiola could well be lying in wait to pounce, should Brazil be needing a new manager. He will have left Manchester City.
He will have taken a much-needed break from the game, and find himself refreshed and in need of a different challenge. It feels like the perfect fit.
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Guardiola still craves the daily interaction with players on the training ground, and the constant demands of games. But he would make an exception if the Brazilian FA came calling.
He’s managed some of the game’s biggest clubs and won everything there is to win with them. But landing the World Cup with Brazil would be on another level – and cement his legacy as the greatest manager of all time.
