Pep Guardiola has defended his tactics at Tottenham Hotspur which saw Spurs take a 1-0 lead in the quarter finals of the UCL against City.
When asked about his tactics, he said: “It doesn’t count if the decision was good or not after the game; nothing changes. We have sometimes made decisions that are difficult to understand, but we win and everyone says we are genius.
“We had a plan and the players know why we took those decisions for the way we wanted to play in the first leg. We did it quite well.
“Sometimes it doesn’t work that well, because the competition is tough and the opponents are good. Tottenham are a team that runs in behind a lot and we controlled it quite well.
“We thought the game would be more low-tempo and there would be more passes. We would attack in the right moment – we have two games, not one.
“We didn’t want to concede a counter-attack, where they are stronger than us. We had two days to rest and they had six. They can punish us. That’s why we decided to play a different type of game.
“But in general, the game was really good. Unfortunately we could not score a goal, but we have a second leg at home.
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