Guardiola personally desires to coach the national team: World Cup dream has not yet been extinguished

Let’s have a good chat today about this football “godfather” figure - Pep Guardiola! Guardiola has recently expressed his desire to coach the national team and participate in the World Cup. Isn’t this the meaning clearly that the day he leaves Manchester City is coming! Think about it, every club that Guardiola coached has won all the domestic trophys. In his coaching career, he has won a total of 39 trophys, including three UEFA Champions League trophys. This achievement is really "unprecedented and no one will come after him"! With such brilliant achievements, it is no exaggeration to say that Guardiola is one of the best coaches in the world, and it can even be said that he is the best coach in the world! However, even if it is such a great person, Guardiola still has shortcomings. This football is like this, there is no perfect person.

Guardiola himself has played for the Spanish team 47 times in his career. This is really a legend. However, he has never coached the national team, which may be a pity for him. In an interview with Reuters, Guardiola said: "I really want to participate in the World Cup, European Cup and Copa America."

"I have been thinking about this. But it depends on many factors. If it happens, it would be great. If it doesn't happen, it's also good." Listen to this, Guardiola, although he yearns for it, he also lets it go with the flow, with an attitude of "I am lucky if I get it, and I am lucky if I lose it."

For Guardiola, who is famous for his mysteriousness, he will definitely have a purpose to reveal his plan this time. He not only paved the way for the future, but also reminded those related people that Guardiola is "just step by step"!

It can be said that after helping Manchester City win the Champions League, Guardiola has nothing to prove at the club level. He has already had enough championships, enough glory, and has been the pioneer of the team for more than ten years. This achievement is really beyond the reach.

But at the national team level, it is completely different from the club level. This job is easier than club coaching in some ways, but at the same time, it is also more difficult. So, for an ambitious and eager to win like Guardiola, he can't ignore this challenge, which is a new goal for him.

In addition, Mourinho, one of Guardiola's strong rivals, has not been far away for his coaching the national team. So, Guardiola is more motivated to invest in a new environment where his talent is far from recognized, which is a huge temptation!

Of course, the 54-year-old coach is not in a hurry to make such a big move in his career, especially after Manchester City ranked third in the Premier League and 13 points behind champion Liverpool. This shows that he still wants to recover the lost points at Manchester City.

Guardiola renewed a two-year contract with Manchester City in November 2024, which extends his time at the Etihad Stadium to the summer of 2027, which means that he will play for Manchester City for more than ten years, and this is a long-lasting master!

"I want to be honest," he said in November. "I think this season should be the last season. But considering the problems we encountered last month, I think it's not the time to leave. I don't want to disappoint the club." This sounds like a little sense of responsibility and a little unwillingness. The contract is 2027, but if Guardiola can bring another Premier League or Champions League championship to Manchester City's trophy room by the summer of 2026, and may lead him into the progress of his national team coaching career, it will be completely ignited. Guardiola's future is really full of infinite possibilities, let's wait and see!