Pep Guardiola did not ‘do his homework’ on English football, according to former Chelsea manager Avram Grant.
After losing to Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final and with Grant’s former club Chelsea out of sight in the league, Guardiola is set to end his first season at Manchester City without a trophy.
Without a dramatic change in fortune, it will be the first time Guardiola has failed to lift any silverware in any season.
With Guardiola having won six league titles and captured the Champions League twice, Grant was full of praise for the City manager despite their current position, sitting 14 points behind league leaders Chelsea.
‘I think he’s one of the greatest coaches in history,’ Grant told Omnisport.
‘He’s one of the best, one of the top, no doubt about this. What he did in Barcelona, even the football that he played in Bayern Munich was amazing. But I think Pep didn’t do his homework when he came to English football. English football is totally different.
‘Even though there are a lot of foreigners, still there are things that are typical for English football. Because when they play good, they are playing excellent, excellent. But still, they are not hard to beat on the defensive side.
‘He plays exactly like he played in Barcelona, but not with the same personalities and not in the same league.
‘But I’m sure he is a smart guy. He will learn from this and he will do different next season. But this season, it was a good education for him.’
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