Pep Guardiola sent honest warning about former Man City manager’s ideal next job

Pep Guardiola has left Manchester City after 10 hugely successful years at the Etihad and all eyes are on what next for the Spaniard, who is keen to test himself in the international arena

Pep Guardiola has been told he might not suit international management.

Guardiola has targeted a national job as his next role in football, having quit Manchester City at the end of the season. The Spaniard was on England’s radar before the FA appointed Thomas Tuchel.

While Guardiola has also been linked with taking charge of Spain, Brazil or Argentina in the future.

But despite being regarded as the greatest manager of all time, former England and Liverpool striker Emile Heskey reckons Guardiola would not be an ideal candidate to take charge of a national side – because he won’t get to spend enough time with his players.

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Speaking at Grosvenor Casinos as part of his England World Cup Roadshow, Heskey said: “I‘m not sure Pep Guardiola is an international manager. The only reason I say that is because of the level of detail he commands, and that has to be worked on day-in, day-out, which isn’t realistic with a national set-up.

“Kyle Walker has come out and said he struggled to understand Pep’s way of thinking in the first year and a half. And that’s coming from a player who was working with him every single day.

“So how are you supposed to take a team with ten days together and try to get them to produce what you want, and fully understand your ideas?

“The only way you can really do that is by being with them all the time.

“It’s easier for international sides like Spain, who always seem to play a similar style across all age groups and the senior team – but that’s not really the same for England.

“You’ve got different players coming from different clubs, different systems and different philosophies – and I don’t think it would quite work in the same way.”

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