Yaya Toure’s exit from Manchester City was followed by odd comments from his agent, who claimed that shamans would prevent Guardiola from lifting the Champions League cup. Shockingly, Pep Guardiola continues to lose when it’s time to get close to winning the Champions League title.
Football can be a brutal game, and Manchester City’s shattering defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday will linger. The Blues, who were aiming for their second Champions League final in two years, were knocked out of Europe’s best football championship by a spirited Real Madrid side that scored late in injury time to equalize the tie before talisman Karim Benzema scored the game-winning penalty.
For Guardiola, the outcome meant another setback in his pursuit of the city’s major objective. The billionaire owners of the club, who brought him in to win the Champions League, are still looking for the trophy.
Comments from the agency of former City star Yaya Toure have resurfaced, as they did after City’s defeat to Chelsea last season. Following a tumultuous departure from the club in 2018, Toure’s agent, Dmitri Seluk, made some strange comments regarding shamans and curses, and how they could prevent Pep from winning his prized trophy.
Everything is visible to God. “As a man who acted alongside Yaya, the club’s legend, who was denied the opportunity to play on the field under various pretexts,” he remarked.
“He turned the entire continent against himself, and many African fans turned their backs on Manchester City.” And I’m confident that numerous African shamans will prevent Guardiola from winning the Champions League in the future. “
“Guardiola will be affected by an African curse.” Only time will tell if I am correct. City snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in their semi-final second leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday night, falling 3-1 at the Bernabeu to exit the competition with a 6-5 aggregate defeat.
After Riyad Mahrez’s goal put Pep Guardiola’s side 1-0 up on the night and 5-3 up in the tie, they appeared to be on their way to the final. However, Madrid replacement Rodrygo scored two thrilling late goals to send the semi-final to extra time, where Karim Benzema won the triumph for the home side from the penalty spot.
Guardiola hasn’t won the Champions League since he was at Barcelona 11 years ago. Is it because Guardiola’s tactics in important European games are over-analyzed? Dimitriy Seluk, the agent of his former player, Yaya Toure, believes there is another explanation: the African curse.
