on pep guardiola: "i don't know 100 percent if we like each other, i just know the respect is there. we have had talks, phone calls, stuff like that in different moments. he went through a difficult period, i went through a difficult period, on a private basis, so we had contact there.
"he called [after the announcement of klopp's departure] and we had a talk. i can't tell you what we said to each other. but i know things you would love to know!
"it's tricky, but during the games we are rivals and it's normal. it's not as though during the games he stands next to me and ... (makes a heart shape).
"while we are in charge of our respective clubs, why should we have a friendship or relationship? after that, if we meet and look back, then there will be a lot of things we could share, and that will probably happen. but that will have to be after, and i don't know when that will happen."
so it's speculated from an itk (though i have no idea how the hell they would know this lol) that in pep and klopp's phone call pep talked about his own personal plans for his future, which is presumably in line with what he's been saying recently about how he wants to coach a national team one day
you can see in everything pep says that he really wants klopp to return to managing after his break and so it's just funny to me that now he's presumably planning for the future where they can meet internationally... they really cannot live without facing each other lmao
“Everybody thinks we are closer friends than we actually are. We were both at Mainz but never worked together. I followed him again at Dortmund. Everybody thinks we are two buddies who share clubs. (...) We are not that close because we never worked together. When we meet it is always funny, it feels like a friendship.”
I just miss Taki! Can you bring him back? If I have to sacrifice seven goals in my life and my FIFA game, I don’t care. Just bring him back!!!
Regards,
Diogo Jota
P.S.: Okay, maybe not my FIFA game. Just my underpants.
P.P.S.: I just asked the boss, and he says that he won’t have anybody here playing without underpants. So maybe just my shirt.
P.P.P.S.: Just showed the letter to the boss. He says I shouldn’t trade my clothes for people. So just my house, please. I’ll move in with Bobby!
P.P.P.P.S.: Just called Ali, and he says that Bobby’s moping in his house and Ali and Fabi are going to cheer him up with ice cream and crappy movies. So maybe just a Ballon D’Or?
P.P.P.P.P.S.: Update. Benzema's not letting me have it, no matter how much Ibou threatens to break his leg.