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Dani Alves: We must take some blame if Guardiola leaves Barcelona
The former Spain international's current deal with the Catalan outfit expires in the summer and he has yet to decide whether to sign one of his customary one-year extensions
23 Feb 2012 21:30:00
By Mark Doyle
Bongarts
Dani Alves believes that Barcelona's players will have to shoulder some of the blame if coach Pep Guardiola decides to quit the club at the end of the season.
The Blaugrana boss is out of contract at the end of the current campaign, resulting in constant speculation about his future plans.
Dani Alves remains confident that Guardiola will still be at Camp Nou next season, but the right-back feels that, should the former Spain international decide to move on in the summer, he and his team-mates would have to accept that they may not have done enough to shield their coach from the biting criticism which comes with every game they fail to win.
"Part of the fault would be ours," the former Sevilla ace told reporters during a press conference to announce his new website.
"Thanks to him we have achieved so much. We want him to renew."
Dani Alves also defended Guardiola's right to take his time over his proposed contract extension.
"If he has not done so by now, it is because we are in a key moment of the season," the Brazil defender said of Guardiola's unwillingness to make an announcement on his future.
"He has everything under control and will wait for the right time. People are rushing to put him under pressure.
"But Pep will only decide things when he is satisfied. It does not matter what people think or how much pressure they put him under."
Guardiola has led Barca to 13 titles since taking charge of the club in 2008.
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The Blaugrana boss is out of contract at the end of the current campaign, resulting in constant speculation about his future plans.
Dani Alves remains confident that Guardiola will still be at Camp Nou next season, but the right-back feels that, should the former Spain international decide to move on in the summer, he and his team-mates would have to accept that they may not have done enough to shield their coach from the biting criticism which comes with every game they fail to win.
"Part of the fault would be ours," the former Sevilla ace told reporters during a press conference to announce his new website.
"Thanks to him we have achieved so much. We want him to renew."
Dani Alves also defended Guardiola's right to take his time over his proposed contract extension.
"If he has not done so by now, it is because we are in a key moment of the season," the Brazil defender said of Guardiola's unwillingness to make an announcement on his future.
"He has everything under control and will wait for the right time. People are rushing to put him under pressure.
"But Pep will only decide things when he is satisfied. It does not matter what people think or how much pressure they put him under."
Guardiola has led Barca to 13 titles since taking charge of the club in 2008.
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