The 'genius' Pep Guardiola is 'like a wild horse' in interviews: I'm hanging on for dear life

Interviewing Premier League managers is not always as easy as it seems.

and talkSPORT Sam Matterface has revealed what it is like to go head to head against one of the best coaches in the history of football: pep guardiola.

Matterface had the unenviable task of speaking to the Spaniard moments after Manchester City drew 1-1 with Newcastle UnitedEdit.

It was his first game since he was a star midfielder and Ballon d'Or contender Rodri was ruled out for the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

City also had a controversial penalty decision against them, which Antonio Gordon hidden to level the scores.

The talkSPORT man on the microphone treated Guardiola magnificently, but sometimes it's not always that easy.

And he admitted it can sometimes be difficult dealing with the best in the business, comparing the Manchester City coach to a classic fairground attraction.

“We had a little moment yesterday,” Matterface said.

“I mean he was in a reasonably good mood after the game and gave us a couple of good answers. But yesterday, right at the end of the interview, I told him: “You have set the bar so high that three draws in four games is a surprise for everyone.”

“He looked at me and I think he was deciding whether I was really right or wrong with the statistics.

“He was like (solving it) and came in to interrupt and then he just said, 'We'll be back' and left.”

Sunday session co-host and former Chelsea star Scott Minto He joked: “So you killed him?”

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“I didn't do it,” Matterface laughed.

“What is he like? Tell us,” Minto responded. “Tell us what it's like because I love everything about it.

“But I see it and I understand that we have to try to put ourselves in the managers' shoes. But they also have to put themselves in other people's shoes.

“I love Pep, but he's very picky.”

Matterface said: “Listen, he's a genius, there's no doubt about it. Rodri's scenario, he will solve it. You will come up with a way to solve it.

“He will do it because his record shows how brilliant he is and what an incredible strategist he is.

“Rico Lewis, he just waxes lyrical about the setup and the way the whole place is run. And it is executed thanks to him.

“Is it sometimes difficult after games? Yes, sometimes it can be and I compare it to this. Have you ever been on a wild horse?

“I feel like interviewing Pep is a bit like jumping on the back of a wild horse, hanging on to life and just waiting for it to leave you.

“That's how it is. At some point it will end spectacularly, but you have to hold on as long as possible.”

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