falling for mirror's interpretation
read the whole interview, he actually praised pep

By now the world of football, professionals and fans, has been divided into two: those who prefer the so-called beautiful game, and those who prefer pragmatism and results. Obviously it's a simplification, we all know that the truth is in the middle, but you too have ended up in the middle of this discussion. How did we get to this endless derby?
It's in fashion, it's fun! Guardiola, who is an extraordinary coach, what did he do? Everyone thinks starting from the bottom, he bought a goalkeeper who throws the ball eighty meters. This is to say that people often let themselves be duped by things that do not exist: in the end there is to win the game. And all matches are not the same, not to mention that there are many different matches within the match: in September the matches are different from March, in March you need calm, the psychological pressures are greater, the points weigh and the ball it becomes smaller and heavier. They are components that the fans rightly do not evaluate from the outside. It takes fewer schemes and more flexibility and pragmatism.
Which Mirror translated as:
"Play well or get results? It’s a nice game, it’s funny! Guardiola is an extraordinary coach, but what has he done?
"Everyone thinks about building from the back, but he has signed a goalkeeper who makes long passes and launches the ball 80 meters away. This is to say that often people are deceived by things that don’t exist. The main thing is you have to win games.
Whats the more charitable interpretation that I am missing? The "Great coach but what has he done?" is not praise. Especially if what follows that is a sarcastic caricature of his tactics.
Here is the full interview: https://www.gqitalia.it/sport/article/massimiliano-allegri-juve-vita-senza-pallone-intervista
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Allegri can barely win over half the fan base at Juve & Milan. Pep is the last coach he should criticize. He isnt Sarri

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