Mattéo Guendouzi tackles Igor Tudor

The dispute between Mattéo Guendouzi and Igor Tudor is not yet over… The midfielder, sidelined by the Croatian coach during his stints at OM and Lazio, has bitter memories of his experience under the orders from the 46-year-old technician. “When I signed for Lazio, obviously, with Sarri, it’s a style that I really appreciated. You always had to have the ball, do great things on the pitch, attack hard towards the opponent’s goal… I progressed enormously with him tactically. And then Tudor came back and it wasn’t the football I liked the most, but hey, you have to know how to adapt to any style. But it sure wasn’t a very happy moment.”wanted to remind the French international (9 selections, 1 goal) at the microphone of Free Football.

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Fortunately for Guendouzi, the Croatian’s time on the Lazio bench was short-lived, 11 small matches (6 wins, 3 draws, 2 defeats) and then he left. In conflict with the Roman management, the former Juventus player, still explosive, was dismissed from his position despite more than satisfactory first results with the Laziale. Today, the former OM midfielder has established himself as a centerpiece of the biancocelesti, Igor Tudor is, for the moment, without a club since his departure from Lazio.