Guardiola felt a huge crisis looming.
It was precisely because of this crisis that the players wanted to rebel, leading Guardiola to unite the Barcelona native group even more tightly, hence the conflicts with the Dutch faction became increasingly severe.
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"Matthaus, Deschamps, Joao Pinto, Paolo Bento, Sporting Lisbon's veteran team is relatively intact, but in the youth storm they want to stir up, the youth content seems insufficient!"
"Sporting Lisbon still has several key positions vacant, and they need to bring in at least three to five more players!"
"Sporting Lisbon bares its fangs, Benfica and Porto refuse to trade with them any further!"
"Other Portuguese teams open their lion's mouths wide to Sporting Lisbon, asking for exorbitant prices for players!"
"Portugal's outstanding young players have been scarce in recent years, and most are within the big three clubs, leaving Sporting Lisbon with no options to recruit!"
