Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has heaped praise on departing Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola.
The Spaniard has announced his decision to leave his post at the Nou Camp at the end of the season and although his choice may have some people wondering why, Di Matteo feels he has earned the right to call time.
"He's had such tremendous success and he has decided what is probably best for himself, his career and maybe his family.
"I would say the pressure [got to him]; you have that in every club because of different targets but you have the pressure in his position.
"What a coach, what a manager he is. If he's decided to not want to continue at the end of the season, he's a great guy and he's a young man as well and he's still got many years ahead of him.""He knows what he does," he said. "He's a fantastic person.
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