Manu Small Balance on Guardiola divorce

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Emmanuel Petit, icon of the French team, believes that the separation of Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra had a considerable impact on the level of Manchester City this season.

City has been on the way to knowing its worst season for years, coinciding with the separation of Guardiola and Serra after 30 years of common life. The former arsenal star, Emmanuel Petit, hypothesizes that “Something cracked” At the Manager of City, which had a negative impact on his players this season.

The former Chelsea player told Pokerfirma.com: ” He has a problem. I don't want to talk about his private life, but I think what happened outside the field may have had an important impact on him. The players may have seen it. I am not present at the Manchester City training center, but when we look at this team, it is no longer the same as in recent years. We are talking about players who have just won the Premier League, a team and a coach supposed to play at the highest national and European level, but we have not seen it. Their simultaneous collapse is shocking. They have lost so many games. »»

Manu Petit explains the situation of Pep Guardiola

City won four consecutive titles in the Premier League, but this season, they stagnate in fifth place, are eliminated from the Champions League, did not win the Carabao Cup and their only hope of the title lies in the FA Cup. To separate from your wife would have been a major upheaval for Guardiola, and that may affect the results of his team on the ground.

City finds the first League Wednesday evening by receiving Leicester City, a modest team, at Etihad Stadium. The Guardiola team will then prepare for a derby against Manchester United this weekend.