Manchester City and Pep Guardiola are in trouble. The Cityzens are fourth in the Premier League table and 22nd in the Champions League table. Beaten seven times in their last ten matches, Pep Guardiola’s players have never experienced such a crisis of results since the Catalan arrived in England. And for several weeks, their coach has loved to confide in him about his feelings. What gives credence to Fabio Capello’s theory who accused Guardiola of wanting to take advantage of this bad situation to shine the spotlight on him? Everyone will have their own opinion, but Marca has just relayed the new comments made by the City coach at the microphone of Prime Video.
“ Sometimes you don’t need a big team to be happy. There are no players or coaches who do not spend months where the results are not there. This is all normal and can happen. What’s the worst thing that could happen? Lose, lose and lose… What can they do? Send me home? So, I go home. I can accept it as a normal thing or I can reveal myself and not accept it… But that’s life: it doesn’t always turn out the way we want it to. “, said Guardiola, who then spoke of his psychological concerns.
“I am the same manager as five months ago”
“ I’m a sometimes nervous person, I have bad days, I make a lot of mistakes and rudeness makes me nervous. Do I ever lose my mind? Yes. I’m sleeping less well and now I’m not digesting my food well. I always have to eat light. I only eat soup in the evening. But I’m the same manager I was five months ago, the one who won the English title. » The same manager who, however, has not yet managed to find the solution to redress the situation.
However, if Guardiola does not hide that this 2024/2025 season will be complicated, he does not see this crisis lasting forever. “ If my mood is bad, it’s bad. But I know it will pass. The same is true when I am very happy. I know this will pass. I sincerely believe that it will be a very difficult year. We must find continuity. But if we manage to qualify for the Champions League (for the play-offs, editor’s note), it won’t be easy to play against us… » City’s future opponent in C1 on January 22, PSG has been warned.
