Guardiola, and now against Chelsea: “It’s not time to regret”

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City They got back on track after being eliminated from the Champions League by losing on penalties against real Madrid on Wednesday in the quarterfinal round. The ‘citizen’ coach insisted, before facing this Saturday’s match Chelsea in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where his players were “tired, it’s normal in all the games we’ve played, extra time, because we’re not machines” but he made it clear that “this is not the time to regret, pity ourselves” . I stand by that Erling Haaland “it is muscular” and it is doubtful.

And this Saturday the city facing the Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, at Wembley. “There is fatigue, there is disappointment, but there is no choice but to recover after this blow and move forward,” he said. Guardiola.

City are seeking to become the first team in English football to win the Premier League and FA Cup in two consecutive seasons. He will not be able to repeat last year’s historic treble (Champions, Premier, FA Cup), but he will achieve the double and also set a new record by winning 4 Premier Leagues in a row (he now shares the mark of 3 to Manchester United).

Regarding the elimination suffered against Real Madrid, Guardiola explained: “We are at our best level, but we cannot win. We do not have time to reflect, we will do that in the summer.” Regarding Kevin de Bruyne, Pep indicated that “he seems fine, he is exhausted, which is normal.” About Haaland, who is “muscular.”

As for Cole Palmer, the new star of Chelsea and transferred to the London club of Manchester City in the summer, the Catalan coach said that he “asked to leave in two years”.

Guardiola understands that removing the playoff matches from the first round in the FA Cup “is a blow for the lower division teams, but for us with such a busy calendar it is a good decision.”