Pep, the ‘serial winner’

It is strange that a person with a lot of experience, self-confidence and self-esteem Pep Guardiola does not solve the sports crisis of Manchester City FC

Knowing that the most serious problem today is not the team, but the coach, the board of city He paid tribute to him last Sunday before the Manchester derby with a large banner bearing his name, Guardiolaalong with the Catalan phrase More than a coach. Quite a detail. The match ended in a historic failure for city (1-2).

No one doubts that pep He is the best coach in the world, but it has been in a moment of crisis like the current one, not only can he not find solutions for his team, as he himself acknowledges, he has also found himself in an apparent dead. finally. And what’s worse is that his mood clearly affects his own players.

Every statement you make pep This is a mistake. He always talked about the group, but now he said the Chicago Bulls they won nothing without it Michael Jordan. In that phrase, he gives the highest value to the stars, and not to the strategies of the coaches and the team, his personal brand since he started winning titles.

Last Sunday before the United It was heartbreaking to see him scratch his head again with his nails glued to his skin after the penalty play. is it necessary?

In sport you win or lose, but you have to be prepared for both contingencies. In 2010, at the press conference before the latest of Wembleycertainly before the UnitedI asked the one who had prepared FC Barcelonaif that final level psychologically prepared the players for defeat. He didn’t answer clearly, but he did Barça won 3-1, played the best game in the club’s history.

You have to be ready to lose. pepthe serial winner, as he described this week The Economistsees the dark side: the defeat continues.

That feeling is still there pep He is alone. Their statements followed a pattern in which it was observed that they had no prior preparation. More than ever pep You must measure your words, your actions and your attitudes. And your environment has to change. Starting with his second coach, Juanma Lillowho needs to be told to sit properly on the bench, and not in such a pose where he seems to be watching the game from afar and has nothing to do with him.

Everything in it city This indicates a lack of preparation for the contingency of defeat. pep have their own responsibility here. Leaders truly lead in difficult times, when they are able to raise morale in very difficult situations, in defeat and before battles, such as Maximus in Gladiatorhis favorite movie.

And let’s not fool ourselves. Football is very important, but it is not a matter of life and death. They say that problems and failures help you improve. pep You should use this crisis as a therapy to see your own mistakes. Without this self-analysis, it is difficult to change the situation. Another issue seems, in fact, that his environment is not helping him. And that is a burden.

Fabio Capello He was the only coach who felt able to speak about the crisis of pepand it became strong: “Guardiola “He is a good coach, but he is too arrogant and arrogant.”

pephe Bigthe serial winner, has to pull himself together. Now you have to show your leadership. And if his environment does not help him, he alone has to change the script of this little sports drama of City of Manchester.