The coach of Manchester City, Pep Guardiolasaid that his team realized how good it was after winning four consecutive titles of Premier Leaguee, something unprecedented, during his team’s terrible streak of results, the worst phase of his brilliant career as a coach.
The tie of city at home to Everton (1-1) on Boxing Day left them in seventh position, five points behind the top four and 14 behind the leaders, the Liverpoolwith less game. They have won one of their last 13 games in all competitions.
“It reminds me of how good the past was,” he said after Thursday’s game. “That’s the truth, that I realize now what we’ve done, because sometimes you have injuries, and how many years we’ve been incredible, incredibly consistent.”
“But yes, you expect a small drop. We didn’t expect (so much), and the main reason is having seven, eight important players injured,” he added.
Guardiola said this week that City are at risk of failing to qualify for the Champions League this season, in an unexpected turn of events for the defending champions.
The 53-year-old, who signed a two-year contract extension last month, said the disappointment of poor results had not affected his desire to return City to their former best form.
“I will not give up. I want to do it. And with the situations we have, we have to do it,” he said Guardiola.
“Of course I want it. Everyone wants it. I don’t want to disappoint my people, in terms of the club, in terms of the fans, or the people who love this club,” he said.
Guardiola He shook his head when asked if his team’s collapse made him more determined to please the crowd.
“Since my career came as a footballer, as a coach, I think all of us in our work want to make people happy, we want to do our job well. That’s undeniable. It’s not a question mark, I will say,” he said.
If the City wants to right the ship, the next few weeks may be the best time to do so. Sunday’s game at City of Leicester It was the first of four consecutive league games against teams from the bottom half of the table.
Source: La Verdad
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