Speaking on the eve of a trip to Leicester for the 19th day of the Premier League, the Catalan coach said on Saturday that he wanted to “reverse the dynamic”.
In their last 13 outings in all competitions, the Skyblues have lost nine times and won only one match.
Returning to 7th place in the English championship, they are lost by the leader, Liverpool, who are walking with 14 more points on their scoreboard. In the Champions League, Manchester City is not at its best either, 22nd two days from the end of the League phase of which the first 24 will continue the adventure.
“I’ll try, I’ll keep going. Sometimes we think that a dark streak will end faster, or that it will be easier to get out of it, but sometimes it takes longer. I won’t give up. I want to be here and, in our situation, we have to do it,” Guardiola said.
The aura of the Catalan technician, who has won the title of champion of England six times in the last seven seasons, is suffering from the poor performance of his club. And while he has just signed an extension for two more seasons, until 2027, questions are emerging about his future at the Etihad Stadium.
“The biggest test will be to come back, but we have already done that,” Guardiola insisted.
He refuses to blame the numerous injuries for the decline (Rodri, the Golden Ball, is recovering from a knee injury, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes were all out for the draw conceded Thursday against Everton 1-1) or the poor form of its Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, who missed a penalty against Everton and scored only one goal in the seven last matches.
“It is not part of my education to start complaining, to look for culprits. It happens, it’s life, football, so let’s try again,” he said, drawing on past successes.
“Every three days there was a match and victory, victory, victory for many months, many years. Now we must do the same.”
Par Le360 (with AFP)
12/28/2024 at 3:27 p.m.
