“I’m not good enough. I’m the boss, the manager, I have to find solutions and so far I haven’t done it,” Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach, said this Sunday after the 2-1 defeat against Manchester United.
The reigning four-time English champions conceded their eighth defeat in eleven matches in all competitions on Sunday, an unprecedented series for the multi-titled technician.
“It’s a big club. When you lose eight games out of eleven, something is wrong. What can I say? The schedule is tough, the players injured? No.”said Guardiola.
“We want to play better, create chances, but at the moment that is not possible”he said. “We gave away goals, it’s our fault. The results were not good, the match was not exceptional”he added.
The derby was poor in scoring chances on both sides. But Manchester United turned everything around in the final moments, with a penalty of Bruno Fernandes (88ᵉ, 1-1) and a goal ofAmad Diallo (90ᵉ, 2-1).
“In the 87th minute of the derby, we won 1-0 and our corner ended in a penalty for them. If you make stupid decisions with three or four minutes to go, you deserve to pay for that.”reacted Bernardo Silvavery angry at the microphone of Sky Sports.
“We have to look in the mirror. You can’t say ‘oh, that’s bad luck’, no. It’s the decisions you make. Today, in the end, we played like an underdog 15 years”declared the Portuguese midfielder.
Questioned by the BBCthe attacker Phil Foot called on his partners to “stick together” to overcome this crisis of results. THE Citizenschampions of England six times in the last seven seasons, perhaps have mental fragility, he admitted.
“At the beginning, when you lose a few matches, no, but when it happens a lot, you feel like it’s a mental issue. We have to get out of this situation, get back to winning ways and pull ourselves together.”said the England international.
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