The defending champion had to come back from a 1-3 delay in front of Newcastle in the third stage to get out of the draw, and overturned his two-goal deficit against his guest Crystal Palace to win 4-2 last week, thanks to the hat-trick of his Norwegian star Erling Halland.
“We have to try to avoid that. On the one hand, it’s good because in the past, when we were late, it was always difficult to come back. We proved last season and this season that we can do it (return),” the Spanish coach said on the sidelines of the match against his guest, Nottingham Forest, on Wednesday. But we have to try to avoid it as much as possible.”
Guardiola continued: “We have to manage this issue. It is very risky. One day we will not be able to return.”
Guardiola was asked if Manchester City conceded more goals because it has become a more offensive team this season with the arrival of Haaland, and he replied: “Exactly the opposite. The farther you are from your goal, the safer you are.”
He continued: “We proved it in 6 years. We conceded a few goals when we played like this on our way to the league title. We will make adjustments, it is normal in this period. You can’t always score 4 or 5 goals to win a game over a long period. You have to be better.”
City is second in the league behind Arsenal, after 3 wins and a draw in its first 4 matches.
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