Manchester City blindly trusts Pep Guardiola. The English team, dominating the Premier in recent years, recently renewed the Catalan coach for one season with the option of another, making him the tenant of their bench for at least ten seasons. However, the man considered by far the best coach in the world is not exactly going through the best moment of his career as a coach.
This Tuesday the ‘citizens’ gave up a draw in their stadium despite having won 3-0 against Dutch Feyenoord. It is about the sixth game without winning of Guardiola’s team, who have accumulated five defeats and one draw. An unprecedented situation for the powerful English team that could worsen even more this weekend, since on the next day of the Premier League they face a Liverpool team in a state of grace.
This streak is Guardiola’s worst since he began his career on the benches of elite football. And the passionate coach, no matter how much confidence he has in reversing the situation, is going through a real ordeal. Just look at how his head looked after the last Champions League clash.
“I want to hurt myself”
Very nervous throughout the match as he watched Feyenoord nullify his team’s lead on the scoreboard, the Spanish coach surprised everyone with the striking state of his head as he passed through the mixed zone after the match, with nasty scratches on his forehead and even a wound on his nose.
When asked about it in the press room, Guardiola responded ironically and sharply about the origin of these lacerations, acknowledging that he had done them himself: “With my fingers, with my nails… I want to hurt myself.”
Regarding what happened on the field of play, the Catalan coach acknowledged that “something has happened.” «We were playing well, with confidence… I don’t know if it’s a mental or technical issue.. These goals against cannot happen. Normally we manage the games well, but we are not winning them, that is the feeling we have right now.
“After a 3-3 there is not much to say, we played a good game but you can’t go like that,” he acknowledged. «The last three games are going to be crucial, we have to think about recovering. “If we are not able to win a game like this, this Champions League will be difficult.”
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