Spanish coach Pep Guardiola said this Saturday, December 28, that he had no intention of leaving Manchester City, saying on the contrary that he was determined to halt the spectacular decline of the Mancunian club which has now lasted for several weeks.
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Quadruple reigning English champions, City remains mired in the worst crisis of Guardiola’s mandate since his arrival on the bench in 2016. On the eve of the trip to Leicester for the 19th day of the Premier League, the Catalan coach affirmed this Saturday that he wanted to do everything to “ reverse the dynamic “. And it will not be an easy task: in their last 13 matches played in all competitions, the Cityzens have suffered nine defeats and won only one match.
Having returned to 7th place in the English championship, they are well behind Liverpool, a solid leader with a 14-point lead to their credit. In the Champions League, Manchester City is not at its best either: 22nd two days from the end of the League phase, of which only the first 24 will continue the adventure. “ I’ll try, I’ll continue. 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 “, assured Guardiola.
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The aura of the Spanish 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 team. And as he has just signed an extension for two more seasons until 2027, questions are beginning to emerge about his future at the Etihad Stadium. “ The biggest test will be coming back. But we already did it “, he recalled.
Guardiola refuses to blame this unprecedented crisis on the numerous injuries – Rodri, Ballon d’Or winner, is recovering from a knee injury; Rúben Dias, John Stones, Ederson, Kyle Walker, Jack Grealish and Matheus Nunes were all out of Thursday’s draw against Everton – or even the poor form of their formidable Norwegian scorer Erling Haaland, who missed a penalty against the Toffees and has scored just one goal in the last seven games.
“ It is not part of my upbringing to start complaining, to look for blame. 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 have to do the same thing again. »