Guardiola: “We were very good for a long time and now we can’t win a single game”

Until last Wednesday (December 6th), Manchester City had recorded three draws in a row in the Premier League against Chelsea (4:4), Liverpool (1:1) and Tottenham (3:3), while Villa also scored in the game against Aston recorded their first defeat (1-0) in almost two months – the last was against Arsenal on October 8th.

The Citizens’ consecutive point losses have seen them drop to 4th in the table and -7 behind league leaders Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola’s team, which celebrated the treble last season and won the Champions League for the first time in its history, appears to be lagging behind in the title race.

However, the Spanish coach emphasized in the press conference before the game against Luton (10/12) that this was a challenge for both him and his players that they had to overcome in order to return stronger.

“The trainers are the bosses, they are the main person and they have to find the solution. If you don’t want to take this job where you have to share the success in the big moments, in the victories, and take responsibility in the bad moments, if you can’t do that, then you can do it. I’m not doing the job.

My first year at City, when we didn’t win anything, it was a disaster. Why; You can read that Pep and his team couldn’t adapt here.

And if we win the Premier League now, we have done what we had to do. If we don’t do that, it’s a big failure and a big success for the other person.

Nothing will happen unless another team wins the championship. It’s just because our standards are so high, so that’s the reality.” he said, then argued that the winning streak was a challenge that could help his team:

“As a coach, sometimes I need that challenge. I think what we live for is good for everyone in the club. I think it’s necessary to live it.”

For a long time we were as good as a cat being petted. And maybe we should say it’s terrible. It’s all good and now we can’t win a single game.

“Maybe I need this challenge first to prove that I am a good manager, to develop the players and hopefully they will overcome this situation. It’s a good challenge for the players to say: Aston Villa were miles better than everyone else.” us.

We can say: “Wow, Aston Villa, they were better than us, imagine how good the others are.” And the club could say: “Next season we could be eliminated from the Champions League. He must have worked hard.”

And I think we need it, after everything that’s happened in the last few years, we need it.”