Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola blamed himself for his team's poor performance until the end of 2024.
The Premier League champions in each of the past four seasons have suffered a dramatic slide from the division's elite. It took me nervously, An unconvincing 2-0 win Over Leicester City, who canceled out relegation, ending a two-month wait for an away win.
Even after Savinho's goals Erling Haaland At the King Power Stadium, City have just two wins from their last 14 games in all competitions and head into the Premier League on Saturday. Facing West Ham United Outside the top five.
Reflecting on his worst performances throughout his illustrious managerial career, Guardiola blamed himself. “The call is with me first,” he told the assembled media on Friday. “I'm incredibly honest with myself about why we got here and it's me. It's not about the players. It's normal for them to drop a little bit and that's normal. It happened a little bit last season as well.
He added, “But with this consistency (in results), I should have found that and that is why we are in this situation. I blame (myself). This does not mean to say how nice Pep is, it is the truth. I am driving.” “This group of players I couldn't lift, that's the reality.”
The manager who He penned a two-year contract extension After four successive defeats in November, he continued: “Why did they follow me in the past, were they able to achieve results? We were the only unbeaten team in Europe and top of the league. We were relegated immediately. As for the injuries, many things we had talked about, but even with That said, I should have found a way to get better results.
Guardiola spent much of City's defeats emphasizing that the team was playing well in fits and starts but was unfortunately undone. However the manager He admitted that his side He had the rub of the green in the narrow victory over Leicester.
“We have to get our game back because we were lucky at Leicester,” he said. “The spirit, the running and the desire, of course, but I know our level because I have seen it here before my eyes over many years and I will not deny myself, the players will not deny ourselves the truth.”
“It's football, sometimes you know you need a change and something in your mind to get some aspects back and raise the level of the team. That's what I need right now and that's why the win at Leicester was really important. I'm not denying that.” “.