World Batacazo. The historical, surprisingly, Eighth elimination of the Club World Cupbefore Al Hilal (3-4) certified the Guardiola's most difficult course as a coach.
2016-17 “The first of PEP in the Etihad,” it is still, with the numbers in hand, The worst of his career. Closed the year blank for the first and only time.
The 2024-25 dismisses it with a minor title: the English Super Cup won, by penalties, to United. Scarce booty for a designed team as it started as a candidate to win everything … and It has finished third in Premier “After four leagues in a row,” Cup runner -up and eliminated early both in Champions (playoffs) as in the League Cup (Eighth).
“If this were Barça or Madrid they would have fired me”
“A little yes (speaking of the end of the cycle). Things are not eternal, not everything lasts forever. We have won six Premier League in seven years, and in Europe we have been in the quarterfinals, semifinals and finally all seasons, ”he admitted after falling in Europe. “If this were Barça or Madrid they would have fired me, but here it didn't even consider”he came to recognize.
The Catalan coach analyzes the news of the City and Barça in an exclusive interview to Dazn: “Lamine Yamal has a vision of play and a 25-26-year-old footballer maturity.”
However, the revolution undertaken by the City and the 346 million invested since January for Fichar a Cherki, Reginers, Aït-Nouri, Bettinelli, Marmoush, Nico González, Kusanov, Vitor Reis Y Jumah Bah They made him face the World Cup with renewed illusions.
Sports address has changedA —Hugo Viana replaces Begiristain— And even your staff: The goodbye of Lillo, Carlos Vicens and Íñigo Domínguez has left hole to Pep Lijndersex -helpant of Klopp. “I'm going to lose people I love, but younger people bring energy that helps us revitalize us.”Guardiola pointed out.
I will lose people I love, but younger people bring energy that helps us revitalize us
Borrón and New Account
The demand is the same. “This is the beginning of the new campaign, not the continuation of the previous one.The World Cup It is a very serious competition and We will give the maximum to win it “said the president Khaldoon al Mubarak.
The beginning of the Citythe only team that won its three groups in the group stage, I invited to dreamespecially after 5-2 to Juventus … but it couldn't be.
The defeat against Al Hilal ended the plenary of victories of Guardiola (11 of 11) in the different formats of the Club World Cup. Not only that. The City, after 21 clashes, becomes the First European team that loses with an Asian club In an international competition.
The Citizen coach showed his players that he still has feet quality
The 'Pep Team' was seen for the first time below on the scoreboard throughout the tournament And he showed again the defensive fragility of yesteryear. “We shouldn't let them run and they ran many times. When we allowed the teams to play so we always suffer a lot,”He pointed out Bernardo Silva.
We shouldn't let them run and they ran many times. When we allow the teams to play like this we always suffer a lot
“It's a shame. We were in a good position,”He lamented Guardiolahowever, preferred to see the glass half full: “I have the feeling that the team is fine, but we are going home. I have seen good things that I had not seen for a long timeespecially in the relationship between the players and the coaching staff. Now it's time to rest and refresh the mind to return (stronger) next season “. Adiós a su 'year awesome'.
