This Thursday,
Manchester City
beat
Tottenham
4-2 in a great game in which they started losing and were able to come back in time.
However,
Pep Guardiola
did not leave the Etihad Stadium satisfied at all despite the victory and threw darts for everyone.
very hard
After the victory, the Spanish DT made an analysis of his team, which he is not satisfied with, but also of the fans, who tied it up for how they reacted after the 0-2 loss before halftime.
"We cannot deny how happy we are, but we are far from the team we were, not in terms of the game, we played well in the second half, but there were many things, the competitiveness in terms of what we have to do that we are
far, very away
", began explaining Pep.
"What things are missing?
Passion, desire, to win from minute one
. It's the same for our spectators, our fans.
They were so silent for 45 minutes
," he added emphatically.
On the reproaches of the fans, he was sharp: "I want my fans back. I want my fans back here."
"Playing like this we are not going to win anything," Guardiola warned.
Photo: Reuters/Lee Smith.
"We are all clear about what we have done, the leagues we have won, how good we are and the fans are calm but we need two blows to the head to react.
Today we have been lucky, but this does not happen
. I don't see anything that I like for the future", fired the ex DT of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
"The players have to give something to the spectators. We have to do it, but everyone is kind of relaxed. The Premier League doesn't wait.
We have Arsenal in front of
us," he released.
And he added: "I'm not happy with my team. Of course not.
I don't recognize my team
. My team always has passion, wins and runs and everything."
"My duty is to get us to change that.
Arsenal haven't won the Premier for 20 years and they kill each other in every game, we don't do it.
That happens. Either we change or we're not going to win anything, neither the Premier nor the Champions League, nor another drink. We don't lack 'balls' (sic), we lack love for what we do, guts, stomach, things we don't have", he commented.
Julián was saved from criticism
Of course, Pep bankrolled
Julián Álvarez
a lot , whom he commanded as a starter along with Erling Haaland and did not disappoint: "You have to move the team. I want the passion of Julián, that of Rodri and Nathan (Aké)", said the DT, including in his recognition the Spanish striker and the Dutch defender.
El
Araña
scored a goal in the comeback and was very active, being key to the final victory.
With the three points against Spurs,
Manchester City
was 5 behind
Arsenal
, with one game more than the leader of the Premier with half the tournament remaining.
Guardiola asked to change the attitude: "I want a reaction from the whole club. Not only the players, but also the coaching staff and everyone. We are a team of 'happy flowers'. And I don't want that, I want to beat Arsenal. If we play That way, they're going to destroy us."
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