"It's quite simple"
Guardiola: “I’m not good enough”
Pep Guardiola is taking a hard line - with himself. "I'm not good enough", he said after his Manchester City team's next defeat in the derby against United. Several times.
Yet he appeared reasonably composed at the post-match press conference. This time there were no signs of scratching on his bald head or nose (as has been said before). Guardiola seemed almost stoic. "It's quite simple," he said largely unemotionally: "I'm not good enough."
He said it a total of three times in 40 seconds: "I'm not good enough." His way out of the misery? "I'm the manager, I'm the boss. I have to find a way to work with the team, to talk, we have to keep working hard. But I'm not good enough. I'm not doing it well."
1:2 after 1:0
Such ruthless self-criticism seems to be a rarity in the coaching business. However, the record can hardly be glossed over. Manchester City have lost eight of their last eleven competitive matches under Guardiola. Yesterday saw the next setback: 1:2 after leading 1:0, against local rivals Manchester United of all teams. Perhaps even more bitter: the goals were only conceded in the 88th and 90th minutes.
The gap to leaders Liverpool in the table is already nine points. And the following graphic will also make City fans blush with United-specific anger rather than float in the City-affine blue sky: eleven games, one win, two draws, eight defeats.
Guardiola still has one chance to make Christmas a little sweeter for City fans. It's away against Aston Villa on Saturday. Pep can only hope that he will be "good enough" for his team by then.
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