Pep Guardiola responds to fears he could quit his Man City job mid-season | Football

Pep Guardiola has firmly dismissed rumors that he could leave Manchester City amid the current turmoil at the club. The City boss is facing the most difficult period of his coaching tenure, with the team managing just one win in their last 13 games in all competitions.

City, currently seventh in the Premier League, are a full 14 points behind leaders Liverpool and have to fight for a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, which has led to speculation about Guardiola’s future.

But despite the setbacks, Guardiola, who recently signed a new two-year contract, remains determined to turn things around, declaring: “Yes, I will try. I’ll keep going.”

“Sometimes you think it will be quicker or easier to fix the problem, and sometimes it takes longer. But I won’t give up. I want to be here, I want to do it, and given the situation we find ourselves in now, I MUST do it.

“Of course I want it. Everyone wants it. I don’t want to disappoint my people, about the club, the fans and the people who love this place.”

As City prepare to face Leicester, Guardiola refuses to point the finger at his team because their performance has unexpectedly slipped.

His players have achieved a single win in each of the last 13 games. Although Guardiola’s squad is struggling with an extensive list of injured top players, it seems undeniable that he has lost the talent to achieve victories.

The latest disappointment came on Boxing Day against Everton, where Guardiola saw his side, despite a squad of 11 international players, squander a lead and miss a penalty, culminating in a frustrating draw.

High-profile players such as Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker have given shouts of encouragement without it having any impact on their slumping performances.

In the face of this crisis, Guardiola is under enormous pressure to demonstrate his legendary management skills and turn the team’s fortunes around. However, he has vowed that he will not blame his top stars for their slump.

“It is what it is,” he continued. “I prefer it wasn’t that situation, but it is what it is. That’s why I try to stay as calm as possible and what I can do is do better in the next game. That’s what we’re trying to do, that’s all I want to do.

“During my training, I didn’t manage to complain and point at others. It happened. It’s life. It’s football, so let’s try again. That’s why we’ve always been successful, because it’s never enough.”

The City boss remains optimistic about his side’s prospects, drawing on their track record to inspire confidence: “We will try again and again. That’s why we won a lot of titles. Every three days it was a game and a win.” win, win for many, many years. Now we have to do the same thing again.

Guardiola reflected on his impressive haul of 18 trophies since his arrival in 2016 and suggested that remembering past victories can be a source of motivation in difficult times.

He added: “It’s not just now, it’s been like this since I’ve been manager. I think we all want to do well at our jobs and please people. That is undeniable. There is no question mark. It’s easy to understand.”

“The biggest test is coming back. This has already happened, we’ve done this before. It reminds you how good the past was. That’s the truth. That makes you realize how good what we did in the past is.” Past.

“Sometimes there are injuries. We have been incredibly consistent for so many years, but now we are facing a slight decline and the main reason for that is that so many important players are injured.”

“But I saw the team spirit, how we trained, how focused they are, how they try to train.”