Pep Guardiola tells two Premier League managers he ‘wishes he had their team’
Pep Guardiola tells two Premier League managers he ‘wishes he had their team’
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Pep Guardiola has told two Premier League managers he ‘wishes he had their team’ amid Manchester City’s poor season. Far from securing a record-extending fifth successive Premier League trophy, Man City face a battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League after an alarming drop-off this season.
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City have already lost six Premier League games this term – double the amount they did last season – and after just fourth in the table going into February. Manchester City’s struggles have carried over into Europe and they are 25th out of 36 teams going into the final round of Champions League fixtures.
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Failure to beat Club Brugge on Wednesday night would condemn Guardiola’s side to an embarrassing Champions League exit, while even a win will only be good enough for a play-off place. Guardiola has cut a frustrated and rattled figure for several months now and has told at least two Premier League managers – Chelsea’s Enzo Maresca and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola – that he ‘wishes he had their team’, according to Guillem Balague.
Speaking on The Sports Agents podcast, Spanish football expert Balague said: ‘Pep has told, that I know of, three managers he’s played against recently and he said, “I wish I had your team”. ‘The impression he’s got is he now needs that kind of energetic, dynamic, mouldable team that you see at Chelsea, Bournemouth and PSG – the three teams.’.
