Man City coach disagrees with comments from Gary Neville, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher on Sky
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Pep Guardiola did not spare the ‘Sky Sports’ commentators, who accused the Manchester City team of “complacency” after the third game without winning. The expression was used by Gary Neville, while Micah Richards admitted that “something is not right” with his team. Jamie Carragher, who was also in the studio, was not spared by the Catalan coach of the three-time English champions.
“I know that when we don’t win there is ‘complacency’, there is no character. Then, when we win it is because we are hungry to win. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think it’s complacency”, Guardiola began by saying. “I know the players, I know they behave in an extraordinary way. I have the feeling that, if we maintain our level, we will win the Premier League again.”
Then, he referred to the former players who now comment on ‘Sky’. “Gary Neville doesn’t know how difficult it is to win the Premier League four times in a row, otherwise he would have done it during Manchester United’s best phase. He didn’t do it, right? Jamier Carragher didn’t win one. And the Micah Richards also hasn’t won four Premier Leagues in a row. Never, never! Never happened.”
Manchester City have recorded three draws in the last three league games, but Guardiola still believes in an unprecedented four. “I see my team, I know how they fight, how they press, how they continue until the end and how upset they get when they concede a goal. So I don’t feel that [complacência]. Maybe I’m wrong and they [comentadores] they are seeing something that I don’t see. I don’t have that feeling.”
He added: “What I feel is that it is very difficult to maintain the level of Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea. If we do that, then we can do it. That is the objective, to maintain the level we are showing.”
By Isabel Dantas
2023-12-06 11:14:51
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