Pep Guardiola, and Manchester Metropolis by extension, should not conversant in the idea of shedding.
A run of 4 defeats in a row – a feat not achieved since 2006, previous to their takeover – is, with out query, unfathomable for all concerned. Not least of all of the Sky Blues’ boss himself, who had solely ever misplaced three straight video games in a row beforehand in his final position in membership soccer.
Properly… technically 4 (with an asterisk) given three consecutive defeats at Bayern Munich had adopted a penalty shootout loss to VFL Wolfsburg within the DFB Pokal within the 2014/15 season.
However what does that imply for Man Metropolis’s involvement within the 2024/25 Premier League title race?
Pep Guardiola suggests Man Metropolis title problem could also be over
There was a good quantity of blended messaging occurring as Guardiola was requested to deal with his facet’s potential to problem for a record-breaking fifth title in a row.
“Perhaps after seven years successful six Premier Leagues, perhaps one 12 months one other staff deserve it,” was quoted as saying on BBC Sport.
He later added: “Right this moment within the press convention I used to be requested if it was the top of the period. I do know folks need that. I odor it for a lot of, a few years.
“What we’ve performed in these years, folks have mentioned it’s so tough, but when any person wish to beat us it will occur as a result of within the subsequent 50 years we’re not going to win all of the Premier Leagues. It’s unimaginable.”
Do you suppose it’s over, Pep? Or do Manchester Metropolis nonetheless have an opportunity?
We’re unlikely to get a straight reply on that entrance while the hole stays at 5 factors between Liverpool and the incumbent Premier League champions. Particularly not till we at the least get previous the midway mark within the season.
Within the meantime, it fits the previous Barcelona boss to play a number of thoughts video games and try to push a few of his facet’s stress onto the Reds and Arsenal.
Arne Slot is not going to be deterred by Pep Guardiola’s thoughts video games
These types of ways may work with Arsenal’s comparatively extra flappable supervisor, Mikel Arteta. Whether or not they’ll have any affect on Arne Slot, nevertheless, seems considerably uncertain at this stage.
Nonetheless, the previous Feyenoord boss, ever cool, calm and picked up on the touchline – a relative antithesis of Jurgen Klopp, if you’ll – has not completely pushed away the concept of competing for the title. Even when he has already made clear that Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal are presently the usual to match.
And why ought to he when, by his personal admission, he’s nonetheless determining his new squad?
“It’s unsure but on this league as a result of Arsenal, Metropolis, Chelsea, all these golf equipment which are taking part in on this league, they’re able to win so many video games as effectively and that’s what they’ve proven in the previous few seasons,” he informed reporters within the aftermath of a formidable 2-0 win over Aston Villa (by way of liverpoolfc.com).
“So, we’re solely centered on ourselves after which a win in opposition to an excellent staff like Villa, who’ve performed so effectively in the previous few years, is all the time essential.”
First serve. Returned. What else do you will have up your sleeve, Guardiola?
