Pep Guardiola: Man City boss says 'not good enough' as ​​late defeat to Man Utd deepens crisis | Football News

Pep Guardiola said he was “not good enough” to solve Manchester City's major problems after two late Manchester United goals sent them to a shock 2-1 derby defeat.

City emerged in spectacular fashion at the Etihad Stadium as Amad Diallo struck a 90th-minute winner for the visitors just moments after Bruno Fernandes went down from the penalty spot.

The game-changing penalty was conceded by left-back Matheus Nunes after Ederson's poor back-pass troubled him, but Guardiola took responsibility as he contemplated an unprecedented eighth defeat in 11 games after that.

“I am the leader, I am the manager, I have to find solutions but I am not looking for solutions,” he said in his press conference.

“This is a big club and when you lose eight (out of 11 games) something is wrong. You can say the schedule is difficult or the players are injured, but it's not.

“I'm the manager and I'm not good enough, it's as simple as that. I have to find a way to talk to them, train them in the way we need to play, so that the way we have to press to press.

“I'm not good enough. I'm not doing well. That's the truth.”

Guardiola signed a new two-year contract in November, saying he did not feel he could leave the club at a difficult time, but the crisis has escalated since then and he now faces questions about how and when he can reverse their fortunes.

“I'm here,” he said. “I'm responsible. It would be easy for me to say we lost because of this action or this player or this situation, but it's a team game. – foot.

“I am absolutely convinced in what I am saying, that I am not good enough to find a way for them to feel peace in their bodies and in their minds. I want it very much. I am here to try and I'll do it. try again and again but that's the truth.”

Guardiola said: “I knew it would be a difficult season but I didn't expect it to be this hard.”

Talking to Sky SportsGuardiola said: “This year, I would say this has happened many times unfortunately. We give up a lot of things against Feyenoord and in games this season and at this stage, it is more difficult.

“We are not, I would say, nice in the way we play. Before it was so fluid and now we are struggling for different reasons – actually for a lot of losses – but we put everything in, the game was almost closed except for one. opportunity for Bruno Fernandes.

“Okay, they were a bit better, more possession in the first half, but nothing special. But at the end, we give up both goals and it's more difficult.”

“This is it, what can I say? It's not about player performance, it's a tough season and it's going to be a tough season.

“We didn't play at our best today because in some situations we're not at our best, we struggled, but that's how it is.

“Now we are not playing for many things, but mainly for the momentum we have.

“Obviously we need results to lift our spirits, but it's getting worse and worse and the truth is this is how it is. I am the manager of this club and I have to find a solution. And so far, I haven't found it. . This is the truth.”

Silva: We played as Under-15s

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva they pulled no punches on their performance in the final stages, criticizing their “stupid mistakes” and insisting they got what they deserved.

“At this stage, if it's a game or two, you can say they're lucky,” he said. Sky Sports. “If it's 10 games, it's not about that.

“If you're in the 87th minute of a derby, you're winning 1-0 with a corner for your team and the ball ends up with your 'keeper and a penalty for them, my friend…

“If you make stupid decisions like this with three or four minutes to go, you deserve to pay for that.

“If you look at the game, there was only one team that could win. But in the end, we lost, it's not one game, it's a lot of games recently.

“We have to look at ourselves. It's not about luck. Those are the decisions you make. Today, in the last minutes we played like Under-15s and we paid the price.”

Neville: The Man City players have reached the end of their journey

Talking about the The Gary Neville Podcast, Sky Sports notes Gary Neville Guardiola said that rebuilding is on the way and that some of his players have reached the end of the road at the club.

“This is not a time for anyone with knowledge of the game to stick the knife into Manchester City or Pep Guardiola. This is a time to recognize that these players have been running a million miles together over many years, and they just joined. hit a wall

“They have hit a wall with their manager all at the same time. It happened at United in several seasons over 20 years where we didn't win for a couple of seasons. Pep Guardiola had only one season without the title.

“These are serial winners and this is one of the best managers of all time. They've played amazingly consistently, been reliable, everything you'd want in a football team, and these players have delivered. They will always be winners.

“But they have all come to a point in their journey together where something has to change, and they need a break. I thought it would come last year. I thought after the treble there would be a dip there. They wouldn't be a dip. will to win, you can't keep going.

“You have to relax somehow. They play in Champions League games, they play in FA Cup finals, Carabao Cup finals, win leagues. They have played for their countries every summer and have just come to the end of that tour as a group.

“Maybe one or two of them have to go, three or four have to come in, and you will see a different Manchester City through these changes. of change to the team.

“This is the time to say well done for what you have achieved over the past few years, because this is not them. They have proven that to us over a period of four, five, six seasons.”