“There are No Words” That’s What Guardiola Acknowledged After The Loss.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola acknowledged “no words”
that could ease the pain of his side’s Champions League exit by Real Madrid.
The Spanish manager focuses his efforts on the only title he can take this season, the Premier League. City were just around the corner from reaching the final of the continental competition for the second time in a row, when they went 4-3, then 1-0 away until the 90th minute,
but Real Madrid managed to turn the result into dramatic 3-1.
In a question during Friday’s press conference, preceding his team’s game against Newcastle in the league,
Guardiola said when asked what he told the players after the exit: “We didn’t speak. no words can help “.
He added: “It’s a matter of time, trying to sleep and thinking about the following goals. tomorrow we will speak “.
Guardiola has to urge his team and lift their spirits,
as he understands that any slip in the domestic league could make his team exsit empty handed this season,
After they were candidates for more than one title.
City is one point ahead of Liverpool,
with 4 games remaining at the end of the team’s run at the Premiership.
Guardiola commented on the final metres of the league and his struggle with Liverpool by saying:
“We don’t think of the title, we just think of Newcastle, Wolves, then Westham.
not necessarily listening to what people say about what we can achieve “.
Guardiola fiercely defended himself and his players, adding:
“If people consider that what happened is failed, I disagree. The players realize the difficulty of it, but they accept it.
I don’t want to get into a debate. We are sad but we will try again because we were so close “.
He continued: “The players wanted to play the final but the competition of a club like Real Madrid
was a pleasure for us. I congratulate Liverpool and Real Madrid their deserving approach to the final.
We will try next season, and if we don’t succeed we will try again. “
