Guardiola after loss against Juventus: “I am questioning myself”
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he is questioning himself after his team suffered a 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus.
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Guardiola now “questioning himself”
Goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie gave the home crowd in Turin a reason to celebrate.
Juventus had won just one of its previous six games in all competitions, adding salt to City’s wounds.
Another Champions League defeat could send City into the bottom eight of the Champions League table and out of the tournament before the knockout stages.
Guardiola said he is now starting to question himself as his side might face another defeat.
“Of course [I am questioning myself]. I have my thoughts,” Guardiola said. “I’m stable in good moments and bad moments. I try to find a way to do it. I’m incredibly honest. If we play good, we play good.”
“The dressing room is stable. Win we are happy, lose we are not. What can we do? Feel sorry for ourselves. No, we improve it and go forward.
“We have been in this situation this month many times. Tomorrow recover, prepare for United with our people, insist in the good things we do and try to be better.”
City remains optimisitic
City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan said that “confidence” and “mental issues” are significant factors in the team’s struggles.
However, Guardiola disagreed with Gundogan’s opinion and said that his team could still qualify for the next stage by avoiding defeat against Paris Saint-Germain next month.
“I am not agreeing with Ilkay,” Guardiola said. “Of course it is tough, except one or two games in this period that were not good, the rest we were played good.”
“We were incredibly aggressive in our high pressing. It is a cross [for the first goal] and [Dusan] Vlahovic is strong in this position.”
“I don’t think it was defensive mistakes. We miss the last pass, not arrive in the six-yard box and have the composure and made the moment and assist, but we are the best. I love my team.”
“[Qualification] is the target, We need one point, three points. Go to Paris to try to do it and then the last game is at home.”
