“I want to feel bad” – Guardiola struggled to eat during the season of the horror man.
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Pep Guardiola struggled to eat during the miserable campaign of Manchester City.
The Etihad boss supervised a first trophy season since 2017 with a third-placed Prem Finish, Shock Fa -Cup definitive loss of Crystal Palace and play-off round Champions League Go to Real Madrid.
It was only the second time in Guardiola’s management career that he did not win silverware – and he hopes to get his appetite back for citys World Cup Club Offer this month.
The Spaniard, 54, said: “I want to suffer if I don’t win games. I want to feel bad. I want to sleep badly.
“My food, it tastes worse. I don’t have to eat much because I have to feel it [anger]. “
Yet Guardiola Does not think he should not prove wrong next season.
He added: “It is to prove myself that I can do it. I don’t want the feelings that are left last season.
“If we win, the wine tastes better afterwards, you sleep better. I don’t know a manager who loses and sleeps like a baby. You have to worry. It is part of your life.
“I will not judge myself or my team because of bad seasons or good seasons …
“Perhaps finish third in a season and never give up – otherwise you end up tenth or 12th – perhaps that is a better season than when we won the fourth Premier League in a row.
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“We had many difficulties that were higher due to injuries, relaxation. I was not good enough … for many reasons.”
Guardiola quoted former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica,
“Success is how often you stand up when you fall”, while he offers to learn from the setbacks of the season.
The Etihad chef, who has won 12 domestic league titles for spells in Spain, Germany and England, added: “fall down, stand up. Down, get up.
“That’s the biggest success. Winners are boring. It’s nice to see the losers. That’s when you really learn.”
Guardiola rejected the idea that he is an exceptional manager.
During a break with Reuters BarcelonaHe said: “Do you think I feel special because I have won many titles? No! Forget about it.
“Special is the doctor who saves lives. People who have invented penicillin. That’s a genius. I, genius? Come on.”
Guardiola hopes to have an injection of new blood when City Start their club World Cup offer in America on June 18 on Moroccan side Wydad AC.
He is set to sign AC Milan -Midfielder Tijjani Reijnders26, and also wants 21-year-old Lyon wing Rayan Cherki and Wolves left back Rayan Ait-Nouri, 23.
Guardiola added: “The New players Will bring us energy that we need to lift the team again. We can lift trophies. ‘
The ex-barca and Bayern Munich Manager is not going to leave the city soon.
But he added: “I would like to be in a world cup, in a euro, a Copa America. I have always thought about it …
“There is always stress, but nobody has put a gun on my head and forced me to choose this job.”
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