Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola left a bombshell comment to the club.
Manchester City won 3-1 in the 37th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season against Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 21st (Korea time). With this victory, Manchester City is likely to advance to the European Champions League (UCL) next season.
As Kevin De Bruyne, the greatest legend of Manchester City, said goodbye in front of home fans, Guardiola also shed tears. However, what is drawing more attention than this is Guardiola's remarks after the game. Guardiola threatened the club semi-forcefully by saying that he would resign unless the team was organized.
He said "I told the club. I don't want a squad this big. I don't want to leave five or six players like I keep them in the fridge. I'll quit if that's the case. If it runs in a smaller squad, I'll stay." He shocked Manchester City fans by saying that he would resign if the team could not be sorted out.
Guardiola said, `It is impossible in advance for me that there are players who have to watch the game in the audience. For three to four months, it was difficult to have 11 starters at all. There were no defenders, and the situation was so tough. The players returned afterwards, but it shouldn't be like this next season. "As a manager, I can't watch the players not play."
He went on to say "As a coach, I can't train 24 players. If you have to leave four or six people in Manchester every time you set up a list, that can't happen. I told the club clearly that I didn't want that," he added.
This is expected to be a huge homework for Manchester City leaders, who are preparing for a major rebuild ahead of this season. Man City felt the need for change this season. It's because some of the players didn't help at all. A lot of blood was newly transfused in the winter transfer market, but the team was not organized enough.
Manchester City are considering recruiting additional players this summer, including Jack Grealish, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardou Silva, James McAtee and Ederson. In summary, Manchester City is planning to recruit new central midfielders, fullbacks, and goalkeepers.
Even with new blood transfusions, Guardiola appears to want a small squad of about 20 to 23 players. Guardiola's position is that if there are any injuries to the team and there are problems, he will raise and use promising players.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
