Pep on Manchester City's FA Cup Defeat

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on Manchester City's FA Cup Defeat  18/05/2025  Wembley Stadium, London, UK

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00:00There's so much riding on it, isn't there?

00:02No, I'll have to recover quick, yeah.

00:04It's a big disappointment today, you know,

00:07because of course we are here for the win.

00:09Listen, when we lose, when you play, not good.

00:11You are sad, but at the end, we don't deserve it.

00:14But when you play the win, I'm sorry, with a final play we play,

00:17and the players gave absolutely everything,

00:19and we create what we create,

00:21not necessarily because they didn't see the stats or whatever,

00:24but this game is about to score a goal,

00:26so if we didn't score, we don't have to defend, you know?

00:29So we didn't score, congratulations Crystal Palace.

00:32And now, of course, we don't have much time to recover

00:35and prepare an important game against Bournemouth.

00:41Hi, Pep.

00:43A very big summer ahead for you and the team and the club.

00:47Do you think it's maybe one of the biggest challenges you've had

00:51in your years at City to rebuild ahead of next season,

00:55and how confident are you that you can,

00:57given that you've got a Club World Cup, etc.,

01:00that you can get the squad to the start line

01:03in the position that you want them to be next season?

01:06Well, I would say after nine years, we have already rebuilt.

01:10So in nine years, you are not the same players like when we arrived.

01:14But I think the club is having ideas, and from my point of view now,

01:21well, we have two massive important games for the sure future for this club.

01:27And after we take a break, short games go to the World Cup,

01:30in that process the club will take a decision we have to take.

01:33I know it's an obvious question, but just how important is the Champions League finish?

01:39And then also, I guess, you know, the players are exhausted physically,

01:44how much is a mental challenge coming to it and their winning mentality?

01:49Well, we have to come out, we have to leave.

01:52Of course, it's better to play against Borussia than winning the Champions League Cup.

01:55You know, wins helps winning.

01:57But we have to, that was the proof of how strong we are in our people.

02:02So when we play bad, I'm incredible.

02:06And as always, I'm here to say we don't deserve it.

02:09It happened last season against United.

02:12Like I said, we didn't play good.

02:14But this year, I don't have that feeling.

02:16So I don't give any, any reddit or compliment to Crystal Palace.

02:21So they deserve it in the way they play, and congratulations to them.

02:25So I think, but I had the feeling that today we made a really, really good game.

02:32So it informs the crowd and the players?

02:35It's obvious.

02:37As to Arsenal or Chelsea or, you know, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, all of us,

02:44to be there, of course, it's important, massive.

02:46But we have now, it's not time to, I would say, to talk to the players' minds.

02:50So tomorrow is half recovery and half the pregame.

02:53And we will see how we prepare.

02:56I want to see how we recover the players and go there.

03:01Last one with Simon, please, guys.

03:03Pep, can I ask, what was it that meant that Rico and Makati didn't make the squadron?

03:08For just one reason.

03:09It was, I said before, three, four times.

03:11It's so difficult for, I think, all the managers.

03:14Now, we brought some few players in the wintertime, and now all the players are recovered.

03:21And we have 24 players.

03:23And the last four or five, all the time, three players were out.

03:26All the time.

03:27And I wanted to change a little bit, because I don't have anything against, of course, Rico and Makati,

03:33because I appreciate it.

03:35Nathan came back in the first week training, and I try to be fair with the guys,

03:41not just to disappoint them for that or that reason.

03:46Thank you, guys.

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