Guardiola on why he wont send Manchester City out to draw it's always to win
23/05/2025
CGA, Manchester, UK
23/05/2025
CGA, Manchester, UK
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00:002010, what does it say about the club that you look at every other big club in the country,
00:07they've always had a period outside the Champions League,
00:10what does it say about Manchester City that you've admitted it's been a disappointing season
00:14but you can still qualify for the Champions League, still maybe even finish third?
00:23I don't think we're disappointed, disappointed, you know perfectly my opinion of that,
00:27but it's just because we have one game away, 95 minutes, we have to take a result to go there.
00:33So, and after that, I did the season, we have done during the process,
00:36and at the end, we'll deal more carefully what happened, what belief is going to happen,
00:42anticipate the decisions, what you have to do for the best future for the club.
00:46And it'll be easy to take it, win a Champions League, but if you don't qualify, we'll survive.
00:50We'll move forward, we'll go there, and we'll take decisions that you have to take,
00:54and the club, I'm pretty sure, is thinking and taking for the best.
00:59If you do tick that box, if you do qualify for the Champions League,
01:02surely you've got to see it overall as a successful year?
01:09I would, listen, but if you put the name or the adjective,
01:14whatever the season, we can take it after.
01:15So, so I know the season has been not good, but of course, always it can be worse, right?
01:24So, and just focus what you have to do the game.
01:28So, and after that, in the press conference, and when we woke up, we travelled there,
01:33and we talked, we can see how the season has been, and, you know, what you have to do to get better.
01:38So, and at the end, the question is not about, you can fail, you can be good, you can be better,
01:45it's okay, it's what it is, what you have to do to be better.
01:48This is, even in the good moments, bad moments, always the target, you fell down,
01:53okay, stand up again, do it again, and do it again.
01:56The big teams always like that, it's how you stand up every time, you know,
02:00when the situation maybe was not perfect, ideal, and this is going to have to do.
02:05Now, Pat, I know you only need a point at Fulham, but, I mean, you're a principal manager,
02:13you've always played a certain way, so I'm assuming it won't even enter your head
02:16just to play safe and try and get the draw, rather than risk getting caught on the break or whatever.
02:21Is that what you've got to do as a top manager?
02:24You've got to have the courage of your convictions, stick to your principles, your system,
02:29even when others are calling for you to change or to play another way or pick another player, whatever?
02:35If they show me playing in a certain way, I'm going to take the result, the point,
02:38or the three points, I would do it.
02:41So, will you change the principles? I change the principles.
02:43You're done, I mean, I want to sit back and I want to make a transition,
02:46or another way you are going to play and take the points, I would do it.
02:50I promise you, I would do it.
02:51But I don't know it's the way.
02:53I think the best way to take a point is going to take three points to win the game.
02:57So, you have to expect, defend 95 minutes to take a result,
03:01and just focus in the result.
03:03You have to play thinking what you have to do on the pitch to beat them,
03:06not just thinking on the result.
03:07In the last minute, you have to defend a result, because it's happened, of course.
03:11If they play better, we have to defend.
03:12There's no chance.
03:13But of course, you have to try to play to, you know, to score and win games.
03:19Yeah, I know you may have to adapt in certain things in certain games,
03:22will make you adapt, you know, a sending off, for example, or something like that.
03:25But I'm assuming you will always send a team out to win a game.
03:30You would never send a team out from the start to defend.
03:33No, no, it's not going to happen.
03:35It happens because we are playing bad that game,
03:38and the opponent is much better than us.
03:39It has to have an alternative.
03:40It happened a few times this season, like, we want to do it,
03:43it didn't work, and you have to defend.
03:45Because, of course, when you have the ball and they run,
03:47you have to run backwards.
03:48But not for many ideas.
03:50The best thing to do is try to play to win the game.
03:53Is that a key thing for a manager,
03:55having the courage of your convictions and the belief in you?
03:58The manager is good if you win.
04:00If you don't win, the decision is bad.
04:02It's wrong.
04:03So if you make any plan and you win,
04:06that's really, really, really good.
04:09So we are judged for the results,
04:10not for the way we want to approach.
04:13So I thought after many, many years that could be that,
04:16but it's not like that.
04:17So the manager is good if they win.
04:19If they don't win, they have problems.
04:23Sorry.
04:24Since you come to England,
04:25you've done a few things differently to the managers
04:27that we were used to before.
04:28You let the players pick the captain.
04:31You often let the players pick the penalty taker.
04:34Are you going to stick with that,
04:35with the captain next summer?
04:36Are you going to let the players decide again?
04:38I have to reflect.
04:39I have to think about it, yeah.
04:41And with the penalties, obviously,
04:42we know what happened at Wembley.
04:43Are you going to tell, just for clarity,
04:45tell someone you're the penalty taker?
04:48No, no, no.
04:49Penalties on the pitch is...
04:51Everybody knows who is normally the taker.
04:53It was before Sergio, before another one.
04:55And after, there are feelings on the pitch.
04:57So, you know, I respect the decision they take,
05:00because they play.
05:00I don't play.
05:01I never, I said many times,
05:02a thousand million times.
05:03I never, as a manager, won a game.
05:05Never, ever.
05:06I never took a penalty.
05:07I never saved a penalty.
05:09Never, ever.
05:10So, it belongs to them.
05:12And when they decide to take it, it's fine.
05:13When they decide to take the free kick, it's fine.
05:15We can suggest, we can make a pattern,
05:18but they play.
05:19I'm not going to win against Fulham.
05:21I'm not going to lose against Fulham.
05:23I'm there to support them, to give,
05:24okay, we're going to do that.
05:26But they play.
05:27All the success we had belongs to them.
05:30Absolutely.
05:31Of course, but I'm here every three days,
05:33talking my ideas,
05:34or talking these beautiful questions you ask me,
05:36I answer.
05:37That's nice.
05:39So, but I'm not.
05:40I'm not.
05:40It's not, I'm, don't take responsibility.
05:43With all the managers sitting here,
05:44they know when they're losing,
05:47we'll be under scrutiny.
05:50So, we know that.
05:50But I never, I never won a title.
05:53I never.
05:54I never kick a ball.
05:57And, and, and it's simple.
06:00So, it belongs to them.
06:02That business belongs to them.
06:03And I want to encourage them to take responsibility,
06:06you know, to, to take it.
06:07But it's better.
06:08I have to have more satisfaction.
06:10And I don't take away my responsibility on that at all.
06:14But football penalties, actions,
06:18belongs absolutely to them.
06:19But you may, you may choose the captain this time.
06:23You're, you're thinking about.
06:23No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
06:24I don't say that.
06:25I'm thinking I'm going to do in the future.
06:28Yeah.
06:28But I didn't take the decision.
06:30You will know it.
06:31You are a smart journalist,
06:32and you will know it behind the scenes, the way.
06:35So, we will, we will do it.
06:37We will do it.
06:37We'll have time.
06:38So, it's not important at all.
06:40We have a really, really good character right now.
06:42Really, really good ones.
06:43Thanks for the beautiful answer, Pep.
06:45Thank you, guys.
06:50Oh, Alex, it's the last day here.
06:52You can make him a flash, please.
06:55Come on, Alex.
06:58Come on, Alex.
06:58Some words for that.
06:59No worries.
07:00Let's go, Alex.
07:04He doesn't keep the pressure.
07:06Alex, say something nice to the comments.
07:08Come on.
07:08I wasn't prepared.
07:12Yeah, can I take you all out one by one?
07:13Thank you very much.
07:14It's been 10 years.
07:15Tell the offer, Wilson.
07:16It's so much good offer.
07:18I mean, you cannot reject it.
07:20I can't talk about things like that.
07:23No, no.
07:24It's been the best.
07:25It's been the best.
07:25I've had the best time.
07:26And I'm very, very grateful for all of your support.
07:29But sitting next to you has been amazing.
07:32So, thank you.