Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola acknowledged Friday that he was pressing as he was trying to save the bad season of the England champion in the past four seasons, by occupying one of the first four places in the Premier League.
City, winner of six of the last seven league titles, is fourth with 47 points late, pointing from Nottingham Forest, who is hosting on Saturday in the twenty -eighth stage competitions.
City hopes that he will not be absent from the Champions League in the next season, which he has been participating in since the 2011-2012 season, and crowned his first titles in 2023.
When Guardiola was asked at the press conference on the eve of Nutingham’s confrontation about how to compare the pressure he is currently facing with the period during which City was fighting to win the title of “Bermeralig”, he said, “The pressure is always present. In major clubs the pressure is always present. You have to click on yourself to give your best. It does not matter what you play for. ”
He added, “The truth is to try to finish the season in the first four places, and tomorrow (Saturday) we have the opportunity to advance to the third place in the ranking, upgrading and securing this goal.”
Guardiola, 54, confirmed that he was concerned about the threat that Nutingham, led by his Portuguese coach, Nuno Echperito Santo, despite his decline in the league in recent weeks.
“When you are in third place in the ranking after 8 or 10 games, this is a good thing.” But when you occupy this position with 11 games, this is because you have done a great performance. ”
Guardiola believed that the end of the season will be close, as only 6 points separate Nutingham and Aston Villa X «there are many clubs, and many teams that compete for this goal. Everyone wants to qualify for the Champions League next season. ”
He stressed the necessity of City to reserve his seat for the Champions League “for the club, for his prestige, for our continuity, for financial matters, and for many reasons.”
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