Despite owning a stormy Man City in attack, the overall achievement of the reigning Premier League champions did not achieve the expected results.
After 19 games played, Blue Man (42 points) is currently 5 points behind Arsenal (47 points) and has played more than 1 match.
Man City have dropped 8 points in the last 6 matches in the Premier League. After 19 games played, the Etihad Stadium team had 3 empty hands, while the Gunners lost only 1 (against MU).
At 9pm tonight, Man City only had to receive Wolves who were ranked 17th, while Arsenal fought the Red Devils. When asked if this is an opportunity for his team to close the gap with the Gunners, Pep Guardiola replied:
“It’s not a matter of shrinking or not Because even if Arsenal lose to MU, if we still play like we have recently, we can’t even win. Man City will not catch them.
We need to change ourselves. Man City are currently second in the table and we are not inferior to Arsenal. The team is still in the Premier League race and still has 57 points to play.”
The captain of Man City harshly warned his students: “But if we keep playing like we have recently, we have no chance of winning the Premier League this season.”
He also bluntly, may have to leave Etihad ahead of time if he feels the team lacks the desire to win after winning four of the last five Premier League seasons: “I want to stay at Etihad, but if the team loses, I don’t. can stay”.
Obviously, what Pep Guardiola needs in his students right now is the feeling of ‘hungry’ for the title, fighting hard on the pitch. If not, they will create conditions for Arsenal to climb to the throne this season.