Coach Pep Guardiola suddenly threatens to quit if Man City continues to do this

Pep Guardiola prevents Man City from reforming the squad?

Man City have gone through a trophyless season for the first time since 2017. The team's plan in the upcoming transfer window is to recruit at least 1 to 2 top stars to increase their strength to return to the championship race. Including the upcoming Club World Cup (starting on June 14). However, coach Pep Guardiola expressed his dissatisfaction.

Coach Pep Guardiola has reason to be unhappy with current Man City players

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"I told the club that I don't want a big and cumbersome squad. I don't want to put 5, 6 quality players on the bench, I don't want that. I will quit. If they still don't have a concise squad, I won't stay. I can't let players sit on the field and not play," coach Pep Guardiola emphasized after Man City beat Bournemouth 3-1 on May 21 in the penultimate round of the Premier League.

In this match, Man City has the return of key midfielder Rodri, the 2024 Ballon d'Or winner, after 50 matches out due to a very serious injury at the beginning of the 2024 - 2025 season. On the bench of "Man City" are also quality stars such as Grealish, Doku, Nico Gonzalez, while talented Uzbek center-back Abdukodir Khusanov was not registered to play in this match.

Coach Pep Guardiola once complained that Man City lacked players due to injuries. But recently he has stopped complaining, always having a list of 28 players to choose from. The return of Rodri and Haaland from injury, along with striker Omar Marmoush playing better, has given Man City's attack many options.

However, Man City's inconsistent form has made people wonder whether they have found themselves again. The "Man City" lost their way in a painful 0-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, failing to win the FA Cup as expected.

Rodri returns to help Man City strengthen their midfield, but they have parted ways with Kevin De Bruyne

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The next victory over Bournemouth helped them regain third place in the Premier League and secure a place in the Champions League. But for coach Pep Guardiola, this did not change the nature of Man City's decline this season. In particular, it must be said that the ambition and effort of the players have somewhat disappeared compared to last season.

Man City also officially said goodbye to midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. They can let go of more stars considered redundant such as Grealish, Bernardo Silva. But in return, it is entirely possible to recruit midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of nearly 100 million euros as a replacement. Besides that, there are some other targets. Man City wants to increase the depth of the squad to seek the Club World Cup championship, to regain joy after a disappointing season.

However, it is still unclear what Man City's ambitions are in the transfer market going forward, following the latest statement from coach Pep Guardiola.

Man City still have their final match of the season to play away against Fulham on May 25, before finalizing their squad for the Club World Cup.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-pep-guardiola-bat-ngo-doa-nghi-viec-neu-man-city-van-lam-dieu-nay-185250521084703227.htm