How Pep Guardiola is managing title race pressure in Manchester City dressing room
Guardiola insists he never framed Sunday’s Arsenal clash in terms of what happens if City loseCity boss says he convinces his players to visualise winning rather than fearing failureCatalan reiterat...
How Pep Guardiola is managing title race pressure in Manchester City dressing room Guardiola insists he never framed Sunday’s Arsenal clash in terms of what happens if City lose City boss says he convinces his players to visualise winning rather than fearing failure Catalan reiterates his message that Sunday is “just a football game, no more than that” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has detailed how he is keeping the pressure of the Premier League title race off his players. The Blues can record a fourth straight win in all competitions when Arsenal visit the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, having cut the gap to the Gunners at the top of the Premier League to six points after winning away at Chelsea last week. City have momentum with them as they bid for another miraculous hijack of Arsenal’s title charge as they remain in the quest for a domestic treble after lifting the Carabao Cup trophy at Wembley in March and progressing to the FA Cup semi-final by beating Liverpool earlier this month.
Pep Guardiola press conference: Nico O’Reilly and Ruben Dias injury updates ahead of Arsenal clash All eyes are on Arsenal as they aim to win a first Premier League title in 22 seasons and look to get over the line after years of agony and failing to get over the line in the business stages of the campaign – and the destination of this year’s trophy will likely be decided at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Guardiola discusses title race pressure ahead of Arsenal Speaking in a press conference ahead of this weekend’s blockbuster clash of the titans, Guardiola was quizzed on how he keeps pressure off the players in a Premier League title race. “I think the pressure is that they put the pressure to say, ‘Oh, if I win, I will be a champion.
If I don’t win, it will be a disaster. ’ That is the type of pressure that I never, never talk about to the players,” the 55-year-old said. “I always have to feel the pressure to say, ‘Guys, did I convince you today to play in that way?
Because we do things, it depends on the quality’. So if you believe it, the pressure doesn’t exist. “And the players know, ‘Ah, I’m going to do this, and do that.