Pep Guardiola takes aim at the Premier League over Manchester City fixtures
Man City Fixture Crunch Tests Guardiola’s Pursuit of GloryGuardiola Takes Aim at Premier League SchedulePep Guardiola has rarely hidden the competitive fire that drives Man City, and his latest rema...
Pep Guardiola takes aim at the Premier League over Manchester City fixtures Man City Fixture Crunch Tests Guardiola’s Pursuit of Glory Guardiola Takes Aim at Premier League Schedule Pep Guardiola has rarely hidden the competitive fire that drives Man City, and his latest remarks carried the familiar edge of a manager battling on every front. With Manchester City still chasing Arsenal in the Premier League and preparing for an FA Cup final against Chelsea, the calendar has tightened at precisely the wrong moment. City host Crystal Palace on Wednesday, then head to Wembley to face Chelsea, before finishing their league campaign against Bournemouth and Aston Villa.
For Guardiola, the frustration is clear, even if he accepts that such pressure comes with success. Photo IMAGO He said: “We don’t think about the ‘generosity’ of the Premier League. As always they have been really nice for this schedule!
“But it is what it is. We accept. I always said, if you don’t play the final of the FA Cup, you will not have this schedule.
So we are in the final, you have this schedule. “And I would love to have the schedule (of being) in the Champions League semi-final in the middle of the title race. “When we won the treble or quadruple we were there in that dynamic.