Pep Guardiola: Manchester City chief ‘will rest from football when he finishes his time at the club but will not withdraw

Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola confirmed Sky Sports He will rest “from football when he leaves the club, but he will not retire.

In hours before the City Homemade Premier League match against Wolves, quotes from Guardiola in ESPN BRASIL The interview appeared where he vowed to “stop” when he left the role of head of Man City and was not sure if he would withdraw.

The Spaniard has signed a new contract at Etihad Stadium in November, binding to the club for two more seasons until June 2027.

Asked to clarify his comments by Sky Sports On the eve of the match against Wolves, Guardiola said, “I didn’t say I’m leaving now or at the end of the season. If they let me go, then yes!

“I said that when I finish my time here, I don’t know one, two, three, four, five or a year, I don’t know, I’ll take a break, so I’m not retired, but I will surely rest.”

He added: “Do you know what a two -year contract for a football manager means? It’s eternity, so what I say is that when I finish here, I’ll rest.

“I’ll have to stop, that’s all.”

Former city defense attorney Micuh Richards joked at the time that he should stay for another 10 years, but the smiling Guardiola replied: “It won’t happen.”

Guardiola previously took a year after leaving Barcelona before joining Bayern Munich in 2013.

PEP critical of his management this season

Spaniard has enjoyed the trophy time in City since he took over in 2016, including six Premier League titles and Champions League.

But City has been ongoing this season, sitting 21 points behind the Premier League Liverpool Champion and trying to stay in the Champions League places, although they can still win silver accessories with the FA Cup final that will happen against Crystal Palace on Wembley on May 17th.

Guardiola believes that their season of injuries, which included running without winning seven games, was a “good experience” for him.

He said Sky Sports: “What happened in November and December when we couldn’t win the games, of course, I thought,” What can I do? ”

“I didn’t click, I didn’t find a way because I had the feeling that the players were still following me, but I didn’t find problems.

“I said many times, when we won the Premier League in the previous season, we always had problems, we always had injuries, but not this amazing amount.

“I don’t know when the team can be held without having the best player in the world all over the season, and the best player in the Premier League last season – Phil (Foden) had injury problems. Kevin (De Bruyne) returned in the end.

“There was a moment with four central defenders, so it’s hard to endure every three days.

“But I should have found something, but I didn’t find it.

“For example, (James) McATEE and Nico O’Riley did not play and in the last period they played, so why didn’t they play, I wonder now.

“They proved that I was wrong and that I could play, and I didn’t do it, so I didn’t find a way to do it. It was a good experience for me, and I hope it will be a little brighter next season to find more comfortable positions with the players, and I hope we will finish with FA Cup this season, and especially qualified for the Champions League next season.”

Carra: PEP will earn a year break

Heavenly sports’ Jamie Carragher He believes the 54-year-old “will” earn “a break when he takes it.

He said Sky Sports News: “I think it will be reset in terms of what they will do on the market in the summer, and there were a lot of talk about PEP may have been leaving this season, but he signed a contract this season.

“Everyone who works with him tells you how intense he is, so uncertain players can’t stand for so long. That’s why sometimes there is a lot of changes in Manchester City in the view of the staff. If one is not satisfied, they move quite quickly because PEP is the most successful coach we are probably ever seen and will probably ever see.

“It’s hard to work with him, so you can imagine what it is like when he brought his work home with him, and he’s been here for a long time.

“He was very successful and deserves a break of one year if he needs it – if he thinks he needs it, he needs one.”