Pep Guardiola collected title after title with Manchester City 2023, which is also why the Spanish team manager is certain: “More than ever,” many football fans long for the Skyblues to fail.
The 52-year-old emphasized this before the Premier League game on Wednesday evening (9:15 p.m.) at Everton FC: “No matter how much you win, they want you to fail.”
Shortly before Christmas, Man City triumphed at the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia. After the English Championship, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the European Super Cup, it was the fifth major title – more than any English club has ever achieved in one calendar year.
“I felt that way when we won the sextuple with Barcelona,” said Guardiola, who was even more successful with the Catalans around superstar Lionel Messi in 2009.
In the Premier League, however, the defending champions are running behind in fifth place. In addition to leaders Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur, the surprise team Aston Villa is also ahead of Guardiola’s team.
The Citizens only got one win from the last six league games. “The moment you don’t win, you will have doubts,” said Guardiola, but that was “okay. Keep doubting, we’ll see what happens.”