Guardiola Surrenders, Admits It's Not Good Enough To Be Manchester City's Manager

Pep Guardiola admits that he is not good enough to be Manchester City Manager (Instagram/@petteam).

JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola made a firm confession that he was not good enough as Manchester City's manager to lose to city rivals Manchester United, with a score of 1-2 on Sunday, December 15, 2024, WIB night, at the Etihad Stadium.

The result gave the Citizens an eighth defeat in 11 matches which was hit by the crisis.

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has accused his team of defending like a young team after the match. Bernardo Silva said his team played like the U-15 team at the Etihad.

However, with The Citizens taking to fifth place in the 2024/2025 Premier League, nine points behind Liverpool's leader Guardiola said he was no longer good enough for the club, just a month after signing a two-year contract extension as manager.

"I'm the boss, I'm the manager, and I'm not good enough. I have to find a solution, that's as simple as it is. I didn't do it well, that's the truth," Guardiola said after the game.

The Spaniard further confirmed that something was wrong with his team.

However, he was reluctant to blame the players. Guardiola chose to focus on finding a solution to stop the last series of bad results.

"That's how it is. What can I say? We can't blame this player or that, not that. It's a difficult season."

"We didn't play as well as possible. We weren't in the best form and we had a bit of trouble. It happened eight out of 11 games now, it's not normal, something's not right."

"It's getting worse. I have to find a solution. So far I haven't found one," said Guardiola.

The Manchester City series of results is now the worst in the club's history since 2003, when the team won only once in 18 matches.

Next, Manchester City will travel to Aston Villa's headquarters in the Premier League on December 21, 2024. They will once again try to get back on track.