Guardiola: I am asking for this challenge, and talking about losing the title is not realistic

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola appeared in a press conference, to talk about Sunday’s confrontation against Liverpool, in the 13th round of the English Premier League

The coach said: “The loss Against Liverpool will mean the end of your title hopes? It is not realistic to look at the big goals now, but it will make things more difficult, our thinking about the next match and getting the momentum to continue and this will come back, even if we are experiencing a wonderful period, we were not thinking about winning the title in November/December. Realistically.”

He added: “Do players suffer from a lack of confidence? Yes, of course. I don’t know if confidence is the right word, but when the dynamics are good, it is It's always easier, you have to accept the situation we have and we're in now. I've learned all my life to move forward in the good and bad moments. It's the end of November, and we'll play Liverpool at the beginning of December, so there are many months to play, many good things to play for And you have to learn and learn, it's about how many times you stand up when you fall down And again and again.”

The coach refused to talk about the players’ condition or update on injuries and absences, saying: “We will see.”

He noted:” I always think about our goals in April/May. It will be more difficult for us if we do not get a good result on Sunday against Liverpool, but there are still many matches to be played.”

He added: “When Will their results become a crisis? It's up to you, whatever you write or send. We are in second place in the table. I've said many times that maybe we have to live as a club, as a team - we live in situations like this, we will come back, I know that. I don't know when, that's the truth."

He added: "You can judge the situation we are in - when the team dominated the English Premier League for many years - it is natural that This situation occurs. It's about how we stand up again and again, no matter what, we've done it in the past and we hope we can start doing it again."

He continued:"People are counting on me." It's not normal for big clubs to get our results, but what you have to do is accept that. The moment I feel that I am not positive for the club, another will come but I want the opportunity, I want the opportunity to try it and I want to rebuild the team in many aspects from now on until the end of the season and the coming seasons. I ask for this challenge and this opportunity to do so.”

He noted: “I know what we need and what we must do. We don't have the consistency that we had now but which team in 10 years in the world has been consistent, tell me? There's no such team — not in the NBA, or tennis, or golf. It's not good to leave him, but what do you expect? They are one of the best teams. Years ago when they said Manchester City was the best team in the world, I didn't care for a second."