Pep Guardiola has acknowledged that it's too tough of a task to win six trophies in one season again, like when he did in 2009 at Barcelona.
Manchester City have been struggling to challenge Premier League leaders Liverpool so far this season and the Catalan coach ironically responded to those who label his campaign so far as a failure.
"I have failed year after year since I won six trophies in my first season at Barcelona," Guardiola told the press conference.
"After achieving that, I have failed year after year.
"It is something that I accept, I have no problem with it."
No Guardiola team has participated in a Champions League final since he departed Barcelona.
However, the City tactician has won several domestic titles, both at Bayern Munich and the Sky Blues.
AntoJaison
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Pep is one of the better coaches but Messi made him look the best and invincible.He used to tell Messi to go and score, job was done
Gringet
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"I planned on making Messi the best player but he made me the best manager" - Pep Guardiola
Charliey_Empire
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I know some Liverpool thug fans will show thier hatred on pep... When he was at barca... He promoted all LA mesia teams and won 6trophy... Something kloop never did... His task ahead makes him spend... Liverpool gave kloop 4years to transform the team... But man City gave him 2years... His first year in man City he fail and was about to be fired... And pleaded for 1 more year... If he fail the second year like kloop did then he will be fired... So tell me how to transform a frustrating team like mancity for 2years without spending money..... U should be ashamed comparing Liverpool to mancity... Liverpool have tested more glories than mancity.. Compare your team with man U... City still needs more to learn before they get thier first champion league.... Stop hating a on developing team... Remember it's take 30years for Liverpool to get to the top of the league... And it's takes only 2years for pep to with his first Epl... Pep is great and he know where to spend his money too..
bobdloy
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Some of you fans are hypocrites. It's almost a crime for a coach to have a generational talent and win trophies by nurturing that talent. You hypocrites, you go on bashing the coach and undermining his achievements forgetting that you can have the same talent at your disposal and win nothing. Tata Martino had prime Messi but left Barcelona trophyless. You all say your grannies can win with Xavi, Iniesta and Messi but he left trophyless. A coach that is far better than your fathers, let alone your grannies. It's convenient for you right? On the other hand, if Pep didn't win that much with Messi and the players he promoted from La Masia, same you hypocrites would be saying he had "Messi" and didn't win anything that your readymade grannies would also win with him. Ancelotti had Ronaldo and won the CL while Mourinho had a prime Ronaldo and didn't win the champions league. Does that make Mourinho a bad coach? Does that take away his achievements in life? Champions league is defined by the finest of margins and has a huge amount of luck involved in it. It does not mean that if you win it, you as a coach is better than everyone else. Other coaches are suddenly rubbish. Is Di Matteo a better coach than Mourinho and Guss Hiddink? Because he won Chelsea's first ever champions league trophy.
bobdloy
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According to arrogant and cocky liverpool fans, buying players equals success. Okay, if success and winning hundreds of trophies is defined by the players you buy according to liverpool fans, Manchester United would be winning the league every year. They bought quite a number of players with astronomical amounts of money. You know what that tells you, buying of players doesn't guarantee you success if you have a rubbish manager at the helm of affairs. You need to get your hands dirty and coach. It's really infantile to suggest that your grandmother can coach any team to success when the template for success requires HARDWORK, DEDICATION AND PASSION. It's not served on the plate for you. Can you liverpool fans and haters tell why Fulham got relegated with a manager in charge and after buying more than 14 players!!! Hello???? Do you have the answer? Okay, I will tell you. Do you know that with the same group of players, another tactical manager would have finished mid table? So you can see that buying isn't the problem. It is making use of the players at your disposal. One of the hardest things to do in life is maintaining success. You can win this year and drop off next year. However, Pep has a passion for success and drives his teams on. Always talking about improvements even when you and I think his teams don't need it. You guys should never discredit successful people when most of you are failures in the jobs you do in life. Some of you have been given tools to guarantee success and you ended up being fired for gross ineptitude. Can you all confess here?
FootballFanDbl7
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I know some Liverpool thug fans will show thier hatred on pep... When he was at barca... He promoted all LA mesia teams and won 6trophy... Something kloop never did... His task ahead makes him spend... Liverpool gave kloop 4years to transform the team... But man City gave him 2years... His first year in man City he fail and was about to be fired... And pleaded for 1 more year... If he fail the second year like kloop did then he will be fired... So tell me how to transform a frustrating team like mancity for 2years without spending money..... U should be ashamed comparing Liverpool to mancity... Liverpool have tested more glories than mancity.. Compare your team with man U... City still needs more to learn before they get thier first champion league.... Stop hating a on developing team... Remember it's take 30years for Liverpool to get to the top of the league... And it's takes only 2years for pep to with his first Epl... Pep is great and he know where to spend his money too..
Pep's signing in his 2ND SEASON...😊✌
Nico2121la
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I know some Liverpool thug fans will show thier hatred on pep... When he was at barca... He promoted all LA mesia teams and won 6trophy... Something kloop never did... His task ahead makes him spend... Liverpool gave kloop 4years to transform the team... But man City gave him 2years... His first year in man City he fail and was about to be fired... And pleaded for 1 more year... If he fail the second year like kloop did then he will be fired... So tell me how to transform a frustrating team like mancity for 2years without spending money..... U should be ashamed comparing Liverpool to mancity... Liverpool have tested more glories than mancity.. Compare your team with man U... City still needs more to learn before they get thier first champion league.... Stop hating a on developing team... Remember it's take 30years for Liverpool to get to the top of the league... And it's takes only 2years for pep to with his first Epl... Pep is great and he know where to spend his money too..
Leave Liverpool and Klopp out of this.if somebody is a hater is you. Such a hypocrite and stupid