Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola regarded again on the beautiful 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham and delivered a easy reality.
“We’ve got to just accept the truth and break it,” he mentioned.
Given he started his post-match information convention by saying “once you lose 4-0 there’s not a lot to say” earlier than providing his congratulations to Spurs on their greatest away win at Metropolis, Guardiola then spent fairly a little bit of time speaking about it.
How, after a lot success over such a protracted time period, “a dip”was inevitable.
How “little particulars” have been the reason for main issues, due partially, however not completely, to the variety of accidents his facet are struggling to deal with.
How his perception within the gamers has not been shaken due to all they’ve achieved for him.
But additionally how he won’t ignore the truth of 5 successive defeats, one thing he has by no means skilled as a supervisor and Metropolis as a membership final went by way of in 2006, when Stuart Pearce was in cost.
Nether can he ignore that Liverpool would transfer eight factors clear with a win at Southampton on Sunday – with a gathering with Metropolis at Anfield subsequent up.
“In eight years we by no means lived this. I knew ultimately we might drop. I by no means anticipated to lose three Premier League video games in a row however we’ve got been extremely constant repeatedly and once more. Now we can’t deny the truth that generally occurs in soccer and life is right here.”
