Pep Guardiola says subsequent season could possibly be his final as Manchester Metropolis supervisor.
Metropolis beat West Ham 3-1 on Sunday to say an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title and Guardiola’s sixth in seven seasons in Manchester.
Guardiola has one 12 months left on his contract at Metropolis and says he’s nonetheless undecided about his future.
“The truth is I am nearer to leaving than staying,” mentioned the Metropolis supervisor Sky Sports activities.
“It has been eight years, it is going to be 9. Now I really feel that I wish to keep subsequent season. We talked with the membership, we have now time to speak subsequent season as a result of I additionally must see the gamers, in the event that they observe me, they observe by us.
“I wish to keep for subsequent season. We are going to discuss throughout the season. However after eight or 9 years…”
Guardiola has received each doable trophy in English soccer and admits he wonders what else he can obtain at Metropolis.
“I had that feeling final season [after we won the treble]”, he mentioned at his press convention. “We have been in Istanbul and I mentioned, ‘It is over. What am I doing right here? There’s nothing left.’ However I’ve a contract. I am right here and I am nonetheless having fun with some moments , generally drained, however I like a few of them.
“And after a couple of days, we begin enjoying good, successful video games, completely different gamers, and we begin desirous about the truth that nobody has made it 4 in a row. Why not strive?
“Now I really feel that all the things is completed. What’s subsequent? I do not know proper now. Nicely, I do know it is the FA Cup.
“I do not know any crew in historical past, Gary Lineker instructed me, I did not know that, no crew has performed within the Premier League and the FA Cup.
“So these are our opponents and I would like my gamers to take pleasure in it for 2 or three days after which we have now two or three days to organize for the ultimate.
“However subsequent season, proper now, I can not know what the motivation will likely be to do it. Typically it is exhausting to search out it when it is all executed.
“However I do know the gamers and I will likely be there considering, why do not we win immediately? Why not? Why should not we work as exhausting as we are able to to do what we have now to do?”
“And I do know we will do it. I do know.”
How Guardiola’s starvation led Man Metropolis to a different title
In a season marked by Jurgen Klopp asserting his departure from Liverpool as a result of he was “operating out of power” for the job, Pep Guardiola was capable of propel Manchester Metropolis to the Premier League title as soon as once more.
What stays is that relentless drive, that need to coax much more from a crew that has already achieved all the things by successful the treble. Victory within the FA Cup closing would full one other double – the primary back-to-back doubles in English soccer historical past.
Victory over West Ham on the ultimate day of the Premier League season makes Metropolis the primary crew to win 4 consecutive Premier League titles. It is an achievement that Guardiola values, showing to make use of it to spur himself and the group on.
How lengthy can Guardiola and Metropolis do that? That is still to be seen. Maybe solely when he was gone, and his crew suffered an surprising hunch, would the extent of his achievement in sustaining success for therefore lengthy turn out to be really understood.
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