Adversity stirs something primal in him, so it is no surprise the manager chose to sign a new contract now
Pep Guardiola’s show of strength comes after four defeats in a row and amid City’s legal battle with the Premier League.Pep Guardiola’s show of strength comes after four defeats in a row and amid City’s legal battle with the Premier League.players gather in the dressing room of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It’s 0-0 at half-time, the Premier League title is slipping away and the energy levels are frail, bordering dead.
Guardiola puts on an affected camp voice. “Eh, let’s go, let’s go,” he says, clapping weakly, mocking his team’s lack of intensity at the start of the game. Suddenly a hand comes crashing down on to the table of energy drinks. “My words don’t work if you don’t believe it inside!” he thunders, arms whirling like swords.
But in the tougher moments, something primal seems to stir. Adversity brings an animal charisma out of him. The eyes burn wild, the background noise stills to a deathly hush. “In the fucking 18-yard box, you don’t touch the opponent!” he raves after a late penalty earns Crystal Palace a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium. “It’s unacceptable, Phil Foden, unacceptable!”.
In the short term at least, the upshot will probably be negligible. There has been some talk of Guardiola’s decision potentially focusing minds, but in truth his departure would probably have had the same effect. City are still fighting on four fronts – the league, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the courts – and will expect to triumph in all of them. Very little has changed in that regard.changed here.
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