Guardiola says he is not good enough after Derby loss

After Manchester City suffered a devastating late derby loss to Manchester United, extending their terrible record to eight losses in 11 games, Pep Guardiola declared he is “not good enough.”

Josko Gvardiol’s header in the 36th minute gave City the lead, but a defensive error by Matheus Nunes allowed Bruno Fernandes to convert a penalty kick in the 88th minute, and then Amad Diallo scored the game-winning goal shortly before the end of regulation time.

Guardiola declared: “We must win today. I am the manager and the boss, but I am inadequate. I need to find answers, but I haven’t done so yet. That is the truth. We questioned the management if he still thought he could make it better.

“I desperately want it. However, eight out of eleven? I’m here to try, and I’ll keep trying. That is the truth.When you lose eight out of eleven in a large club, something is amiss. Despite the difficult schedule and player ailments, we ended up drawing the match 3-0 against Feyenoord [after 74 minutes]. Is it the timetable or the injuries?No.

Guardiola, who has been in charge of the team for nine years, was questioned about if he is losing his charisma and drive. “Before, I had neither magic nor energy. I wasn’t a magician. When we won and I declared, “I am a magician,” you never saw me here.

Bernardo Silva was critical of City’s lack of maturity. “There are a lot of games these days, not just one. We must examine ourselves. “Oh, that’s a little unlucky,” you could say. No. Your choices are what matter.We played like the under-15s in the final minute today.

This is not what we want to occur. It’s a little annoying because, if you watch the game, only one team had a chance to win until the 86th minute. That cannot be justified.

After losing to Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in their previous two league games, United triumphed. Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford were left out of the match-day squad by Ruben Amorim. This was not a disciplinary issue, according to the manager.

The Portuguese remarked, “It is important to say why, it was not a disciplinary thing.” “New Life is the game for next week. They are vying for spots, but in my opinion, what matters most are how well you do during practice and competition, how you dress, how you eat, how you interact with your teammates, and how you encourage them.

At the start of something [his term], when we want to change a lot of things, everything matters. We have to set the bar high because members of our club are losing their jobs. For instance, we attempted something [before] with Rash, but it didn’t work.

Should we attempt something different or keep doing the same thing? They must battle for their spot on the team for that, and today’s performance showed that if everyone plays together, we can win even if we leave anyone off the roster. Amorim’s reference to attire was interpreted as a punitive measure. “I truly don’t like the way you dress, but it’s not a disciplinary issue.

It’s like the little things. It’s more akin to performance in practice and competition,” he stated. On Instagram, Rashford shared his reaction to the victory. “Yes! The forward wrote, “Love it, guys. A picture of Diallo and two red heart emoticons were included with the message. With 22 points, United is now in 13th place, five points behind fifth-place City.

Looking ahead to Thursday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal at Tottenham and the upcoming league games against Bournemouth and Wolves, Amorim stated, “We will have three games, it will change the way we see the games.” “It is a good day today.”