Guardiola on Grealish and Manchester City season review

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Guardiola on Grealish and Manchester City season review  25/05/2024 embargoed until 2230 hrs 26/05/2024  Wembley Stadium, London, UK

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00:00 packing substitutions but no Jack Grealish.

00:03 We haven't seen much of him recently.

00:04 Have you lost a bit of faith in Jack recently?

00:07 No, he will be back.

00:08 Is there an issue with him at all at the moment,

00:12 with his form or his fitness or anything?

00:14 No, he struggled this season and Jeremy

00:19 had made an incredible step forward

00:21 and everyone has seen the last games

00:23 and that's why I give minutes to him.

00:25 But he will be back on the level he had last season.

00:29 I'm pretty sure.

00:30 Just to join behind you, please.

00:31 Pep, you made a big show of faith this season

00:35 in sort of the motivation,

00:37 how important it was to motivate the players

00:39 after everything they achieved last season.

00:42 Just how important is it to motivate again next season?

00:45 And these players, they always just grasp on that, don't they?

00:49 Do you still envisage them to be as hungry as ever

00:51 for next season to be more successful?

00:53 Next season is next season. It's far away now.

00:55 It's difficult for me to process,

00:56 even after winning in the Premier League.

00:59 So it's a question of calm, relax

01:01 and we'll be back as best as possible.

01:04 And I'm not thinking next season,

01:05 we'll have to do this or that.

01:06 So step by step and we'll see what happens.

01:10 The squad that we will have and start to walk and run.

01:15 And after we will see.

01:17 My point of view, the season has been amazing,

01:19 but the journey was really good.

01:20 We leave every week in, week out in a good mood and good vibes.

01:25 And the team has been extraordinary,

01:27 the way we played in the Champions League.

01:29 We didn't lose one game today.

01:32 It was not maybe the rhythm in the first half, but you know,

01:35 they play, you know, they struggle the season and we knew it.

01:38 So if you put them in the other position,

01:41 they will give everything today, you know, to perform as best as possible.

01:45 But in general, it was what we were,

01:49 especially in the second half, in certain minutes in the first.

01:52 And we had one more man behind that was not needed.

01:55 We need more men in front, in the pockets, in central positions.

01:59 And we struggled to find that.

02:01 And in the second half, we fixed it a little bit better.

02:04 It was better.

02:05 And we had the chances to equalise,

02:08 to reduce the margin with 0-2.

02:11 It would be early and maybe it would happen.

02:13 And after, you know, the tempo and some decisions,

02:17 you know, take influence in the game.

02:19 And unfortunately, it could not be.

02:22 I'm going to finish with Richard and then James, please.

02:23 Jaipep, your players stayed to watch Man United lift the trophy.

02:27 That's something that Ten Hag made his players do last year.

02:29 Did you ask them to do that?

02:31 Or is that...

02:32 Sorry, sorry.

02:33 They stayed to watch the players, United lift the trophy, your players?

02:36 Yeah. And?

02:37 And is that something that came from you or is that just from them?

02:40 Oh, we have done it.

02:42 I lost some finals or something like that.

02:45 Always you have to stay to take respect for the opening.

02:52 You know, always has to be like that.

02:54 But would it also help them kind of not want to be in that situation again?

02:56 Trying to drink it in.

02:57 We played to win.

03:00 It's not because we don't...

03:01 So they win, they deserve it.

03:04 Congratulations.

03:05 What can we say?

03:06 So I could say a few things, but it's what it is.

03:10 So it's not going to change next season.

03:13 Something like...

03:14 Because it's going to motivate it, because today United lift the trophy.

03:18 We really have to be in ourselves, improve ourselves and do better.

03:21 James?

03:23 Pep, you said after the West Ham game last weekend

03:26 that you'd got the message from Arsenal and you'd maybe need to do something this summer.

03:31 Do you expect City to be pretty busy in the transfer market this summer?

03:38 Right now, I don't know.

03:39 But do you as manager feel...

03:41 I mean, obviously you've got some players that have been a key part of this team

03:45 for a very long time, who aren't getting any younger.

03:48 The club has generally been very good at succession planning.

03:51 Right now, I don't know.

03:52 I don't know what's going to happen,

03:54 because I don't know the players now,

03:56 how they're going to take a decision,

03:56 whether they want to continue with us or want to leave or not.

03:58 The positions, some players come in, come out.

04:01 So right now, I don't know.

04:02 I'm really pleased with the team, how they behave all season.

04:05 I couldn't say differently.

04:07 So being here in the final FA Cup, it's nice.

04:10 Unfortunately, we lose it.

04:12 But after what we've done in the Premier League and the Champions League as well,

04:16 I don't see anything.

04:17 The people expect us to win every season, triples and doubles.

04:20 So I'm good, or we are good, but not good enough to do it.

04:25 But we tried.

04:27 We were there until the end,

04:28 in the quarterfinals and Champions League, but we were there more than this.

04:32 And we lose again, because in the finals,

04:36 you know, a lot of things happen in both.

04:41 You know, in moments, in momentum, in mistakes, decisions.

04:45 And sometimes it takes influence in the game.

04:49 Do you think some players have got decisions then to make this summer as well?

04:54 Right now, I don't know.

04:55 My sports director said that everything is fine, it's here,

04:58 but I don't know what is going to happen.

05:00 I don't know.

05:01 Thank you, guys.

05:02 OK, happy holidays.

05:03 Thank you.

05:04 Good luck.

05:05 Good summer.

05:06 Good summer, then.

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