Guardiola on why he wont send Manchester City out to draw it's always to win

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Guardiola on why he wont send Manchester City out to draw it's always to win  23/05/2025  CGA, Manchester, UK

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00:002010, what does it say about the club that you look at every other big club in the country,

00:07they've always had a period outside the Champions League,

00:10what does it say about Manchester City that you've admitted it's been a disappointing season

00:14but you can still qualify for the Champions League, still maybe even finish third?

00:23I don't think we're disappointed, disappointed, you know perfectly my opinion of that,

00:27but it's just because we have one game away, 95 minutes, we have to take a result to go there.

00:33So, and after that, I did the season, we have done during the process,

00:36and at the end, we'll deal more carefully what happened, what belief is going to happen,

00:42anticipate the decisions, what you have to do for the best future for the club.

00:46And it'll be easy to take it, win a Champions League, but if you don't qualify, we'll survive.

00:50We'll move forward, we'll go there, and we'll take decisions that you have to take,

00:54and the club, I'm pretty sure, is thinking and taking for the best.

00:59If you do tick that box, if you do qualify for the Champions League,

01:02surely you've got to see it overall as a successful year?

01:09I would, listen, but if you put the name or the adjective,

01:14whatever the season, we can take it after.

01:15So, so I know the season has been not good, but of course, always it can be worse, right?

01:24So, and just focus what you have to do the game.

01:28So, and after that, in the press conference, and when we woke up, we travelled there,

01:33and we talked, we can see how the season has been, and, you know, what you have to do to get better.

01:38So, and at the end, the question is not about, you can fail, you can be good, you can be better,

01:45it's okay, it's what it is, what you have to do to be better.

01:48This is, even in the good moments, bad moments, always the target, you fell down,

01:53okay, stand up again, do it again, and do it again.

01:56The big teams always like that, it's how you stand up every time, you know,

02:00when the situation maybe was not perfect, ideal, and this is going to have to do.

02:05Now, Pat, I know you only need a point at Fulham, but, I mean, you're a principal manager,

02:13you've always played a certain way, so I'm assuming it won't even enter your head

02:16just to play safe and try and get the draw, rather than risk getting caught on the break or whatever.

02:21Is that what you've got to do as a top manager?

02:24You've got to have the courage of your convictions, stick to your principles, your system,

02:29even when others are calling for you to change or to play another way or pick another player, whatever?

02:35If they show me playing in a certain way, I'm going to take the result, the point,

02:38or the three points, I would do it.

02:41So, will you change the principles? I change the principles.

02:43You're done, I mean, I want to sit back and I want to make a transition,

02:46or another way you are going to play and take the points, I would do it.

02:50I promise you, I would do it.

02:51But I don't know it's the way.

02:53I think the best way to take a point is going to take three points to win the game.

02:57So, you have to expect, defend 95 minutes to take a result,

03:01and just focus in the result.

03:03You have to play thinking what you have to do on the pitch to beat them,

03:06not just thinking on the result.

03:07In the last minute, you have to defend a result, because it's happened, of course.

03:11If they play better, we have to defend.

03:12There's no chance.

03:13But of course, you have to try to play to, you know, to score and win games.

03:19Yeah, I know you may have to adapt in certain things in certain games,

03:22will make you adapt, you know, a sending off, for example, or something like that.

03:25But I'm assuming you will always send a team out to win a game.

03:30You would never send a team out from the start to defend.

03:33No, no, it's not going to happen.

03:35It happens because we are playing bad that game,

03:38and the opponent is much better than us.

03:39It has to have an alternative.

03:40It happened a few times this season, like, we want to do it,

03:43it didn't work, and you have to defend.

03:45Because, of course, when you have the ball and they run,

03:47you have to run backwards.

03:48But not for many ideas.

03:50The best thing to do is try to play to win the game.

03:53Is that a key thing for a manager,

03:55having the courage of your convictions and the belief in you?

03:58The manager is good if you win.

04:00If you don't win, the decision is bad.

04:02It's wrong.

04:03So if you make any plan and you win,

04:06that's really, really, really good.

04:09So we are judged for the results,

04:10not for the way we want to approach.

04:13So I thought after many, many years that could be that,

04:16but it's not like that.

04:17So the manager is good if they win.

04:19If they don't win, they have problems.

04:23Sorry.

04:24Since you come to England,

04:25you've done a few things differently to the managers

04:27that we were used to before.

04:28You let the players pick the captain.

04:31You often let the players pick the penalty taker.

04:34Are you going to stick with that,

04:35with the captain next summer?

04:36Are you going to let the players decide again?

04:38I have to reflect.

04:39I have to think about it, yeah.

04:41And with the penalties, obviously,

04:42we know what happened at Wembley.

04:43Are you going to tell, just for clarity,

04:45tell someone you're the penalty taker?

04:48No, no, no.

04:49Penalties on the pitch is...

04:51Everybody knows who is normally the taker.

04:53It was before Sergio, before another one.

04:55And after, there are feelings on the pitch.

04:57So, you know, I respect the decision they take,

05:00because they play.

05:00I don't play.

05:01I never, I said many times,

05:02a thousand million times.

05:03I never, as a manager, won a game.

05:05Never, ever.

05:06I never took a penalty.

05:07I never saved a penalty.

05:09Never, ever.

05:10So, it belongs to them.

05:12And when they decide to take it, it's fine.

05:13When they decide to take the free kick, it's fine.

05:15We can suggest, we can make a pattern,

05:18but they play.

05:19I'm not going to win against Fulham.

05:21I'm not going to lose against Fulham.

05:23I'm there to support them, to give,

05:24okay, we're going to do that.

05:26But they play.

05:27All the success we had belongs to them.

05:30Absolutely.

05:31Of course, but I'm here every three days,

05:33talking my ideas,

05:34or talking these beautiful questions you ask me,

05:36I answer.

05:37That's nice.

05:39So, but I'm not.

05:40I'm not.

05:40It's not, I'm, don't take responsibility.

05:43With all the managers sitting here,

05:44they know when they're losing,

05:47we'll be under scrutiny.

05:50So, we know that.

05:50But I never, I never won a title.

05:53I never.

05:54I never kick a ball.

05:57And, and, and it's simple.

06:00So, it belongs to them.

06:02That business belongs to them.

06:03And I want to encourage them to take responsibility,

06:06you know, to, to take it.

06:07But it's better.

06:08I have to have more satisfaction.

06:10And I don't take away my responsibility on that at all.

06:14But football penalties, actions,

06:18belongs absolutely to them.

06:19But you may, you may choose the captain this time.

06:23You're, you're thinking about.

06:23No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

06:24I don't say that.

06:25I'm thinking I'm going to do in the future.

06:28Yeah.

06:28But I didn't take the decision.

06:30You will know it.

06:31You are a smart journalist,

06:32and you will know it behind the scenes, the way.

06:35So, we will, we will do it.

06:37We will do it.

06:37We'll have time.

06:38So, it's not important at all.

06:40We have a really, really good character right now.

06:42Really, really good ones.

06:43Thanks for the beautiful answer, Pep.

06:45Thank you, guys.

06:50Oh, Alex, it's the last day here.

06:52You can make him a flash, please.

06:55Come on, Alex.

06:58Come on, Alex.

06:58Some words for that.

06:59No worries.

07:00Let's go, Alex.

07:04He doesn't keep the pressure.

07:06Alex, say something nice to the comments.

07:08Come on.

07:08I wasn't prepared.

07:12Yeah, can I take you all out one by one?

07:13Thank you very much.

07:14It's been 10 years.

07:15Tell the offer, Wilson.

07:16It's so much good offer.

07:18I mean, you cannot reject it.

07:20I can't talk about things like that.

07:23No, no.

07:24It's been the best.

07:25It's been the best.

07:25I've had the best time.

07:26And I'm very, very grateful for all of your support.

07:29But sitting next to you has been amazing.

07:32So, thank you.

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