00:00Thank you very much, you're welcome.
00:15We'll take a share of hands.
00:17Thanks.
00:20We've got one more year of your contract,
00:23but are you able to give us an insight into the future
00:27and what your plans are?
00:29Congratulate Arsenal,
00:33Mikel staff, backroom staff,
00:36fans for this Premier League well-deserved.
00:40At the same time for my manager career,
00:45one of the years that we fought more with incredible things
00:49that we could not control and we were there,
00:50never give up, give up.
00:52I would have loved to have in the last moment, you know,
00:55to try. Of course, it wasn't in our hands.
00:57But yeah, today the fatigue was there.
00:59So 12 days to prepare that game.
01:01They play for the qualification for the Champions.
01:03Extraordinary team, incredible, well-managed.
01:06And three days, three days, three days,
01:07ran for Crystal Palace today.
01:09The brilliant of the players, we missed it.
01:11The impact for the fresh players was not good enough.
01:14The players came from the bench.
01:15We broke the team, the tempo that we have.
01:18We want to play a lot of short passes
01:21to make a lot of transitions against Bournemouth.
01:25This is so difficult.
01:26That's why Ikova, Rodri, Bernardo and the players inside
01:29to make short passes.
01:30I think we played really good for nothing.
01:32We could not concede.
01:33We had our chance in the second half with Niko.
01:36And the linesmen, how quick, make the action.
01:39So one against one from Merlin.
01:42Should be good to see us on side, off side, await.
01:44And he didn't do it.
01:46But yeah, we fought incredible a lot.
01:51And yeah, prepare next season.
01:53Are you still going to be in charge of this?
01:58Listen, with the club always I talk, but not now.
02:01Three, four seasons ago when there was one year left
02:04or we didn't extend or that question.
02:05The first thing you have to understand,
02:07you should talk with my chairman first, right?
02:10And after that, when I talk with my chairman,
02:13so we decide to have one more year,
02:14we talk everything and we will decide.
02:18Do you know when that's likely to be?
02:20Will that be after Sunday or this week to the chairman or more?
02:22No, no, we talk next days.
02:23Yeah, always I said, always I said that
02:28when you are fighting for the Titans qualification,
02:32the Champions League or Premier League or FAI Cups,
02:34you decide for the reason you don't go.
02:39In the first moment there is a problem,
02:41the players don't follow you anymore.
02:43And you have to stay there.
02:45And always we talk with my chairman,
02:48when we talk, Pep, what are we going to do?
02:50What are we going to do?
02:50I said, let the season go.
02:53And when it will be over, we will talk.
02:55But I think he deserved, right?
02:57When I deserved the first to talk about him,
02:59what do you have to do?
03:01You seem very nostalgic over the last few months.
03:04You seem quite emotional talking about memories and the things you miss about football.
03:09Is that the kind of headspace you've been in?
03:11Have you been making those decisions and having those thoughts?
03:15No, I've been a top year.
03:18I mean, so I've been a good year, honestly.
03:22I've been a good year for many, many situations.
03:25It was tough playing against an excellent team,
03:28but absolutely excellent team like Arsenal,
03:31the finals for the Champions League.
03:33And no, I'm fine.
03:35I'm fine.
03:36So now is the moment with Ferran,
03:38especially my chairman to talk.
03:40And after that, we'll see what happens.
03:44You've obviously pushed Arsenal for the last week.
03:46You've won two trophies.
03:48It's still a very, very young squad.
03:50Do you feel that whoever is in charge at the end of the future,
03:53with all the doubt, is still very brave?
03:56I had the feeling that the season always has to be,
03:59the fact that the perspective is good,
04:02you know, for many, many years, experience for many, many leagues.
04:05Pretend is done.
04:06You have to win in every week and every game and every month.
04:08You have to, you know, have to win it again.
04:11There's nothing for granted.
04:12So we have to, next season, we'll be back.
04:15The city will be back.
04:17And we will try to bring the team in that sense,
04:20that competing until the end,
04:22in the end in the competitions.
04:24And sometimes you win.
04:25It happened that's two times.
04:26Sometimes you lose in the last moment.
04:28And because the opponents are really good, really tough.
04:31And this is what you have to try again.
04:34Obviously, there's been a lot of new players over the last 18 months,
04:38which you've discussed before.
04:40How pleased have you been over the last two months
04:43with the level of performance and how they're sort of growing together?
04:45Since January wasn't really good.
04:48We have a lot of injuries and many, many things, you know, control.
04:50I learned a lot this season.
04:52What do you have to do to win?
04:54So you have to make a lot of points.
04:55You have to win a good advantage.
04:56Otherwise, there are circumstances that you cannot control.
04:59So we play in many, many moments with difficulties and never give up.
05:04We give up.
05:05And that's why we are here.
05:06I would love to, you know, to arrive until, you know,
05:08the last moment against, against, against Aston Villa at home with the chance.
05:14But unfortunately, we, you know, win because today we, we miss that, that pace,
05:20that situation that is required to play teams like Bournemouth.
05:24You know, 70 games and beaten, 80 games and beaten.
05:27And it's because they are really, really good side.
05:31And three days to travel to, to London, for example, Chelsea was not a brilliant,
05:35brilliant final.
05:36It's because you need to be afraid of many things.
05:41And our calendar was really tough in the last part of the season.
05:46I'm back to the City fans tonight.
05:48They obviously love you.
05:49They'll be going to the game on Sunday,
05:51suddenly wondering if it is the last time.
05:53I mean, what do you say to the City fans tonight?
05:55Let me talk about my German.
05:58So I know they love me so much.
05:59I love you more.
06:00So I know that.
06:03So it's the best place to be.
06:05I love that place.
06:06So I, I adore it.
06:09So let, let me talk about my club.
06:12Right.
06:12So even the people say, I talk a thousand million people and person.
06:16And just, I, I, I was incredible, incredible focus on my job.
06:23So, and, and when we are in the competitions, I'm there.
06:27I was there.
06:28And, and this is what I have to do.
06:30Great.
06:31Thank you guys.
06:36Thank you guys.
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