The Spanish coach is starting the reconstruction after the first season has not won any title since 2017. However, after a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth recently, Guardiola revealed that he made it clear to the club management that he could not continue if the squad was too bulky.
“I told the club that I didn’t want that. I didn’t want to leave 5 or 6 players sitting in the stands,” Guardiola said. “I don’t want that. I will leave. Keep the team compact, I will stay. I can’t stand the job so that my players cannot play.”
In the match against Bournemouth, Guardiola eliminated James Mcatee, Savinho and Rico Lewis from the list of registration. Earlier, he had to make similar difficulties in the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace not long ago.
Guardiola has long liked working with a streamlined squad, but this season Man City encountered a traumatic storm – especially Rodri’s knee surgery – causing the Premier League to defend the Premier League to collapse before Christmas.
To save the season, Man City spent more than $ 200 million during the January transfer, bringing the rookie Omar Marmoush, Nico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis.
Guardiola is expected to have large contracts in the summer, especially in the context of Kevin de Bruyne will leave in a free form, and Kyle Walker is also likely to break up the club. However, the Spanish military leader claimed to limit the number of players in the squad.
“I don’t want to have 24, 25 or 26 players when all are healthy,” he emphasized. “If there is injury, that’s unfortunate. We have players from the Academy, and we will use them.
We cannot maintain the emotions, the soul of the team, or the connection between the players if the team is too crowded. This season, we have lost it somewhat. ”
With this straightforward statement, Guardiola once again expressed his clear human resource management philosophy, and seemed to be sending a strong message to Man City leadership before the upcoming summer transfer.
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