Guardiola calls for perspective on Manchester City struggles | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola has called for perspective when assessing Manchester City’s struggles this season.

City travel to face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime, looking to end a torrid run of form. The Citizens have lost five of their last seven league games and have won just once in 11 across all competitions. A dramatic derby defeat to Manchester United extended their woeful recent form last weekend and leaves the champions fifth in the table.

Guardiola has insisted he can handle the ‘bad moments’ in his career and called for perspective. He pointed out that his team have enjoyed eight years of success alongside their recent ’40 days’ of bad results.

“I handle the good moments, I handle good the bad moments. I have bad ones in my career as a manager but we were able to come back and now it takes longer,” he said at his pre-match press conference.

“I take experience with that. I have had 40 days of bad days in terms of results, that is the truth when you compare to eight years which is much better. There has been eight years of incredible [results] and now we have 40-45 days of [bad results].”

Guardiola was asked whether he would look to move on any of his underperforming squad when the January transfer window opens. The Spaniard said he expects those decisions to be made in the summer and is concentrating on getting his unavailable players back to full fitness.

“I don’t know, that will be at the end of the season. At the end of the season we will see the situation. What I want is my players back [from injury]. My feeling is the squad is really good, it is not if they are good or bad players.

“We lost two important figures for a while. We want players back and then after what happens in the winter and what happens at the end of the season the club and myself will decide what is best for the team.”

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