Man City were dumped out of the Champions League earlier this week, and it was another nail in the coffin of an awful season for Pep Guardiola and his squad.
They were well beaten at the Santiago Bernabeu, though Erling Haaland’s injury meant he was spared from any of the ridicule that was given to his team-mates.
Pep Guardiola enduring awful season with Man City
With 115 charges still hanging over them, a hollow victory in their APT case against the Premier League, and general poor form over the past few months, it really has been the most testing time of Guardiola’s managerial career since it began at Barcelona in 2008.
Not to mention some well publicised personal issues that he’s also had to deal with.
Given everything that’s going on, no one could really blame the Catalan if he decided to walk out and take advantage of another sabbatical.
Whilst there’s no suggestion at this point that the 54-year-old does want out, there’s been a significant shift from the Man City board.
Man City board won’t stand in Pep Guardiola’s way
According to The Telegraph (subscription required), the hierarchy won’t stand in Guardiola’s way if he does decide that he’s had enough.
That the club even feel that there’s a need to publicise their intentions could be seen as a pre-cursor to Pep bidding them goodbye, and laying the groundwork in the media for supporters to get used to the idea ahead of time.
In the meantime, there is still a fight to the end of the season to ensure that the reigning Premier League champions and serial English top-flight winners actually make it into next season’s Champions League.
Currently occupying the fourth and final qualification spot, Aston Villa who are in ninth position are only five points behind, so any one out of the Villains, Fulham, Newcastle, Chelsea and Bournemouth could, theoretically, put a run together which would put City into the Europa League at best.
What a gobshite , hollow victory against the Premier League , what a bitter little man you are , another red Cartel journalist with your bitter agenda against the Greatest Premier League Team and Manager , your journalism is all based on guess work and absolute no substance at all .
It was Stan Collymore who labelled City’s APT victory ‘hollow.’
Yes Jason, and you republished the slight. Had you attributed the source as Stan Collymore, we would all have heard the sneering tone of the City hating Liverpool loving hack and ignored it.
Ah the ex-Liverpool reactionary mouthpiece who said that Pep would never win anything in England with tippy tappy football. And you quote the muppet in your ill-informed waste of an article.
You’ve clearly been scarred by the years of City’s success. And you know deep down that they’ll be back next year
You include yourself in the ridicule the moment you repeat what he said, thus supporting his quite frankly, hate filled bias agenda. Maybe don’t repeat next time unless you actually agree, if you do agree with him then you’re fair game.
totally agree sick of hearing 115 they can’t write about anything else when city are cleared what will be the focus then what should be mentioned is how united are one billion in debt and how they don’t face charges they haven’t paid for the club they supposedly bought that is the club that is rotten at the root and won’t government to build them a ground did break rules on psr and didn’t get deducted points I only hope that club goes after all that has rubbish our success united the laugh of the league relegated next season
Couldn’t have said it better
Stupid reporting. You can’t stand n anyone’s way if you want to leave a job. Reporting the obvious…again
Plymouth dumped Liverpool out of a cup consideringthe levels of the teams involved, City were beaten, well beaten by Real Madrid….shocking journalism again, biased to the Red core.
Utterly dreadful reporting. Not even speculation, just one hack’s best idea.
“Another day, another baseless Pep exit story. Funny how these ‘insiders’ pop up every few months with the same tired narrative. Pep’s made it clear he’s committed to City, especially with everything going on. Feels more like The Telegraph fishing for clicks than actual journalism. Maybe focus on facts next time?”
Another stupid, jealous red and white cartel member spreading more nonsense.
Hollow victory. You little prick.
How can you possibly describe the APT verdict as “hollow” when it has totally vindicated City’s position, and, effectively given the green light for them to sue for compensation over previously denied sponsorship deals. ?
I think the writer knows nothing about football nor about managing one of the most successful teams in world football. Needless to say, is ignorant about the human body performance at the highest levels getting kicked constantly, falling and performing in pain.
In addition, the players and managers are motivated by the euphoria enriched by endorphins of a winning mentality but the human body can only take so much .
Dont rise to it boys ever since the days of Baconface the cheat they have had nothing to write about