Pep Guardiola Blast Man City Players And Fans

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, lashed out at his team and the home crowd following Friday night’s 4-2 victory over Tottenham.

After the 4-2 win, Pep Guardiola specifically called out nearly every member of his team, insisting that they are far from challenging Arsenal for the Premier League crown.

The 52-year-old appeared furious when the defending champions were jeered off at halftime and said the team had grown jaded with success.

“Playing with this lack of passion, this season I can announce we are not going to win anything,” Guardiola said.

“[We lacked] guts, passion, fire, desire to win from minute one. The same with the fans, they are silent for 45 minutes. I want my fans back. The fans have to shout.

“They booed because we were losing, but not because we played bad. We played good. We were better. They booed because we were losing, but maybe it’s like our team.

“Maybe they’re too comfortable because we have won four Premier Leagues in five years. After we scored a goal they react, but tsch, that is not the point.

“I don’t recognise my team, they [previously] had the passion and desire to run. Do you think we are going to chase the gap to Arsenal the way we are playing? No way.”

Guardiola also said: “I want a reaction from the whole club – everyone. We are a happy flowers organisation. I don’t want happy flowers. I want to beat Arsenal. Play this way and Arsenal will destroy us.

“We are far away from the team we had in previous seasons. Do you think this comeback will happen every time? It won’t.

“Today we were lucky. If we want to win something or compete – but complaining, complaining, complaining – no chance we will win anything.

“There is something in the clouds, that you cannot express, that we just don’t have.”