{"id":293675,"date":"2023-11-11T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=293675"},"modified":"2023-11-11T22:12:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T22:12:47","slug":"pep-guardiola-is-determined-to-keep-man-citys-foot-on-the-pedal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-is-determined-to-keep-man-citys-foot-on-the-pedal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola is determined to keep Man City&apos;s foot on the pedal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ruthless Pep Guardiola is determined to keep Man City&#8217;s foot on the pedal in an ominous sign for the rest of the Premier League&#8230; as he orders his side to take nothing for granted against Chelsea<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>City qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Guardiola urged his team to celebrate in case they don&#8217;t always enjoy success<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola walked into the dressing room at just gone 10pm on Tuesday and thought the atmosphere felt too flat for his liking.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City had qualified for the Champions League knockout stages again and his players wore a collective shrug. Young Boys had been despatched comfortably, making it four wins from four. Routine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Please, celebrate,\u2019 Guardiola told the squad. \u2018Because one day, maybe we are not there if we stop doing what we have to do.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Although this year\u2019s group has been easier to motivate than in previous seasons, Guardiola\u2019s speech is more evidence, if it were required, that he refuses to take anything for granted. An achievement is still an achievement.<\/p>\n<p>To have qualified for the Champions League knockout stages in each of his campaigns in charge is certainly worthy of celebration. City only have to gaze across town at Manchester United for a reminder that this should not be taken for granted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/22\/77668895-12735823-image-a-14_1699653726601.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola urged his Manchester City side to take nothing for granted going forward despite their recent successes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/22\/77668899-12735823-image-a-15_1699653729755.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>City reached the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday after beating Young Boys 3-0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>It can happen to any elite club, as Sunday\u2019s opponents Chelsea know all too well, with Guardiola\u2019s genius exacting the sort of standards that never see City the butt of jokes. It is partly what makes their continued presence near the top so ominous for the rest of this season \u2014 and probably a few more to come, too.<\/p>\n<p>After the sands shifted last weekend \u2014 with Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool all dropping points \u2014 there is already a premature rush to anoint them Premier League champions again, as they chase a record fourth consecutive title.<\/p>\n<p>It is not actually that common for City to sit top at this stage \u2014 \u2018unexpected,\u2019 said Guardiola \u2014 and the manager is surprised at the general level of performance so far, a defeat at Wolves aside.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalan was \u2018curious\u2019 to see how his squad would react to winning the Treble, but need not have worried. What he will not do is take credit for that, even if he should. Chelsea\u2019s demise in recent years serves as a warning, although the idea of that happening on the east side of Manchester feels unlikely with the current set-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Absolutely, absolutely (a warning),\u2019 Guardiola said. \u2018I\u2019m not there, but always we remind ourselves. You can go down and the down never ends. You can go down more and more and more. That\u2019s why we keep perspective. Be calm, relax.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Just because we\u2019re named Manchester City and the last years have been good doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s going to happen in the future. It doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re going to be good in 10 years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It offers a window into City\u2019s consistency and what Chelsea are striving towards. In the recruitment department, it cannot be a coincidence that Chelsea have hired Joe Shields and scout Stewart Thompson, both of whom had a significant impact on City\u2019s transfer business with younger players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Way back when, City looked at Barcelona and took some of the good bits from them. It is just smart business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/18\/77662579-0-image-a-70_1699641217163.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City have carried on their fine form last term that won them a Treble and sit top of the table\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/22\/77668911-12735823-image-a-16_1699653749755.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They take on Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s Chelsea on Sunday, who are striving towards the standards that City have set\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then they chose the manager to spearhead it and have seen unfathomably good returns on that investment. Chelsea believe Mauricio Pochettino is their version and the tendency to target younger players \u2014 Cole Palmer and Romeo Lavia, both City graduates, are prime examples\u00a0\u2014 suits their new boss.<\/p>\n<p>The policy is not too dissimilar to that of Guardiola, who is now on his third incarnation of squad at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We try to bring young players to make their careers in world football here,\u2019 the City manager said. \u2018It\u2019s really important because it is also a financial issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We would love to still have all the legends that we have had here, but time passes for everyone. With Josko (Gvardiol, 21) and Jeremy (Doku, 21), Oscar (Bobb, 20) and Rico Lewis (18), it is really important. At the end, we feel they can be here and that has incredible value to us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola forgot to mention the 23-year-olds: Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden. Haaland took over from Sergio Aguero and Foden is the heir to Kevin De Bruyne, whose return from hamstring surgery will not be rushed. It is all seamless.<\/p>\n<p>The key difference between the two clubs is that, although the strategies are similar, Chelsea\u2019s has been accelerated so fast that the feet could lose track of where the brake is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/10\/21\/77662701-12735823-The_game_will_see_former_City_man_Cole_Palmer_right_take_on_his_-a-100_1699651358755.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The game will see former City man Cole Palmer (right) take on his former side for the first time<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;City are showing they dominate English football,\u2019 Pochettino said. \u2018They deserve it. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s good or bad. It\u2019s the reality.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the niceties that usually precede a clash like this, Guardiola \u2014 who has beaten Pochettino 13 times in 22 meetings \u2014 can see signs of Chelsea\u2019s re-emergence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018One of the strongest teams, there is no doubt about that,\u2019 he said. \u2018I see that in the last games, they are alive, they are aggressive, they have spirit, good patterns, so the quality is there. Sooner or later, Chelsea will be there fighting for the title.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When that day eventually arrives, City will be waiting at the top of the hill.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12735823\/Pep-Guardiola-Manchester-City-Premier-League-Chelsea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruthless Pep Guardiola is determined to keep Man City&#8217;s foot on the pedal in an ominous sign for the rest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":293674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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