Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to say that his players will need time to process UCL exit. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, what happened in the final minutes against Real Madrid will definitely play on the mind of the players for a while, so they deserve time to adjust.
Pep added that his players are currently sad and disappointed because they were so close to reaching another UCL final.
His words, “They are sad,”
“They were close to reaching the final of the Champions League.”
“We need time to process that and come back with our people at home for the last four games [in the Premier League].”
“In the first half we didn’t have rhythm.”
“We were not good enough but didn’t suffer much. After we scored we were better, we found our tempo, the players were comfortable.”
“In the last 10 minutes you expect they attack and you suffer and it didn’t happen. Then they put a lot of players in the box with [Eder] Militao, Rodrygo, Vinicius [Jr.], [Marcos] Asensio and they scored two goals.”
“We didn’t suffer much but we didn’t play our best but it is normal in a semifinal — players feel the pressure.”
“We were close but football is unpredictable. Sometimes it is like this and you have to accept it.”
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