Playing Doku Over Grealish Is Me Being Honest With Myself – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to apologize to Jack Grealish for his lack of playing time this season. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, even if he is sorry that Grealish is not getting the minutes he maybe deserves this season, Doku and Savinho have been massive when called upon in his stead.

Pep added that not playing Jack is definitely not personal, and he has to be honest to himself as manager.

His words, “I’m so sorry he doesn’t get the minutes that maybe he deserves. But [in] the end, the contributions from Jeremy or Savinho have been massive this season, this is the only reason why. It’s not personal, or [that] I don’t like Jack, or I don’t have confidence in him.

Of course when you play one player more minutes than another, you have more confidence [than him] right now. But I know his attributes, it’s just for the fact that for the impact of Savinho. It’s [Savinho’s] first season; his impact in goals, and assists, the last game at Arsenal made an incredible step-up defensively and challenging duels. And this is the reason why.

The manager has to sometimes select one player in front of another, not just because you don’t like the other one, but because a player can give you in a certain moment of a season, right now better. No more than that.

And of course I make mistakes and maybe he should play in other games, or maybe players who play shouldn’t, but it’s my world, my life, and you have to accept it. My job is my job, and I have to do what I believe, and I try to be honest with myself.”

WOW.

Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.

Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.

Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.

Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.