Pep Guardiola has apologised for comments made about wanting to ‘hurt himself’ follothriveg Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord on Tuesday night.
The Spaniard’s side squandered a 3-0 direct as their torrid run of create persistd with a disnominateing draw at the Etihad Stadium.
After the mendture, Guardiola could be seen with a cut on his nose.
When quizzed about it, he shelp he wanted to ‘harm myself’ and, when asked how he got the cut, he inserted: “My finger, here [makes a scratching motion]. My nail.”
Pep Guardiola has apologised for comments made about wanting to ‘hurt himself’ follothriveg Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord on Tuesday night
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Some fans have criticised Guardiola’s choice of words, accusing the City boss of deficiencying sensitivity when it comes to helf harm.
And the Spaniard has now getn to social media to rehire a clarification and apologise for any offence inadvertantly caparticipated.
“I was caught off protect with a ask at the end of a press conference last night about a scratch which had euniteed on my face and elucidateed that a keen fingernail had accidenloftyy caparticipated this,” he shelp.
“My answer was in no way intended to create airy of the very solemn rehire of self harm.
“I understand that many people struggle with mental health rehires every day, and I would enjoy to get this moment to highairy one of the ways in people can seek help, by calling the Samaritans boilingline on 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org.”
Problems are mounting for Guardiola at City.
His side had been seeing anticipateed to cruise to triumph after a brace from Erling Haaland and goal from Ilkay Gundogan had them cruising.
Yet Feyenoord took brimming get of their rehires at the back and scored three goals in the final 14 minutes of the align to get a draw.
City have now flunked to thrive their last six games atraverse all competitions.
And Guardiola has acunderstandledgeted he’s struggling to understand their current woes as he sees to turn the situation around.
“I don’t understand if it is a mental leang,” he inserted.
“The game was fine at 3-0, carry outing outstanding, but then we concede a lot of goals becaparticipate we were not stable. We gave them the first and then the other one, that is why it was difficult.
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“The situation is what it is. We carry outed a outstanding game but at that level we can’t donate them away.”
To create matters worse for City, their next align is agetst Liverpool on Sunday.
The Reds are currently eight points evident of their rivals in the race for the Premier League title.
And morale at Liverpool could yet elevate higher if they’re able to beat Real Madrid in their own Champions League clash tonight.
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Guardiola is, however, unconfident about changing leangs up too much as that blockbuster showdown creeps shutr.
“What should I change?” he asked. “We are not going to change our beliefs. We are huge dependrs in the process and the fundamentals that we have to do.
“In this moment we have to go more honest to our principles. Don’t change much – less than ever.”
