The citizen team strategist was convinced that the club is innocent, in addition to specifying that this situation will not take him away from the bench of the powerful English team.
Manchester City He has experienced a start to the week embroiled in controversy following the Premier League’s accusation against the club which says the club breached Financial Fair Play rules on more than 100 occasions. After four days of silence, the team TD, Pep Guardiola spoke at a press conference to discuss the subject.
The strategist was outraged for much of the proceedings because, according to him, everyone in England has already blamed City for the situation, even without being found guilty: “We are already doomed. What happened this week is the same thing that happened with UEFA two years ago, we were condemned. Back then we had an indictment, now we only have the charges.
The UEFA sanction that Guardiola mentioned was a two-year ban from participating in European competitions, but this was lifted by the European Court of Arbitration, for which the club escaped said reprimand.
“We were found to be innocent in the UEFA situation, so why shouldn’t we think we are innocent now? These are just accusations rather than an accusation.” added the strategist, who went on to point out: “They have to understand that 19 Premier League teams are accusing us without us having a chance to defend ourselves. Our people have explained everything in the last three or four years. Between believing my people, or 19 teams in the league, I do trust in the words of my people” .
Continuing the club’s defence, the coach expressed: “Fortunately, we live in a wonderful country where everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and that hasn’t happened yet. If we are innocent, who is going to hurt us in return? Apparently we’ve already been convicted.” .
Subsequently, the Spanish coach was asked if this situation would cause him to leave his position, to which he replied: “I won’t move from my seat, I can assure you. I want to stay here more than ever. After many, many years in the Premier League, I don’t want to move.” pointed with determination.
Throughout the conference, Guardiola frequently called City’s situation ‘one against all’ in the Premier League, mentioning it’s them against the other 19 clubs. In this regard, he commented: “Faced with 19 teams, we are alone, that’s for sure. Please let us defend ourselves (from the charges), if we are guilty, we will accept it. But like at UEFA, we will defend ourselves.” .
On the club’s defence, he added: “I think we have good lawyers. UEFA had good lawyers and we managed to prove our innocence. From now on, the Premier League, with 19 teams, will also have good lawyers to defend its position, just as we will defend ours with total firmness. .
Finally, on whether the situation the club is going through could affect its players ahead of the duel against Aston Villa del Dibu Martínez, Pep replied: “The players are focused with their talent and effort. Let’s see what happens after the sentence. For now we have to beat Aston Villa, as we always have.” .
The duel between citizens And bad guys it will be played Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Etihad Stadium. The penalties Manchester City risk for the Premier League charge are diverse, they can range from point deduction until possible expulsion from the top flight of English football .
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