Two consecutive defeats, in just four days, and some criticism that comes back to be heard. Nothing serious though Pep Guardiolawho continues to maintain his proverbial calm even though he is aware that his team is not equipped to win all the trophies. The first, the League Cup, has already been put aside after the defeat against Tottenham. There always remains the possibility of conquering something new Treble but the Spaniard doesn’t want to sell dreams: “We are only two points behind Liverpool, who are a great team. We started well in the Champions League, but I know that people expect us to win 38 league games 5-0 and the treble every year, because these are our standards,” he said at a press conference yesterday.
“It’s difficult for a reason: we’ve had a lot of absences, which can happen in certain seasons. To win the treble everything has to go as planned: no injuries, opponents losing points at the right time, continuity of results. We miss Bobb, the best player of pre-season, Jack Grealish and Rodri, the best player in the world.”
After today’s match against Sporting, the Sky Blues they will play in Brighton for the eleventh day of the championship. After the break for national team commitments they will host Tottenham and Feyenoord.