Sporting Lisbon gave the surprise this Tuesday by beating the Manchester City. The Portuguese team beat the team from 4-1 Pep Guardiolawhich is falling places in the classification by adding, in addition to two victories, a draw and a defeat. However, The Spanish coach even had a sense of humor after the game stating that with this result it is no longer “an option for Brazil.”
“You can’t say much when you lose 4-1. Congratulations to Sporting for the match. We had a fantastic first half, but now it’s difficult for us to score. We created a lot and conceded without the rivals doing much. Emotionally we have not been stable and in this competition you have to be. The first half was enough to kill the game, but we didn’t do it,” the Spanish coach said on TNT Sport.
“I won’t give up, maybe people are waiting for it, but I don’t give up. I want to face it and lift the players up… Now is a difficult time in terms of results, but I want to continue here. I want to fight and not give up. “I like this challenge as a coach,” Guardiola added.
Asked if City are in “a dark place”, as their player Bernardo Silva said, Guardiola was blunt: “I don’t agree, we are not the dark side, we played well.”
Finally, rumors that he is the Brazil national team coach also came to light in the post-match, something with which he was humorous: “After losing 4-1 I am no longer an option for Brazil. “More than ever I want to lift Manchester City and return it to its highest level.”