Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola stated he didn’t intend “to make mild of” self hurt when answering a query a couple of scratch on his face after Tuesday’s 3-3 draw with Feyenoord.
Guardiola appeared after the sport on the Etihad, which noticed the forfeit a three-goal lead late on, with scratches on his nostril and head.
When requested about them, the Catalan boss stated a pointy fingernail had brought on them earlier than joking that the collapse by his workforce made him “to hurt” himself.
However in a press release on his Instagram story, the Metropolis boss stated: “I used to be caught off guard with a query on the finish of a press convention final evening a couple of scratch which had appeared on my head and defined {that a} sharp fingernail had by accident brought on this.
“My reply was on no account meant to make mild of the very critical problem of self hurt.
“I do know that many individuals wrestle with psychological well being points daily, and I wish to take this second to spotlight one of many methods in [which] individuals can search assist, by calling the Samaritans hotline on 116 123 or emailing [email protected].”
🚨 Pep Guardiola on these cuts: “With my fingers… I wish to hurt myself”.
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Metropolis disaster deepens with shock collapse
Guardiola noticed Metropolis’s woes proceed with the shock draw after seemingly having the sport sewn up at 3-0 with lower than 20 minutes of the sport play.
However three poor targets later and Metropolis are actually with no win in six video games, having misplaced the earlier 5 in all competitions.
“We misplaced a variety of video games recently, we’re fragile and naturally, we’d like a victory,” Guardiola informed Amazon Prime after the match.
Talking in his press convention, he added: “It’s not about no run or no dedication, however soccer you must be [switched on] in sure moments to do it. [It’s] tough to swallow proper now.”
The Premier League champions have now conceded 17 targets of their final six video games, with their most up-to-date recreation a 4-0 defeat by the hands of Tottenham.
Guardiola stated: “We’re not in a position to win video games, as a workforce at all times we discovered a solution to win video games.
“Proper now after conditions, we are able to’t get one other one. After 3-0, nothing occurred. We couldn’t rating a fourth, we couldn’t rating a fifth. Nothing occurred. We had been in management however now one thing occurred.”
In his press convention, he added: “After all they [the players] really feel it, they play good many features. We make 26 photographs towards Tottenham and misplaced 0-4. We’re a workforce who concede few, few targets over these eight or 9 years. Now it’s not going to occur. We can’t shut the video games.”