'Man City era will be judged by whether I win the Champions League', says Guardiola
2023-03-14 12:57Pep Guardiola won nine major trophies with Manchester City, but the Spaniard says his era at the Premier League club will depend on whether he secures their first Champions League title.
Guardiola won four Premier League titles , an FA Cup and four League Cups with City, but success in Europe has put off the two-time trophy-winning manager of Barcelona, who have The best result for an English club is a runners-up finish in 2021 .
Asked whether winning trophies with Manchester City would define his success in the public eye, Guardiola told reporters: " Yes. It doesn't mean I agree with that, but absolutely, we will be in this game. being judged.
" My first Champions League game here ( in 2016 ), they asked, ' Are you here to win the Champions League? ' I would understand it if I were the manager of Real Madrid, but I accept it. Despite what we've been through, that won't change. "
City host RB Leipzig in the second leg of their round of 16 tie on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in the opening game .
Guardiola also said striker Haaland's all-around game still has room to improve despite the Norwegian's 34 goals this season.
" I don't like a player just scoring goals in the box. It's important and we need him, " he said.
" But away from the opposition box where he can't score, we need him to be more active. We have to look at him, he has to be involved in what we are doing. He has improved, he can be even better. "
Kevin De Bruyne satisfied
Midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says the team are happy with his performances, although his scoring rate has dipped since the start of the season.
De Bruyne said: " I feel like at the beginning of the season everything was going and we won a lot of games without any problems, but when you drop a few points it's a different story. "
" I don't think there is any problem. I haven't heard anything from the team, Haaland or anyone else.
" People outside will judge the way we play. Maybe some games we play better football than others or other years. But in other games Crystal Palace are at home (Haaland hat-trick in the 4-2 win ) win), for example, he won the game for us. ”
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