Guardiola frustrated after City held at Etihad by Liverpool
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00:00 Now you'd like to ask a question. We'll set an embargo towards the end for 10.30 on Sunday evening. Somewhere to start, please.
00:04 Lopet, just your assessment of that game and also that the goal that was disallowed seems to have been...
00:11 Listen, I didn't watch it. I didn't watch it, but I had five
00:16 flash interviews and all of them asked me the same question. So maybe you watch it better than me. I didn't watch it, but
00:28 I've seen Newcastle Arsenal action, so I don't know. I didn't watch it, honestly.
00:32 Obviously Pep having led in the game for so long, it would be frustrating to have
00:45 conceded a late equaliser. Can you just clarify what happened at the end with you and Darwin Nunez?
00:51 Nothing happened.
00:52 Sorry, Jürgen had to sort of take him away. Was it just emotions running high? He's just stronger than me.
00:59 Nothing happened.
01:02 You're frustrated, though. No, it's not frustration for that. I'm really pleased.
01:06 So the second question at the press conference, you talk about that, we are not in a good side, honestly.
01:12 So maybe for the last question they asked me about Darwin Nunez and Pep Guardiola, I'm going to answer, nothing happened.
01:17 So I'm incredibly pleased about the performance we played because we know exactly in seven years, eight years here, how tough they are, how good team.
01:25 But the way they make our high pressing,
01:28 the way how many provoke long balls, we could see just two chances against that team when Header in the first half in the goal
01:36 because Alexander-Arnold having incredible talent for that situation.
01:43 The way we make a build up for Henderson, the pose that they have, that they take a decision first,
01:48 invite them to make the first movement to take the right decision for the pass.
01:53 The way they make a build up with Ruben, short and long. The way that Manu Akandji and
01:58 Rodri, how they play in this ridiculous spaces,
02:02 how they move, how in the position perfect Kyle and Nathan to avoid the transitions that with Salah and Nunez and
02:08 Luis Diaz after and Jota or whatever. So it was really, really good. Our left side was a little bit better than our right side.
02:16 Maybe we missed a little bit, we contact with Burnley and Julian a little bit more,
02:20 you know, productive. But these are the type of players, they have another incredible talents,
02:25 but it's different. For example, Kevin Ogundo, that have the ability, you know, to contact with Erling or the wingers in that position.
02:31 In the transitions, we don't have Kevin, for example, like against Liverpool always it's happened.
02:37 Our backwards, how defend the set pieces, how we, amount of corners that we had.
02:41 So everything, everything was really high standards.
02:46 After eight years winning what we won, perform against Liverpool in that way, oh my God, so it's really, really good.
02:53 We are, they are happy, we are a little bit less happy. It's football, it's happened. So nothing, nothing else.
02:59 So really, really pleased. I'm so proud of my team, so proud.
03:05 Is this pride maybe the best compliment, that it was less of a heavy metal and more of like a break-pop kind of match?
03:13 No, when they run it's heavy metal, when they run it's, oh my God, when they make a transition, we talk about that.
03:21 And you allow them to make one or two passes, contact with Salah, never lose the ball, set the ball and after they run.
03:25 You cannot stop them, they just play, go on your knees and defend well. And today we did it well.
03:32 So last game against Chelsea, in the box we defend really poor. So we go on the grass.
03:39 So today we stand up, defend the doors, we rely on our keeper.
03:42 So in general, but the way they play, we can't.
03:47 We don't have the space that they have. They build players for that way, for the transition, squeeze, we have more balls.
03:53 And run when we can run, but make more the passes, travel with the ball all together.
03:59 And we did it quite similar last season, so we play really good.
04:04 Because I know after 30 years against which team we are playing for.
04:08 So they are an excellent. So I admire a lot the job from Jurgen, he knows that.
04:12 I spoke to him personally, publicly, because they are really good.
04:16 I know how difficult it is to do what we have done. It's so difficult.
04:19 And that's why after many years we are able still to do it, be hungry, be upset in the locker room and a little bit sad.
04:25 Because they feel, oh God, we had the chances to do it and not do it.
04:29 Like football, I said to them, guys, it was a must, it was an incredible great game.
04:34 But football is like that. So statistics or who deserve more, it doesn't count.
04:39 So they travel together at one point, I'm going to take my bottle of wine with one point.
04:47 Now, Pep, we saw you on a couple of occasions turning to the crowd, sort of asking for more.
04:53 Do you think it's difficult sometimes after the incredible treble season for a support to lift themselves again?
04:59 It's 2.30, still we were in the sheets.
05:01 Really?
05:02 It's 2.30, still we were sleeping a little bit.
05:04 It's 2.30. So, yeah, I agree.
05:09 So I would like noise, I like noise against Liverpool and whatever, but OK, it didn't happen.
05:14 So we had, do you know what I feel when it happens? I have to play better.
05:18 Create more chances and make environments, you know, the crowd, our followers.
05:23 So we need them.
05:25 So all these years in important moments, we did it together and we need them.
05:31 We need them.
05:32 Being here, but come on, because these guys deserve it.
05:35 So they are not starving.
05:37 They are not, "Oh, guy, we want the treble."
05:40 If you see how four goals in Chelsea, how run every game, today again.
05:46 So still they want to do it.
05:48 And that is the best.
05:49 When you win, everybody's happy.
05:50 But when you don't win and play that way, you have to be happier.
05:54 Honestly, happier.
05:55 Because it's not easy to see from consistency for many, many, many years.
06:00 Winning everything and more.
06:02 We missed one, just in Saudi Arabia this winter, we can close the circle and finish the circle winning the World Cup.
06:09 So we're doing that, still performing that way.
06:12 I know what I'm talking about, honestly.
06:15 I know what I'm talking about.
06:16 Simon?
06:17 Could I ask you about Haaland?
06:19 50 goals in 48 games.
06:21 Just 50.
06:22 17 games quicker than any other player.
06:25 Incredible record.
06:27 Yeah, it's incredible.
06:28 So the threat and in some moments we had to fight him a little bit more.
06:32 But the last action, you know, football at the end, we lost it because the header in the last corner from Julian, incredible take.
06:38 Go direct to the goal.
06:40 It's goal.
06:40 Go more out of the goal.
06:42 It's goal.
06:42 But it was no goal, it was not out of the goal.
06:44 It was in the position Nathan did and arrived.
06:46 So in football it's the margin.
06:47 So we go incredible.
06:50 We spoke to Jeremy, Jeremy in the half time.
06:52 So go to the byline.
06:53 You invite him to go too much.
06:56 Go to byline and choose reactions.
06:57 Go to byline.
06:58 Make a cross.
06:59 Erling shoot, deflection, keep a good save.
07:01 And Julian and Phil there and go to the Liverpool.
07:05 And after the score.
07:06 Football is like that.
07:07 So it happened.
07:08 Another day, in Stamford Bridge, shoot, deflection, goal.
07:16 Football is like that.
07:17 Deflection is that.
07:18 So you have to accept it.
07:20 And after this action, we concede the goal.
07:23 Really well done because Salah is excellent.
07:26 When the people run us and play inside with Alexander-Arnold, good finishing.
07:30 It's football.
07:31 Against that team is that.
07:31 But we concede few against that team.
07:34 Liverpool, I watch a lot of times these games because I enjoy watching them because it's a team that is positive.
07:39 Like we want to try to do.
07:40 How many chances create today?
07:42 Seven, eight, nine.
07:45 After we lose like all the teams, but create chances.
07:47 Today, we were incredible, good in all the Parliaments.
07:50 So it's a pity, but I said to them, so we're not going to win the Parliament today.
07:56 We're not going to lose the Parliament today.
07:57 It's just, OK, continue to be ourselves.
08:00 Perform against that team.
08:01 Like challenge us for the last year for many, many times and play the way we want to play.
08:07 And now it's continue.
08:08 Now it's Leipzig.
08:10 Like they run more than, even more than Liverpool to qualify first.
08:14 And after, you know, Spurs and yeah, go on, Aston Villa.
08:18 Oh my God.
08:19 So, so continue.
08:21 But with these players, what can I say?
08:23 What can't we get to say?
08:24 So the performance was really, really, really, really good.
08:29 Is that the embargo for 10.30 on Sunday evening, please, guys?