Pep Guardiola has no regrets over contract extension despite team’s struggles

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he has no regrets after recently signing a two-year extension with the club despite the team’s struggles.  Guardiola, 53, agreed to a deal that will keep him with the Cityzens until 2027. 

The Spaniard’s contract was due to end at the conclusion of the ongoing season. Guardiola moved to Manchester City in 2016 from Bayern Munich and will complete a decade at the club in the next two years.

However, the Sky Blues are in fourth place in the Premier League standings with 28 points eight wins, four losses, and as many draws. Guardiola’s men are already out of the Carabao Cup and they are in 22nd place in the Champions League after their 2-0 loss against Juventus.

“Absolutely not,” Guardiola said in the press conference when asked about regrets over his commitment to the club.

“I would not be able to sleep — even worse than now — if I thought I was leaving when the club is in this situation. Impossible. They might sack me, that could happen. But leaving now, in this position? No chance.”

Guardiola has played an instrumental role in guiding City to 18 titles under his tutelage.

Speaking on his records, the Spaniard said, “What we have done, we have done. The satisfaction to do it is done. It is accomplished,” Guardiola said. “The way we have played, the numbers, everything. Always it will remain.”

The veteran added his confidence hasn’t dipped after this slump in form and he has faith in his players to turn a corner.

“In this situation, I could not leave. There are many things we have to do. Nothing is eternal. You have to be honest. If I am losing and losing and losing, more and more, in the end I say: ‘Guys, you have to get someone else to fix this,'” he said.

“But I don’t feel that. I don’t know at [another] big club, if you play 10 games and lose seven, if they have the confidence I have. But the club knows what we have done in the past and that the situation is exceptional for many reasons.”

City has all the experience and they could bounce back stronger in the rest of the season.