Manchester City defeated Tottenham 4-2 and shrank the point difference by leading Arsenal to five. This sentence looks quite OK for someone who has not watched the game last night. But City fans cannot be satisfied with another non-impressive performance by their team, who made a great comeback in the second half but allowed themselves to be 0-2 down in the first 45 minutes. And Guardiola is (again) not happy. With himself, his players, but also his fans. “I don’t want to be the happy flowers team” 💐Pep Guardiola in his post-match press conference after Manchester City’s comeback win over Tottenham last night… pic.twitter.com/9DUJyTf8Yu— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 20, 2023 “Playing with this lack of passion, this season I can announce we are not going to win anything, We lacked guts, passion, fire, and desire to win from minute one. The same with the fans, they are silent for 45 minutes. I want my fans back. The fans have to shout. They booed because we were losing, but not because we played badly. We played well. We were better. They booed because we were losing, but maybe it’s like our team” said Guardiola after the game.Mahrez and the Cityzens perform a second half blitzkrieg for keeping up with the GunnersThe dip in form is evident since the World Cup break and the Spanish tactician is worried. The Champions League knockout phase resumes in February and the Citizens must to snap out of this bad display, especially if they want to beat Arsenal and get closer to first place. Citizens play with Gunners in the FA Cup next Friday and travel to Emirates in February for what could be a crucial showdown in the Premier League title battle. “I don’t recognise my team, they previously had the passion and desire to run. Do you think we are going to chase the gap to Arsenal the way we are playing? No way. I want a reaction from the whole club – everyone. We are a happy flowers organisation. I don’t want happy flowers. I want to beat Arsenal. Play this way and Arsenal will destroy us. We are far away from the team we had in previous seasons. Do you think this comeback will happen every time? It won’t. Today we were lucky. If we want to win something or compete – but complaining, complaining, complaining – no chance we will win anything. There is something in the clouds, that you cannot express, that we just don’t have” criticized Pep. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6962670##
