Pep Guardiola was noticed with scratches on his head once more following Manchester Metropolis’s 2-1 defeat to native rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
The Spaniard caught the headlines in November when he appeared at a press convention with scratches on his face and head after Metropolis blew a 3-0 lead to attract 3-3 with Feyenoord within the Champions League.
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Worrying, Guardiola mentioned ‘I wanna damage myself’ when requested by reporters about his accidents.
Guardiola later apologised for his feedback, issuing a press release on X insisting he by no means meant to make gentle of self-harm.
“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 face and defined {that a} sharp fingernail had by chance induced this,” Guardiola wrote.
“My reply was under no circumstances supposed to make gentle of the very critical difficulty of self-harm.
“I do know that many individuals battle with psychological well being points daily, and I want to take this second to spotlight one of many methods in individuals can search assist, by calling the Samaritans hotline on 116 123 or emailing jo@samaritans.org.”
Manchester Metropolis’s outcomes haven’t improved since then, with their newest setback seeing them concede two objectives in two minutes to lose 2-1 at residence to rivals Man Utd.
The defending champions have now gained simply considered one of their final 11 video games throughout all competitions and the stress could be attending to Guardiola, who has as soon as once more been noticed with scratches on his head.
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Pep Guardiola: I’m not ok
Guardiola was requested how he can flip Metropolis’s kind round after Sunday’s match, however the supervisor worryingly said he’s ‘not ok’ and is ‘not doing nicely’ underneath the strain.
“All I’ve to do is maintain working, I’m the boss, the supervisor and I’m not ok, it is so simple as that,” mentioned Guardiola (by way of Sky Sports activities).
“I’ve to discover a solution to discuss to them, to coach them the way in which we’ve to play, press, construct up and I’m not ok, I’m not doing nicely, that’s the reality.
“It occurs, it’s soccer, transfer ahead.”
