Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned he could leave the club if his concerns over squad size are not addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on Wednesday, Guardiola said he has made it clear to the club\u2019s hierarchy that he does not want a large squad, citing concerns over player welfare and fairness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI told the club I don\u2019t want a big squad. I don\u2019t want to put five, six players in the tribune, I don\u2019t want that. I will quit,\u201d Guardiola stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf they don\u2019t make a short squad, I will not stay. It\u2019s impossible for my soul to put players in the tribune and not play,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guardiola\u2019s comments come at the end of a challenging season for Manchester City. The team lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace last weekend and are at risk of finishing the season without a major trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite this, City are still in the race to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. A 3\u20131 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday has boosted their chances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 68 points, they currently sit ahead of Chelsea, Newcastle, and Aston Villa\u2014each with 66 points\u2014and Nottingham Forest with 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
City will face Fulham in their final match of the season on Sunday. A win would secure third place in the league, and even a draw may suffice due to their superior goal difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guardiola\u2019s future at the Etihad now appears tied not just to results, but to his vision for a more streamlined and balanced squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Culled from The Guardian <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned he could leave the club if his concerns over squad size are not addressed. Speaking on Wednesday, Guardiola said he has made it clear to the club\u2019s hierarchy that he does not want a large squad, citing concerns over player welfare and fairness. \u201cI told the club I don\u2019t want a big squad. I don\u2019t want to put five, six players in the tribune, I don\u2019t want that. I will quit,\u201d Guardiola stated. \u201cIf they don\u2019t make a short squad, I will not stay. It\u2019s impossible for my soul to put players in the tribune and not play,\u201d he added. Guardiola\u2019s comments come at the end of a challenging season for Manchester City. The team lost the FA Cup final to Crystal Palace last weekend and are at risk of finishing the season without a major trophy. Despite this, City are still in the race to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. A 3\u20131 victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday has boosted their chances. With 68 points, they currently sit ahead of Chelsea, Newcastle, and Aston Villa\u2014each with 66 points\u2014and Nottingham Forest with 67. City will face Fulham in their final match of the season on Sunday. A win would secure third place in the league, and even a draw may suffice due to their superior goal difference. Guardiola\u2019s future at the Etihad now appears tied not just to results, but to his vision for a more streamlined and balanced squad. Culled from The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-and-international-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25349,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25347\/revisions\/25349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}