Guardiola says he will leave Manchester City if he can’t motivate the team to win

Pep Guardiola has vowed to leave Manchester City if he can no longer motivate his team to reach their full potential.

Guardiola says he will leave Manchester City if he can't motivate the team to win

Speaking ahead of a Premier League match with Wolves this afternoon, Guardiola admitted that his team and even the fans lack motivation after so much success.

The Spaniard however stated that he will try everything possible to move the club forward. He said;

Guardiola says he will leave Manchester City if he can't motivate the team to win

“I won four Liga titles in Spain in a row and it was not the same going for the fifth. I was not starving enough — too much caviar! Real Madrid beat us to the league that year. I understand how my players feel but I am here to stop it. The chairman knows that. I want to be here otherwise I would have not have signed (a new contract earlier this season) but if I lose the team, I lose something. I can not be here.

“The club has to move forward. These goals we have given away like the second against Manchester United are not acceptable. Our fans want the second half against Spurs more often. This is what we have to do.”

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