New footage shows Pep Guardiola furiously questioning Manchester City stars ahead of an epic comeback against Tottenham.
Pep Guardiola's passionate team talk helped inspire a crucial comeback in Manchester City's treble campaign.
He The citizens They were in a mini-crisis in January 2023, and things seemed to go from bad to worse as they trailed 2-0 to Tottenham before half-time at the Etihad.
After being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Southampton and after a defeat to manchester unitedCity knew they couldn't afford another loss.
With Arsenal Threatening to clinch the Premier League, City produced a terrifying first-half display against Spurs, with Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal both scoring.
In footage from the behind-the-scenes documentary 'Together: Treble Winners' on Netflix, Erling Haaland He can be seen entering the dressing room and kicking a bottle in anger.
Guardiola He then entered where he gave his players a reprimand for their complacent performance.
He could be heard saying: “There is something inside that you find, all of you. Without exception, all of you, that we are missing. Something is missing, missing inside.”
“Do I have to tell it? No. In this situation, you have to figure it out. Where is your passion, where is your energy or something inside that says, 'my friends, I'm going to survive'?”
“Of course, now I have shown that you don't want to win the Premier League.
“And I, for my part… (goes to Rico Lewis) 18 years old, we have the kid with the most passion and energy to do it. He made ten fouls, he got up.
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“He fought against (Pierre-Emile) Hojbjerg, with Hojbjerg, and nobody defends him. The guy wants all the ball. He is aggressive without the ball.
“Do I give gifts? Do you think I give gifts? I don't give gifts to my friends. You deserve it (Lewis).”
Guardiola's team talk clearly worked as Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and a Riyad Mahrez brace saw City win 4-2 in a match that acted as a catalyst for the success that followed.
But that did not prevent him from doubling his doubts in the post-match press conference: “I want a reaction from the entire club, from the entire reaction. Not just from the players, from the staff and from everyone.
“We are a team of happy flowers. I don't want to be happy flowers, I want to beat Arsenal. If we play that way, Arsenal (in the next match) will destroy us.”
Man City would win the Premier League, where they were victorious in 15 of their next 17 games.
They also achieved glory in the FA Cup and Champions League last season, before winning the Club World Cup to officially be crowned the best team in world football.
