Manchester City coach Guardiola made it clear after the game that as long as he was not fired by the club, he would choose to stay regardless of the appeal result.
Xinhua News Agency, London, February 19 (Reporter Zhang Wei) Manchester City, shrouded in the shadow of a possible European ban, defeated West Ham United at 2:0 in the 26th round of the Premier League on the 19th. Manchester City coach Guardiola made it clear after the game that as long as he was not fired by the club, he would choose to stay regardless of the appeal result.
The game, which was supposed to be held on the 9th, was postponed due to the storm. After the opening of the day, Manchester City launched a fierce attack at home. After Jesus wasted two excellent chances to break the door in a row, Manchester City took advantage of the corner chance to break the door by Rodrigo in the 30th minute.
Yi fought again. Belgian generals de Braune and Bei Silva played a subtle cooperation in front of the penalty area. De Braune entered the penalty area and pushed the near corner into the net, rewriting the score to 2:0. The West Ham league had no strength to fight back in the whole game. It was not until the 75th minute that there was a shot in the frame.
After the battle, Manchester City was 22 points behind the “leader” Liverpool and continued to rank second. However, the biggest threat to Manchester City’s Champions League qualification next season is not from the opponents behind, but Uefa sanctions.
UEFA recently decided to ban Manchester City from participating in European competitions in the next two seasons on the grounds of serious violation of the financial fair competition rules. The Premier League giants immediately responded that the investigation was unfair and said they would appeal to the international sports arbitration court (CAS).
After the game on the 19th, Guadiola publicly responded to the matter for the first time: “We are professional athletes on the court, and we can do nothing about the off-court business. We discussed what we could do before the end of this season, especially for the people who love this club. We will do our best to play well, and our game has a lot of significance.”
As for his stay, which has attracted much attention, melon Shuai said, “as long as they don’t fire me, I will stay here. I love this club and I like to stay here.”
“We will appeal. When someone thinks they are right, they will fight. The club must fight. I trust the club 100%, and they will explain everything they have done.” He said.