Reason For Pep Guardiola To make a humiliating admission

Pep Guardiola was anticipating the game at St. James’ Park against Newcastle United a week and a half ago.

In the third round of the Carabao Cup, Manchester City was drawn against Eddie Howe’s team on the road.

At that point, both Manchester City and Newcastle United facing a very busy spell, with six games each to play before the next international break.

Those six games for both, started on Tuesday 19 September and end on Sunday 8 October, the first and sixth matches only 19 days apart.

Pep Guardiola stating that he would be playing youth team players against Newcastle United and just a case of how many end up playing in this Carabao Cup game at St James’ Park.

Pep Guardiola though saying something very different on the eve of this Newcastle United game.

An embarrassing confession from the Manchester City boss…

“Unfortunately, the second team, we cannot take a few of them because we sold a lot of them, and still they (second team players who weren’t sold or loaned out) are not ready to play with us.

“That is why we have to give time to them to develop.

“We cannot just bring them from the academy and play them there (at St James’ Park).

“They need time to develop.

“We have a training session (before the Newcastle United match) and maybe they (first team squad players) come and say they are fresh and want to play.

“We will train and see.

“I have to see the training, still have a plan and an idea but not the starting 11 completely.

“I want to see the team training and we will see.

“We have more time to recover. I don’t want to take risks. Maybe they have to play, definitely but it is what it is.”

So basically, Pep Guardiola admitting that a week and a half ago he wasn’t telling the truth.

Instead, the Manchester City manager making up a load of embarrassing nonsense in order to extract sympathy for poor old little, so few resources, Man City forced into playing youth players because they had a few injuries and a busy schedule.

When, in truth, he now acknowledges, neither this Newcastle game nor any other first team game ever had any intention of using any second team players.

Instead, the unfortunate Man City and Pep Guardiola will actually be “forced” to play players like English midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who nearly cost Newcastle United its highest-ever transfer fee.

The fact that Pep Guardiola is embarrassingly wealthy means that even if Man City did lose at St. James’ Park, it wouldn’t have been due to being at a significant disadvantage or having to field inexperienced players.