A Beautiful Obsession

Get in!

Always, I said.

Don't think that we are unstoppable.

You are perfect, and you don't know why.

In nothing, in one blink...

...you are in the desert.

And you can't understand why?

Why? That is the question.

And people say "No, I have the theory."

All the other people say "No, no, I have the clue."

"I have the theory that doing this I am going to win."

Bullshit, you are going to lose.

You don't know why it's happened, and it's happened.

- - Come on, boys, come on now. Come on.

Come on boys, come on boys. We start quick.

Come.

Come here, guys.

After eight or nine years,

you have to start to organise speeches before the game.

Some of you have to do it.

I don't have anything else to say.

Captains?

I'm really pleased to tell you again guys

during 38 games we are going to defend our crown.

During 38 games, and every single game

you're going out on our pitches at home and away

being the champions.

Don't forget it.

- Champions? -

Fofana straight to Kovačić, up against his old club.

- Kovačić! That's how you do it. -

A second goal for Manchester City.

The drive for the fifth Premier League title in a row has begun.

- Well done, boys. - Let's fucking go hard.

- Let's go, let's go, boys. - Come on, guys.

One second guys.

One second.

Apparently you want to win again the Premier League, right?

The good news is that you've proved again

the reason why you are the best team by far in the UK guys.

The champions.

The bad news is you have maybe 71 games left.

So, so be patient.

Uh... Tomorrow, recovery, then day off.

and then we're going to prepare for the two games before international break.

Congratulations all!

Despite losing their talismanic midfielder, Rodri, to injury,

City have started the season business as usual.

Unbeaten in their first 13 games in all competitions.

The Carabao Cup may well be the least prestigious

of the four pieces of silverware on offer,

but this is a manager and these are players

whose appetite for success is forever insatiable.

You are here, Macca.

Move a little bit in your left side

that channel, right? Here.

Even you, because it's Bentancur, just Bentancur.

Sometimes he goes there

that is the moment that Phil is alone.

Phil, you are here. They are narrow, they open, and you come.

Because we can always find that pass with you.

Gündogan. On it goes to McAtee and then Foden and then Nunes.

Good ball into the box.

But Spurs manage to just get a piece of it.

Here they come with Kulusevski. Long ball out to Werner.

Werner's in the box.

And Werner's put it past Ortega!

And Spurs lead!

Timo Werner!

Kulusevski works it well.

And then the shot comes in! 2-nil.

They've toppled the champions!

Pep, it's such a long time since your team lost.

Congratulations.

I don't like to lose, you know.

But, sometimes the opponents are better

so you have to accept it.

So... Have a lovely evening, good night.

The Blues are in the midst of a run of four straight away games

in 11 days in three different competitions.

Well, City have quite simply never lost to Bournemouth in their history.

Hug each other guys. Hug each other.

Hug each other.

Guys, there are moments during the season

it doesn't matter if it's the first, tenth, or twelfth

that define part of the season.

Today defines part of the season my friends

and do you know why?

Why?

It's fucking important you need to win.

I know you'll behave like who you are, an incredible team.

All of you.

- Allez ? Let's go! -

Kluivert.

Christie.

Kerkez.

Foden goes with him.

Kerkez, the young Hungarian, does brilliantly well.

And Semenyo scores!

It's a ball for Evanilson!

I'll not point at a single person.

In defeats, I never never blame you guys. Never ever.

I know you want it.

But today, the performance was not enough.

Relax, clear your heads guys, take a shower and let's go.

We could not handle the intensity that they had

and that's why we lost the game.

- Thank you, Pep. - You're welcome.

- Thank you. -

- - Keep recording.

Uh, it's Gary Taphouse with Pep Guardiola for Sky Sports.

After defeat at Spurs in the Carabao Cup,

and Bournemouth in the Premiere League,

they arrive at the home of the Portuguese champions, Sporting Lisbon.

But we know that this team have the personality to overcome any adversity.

You've lost your last two games.

Is that just what can happen in an up and down season

or have you got deeper concerns?

It's a different competition.

I mean Jack, I know our standards, right?

I know our standards.

When you're going that way and that way? It's here.

When you’re going that way and that way? It’s here.

When you go and drive with the ball that way?

It's here, and after go, and after, try to make a movement.

And continue with the passes.

Just here, desire in your eyes. "I'm going to score."

"I'm going to score."

Being very deliberate, as always, Erling Haaland.

Composing himself.

Oh, he's hit the bar!

He's slammed it against the bar!

The City are in trouble. Will he get this one on target?

Can you believe it?

It's four goals for Sporting Lisbon.

It's absolute desolation for City.

On behalf of myself, I want to fight.

I don't know about you, but I want to fight.

Let's do it. Allez .

We're a bit in a dark place right now.

It is difficult to find reasons for what is happening.

I don't remember in seven and a half seasons,

this team losing three games in a row.

Normally people lose games, right?

Not you though?

Yeah, there is always a first time in life, you know?

Uh, it's not easy to swallow but it's an experience, and I'm here.

We'll see what happens.

Today is the day more than ever, more than I've ever seen.

Help each other out. With or without the ball.

Praise each other. I want to hear everyone out there.

- - Come on, let's go!

...amazing football fucking happen.

We put it right today. We have another game to put it right.

I don't give a shit about the result.

Of course I want to win.

We are not going to win, if we stop playing

because we want to defend a result.

Now in the last 10/15 minutes, they will go hard.

I love it.

I love it.

Because after we will see if you have the personality to do it.

Brighton are coming through the thirds here

and they've got real problems, City.

And O'Riley's through on goal and Brighton lead 2-1!

And City are staring down the barrel

of an unprecedented four defeats in a row

and the Blues, I'm afraid, are rocking.

Just say it. With no pressure on the ball, we can't stay high.

This is unprecedented moment.

Remember, this is a team who've won six titles in seven seasons.

It's a team that won The Treble 18 months ago.

Is it form? Is it confidence? Is it injuries?

Is it a-a perfect storm...

...an excuse, because there's a lot...

You take a player out like Rodri out of Man City's team,

they're gonna struggle...

I don't think that Rodri is the only problem at Man City.

A lot of those players aren't at the levels we've seen them...

- They are ageing. - They lost a bit of hunger.

They've lost direction, you can feel it.

I hate to use the word "decline", but...

You can feel it that it's getting away from them.

You've got to say they might have reached that summit

and now coming down the other side.

All these great sides come to an end, I mean.

And there's the rest of us, we're all looking for the signs

that an era is coming to an end.

I know.

I will take a picture?

Take a picture, or...

Breaking news, Pep Guardiola

has signed a new contract to stay as Manchester City manager.

- One, two... - Yeah.

...three.

Double tap and go...

As if you... It's like a mistake.

Like you don't mean to turn the camera around.

You've got this.