Former keeper ‘worried’ about the future of Guardiola at Man City
Former Man City keeper David James is ‘worried’ about the future of Pep Guardiola at Man City due to his post-match interviews.
Guardiola has been heavily linked with a return to Barcelona as his contract expires in 2021.
The Spaniard recently denied that he would go back to the Nou Camp. But that doesn’t mean he is certain to remain in Manchester.
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James is concerned about Guardiola’s happiness at the club as he seems ‘aloof’.
Speaking to Stadium Astro about the manager, James said: “When I watched his pre-match interview, he replicated that in the post-match interview. He looks slightly aloof.
“This is a guy like (Jurgen) Klopp who can break the game down. Klopp said it very cleanly what he thought the game went like, even where they made mistakes, whereas Pep is like ‘they scored, we had a penalty, we should have won’. It’s a little bit distant.
“When such an intelligent man who doesn’t mind talking the truth starts speaking in coded word, then I start getting worried about Manchester City.”
Guardiola is under pressure to bring more glory to City after Liverpool easily won the Premier League title last campaign.
Club officials also want to win the Champions League for the first time. This is something Guardiola achieved twice during his time with Barcelona.
But that trophy still seems to elude him and City.
The former England number one also spoke about striker Sergio Aguero. The Argentinian is nearing the end of his contract with the club.
When asked about the Aguero situation, James said: “I think with Aguero, his age is going against him.
“The fact that he had the injury at the end of last season, which might be a continuation into this season.
“The fact that Manchester City have got to find a replacement – (Ferran) Torres could theoretically take his place alongside (Gabriel) Jesus because there will be a different dynamic when Aguero goes.
“City will have players who can do that. (Phil) Foden is another and if anything Man City start becoming more like Liverpool than they were using Aguero as that focal point for their attack.”
