(Dan Tri) - Coach Pep Guardiola could not keep his cool when Man City was bitterly held to a draw by Brentford last night. He vented his anger on Stefan Ortega and defender Josko Gvardiol.
In the match of round 21 of the Premier League last night, Man City suffered a bitter 2-2 draw against Brentford. Although Phil Foden scored two goals in the 66th and 78th minutes to help Man City lead 2-0, they were still regrettably equalized by Brentford 2-2 when Wissa and Norgaard scored in the 82nd and 90+2nd minutes.
Coach Pep Guardiola vented his anger on goalkeeper Ortega (Photo: Daily Mail).
The bitter loss of points has left Man City still struggling to get out of the crisis. They had shown signs of revival when they won 3 consecutive matches in all competitions. After this draw, Man City was pushed down to 6th place in the rankings with 35 points.
After the match, coach Pep Guardiola could not keep his cool. He vented his anger on goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. The camera lens recorded the image of the Spanish strategist continuously waving his hands and feet as if scolding the goalkeeper.
Then, he tried to calm the situation by lightly hitting the German goalkeeper on the chest and kissing him on the cheek. The coach born in 1971 also got angry with defender Josko Gvardiol.
However, when asked about this reaction, coach Pep Guardiola revealed a surprising thing. Speaking at a press conference, the Spanish coach said: "Josko Gvardiol is amazing. I am also satisfied with Stefan Ortega.
I spoke about how good Ortega was, how great his handling of the ball, his pass to Haaland was. I'm very pleased and happy with what these two players did."
Despite leading 2-0, Man City was still held to a 2-2 draw by Brentford (Photo: Getty).
However, coach Pep Guardiola was not satisfied with the whole team: "We made the wrong decision. Everything would have been different if the players had taken better advantage of their opportunities. Brentford had many scoring opportunities in this match. They have strikers like Wissa or Mbeumo who are quite dangerous.
When the score was 2-0 to Man City, we should have finished the game. However, I had no defenders on the bench so the team had to try to control the ball. It is normal that the team was tired in the last 15 minutes against Brentford. We will regain our spirit and prepare for the next match."
In round 22 of the Premier League, Man City will travel to Ipswich Town's home field on January 19.
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