Man City entered the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 after a mostly empty and chaotic season. They have ended their recent campaign without any titles and also ended their journey in the US in the round of 16 after losing to Al Hilal.
Looking at the achievements, this is the first time Pep Guardiola has been left empty-handed in a season since becoming a professional coach. However, after the great successes of The Citizens, this momentum is necessary to rebuild the entire Etihad team.
In the journey to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Man City brought many young faces, promising to be the future of the team for another 5-7 years. With this group of tomorrow morning stars, Pep seems to have regained his energy to continue with Man City on the second journey, as he changed everything in 2017 to serve as a springboard for the next 7 successful years.
"When you win, everything will be over and everything must start over. We were able to qualify for the Champions League at the end of last season and now have 3 new players.
I take time to think more about each player and improve myself. Don't think and worry too much about the future, everything will come.
The best thing right now is that the players understand how the upcoming journey of the team will be meaningful. They are trying very hard to help Man City create a big competitive position like before" - Pep Guardiola shared.
Two years ago, Pep Guardiola shared that rebuilding Man City was like crossing one of his own limits. The Spanish strategist said that if he did not do so, he would feel very bored.
Pep admits the truth about the increasingly fierce competition of the Premier League. The teams now all play pressing continuously, at high speed, and hit more fiercely. If Man City do not improve and catch up with this trend, they may be out of the picture.
Leaving behind the loss to Al Hilal, which was somewhat unlucky due to the opponent's goalkeeper catching too well, Man City showed their vitality in the previous 5-2 victory over Juventus. This is a match where a series of new Man City players in the past year have debuted such as Omar Marmoush, Matheus Nunes, Savinho, Tijjani Reijnders and Ryan Ait-Nouri. They have all played impressively and promise to become a mainstay of The Citizens from next season.
Gradually, the familiar young pillars such as Erling Haaland and Phil Foden must also be more steadfast in leading the team to replace the veterans. Seeing Rodri no longer maintaining his top form after a serious injury, Pep understands the importance of promoting the current young talents in the squad.
The reigning Ballon d'Or winner - Rodri must also admit that Man City is currently having a very different image. The team has seen the backlog in the previous season and worked together to improve.
"We are trying to find a way to make the team work better, to fix the mistakes we made last season. In a few weeks, you will not be able to do anything, so the FIFA Club World Cup is a place for the club to experiment, a great opportunity to try. It will show the fans what Man City look like" - Rodri shared.
