In the end, Pep Guardiola could not be Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger. Or today's football is too stressful. Or maybe it was because Pep had won too many... To send the message "no more motivation to win the Premier League".
In his career leading Manchester United for more than 20 years, coach Ferguson has never mentioned "out of motivation". He just didn't have enough strength to work, so he stopped.
For coach Wenger, it is another perspective, not winning too many titles with Arsenal but the motivation is always maintained in building, developing the playing style and bringing young players out to the world.
For coach Guardiola, this year is his 8th year at Manchester City. That was also an exception, having only played for a maximum of four seasons for the two teams he had led before, Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
For Man City, the Spaniard has everything. Winning the title is almost half of what Sir Alex has won in 27 years at Man United, more than double the number of titles Jurgen Klopp won in 9 years at Liverpool.
Referring to the time and the number of titles of coaches, it can be seen that maintaining motivation is not really a simple matter.
In fact, even the way coach Guardiola talks about motivation can be understood in different ways.
"As we enter the final stage and get close to the championship, winning the title will be a motivation for us. But to put it in perspective, at this point, the motivation to win another Premier League title for me is gone. That motivation is gone for me, said Mr. Pep.
In a direct way, the 53-year-old strategist has lost his motivation in the Premier League (but there are still other fronts - such as the Champions League).
With a deeper implied meaning, in the early stages of the season, Man City can be leisurely, without putting pressure on the players, so that when the decisive stage comes, the championship is of course still the motivation.
It cannot be said and understood quickly that "I have all the motivation, the championship is up to you". So for opponents who are "exhausted" when listening to Pep Guardiola talk about motivation, be careful not to fall into the trap.
However, when coach Guardiola spoke about motivation, it will be necessary to look further into his future, the Premier League.
During his career, Pep has worked in Spain, Germany and England, not going to Italy or France. Are Serie A and Ligue 1 "ough" to motivate him? Maybe, because he chose the Bundesliga - where Bayern created a one-sided game.
Italy's Serie A could be a more attractive place, and there are more teams that can compete, let alone go to Ligue 1 with a prospect no different from the Bundesliga - if he goes to Paris St Germain. Choosing another club in France is interesting.
Of the current Premier League coaches, Pep Guardiola is the only one to have won the championship. So if he leaves in the near future, the rest may be motivated in the context that some big teams will not soon change coaches.
Going away to motivate yourself, leaving motivation for the tournament, is also a reasonable choice. But before leaving, the motivation is to... win the championship again! ?
