Pep Guardiola “Delighted” To Reach 200 Premier League Games As Manager And Hopes To Continue “Doing Well”

Written By Jacobs Dunga

Pep Guardiola will handle his 200th Premier League game as manager on Saturday against Crystal Palace and is all but regretful about his time in England.

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Manchester City coach, Pep Guardiola will be in the dugout for a milestone 200th Premier League game on Saturday with a lot of accolades to show for his time in England.

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Guardiola came to City in the summer of 2016 and has gone on to win three Premier League titles, four League Cups, one FA Cup and two FA Community Shield titles since his arrival.

The fifty-year-old spoke at the press conference leading to the match about his time in England thus far. “I’ve been many years here,” Guardiola said at his pre-match press conference. “When you are at 200 games, you have had many years and that means you won games, no secrets.

“We are judged for results, not how good or bad we are, just results. If you get this milestone, it’s because we have done quite decent with the players.”

He however maintained he has no regrets but rather full of delight as he spearheads his 200th Premier League game. “I don’t have any regrets. I could not demand or ask more than we have done so far. Impossible. I’m delighted what we lived together in this period, hopefully we can continue working and doing well.”

Pep holds a series of Premier League records including the most points (100) in a single season achieved in the 2017/2018 season. Most away points in a season (50) in 2017/2018. Most away wins in a season, (16) in 2017/2018. Most consecutive wins (18). Most wins to season end (14). Most consecutive away wins (12). Biggest title winning margin (19), amongst others.

Patrick Vieira will lead his Crystal Palace side to the Etihad on Saturday but it is his time at City that Guardiola remembers with pride and how the former New York City Fc manager visited the Spaniard at Bayern Munich to seek coaching knowledge when he was just starting his coaching career.

“When a person like Patrick came to Munich, you cannot imagine the honour for me, for all the staff to get a visit from him,” Guardiola said.

“These type of players, not just on the pitch but what he has done for world football, was outstanding. I can only say thank you. We were together for a short time in Manchester. He has changed Crystal Palace’s dynamic completely. They always had good players. It will be a tough task tomorrow.”

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The former Barcelona coach spoke on the exit from the Carabao Cup at the hands of West Ham United, congratulating the London club instead of putting blame on his players.

“It’s news because we won it four times in a row,” Guardiola said. “Playing this competition until the end and winning many times, it was not bad for us in the other competitions. We need to prove if it’s good or the opposite.

“I would have liked to continue because the results in Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, it’s because we are used to playing every three days, but we congratulate West Ham.

“Our experience is not bad, we can handle playing a lot of games in many competitions. It’s part of the game in football, like in all the sports, winning is an exception. Normally you lose more than you win.”

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