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(The Guardian) Guardiola: no dominant team in the Premier League
Pep Guardiola has compared the Premier League’s competitiveness to the NBA (America’s National Basketball Association) due to there being “no dominant team in the last four or six years”. While Manchester City’s manager added that “everyone can beat anyone”, there has been a dominant side: his, as apart from last term when Liverpool were champions, City claimed the title for in a record four consecutive years - 2020-21 to ‘23-24. Guardiola’s point may be that in those seasons Liverpool and Arsenal were always serious challengers to City.
He said: “The Premier League has always been like this, all the teams can beat each other, it is good. At some point like the NBA, there is not a dominant team in the last four or five or six years. There is always one different team and everyone can beat everyone. I think for the spectator and for the show of the Premier League it is really, really good.
“I remember when I was in [Bayern] Munich or Barcelona, I always heard the rumours that in England, everyone could beat everyone. I always had that sense. Maybe Liverpool and ourselves in the past changed that dynamic because we were so consistent in terms of points and arriving every season with 90, 90, 90 points, close to 100 points.”
While the NBA has been claimed by six different franchises since 2020 - the LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma Thunder – Guardiola believes City are close to being near their very best again.
“Still, we are not at our best, but we are close. I think I had the feeling, I said a month ago that these words would be completely devastating if you don’t get results. I know that, but I had the feeling when I see the team, when I see in the dressing room, in the trainings, and how we apply, how we want to try to do things, I had the feeling,” said the manager. “[And] that when I think Rodri can come [to] his best, that he will not be soon at his best, but he can help us, and alongside all the alternatives I can have, we will be a team that will be difficult for the opponents to beat us, and this is what I want. Will we be still close to the fight [for the title then]? I don’t know.”
City are in fifth place, six points behind Arsenal, and host second-place Bournemouth in Sunday’s late game. Guardiola said that Rodri may be available to play some part following a hamstring problem. “I think he will be ready to help us. I dunno from the beginning but hopefully with us,” said the manager.
Pep Guardiola has compared the Premier League’s competitiveness to the NBA (America’s National Basketball Association) due to there being “no dominant team in the last four or six years”. While Manchester City’s manager added that “everyone can beat anyone”, there has been a dominant side: his, as apart from last term when Liverpool were champions, City claimed the title for in a record four consecutive years - 2020-21 to ‘23-24. Guardiola’s point may be that in those seasons Liverpool and Arsenal were always serious challengers to City.
He said: “The Premier League has always been like this, all the teams can beat each other, it is good. At some point like the NBA, there is not a dominant team in the last four or five or six years. There is always one different team and everyone can beat everyone. I think for the spectator and for the show of the Premier League it is really, really good.
“I remember when I was in [Bayern] Munich or Barcelona, I always heard the rumours that in England, everyone could beat everyone. I always had that sense. Maybe Liverpool and ourselves in the past changed that dynamic because we were so consistent in terms of points and arriving every season with 90, 90, 90 points, close to 100 points.”
While the NBA has been claimed by six different franchises since 2020 - the LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma Thunder – Guardiola believes City are close to being near their very best again.
“Still, we are not at our best, but we are close. I think I had the feeling, I said a month ago that these words would be completely devastating if you don’t get results. I know that, but I had the feeling when I see the team, when I see in the dressing room, in the trainings, and how we apply, how we want to try to do things, I had the feeling,” said the manager. “[And] that when I think Rodri can come [to] his best, that he will not be soon at his best, but he can help us, and alongside all the alternatives I can have, we will be a team that will be difficult for the opponents to beat us, and this is what I want. Will we be still close to the fight [for the title then]? I don’t know.”
City are in fifth place, six points behind Arsenal, and host second-place Bournemouth in Sunday’s late game. Guardiola said that Rodri may be available to play some part following a hamstring problem. “I think he will be ready to help us. I dunno from the beginning but hopefully with us,” said the manager.
