Despite signing a contract extension in November 2024, the sequence reveals how shut Guardiola got here to not renewing his deal.
In one scene, the supervisor reveals to director Kevin Macdonald that, after shedding 4 video games in a row in 2024, he instructed the membership: “Maybe it’s over.”
In a separate scene, City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak says that he was unsure he was going to have the ability to persuade the legendary supervisor to remain on the membership.
“You know the boy that cried wolf? He is the boy that cried wolf,” the Emirati mentioned.
“I always convince him, but last year, I knew, this time he actually saw the wolf.”
Various points have been a backdrop for City’s disappointing marketing campaign in 24-25, together with the 115 charges for alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules hanging over the membership and the long-term harm of 2024 Ballon d’Or winner Rodri.
Amid that, Guardiola’s private life was in turmoil as he went by way of a divorce and there was media hypothesis about his psychological state when the 55-year-old appeared with multiple scratches on his head and nose following a disappointing 3-3 Champions League draw with Feyenoord in November 2024.
While the coach doesn’t admit to the concept his private struggles affected his means to do his job, Manel Estiarte, a long-time member of Guardiola’s technical employees, speaks about how he needed to tackle gamers who have been involved by their supervisor’s behaviour.
“They were worried because Pep was anxious,” he says.
“He was sad. He was different. And only I knew the reason.
“And I mentioned to the group, ‘please, you need to perceive, you are not enjoying with a coach who is usually a bit impulsive, who is usually a bit intense, who will be typically up and down. You’re seeing a human being. He’s getting a divorce’.”
Guardiola himself broached the issue with his team during a Champions League loss to Juventus in December 2024.
“Guys, I wish to confess one thing,” he mentioned.
“I’m divorced from probably the most lovely lady in your planet, my spouse, my ex-wife. I like her unbelievably, however we misplaced the eagerness. For many causes, we misplaced the eagerness.
“I love her? Yeah, absolutely. She love[s] me? Yeah. But we lost the passion. How [do] you play football? Because you play over something inside. Where is the passion? In your life, whatever you’re going to do, do it with passion. I don’t want a good player, I want players with passion.”
Alongside scenes the place the 55-year-old obsesses over techniques, there are a lot of the place he offers candid speeches and berates his group.
Following a defeat by Bayer Leverkusen in November 2025, he tells his squad: “I work for you and I leave my life, my divorce and my family is away and everything for all of you. And what do you give back?
“The efficiency you’ve got finished, all of you. It’s a shame guys.
“When I see that, I am exhausted, I’m drained, I want to quit. When you play like this, I feel alone.”
In some scenes, the Spaniard warns his group that they’ll “get a new manager” if performances don’t enhance.
In others, he speaks about utilizing a knife to get into their hearts and insists on his squad hugging each other and himself earlier than matches, even blaming poor performances on lukewarm objective celebrations.
Guardiola stepped down as City supervisor on the finish of the 25-26 marketing campaign after 10 years on the Etihad, throughout which era he received 20 trophies, together with each the FA Cup and League Cup in his ultimate season.
Speaking about his subsequent steps, he says: “I don’t know even myself what I am going to do,” including: “It will be difficult to come back. That’s my feeling today. I need to refresh many things that happened in my personal life.”