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Pep Guardiola said Manchester City had the right mentality when its players engage in the quest for a quadruple historic potential.
Having already won the Carabao Cup, City also qualifies for the semi-finals of the FA Cup, the last eight in the Champions League, and occupies the second place in the Premier League, just two points from Liverpool but with a match decisive.
With April beckoning, the incredible track record of the Blues until now in 2019 – which allowed us to win 19 games out of 20 – staged a thrilling final for the season as City battled on three fronts to try to achieve a feat never achieved. before in the English game
Following the impressive 2-0 Premier League win on Saturday at Fulham, if he thought his players were mentally ready for the challenge of what would be a historic feat in the English match, the boss of the city was unequivocal in his answer.
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"I think there are no complaints about it, with what happened last season and this season again. Mentally, we were there, we are there, "said Blues director.
"I think the players are not stupid, the fact that we were experiencing something hard to reach happened in early April. We have won two titles this season and we are fighting for the other three. They know that.
"The way we start playing shows me that we want to do it, we want to try – it's so difficult but we want to try.
"It's less about thinking about titles, it's the next step.
"The next step is Cardiff, get ready and go like a machine to win, play and try to win.
"One day, maybe it's not going to happen, so accept the reality. That's what he is. But I think mentally, people (players) are ready. "
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With eight games scheduled for the month of April alone and others coming up in May and even potentially for June, the game announces it as a frantic finale for Blues players.
Guardiola said he believes the prospect of playing every three or four days could help get the most out of his players.
"People say you can take a break and get ready … so maybe for the Cup semifinal and for the Champions League, being in the Premier League position where you know that if you do not win, you will lose the Premier League, maybe it will help us for other competitions, "added Pep.
"When you have 10 points or 12 points in front, you can be a little more selective after, but now there is no other option.
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"We have no other choice … we have to win every game we play, otherwise you lose this competition.
"That's why it's sometimes nice to feel that pressure or play with that pressure, it's necessary to take the best of ourselves.
The boss also talked about the importance of the fact that both Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne managed to get back into action in the win at Craven Cottage.
De Bruyne made his comeback after four weeks of absence with a hamstring problem by imposing and imposing it for 75 minutes before being replaced by Fernandinho, who was also doing an expected return after a month with a similar complaint.
The Blues boss said the duo – along with his other returning players – would all have a crucial role to play by the end of the season, starting with Wednesday's home showdown against Cardiff City.
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"It's so important to us that Kevin, Fernandinho and the others are back," added Guardiola.
"Fernandinho is really important but he is still a little far from his best condition, and we can not forget how much Ilkay Gundogan played in his absence – it was incredible the last four or five games, Gundogan was a huge player for us.
"But we need Kevin, of course we need people who stayed in Manchester, like Vincent (Kompany), as Phil (Foden).
"The next games, I will make some changes. We can not win the Premier League and other tournaments only with the players who played Saturday, some players will play against Cardiff and I want the best of them. "
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