Pep Guardiola said he will resign as Manchester City manager if he gets a large team to choose after the summer transportation market.
A number of major Man City players have not been included in the team to win 3-1 on Tuesday against Bournemouth, and Guardiola says he is not satisfied with leaving many players.
Clauder Joseanov, Savinho, James Macty, Claudio Eshviri and Rico Lewis all missed the match day team that runs on Tuesday, where City moved to third in the Premier League and within the Champions League qualifications.
However, although this indicates that Guardiola is the depth at his disposal, the Spaniard wants to work with a smaller team.
He said: “I said to the club, I don't want that [a bigger squad]. I don't want to leave five or six players in the freezer. I don't want it. I will resign. Make a shorter team, I will stay. “
Guardiola says it is impossible for my soul to “let the players watch the stands.
“maybe [for] Three or four months we were unable to choose 11 players, and we did not have defenders, it was very difficult. After people return, but in the next season it cannot be like this, ”added the 54 -year -old.
“As a manager, I cannot train 24 players, and every time I choose, I have to get four, five or six staying at Manchester at home because they cannot play. This will not happen. I said to the club. I don't want it.”
City spent more than 200 million pounds on four players in January after suffering a number of major injuries. Kevin De Bruyne is one of these players who will definitely leave in the summer, while Jack Grilliche's future is in doubt.
When asked if this means that more exits are inevitable, Guardiola – who signed a deal to keep him in the club until 2027 – said: “It is a question for the club. I do not want to have 24, 25 or 26 players when everyone is fit.
Guardiola said that a large team cannot be stopped and that it is important for the “team spirit” that its players create “another link with each other that we lost this season a little.”
All Premier League clubs can have a group of 25 men, but this is not a comprehensive list of all qualified players to play. The team can also include players less than 21 years old and above the maximum of 25 men.
Manchester City lists 28 members of the first team, as well as four players on loan elsewhere.
Guardiola explained in the pastand external Why does a smaller squad prefer, and go to the 2023/24 season with 20 large players.
By comparison, Chelsea officials list 31 players in their team's list, as 21 other players on loan, Brightton and Tottenham List 29 players, while Wolves is named 30 players in their team's list.
Clubs containing smaller teams from Manchester City this season include Arsenal with 24 Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton and Nottingham Forest with 25 players.
