‘It’s not because of my hair being better – we win A LOT of games’: Pep Guardiola gives his ‘SECRET’ to avoiding the sack throughout his career to the 12 binned bosses of the Premier League season
- Pep Guardiola was asked about the high turnover of managers this season
- The Man City boss has avoided being sacked during his three managerial roles
- Guardiola stepped down as Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss previously
Pep Guardiola has declared he has avoided being sacked during his managerial career because his teams ‘win a lot of games’, with 12 Premier League bosses having lost their jobs this season.
Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers became the latest Premier League managers to lose their jobs on Sunday.
Potter was dismissed as Chelsea manager after six months in charge, with the Blues languishing in 11th in the Premier League.
His sacking came hours after Rodgers four-year spell as Leicester boss came to an end with the Foxes lying in the relegation zone.
Guardiola was asked whether he has avoided being sacked during his managerial because he had chosen to leave clubs at the right time.
Pep Guardiola said his secret to avoid being sacked was that his teams win a lot of games
Brendan Rodgers and Graham Potter were the latest Premier League bosses to be sacked
The Spaniard, who decided to step down from his previous jobs at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, responded claiming the success of his sides on the field was the reason he had avoided being sacked.
‘I will tell you a secret, we win games,’ Guardiola said.
‘If we don’t win games, I would be sacked.
‘It’s not because my hair is better than the other ones.
‘I’m not sacked because we win a lot of games.’
Four Premier League seasons had seen 10 managers lose their jobs, but the sackings of Rodgers and Potter has seen a new high of 12 this campaign.
Guardiola claimed the high investment into Premier League clubs may be responsible for the increase.
‘In this country when I was younger it always had the tradition to keep the managers,’ Guardiola said.
‘What happens today with a lot of pressure for everyone, a lot of investment, in a way I understand there’s a lot of pressure.
‘Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It is what it is, you have to adapt.’
Guardiola confirmed Erling Haaland will be fit to face Southampton on Saturday evening
Guardiola will take his side to Southampton on Saturday, with Ruben Selles set to be the third Saints boss he has faced this season.
The Man City boss confirmed Erling Haaland ‘is ready’ to feature at St Mary’s after the Norwegian star missed their 4-1 win over Liverpool last weekend due to a groin injury.
City will look to avoid an upset against the Premier League’s bottom side, having been beaten by Southampton in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
The reigning champions will look to cut the gap to leaders Arsenal to five points, before the Gunners face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
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