Pep Guardiola attacks Man City players despite four goals scored against West Ham

Pep Guardiola has expressed his frustration with his side's performance despite beating West Ham. He vehemently denied that Manchester City were “back” to their best form.

The team reeled off back-to-back wins and remained unbeaten in three games, thanks to Savinho's hat-trick of assists and Erling Haaland's 20th and 21st goals of the season. Phil Foden also started scoring again as West Ham collapsed.

However, Guardiola was far from satisfied with his side's performance in a fiery press conference. “You judge the results. We have seen over the years our level. We are not at our level,” he said.

“We won, we are very happy. But you judge the results, the performance was not good. When we play well, we know it. The first minutes deserve to be 0-1, 0-2. We We were lucky with the first goal.

“We are a strong team because we run a lot and have composure, but now we don't have it anymore. Very happy with the result but you can't ask me if the old Manchester City is back. If you You saw the match, we didn't. You saw on several occasions what we did with the opponents.

Guardiola further questioned his team's tactics, wondering why they seemed too “anxious” and stopped passing the ball effectively.

He added: “When we attack fast, the opponent attacks faster.

“So we have to build, let them go and then make two billion passes. We don't pass the ball. That's why we suffer. We lose the ball too easily, that's why they can run. The opponents are good and when that happens, we are miles away. We have to find our rhythm, the quality of the players.

The City boss also spoke about the team's need for pace and control: “It's not just because we don't have Rodri, of course he's irreplaceable. It's our game, but everything has to be quick. I want to win 4-0 after 20 minutes. We are not built like many teams in England. Every season, the physicality of the other teams has been stronger. we let it run because that with the ball we have been better But now when you play this way, run more than ever. Now we have to get that back.

“He [reporter] asks if the old Manchester City and our way of playing is back. No, you need to know that. You've watched the matches for years, we're not up to par, come on. If we lose, it's a disaster and if we win, it's very different. Against Everton we played much better than today. And we draw – a big crisis, a disaster.

“I'm happy, we scored good goals, good actions, Savinho was good, Erling has two more goals. Of course, there are positives. But if you ask me if the team is playing like the years, absolutely not.

“We have to be honest with ourselves. The best way to improve is to accept reality. I know we don't have the legs to come back, there are a lot of situations without the ball. I know that. We We lost Ruben, the rhythm with Manu John is not there. It happens, but after that you think every time “tomorrow my career will end”.

“Be calm, if you are anxious you are not making good decisions. Good defenders and attackers are not anxious. You have to be calm to read what happened. I know they want that. Of course , the result will help us We are not the best, okay, we will improve, absolutely.