Mentality. Weak character. They need to get over it. Those are all words and phrases that have been banded about over the days since Manchester City's dramatic Champions League exit at the hands of Real Madrid.
Perhaps it's only natural that we as football supporters and journalists demand the most damning of explanations for the most shocking of collapses, but in this instance, the glove just doesn't fit.
Asked on Friday whether City had suffered some sort of mental collapse between the first and second Real Madrid goals - scored 89 seconds apart - Guardiola launched into a fascinating and passionate dissection of the criticisms levelled at his players. "There is no time for [it to be] mental," he said of the reason for City conceding two goals in quick succession. "It was 45 seconds. READ MORE: Man City blow as Pep Guardiola to lose set-piece specialist in summer "There is no time to fall.
That's why when we speak about analysis and data, how does that control how players feel in that moment? "What happened? It's football.
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