Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has indicated he would be ready to accept another cut in football.
After France, England is preparing to start its second phase of reconfinement. Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, has taken the decision to stop the spread of the coronavirus as the situation in the Kingdom becomes worrisome due to the second wave. This measure should not, however, concern professional sport. Like that of France, the English championship is set to continue. A state of affairs that Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, finds curious.
“If we have to stop, we will stop”
Invited to give their opinion on their “lockdown” level, the Catalan technician hinted that the football world should stand in solidarity with the rest of society. “It’s difficult,” he said. I know the Prime Minister is making the decision because the situation is getting worse. It happened in Spain, Germany and France. All over. So the virus is still there. I think the world of football cannot be an exception in what is happening in society. So if we have to play, we’ll play. And if we have to stop, we’ll stop. But we don’t want to be different from the rest of society when they have to close restaurants or shut down anything. It is a position in which I am not involved. I want to be safe. I want to stay for myself, for my family, for my friends, for all of England, all of the UK. But honestly, I don’t know. “
