By EFE
Nov 27, 2024, 2:43 PM EST
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager, This Wednesday he clarified his comment about the head injuries with which he appeared before the press after the draw between his team and Feyenoord (3-3), on the fifth day of the Champions League, and said that he did not want to “downplay self-harm.”
The Spanish coach had some visible cuts on his nose and head and commented that it was a wound he had received with his finger. “He wanted to hurt me”said the Spaniard at the end of his press conference after drawing against the Dutch team, after wasting a three-goal lead.
Given the commotion that this statement caused, Guardiola published a statement on social networks this Wednesday.
“I was caught off guard with a question at the end of the press conference about a scratch on my face, and I explained that a nail accidentally caused this. My answer is that I did not intend to downplay an issue as serious as self-harm,” the coach commented.
“I know that many people suffer with mental health problems and I would like to highlight the ways to seek help“added Guardiola, accompanying his message with the contact telephone numbers and emails for aid associations.
Manchester City added this Tuesday against Feyenoord their sixth game in a row without winning, with five consecutive defeats and one draw. This Sunday the ‘Sky Blues’ will visit Anfield, with the possibility of staying eleven points behind Liverpool.
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