Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he's learned not to be so demanding of his players as the years of rolled on.
Guardiola, who can still recall the regret he felt after one post-match outburst as a young coach at Barcelona, says he has realised that no player intends to perform badly, and therefore chooses to let the passions of a matchday subside before discussing areas for improvement.
“A little bit," he said when asked if his attitude had change ahead of City's FA Cup game against Peterborough United.
“I know them [the players] much better. I understood as I got older that they want to do well.
“Me personally, as a manager, I am not cool enough or clear enough to analyse what happened in the game immediately to the players. There are too many emotions.
“Maybe I learned. Sometimes I talked after the game. Sometimes, when I am angry, I say take time, go home and tomorrow we'll talk with the team about what you feel was the real game.
“Sometimes you are aggressive, and you are unfair to the players because they want to do well. I have this principle for a long time.
“They want to run, they want to fight, they want to win and when it doesn't happen, sometimes it is because it was not clear enough or they have a bad day.
“It's happened. They have the responsibility to avoid it. It is the most important part of the week, the 90 minutes, but it has happened."
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