Right now Pep Guardiola has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. The chances are that the Manchester City manager will have to win either the Premier League or Champions League this season, if that does happen he's got a job in mind.
It's harsh to demand a manager wins something every year but that's the reality and, considering his reputation and how much money they've spent, it's fair to say that Manchester City will be within their rights to get rid of Guardiola if that doesn't happen this season.
This is the former Barcelona manager's second season at the Etihad and he won nothing last season but if they continue the way they've started this season in the Premier League then the title is well within their grasp.
Guardiola would love to add a third Champions League title to his managerial resume at City. Image: PA
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Having already managed at Barcelona and Bayern Munich and now in the Premier League there aren't too many options for Guardiola should he move on at the end of the season, possibly some time in Italy.
However speaking in an interview on BBC's Football Focus this morning, ahead of his team's toughest test of the season away against Chelsea, the former midfielder revealed that he'd like to manage a national team saying:
"Yes, Spain I think. I would like to be a manager in a World Cup, and the European Cup [European Championship]. I would like to feel that."
Spain's 2010 World Cup win was sandwiched by continental success in the 2008 and 2012 Euros. Image: PA
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The 46 year-old did say that he had no immediate plans to be the national team manager and confirmed that his position as manager depends on his success, "I am so happy to be here. It really depends on the success we have. Big clubs like Manchester City, if you don't win, you don't stay."
Guardiola vs Zidane at the Euros in 2000, how he'd love to come up against the Frenchman in the Champions League this season. Image: PA
Guardiola earned 47 caps for the national team as a player, and a further seven for the Catalonia football team, between 1992 and 2001 in an era where Spain were seen as the most underachieving team in international football.
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It seems like a natural fit that he would manage Spain in the future, maybe at a time when Vincenzo Montella is in charge of Italy, Zinedine Zidane is boss of France and Luis Figo is the manager of Portugal.
Ahh the romantic in me is well alive!
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