Pep Guardiola is trying to snap his Manchester City players out of a mindset he is all too familiar with.
Guardiola launched into a stinging attack on his squad after the league win over Tottenham on Thursday. The City boss took shots at just about everyone and was extremely critical of the way the team has defended in recent weeks.
Getting anyone with four Premier League medals and asking them to keep showing the same levels of hunger and desire is a tough one. And while the manager will be doing everything in his power to avoid that feeling and reintegrate them into City life, he admits it has happened to him before as a player.