Given Pep Guardiola's frenzied performances during and even after the Manchester City game, it's hard to gauge how he's feeling at his best.
He may be frantically correcting a player's mistake while others are reminiscing about a 6-0 victory, or Pep Guardiola crouching in the technical area one December afternoon when Sheffield United first pushed forward, his biggest 'secret' on the touchline.
But it's fair to say that at this time of year, City risk missing out on the trophy if they can't get a win, and as the leader of a team that is aiming for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title in the English top flight, he is as relaxed as one might think.
Just a day before Saturday's 5-1 thrashing of Wolves, when asked how important it is to trust his players at this time of year, he explained exactly why he is so contented.
"We could lose four games left, does that mean I don't trust my players?
'I've seen how they're doing now, I've seen how they've done before, and I can still feel what they're doing. It is impossible (not to trust them).
"Winning or losing doesn't change my opinion on how they have performed this season. We've won both of these awards (UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup) and if we win the third and fourth of the season (Premier League and FA Cup) then whether we win or not it won't change my opinion of the club.
"Of course, we want to, but we're fighting for something that the country has never achieved before, and it's certainly a big challenge, and we want to win it, so what? It depends on whether we can win at the last minute? It can't be. I love them very much. ”
That trust means he's okay with the results of all kinds of games, and as long as the players give it their all, what more could you ask for?
Manchester City, for example, largely overpowered Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but lost on penalties, thus ending another year's dream of winning the title. They won both the group stage and the quarter-finals, but were ultimately eliminated.
If they draw one of their last three league games, Arsenal have a good chance of winning the title. They will not dare to repeat the mistake of the Champions League against Real Madrid, lest the FA Cup leave an opportunity for Manchester United.
Some of the small gestures speak for themselves. On Saturday, when Wolves broke the ball up front and launched an attack (they were already 3-0 down), Guardiola crouched down, but as soon as Rodri got the ball down midfield and allowed De Bruyne to control the ball, he got back to his feet. Danger lifted.
In February, when he saw Everton's attack and then fail, he went down and got back up in 3 seconds. In Istanbul last June, Akanji went to the ground when he conceded a return pass to Ederson, which almost gave Inter the opener.
As you can see from his actions, those insignificant moments are especially important in the most important games.
Pep Guardiola knows his side must win all games, and that in itself will help him and City stay focused.
For most of last season, the initiative was not in their hands. That's been the case for most of the season, but they know that things will change as long as they keep winning. Last season, Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 in April. For most of last season, the title was not in their hands. And now things have changed because both Arsenal and Liverpool made mistakes three weeks ago.
'We know that if we don't pick up points, we won't have a chance to fight until the end,' he said after Manchester City's 4-0 win over Brighton last month. ”
It's also a key point, and the City players seem to be enjoying the pressure. They may even need pressure to perform at their best, as Guardiola has said, to perform at the performance we expect.
"They like to play under pressure," Pep Guardiola said in April, "and they know it's all if they don't win." ”
He also said that it was in October and November last year that he felt the team looked tired and not ready to challenge for the title again. These two months were the time when he was most worried, and people around the training ground would ask him, "What happened today?"
Back in January last year, he spent 20 minutes talking about how the passion of the players had faded and how they and the club as a whole had become "happy flowers", content with what they had achieved and not wanting to work harder.
He got the reaction he wanted, which meant that at the end of the season, he could sit back and relax knowing that his players would do what they needed to do. Even as the treble gets closer, you won't know what's going on inside his heart, such as the tears he cried at Wembley Stadium after beating Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
There is no doubt that Pep Guardiola has faced this situation several times this time of year – and this is the fourth time he has encountered it at Manchester City. He knows anything can happen on the football pitch, such as being eliminated against Real Madrid this season and two seasons ago, or even Liverpool's recent struggles.
'I have a higher opinion of Liverpool than ever before,' Guardiola said 10 days ago, 'and you see them at Old Trafford or [against Everton] and Pickford did well. Against Crystal Palace, they missed a lot of chances. Tell me why...... That's football. ”
All he asks is for the players to be ready to fight, in his words, "get into shape". At this stage of the season, he is very sure about it.
Pep Guardiola took the opportunity to slam the fixtures in a live broadcast on the BBC, with a Champions League penalty shoot-out defeat that left them physically and mentally exhausted despite beating Chelsea in the FA Cup. On top of that, he has shown that he is confident about his fate and that of the team.
As he says, he will trust his players even if they lose every game from now on, so what is there to worry about?
At any point this season, these details will occupy Guardiola's mind, but when it matters, Guardiola always seems very calm.