Pep Guardiola on Brentford: "I have a huge list to tell you...
"They are good in high-pressing. They are good in long-balls, second-balls. They defend deep so compact, allowing them to go outside and have spaces inside. The transitions with [Yoane] Wissa and [Bryan] Mbeumo - they are really, really good.
"This season even, when they make high-pressing, last season it was long balls to [Ivan] Toney, this season no. This season they play short passes, they break, they move inside, outside, and after they’re so quick.
"Set-pieces? Every corner is a headache. Every throw-in? In the final third it’s a headache. Every free-kick? Every department and all the things they do, they have a manager behind, it’s a manager.
"Sometimes you see a team and sometimes it’s whatever happens. What they do is always sense. Thomas [Frank] is one of the best!”
"They are good in high-pressing. They are good in long-balls, second-balls. They defend deep so compact, allowing them to go outside and have spaces inside. The transitions with [Yoane] Wissa and [Bryan] Mbeumo - they are really, really good.
"This season even, when they make high-pressing, last season it was long balls to [Ivan] Toney, this season no. This season they play short passes, they break, they move inside, outside, and after they’re so quick.
"Set-pieces? Every corner is a headache. Every throw-in? In the final third it’s a headache. Every free-kick? Every department and all the things they do, they have a manager behind, it’s a manager.
"Sometimes you see a team and sometimes it’s whatever happens. What they do is always sense. Thomas [Frank] is one of the best!”
Pep Guardiola on Thomas Frank: “It’s a question of time [before he joins a big European club], he will get it. They will get a good manager, and that is going to happen. I’m good in a few things, but reading when a manager is good, I know which one is good.”
Ederson’s assist for Man City’s second goal against Brentford was the fourth goal that he has assisted in his Premier League career, with only Paul Robinson providing more among goalkeepers in the competition’s history (five). 🅰️🧤
Teams in the Premier League believe a points deduction - even one that relegated them to the Championship - would not be suitable if Man City are found guilty of most or all of the 115 charges facing them.
One alternative proposed by a senior figure in the game would be for points deductions to be applied across multiple seasons to severely impact Man City’s ability to challenge for honors.
One alternative proposed by a senior figure in the game would be for points deductions to be applied across multiple seasons to severely impact Man City’s ability to challenge for honors.
Embargoed press conference: Part two of Pep Guardiola’s Brentford review is coming up shortly. 🚨
Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “Come on... I’m delighted that he’s back! I need him, we need him desperately. This player is so important for us.
He feels good, not too many training sessions. Step by step... It’s important he started to train, and three, four, five sessions. The game [vs. Brentford] was tight and in situations difficult. I decided for other options.”
He feels good, not too many training sessions. Step by step... It’s important he started to train, and three, four, five sessions. The game [vs. Brentford] was tight and in situations difficult. I decided for other options.”
Pep Guardiola on whether it's good to have Rodri back for Man City: “Ah, come on… Rodri, come on. Rodri is so important for us.
He played really good. He’s been injured, played a few minutes for the national team and we say thank you so much for not letting him play a lot of minutes. Today he played his first 45. I asked him how did you feel, he said, ‘I felt good’.”
He played really good. He’s been injured, played a few minutes for the national team and we say thank you so much for not letting him play a lot of minutes. Today he played his first 45. I asked him how did you feel, he said, ‘I felt good’.”
Pep Guardiola: “There will be a lot of surprises with this amount of games [in the Premier League], and it’s going to happen one day that we’re going to drop points here [at the Etihad Stadium].
We’re going to play Wednesday against the best team in Italy [in Inter] by a big margin in the last seasons, and after we’re going to play Sunday with the best contender we have had in the last two seasons [in Arsenal], and on Sunday to Tuesday... and GO!”
We’re going to play Wednesday against the best team in Italy [in Inter] by a big margin in the last seasons, and after we’re going to play Sunday with the best contender we have had in the last two seasons [in Arsenal], and on Sunday to Tuesday... and GO!”