Pep Guardiola on Kevin De Bruyne’s injury: “I don’t know in English - Pubis? I don’t know! It’s something here [points to groin], the upper body for the lower body. It’s not a big issue, but still he doesn’t feel good.”
“He knows his body. Every player knows, but especially his age, after tough surgery. It'll be the same with Rodri. When you have this long injury, you have to be careful. The problem Kevin has is a consequence from last season, five months out.”
“He knows his body. Every player knows, but especially his age, after tough surgery. It'll be the same with Rodri. When you have this long injury, you have to be careful. The problem Kevin has is a consequence from last season, five months out.”
Pep Guardiola: “It’s my advice; when they're fit, go to the national team. If you don’t feel good, don’t go. This is my advice. But… it doesn’t mean they have to follow me! If they feel good, you have to represent your country. For many players, it's the most important thing.”
Pep Guardiola: “Prepare Fulham. All my preparations are Fulham. Not because in February, March it will be better. In February we are 20 points behind, or maybe 20 points in front - who knows?! The game next is the best solution. In my experience, it’s the best way.”
Pep Guardiola: “I never think about future, March, February, the World Cup, never ever! I demand from my team, myself, every single game do the best! ‘No we’re going to do that because in February we’ll be perfect!’ Who knows?! I plan to be 12 months perfect! This is my plan.”
Pep Guardiola: “I would like to be told, 'Today I'm tired, today I'll not be ready, it’s better to have less minutes', but players don’t say that. I would love it! They want to play every game. That’s nice, that’s fine, but in some moments the body says, ‘Warnings! I’m here!’”
“It’s a lot of games, a lot of years, many years of injuries, long ones, consequences are here. The same with a car when they go to be replaced for some things, and it’s not the same car. It’s not the same as when you go to buy a car.”
“It’s a lot of games, a lot of years, many years of injuries, long ones, consequences are here. The same with a car when they go to be replaced for some things, and it’s not the same car. It’s not the same as when you go to buy a car.”
Pep Guardiola: “I don’t know if this season, at the end of the season for the States in the [Club] World Cup, we are going to play more games than the Treble year, when we won the Treble and played all the games in the season. Maybe we will play less games!”
“It’s quite similar from previous seasons, I'd say... The only problem I'd say will be the next season, in the beginning... As much as you go through in the competitions, you have two more games in the UCL, but two more games is not much, much different.”
“It’s quite similar from previous seasons, I'd say... The only problem I'd say will be the next season, in the beginning... As much as you go through in the competitions, you have two more games in the UCL, but two more games is not much, much different.”