Pep Guardiola on Rico Lewis: “He can play every position. He’s so smart. Ask 20 players, ‘What is your position?’, ‘I play holding midfield’, ‘I play winger’ - Rico plays football. If you put him in one position, he knows exactly what he has to do. He’s so intelligent.
He’s playing because he’s playing really good. The game against Inter, the game against Chelsea, all the games he's played so far, always has been really, really, really good. So that’s why, honestly, I think he deserves the minutes that he has.
I would like to have him a little bit taller, but his mom and dad didn’t give him this attribute. But he solves it with other aspects; he always wants the ball, he’s so intelligent defensively, he’s aggressive one-against-one.”
He’s playing because he’s playing really good. The game against Inter, the game against Chelsea, all the games he's played so far, always has been really, really, really good. So that’s why, honestly, I think he deserves the minutes that he has.
I would like to have him a little bit taller, but his mom and dad didn’t give him this attribute. But he solves it with other aspects; he always wants the ball, he’s so intelligent defensively, he’s aggressive one-against-one.”
Pep Guardiola: “We're so pragmatic as a team, look at the results... We are the best team in the world being pragmatic, in the numbers. We won a lot, no? Because at the end, being pragmatic, what does it mean? It’s translated in results, right?
From the 0 to 95 minutes, the opponent has to defend in their box. This is what I want. Why? The ball is far away from Ederson, Stefan, Scotty, our keepers. When the ball is close to my goal, I am trembling.”
From the 0 to 95 minutes, the opponent has to defend in their box. This is what I want. Why? The ball is far away from Ederson, Stefan, Scotty, our keepers. When the ball is close to my goal, I am trembling.”
Your team to face Arsenal! 🙌
XI | Yamashita, Aleixandri, Greenwood (C), Miedema, Hemp, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Fujino, Shaw, Hasegawa
SUBS | Keating, Layzell, Coombs, Fowler, Kelly, Kennedy, Blindkilde Brown, Prior, Murphy
XI | Yamashita, Aleixandri, Greenwood (C), Miedema, Hemp, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Fujino, Shaw, Hasegawa
SUBS | Keating, Layzell, Coombs, Fowler, Kelly, Kennedy, Blindkilde Brown, Prior, Murphy
Your City side for #MCIARS! 👊
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Kovacic, Grealish, Nunes, Foden, Lewis, McAtee
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Gundogan, Bernardo, Savinho, Doku, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Kovacic, Grealish, Nunes, Foden, Lewis, McAtee