Kyle Walker did not train for 19 days before starting for Man City against Bournemouth, says Pep Guardiola.
Pep Guardiola: “We could not match the intensity [of Bournemouth] and we could not stop the long balls. We had to defend deeper and we struggled to create in the build-up.”
“I congratulate Bournemouth... The 50/50 balls in the middle, the duels, they play this type of game. They are so aggressive. They had six, seven days to prepare. They have physicality and speed, but you have to win these types of situations.”
“I congratulate Bournemouth... The 50/50 balls in the middle, the duels, they play this type of game. They are so aggressive. They had six, seven days to prepare. They have physicality and speed, but you have to win these types of situations.”
Pep Guardiola on John Stones: “I don’t know if he’ll be back for the next two games.”
“I’m really pleased for the incredible effort from Nathan Aké; I asked him this morning and he said he wanted to try. He's struggled this season with a problem in his feet.”
“I’m really pleased for the incredible effort from Nathan Aké; I asked him this morning and he said he wanted to try. He's struggled this season with a problem in his feet.”
Kyle Walker: “The last 10 minutes is how we should've played the whole game, with the emotion, the togetherness and the spirit to go and win the game. But they've caught us on a couple of good counter-attacking plays, Eddie has made some fantastic saves.”
“We take our defeats on the chin as we do our wins, and we move on.”
“We're not making an excuse, we deal with what we've been given and that's just the way that the cookie crumbles.”
“We take our defeats on the chin as we do our wins, and we move on.”
“We're not making an excuse, we deal with what we've been given and that's just the way that the cookie crumbles.”
Kyle Walker: “Sometimes you have to play the game with emotion. Sometimes, when we’ve got the injuries we’ve got, the lads are tired, they [Bournemouth] have had six days to prepare and everything like that, sometimes you need to play with your heart.”
“It's been a tough week; physically and emotionally. I think we gave it our all out there, I think you can see in the last 10 minutes that we were chucking everything at it. But maybe that grit, determination should've probably come from the start.”
“It's been a tough week; physically and emotionally. I think we gave it our all out there, I think you can see in the last 10 minutes that we were chucking everything at it. But maybe that grit, determination should've probably come from the start.”
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▪️ Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
▪️ @Tottenhm Hotspur (H)
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Kyle Walker has trained “maybe four or five sessions” with Man City this season, says Pep Guardiola.
Pep: “He can play without training because his human condition, physicality is incredible. But of course he needs to come back to a routine of playing and being focussed.”
“I appreciate a lot the effort Kyle Walker has done to come back... He arrived [from England duty in October], didn’t train once except yesterday [Friday] for six minutes, and played 90 minutes against [Antoine] Semenyo, all the fast players - it’s not easy!”
“Of course, we need him, he’s our captain, we need him.”
Pep: “He can play without training because his human condition, physicality is incredible. But of course he needs to come back to a routine of playing and being focussed.”
“I appreciate a lot the effort Kyle Walker has done to come back... He arrived [from England duty in October], didn’t train once except yesterday [Friday] for six minutes, and played 90 minutes against [Antoine] Semenyo, all the fast players - it’s not easy!”
“Of course, we need him, he’s our captain, we need him.”
Kevin De Bruyne could have featured for Man City against Bournemouth, says Pep Guardiola.
Pep: “It has been one month and a half, the game was demanding. Maybe in the last 10, 15 minutes we could have done it.”
“I try to take care of Kevin De Bruyne. When he comes back from five months injured last season, he came back and started minutes. He finished well, started well... We need him and he will be back and try to, in the right moment, do it.”
Pep: “It has been one month and a half, the game was demanding. Maybe in the last 10, 15 minutes we could have done it.”
“I try to take care of Kevin De Bruyne. When he comes back from five months injured last season, he came back and started minutes. He finished well, started well... We need him and he will be back and try to, in the right moment, do it.”
Pep Guardiola: “We won a lot. I know people expect us to win all the time. It’s the first PL game lost in 2024 and we're in November; unbelievable! We've done incredible... We'll learn and improve. I’m fine, still energetic, I wanted to win today. Congratulations Bournemouth!”
“Maybe we go to the [FIFA Club] World Cup, arriving in the last stages of competitions and we’re going to play almost 70 games! 70 games is like NBA, but in the NBA they have four months holidays, and we have three weeks!”
“Maybe we go to the [FIFA Club] World Cup, arriving in the last stages of competitions and we’re going to play almost 70 games! 70 games is like NBA, but in the NBA they have four months holidays, and we have three weeks!”