viagramof – Spanish Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City, explained

viagramof – Spanish Pep Guardiola, coach of the English Manchester City team, explained the reason for the Citizens not contracting a replacement for the Norwegian international Erling Braut Haaland, the Citizens’ striker.

Guardiola: I like working with a team that is not very big

He continued: “We did not expect Julian Alvarez to leave, well, we did not expect that, he had talks with other clubs for a long time, with his agent, it could happen.”

“Of course with so many injuries it can be a problem but hopefully Oscar Bob will be back fit in a couple of months, Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva can play as a striker, and Erling of course as a different type of player.”

He continued: “It may be a mistake, but I like working with a team that is not very big. I do not like players who do not play for a long time.”

He stressed: “If you have a big team with no injuries, and you go ten months without playing, I don’t like that.”

He continued: “I want everyone to have a chance to play, the team’s performance is always better.”

Regarding Rodri’s position in tomorrow’s match: “He has become much better, Foden still does not feel well.”

On facing West Ham: “He has a lot of experience and he is an unbelievable person, West Ham already had a really good team and this summer they brought in new players of the highest quality, especially in attack, they are a really strong team.”