This Wednesday, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund, the former team of Erling Haaland and Manuel Akanji, signed this summer by the ‘citizen’ club, in matchday 2 of the Champions League. In a press conference, Guardiola explained that John Stones has recovered, but, although he is back in training, Aymeric Laporte will return after the international break. Kyle Walker is still short.
Pep Guardiola, about his goals
“We want to win tomorrow (this Wednesday) because when the World Cup starts (November 21) we have to fight for the Premier League, but in the Champions League; luckily, we won the first game”.
Pep, about Haaland and Akanji
“They know the Dortmund players better than I do. They are there for two or three seasons, Manuel longer. Tomorrow we will see if it benefits us or not. I don’t know if Haaland can be the difference in the Champions League factor. Akanji’s adaptation is good, we are happy that he is here. Like Laporte, he will also be able to play after the national team break”.
On how he intends to take advantage of Haaland’s runs.
“It’s not about what we have to do, but when to do it. That’s why football is difficult. The influence of coaches is overrated, the game belongs to the players. They can do what they want as many times as they want and express the themselves as they want. Imagine a player who makes 50 starts but doesn’t receive the ball, he stops running. We have to make decisions and the players should be free to decide. It’s not a problem for me, but we’ve got to work on it together, let’s go left, right or try to score a goal.
Source: La Verdad
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