Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterspoke this Thursday in a press conference about the physical condition of his star striker, Erling Haalandwho has not played since last December 6, when he was injured playing against Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. And the message of the ‘citizen’ coach is also strong Alexander Ceferin, president of UEFA. He City of Manchester It is measured this Friday at Tottenham in the round of 32 of the FA Cup.
Guardiola stated about Haaland: “It’s coming back soon, it’s not ready for this Friday, but it’s close. It’s not perfect and we’ll have to wait a little longer.” pep already stated Manuel Akanji is low, while John Stones and Ederson They recovered.
The City coach also referred to Kalvin Phillips, who will soon join West Ham on loan from the ‘Citizen’ club: “I hope Kalvin gets the minutes he deserves and I didn’t give him. He’s a special person. “. Guardiola admitted he “regrets” what happened to the former Leeds midfielder. “If I had given him 10 or 15 games in a row, he would have played well. But I didn’t. I feel grateful for his behavior. I hope he has minutes and next season we will see what happens.”
Another subject Guardiola mentioned was Omar Berrada, who resigned as City’s director of football operations to become CEO of Manchester United.
Guardiola said about Omar Berrada: “I wish him all the best. I wish him good luck. He changed streets, not cities. An important person for our organization, Ferran’s right hand [Soriano], but he himself decided the time to leave and the club must move forward. “The club will continue.”
And Pep Guardiola continued: “I don’t know the ideas of Manchester United. We try to keep the best here, but it can happen. When I come to this building, I go often, now I don’t recognize a face. People change jobs all the time. again. The club was happy with Omar. He himself decided to leave.”
Another issue that Pep Guardiola referred to was the comments of Alekander Ceferin, president of UEFA, regarding Manchester City’s compliance with Financial Fair Play rules. “As a lawyer and president of UEFA he must wait. He has a lot of work at UEFA. Lawyers must respect the process. He knows that we have the right to defend ourselves.”
Source: La Verdad
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