Pep Guardiolacoach of Manchester City, announced this Friday the reduction of Jack Grealish for a few weeks and said his team must focus on tactics and not emotion in this Sunday’s Manchester derby against United. He citywho won 0-3 at Old Trafford in October, are 2nd in the Premier table, 15 points ahead of United (who only lost one game in 2024 -1-2 vs Fulham on February 24th – and it’s the 6th). The ‘citizens’ are a point behind Liverpool, the leader.
Guardiola said in a press conference: “What I learned from my experience in these types of matches is to be more calm, relax, not talk about a lot of things. You have to focus on the tactics and what you have to do to win, not with emotion.” The ‘citizen’ coach revealed that, after returning from his groin injury, the English international winger Jack Grealish He will not be able to recover before the national team breaks this March. The English team hosts Brazil on March 23 and Belgium on March 26 in friendlies in preparation for the Euro Cup.
It was the first Manchester derby since then Sir Jim Ratcliffe became co-owner of United and said he wanted to overthrow the city “from his position” for three years. City have won five of the last six Premier League games.
Guardiola He also said: “The 80s belonged to Liverpool, the 90s belonged to United and now we have won seven Premier Leagues in the last 11 or 12 years,” said Guardiola. “But for 50 or 60 years there hasn’t been a country where one team always dominates and controls everything. We will try to extend our streak for many years. Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his men know the diagnosis of their club. I don’t know anyone knows about that club.”If they say they need two or three years to stay there, who am I to say otherwise?”
Source: La Verdad
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