The players of City of Manchester “in the fridge” for two days as they try to cope with the demands of a full schedule of games, the coach said Pep Guardiola before his next game Premier League.
He citywho is looking for him fourth consecutive league titleis third with 71 points, two behind Arsenal and Liverpoolwith one less game before their trip to Brighton and Hove Albion Thursday
He citythe only team of four semifinalists of FA Cup who played in the middle of the week, achieved a 1-0 victory in the semi-final against Chelsea on Saturday and the top scorer, Erling Haalandhe missed it because he was tired.
Guardiola criticized his team’s 72-hour recovery after Wednesday’s penalty shootout loss against real Madrid in the semifinals of Champions League.
“They were in the fridge for two days,” he said. Guardiola about his players. “Don’t see each other, stay home with your families. Try to rest, nothing special.”
“Two days to prepare Brighton and Nottingham Forest (On Sunday). One game at a time,” he added.
Guardiola he dismissed any talk of boycotting the media due to his frustration with the schedule.
“I always enter the media because I represent this institution,” he said.
“I always have and I always will, but if they ask me for more then I don’t have time. If you give me a game every three days, then the coaches will have a lot to do.”
Source: La Verdad
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