After two losses in the first two preseason friendlies against Glasgow Celtic (4-3) and the AC Milan (3-2), Pep Guardiolatechnician City of Manchesterspoke about his team’s bad moment because of his so many absences because he still does not count on the internationals, who are still on vacation despite the fact that in less than two weeks (on the 10th) the ‘citizens’ will play the first season title against United in Community Shield: “We will be behind in that game, but not only against United -August 10-“, also against Chelsea and Ipswich,” said Guardiola, referring to the first two rounds of the Premier League, set for August 18 and 24.
It’s not the first time he’s done this, but pep He once again pointed directly at the institutions for the degradation suffered by the players. “If the big bosses and all the institutions like it FIFAThe UEFA and the premier They don’t think about the players, so we coaches have to think about them, if not, they will die,” said the ‘Citizen’ coach emphatically. “Too much. So it takes three weeks or a month of rest, but the competition is there and you have to adapt,” he added.
Despite being responsible for designing the competition calendars, Guardiola considering that they have no desire to solve the problem. “There is no solution, there is no solution because there is no intention to find a solution. Clubs have to travel to show our brand around the world, to let other continents and places see our players, and we have to adapt,” explained the coach. San Pedro.
After losing to Celtic and Milannow they come friendly against Barça and Chelsea: “We would like to have adequate preparation, but it is impossible because the national teams are eligible to play and all the institutions like FIFA and the UEFA and local competitions want to defend their product and make games. We have a great team when everyone comes back. “We have three, four, five interesting young players in case we need them,” he commented. Guardiola.
Source: La Verdad
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