Pep Guardiolacoach of City of Manchesterpredicted this Monday that his team, which will face Sporting de Portugal this Tuesday at Champions Leaguewill have “difficulty” this season due to the many injuries to the squad and the increasing quality of its rivals.
“I understand that people expect you to always win 30 games 5-0, but that happens. (…) It will be more difficult than in previous seasons, we will have more absences,” said Guardiola at the press conference in Lisbon before the rivalry against the Portuguese team.
Despite their recent ‘Premier’ defeat against Bournemouththe Spanish coach stressed that City are just two points behind the leaders, Liverpool, but pointed out that they “need to improve” in a League where the level has been “raised unbelievably”.
“The teams are very strong and everything is more difficult and we have to accept it. That is the challenge. We will see how we can get to the last month in terms of our chances to fight for the title,” he declared.
About him Sports, Guardiola He emphasized that this is a team that is “doing well, both in Portugal and in Europe”, and highlighted the “joy” of the players under the command of coach Rúben Amorim, who will soon take charge of Manchester United.
Source: La Verdad
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