After renewing his contract with Manchester City on Thursday, Pep Guardiola will return to reality tomorrow, which will happen tomorrow to beat Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium with the aim of ending a streak of four defeats in all competitions, Santpedor’s worst streak coach on a bench, and temporarily close to two points from Liverpool, leader of the Premier League.
Guardiola received good news in training on Wednesday as Kevin de Bruyne, John Stones, Jack Grealish and Manuel Akanji returned to training after recovering from their injuries. It’s a relief considering the casualties City have had to deal with in the last few games before the international break. yes indeed Rodri and Oscar Bobb They are long-term absences.
“I don’t know if they are ready to play 90 minutes, but to see their faces in the training session is really good,” Guardiola said of the players who returned to training.
A remarkable drop
However, it’s not all good news for Guardiola. Mateo Kovacic returns injured from the Croatian national teamafter being substituted on Tuesday at half-time of the match against Portugal in Split, and will be out for “an indefinite period of time, three weeks, a month”, as Pep himself announced today in the pre-match press conference. against Tottenham.
Gundogan, the solution?
Guardiola will have to find another solution as Kovacic covers the absence as a pivot of Rodri, who suffered a serious knee injury in September against Arsenal. Former Azzugrana Ilkay Gundogan could delay his position despite the fact that he feels better playing close to the attack.
For his part, Pep is optimistic Nathan Aké and Rúben Dias, that he hopes to rejoin the group soon.
Source: La Verdad
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