Given his preferred style of play, which includes a relentless work ethic to win possession back quickly, Guardiola will undoubtedly want his entire squad in great condition for the new campaign in order to effectively carry out his ideas. Ok we will play two more friendlies before Sunderland and we’ll see how the condition of the players is and we’re going to decide.
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Guardiola has taken a hardline on healthy eating and the condition of his players, banning sugary drinks and pizza from the menu at their training complex to try to ensure they are in peak shape. Manchester City will play a friendly soccer match against Manchester United in Beijing on Monday night.
“We need to create good build-up play, with easy passes in midfield, to achieve good passes for our strikers further up the pitch”, he said. If he comes we’ll be happy, if he stays in Schalke I will be happy for the fans and for the Schalke club.
“It’s the same answer for (Leroy) Sane – he’s a player for Everton”.
On Thursday City beat Borussia Dortmund 6-5 in a penalty shootout in Shenzhen after drawing 1-1, Sergio Agüero’s 76th-minute goal being cancelled out by Christian Pulisic’s last-minute equaliser. “We need to run, we need to fight, we need to jump, we need to need the ball”.
Just like last season, the Stones saga is beginning to drag on a bit and manager Ronald Koeman will want his future resolved one way or the other as soon as possible.
“He said if he could play 11 midfielders, he would play them”.
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“Vincent is the captain, and when he’s not playing, the players have to choose”, he said. “I’m so happy with the way we’re training”. “But it’s impossible to achieve even one victory if the players don’t want it. They are comfortable with the challenge and they are trying to understand me and I am trying to understand them as soon as possible”. With him, if your weight is too high, you’re not training with the team.
