Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne says that his team is still getting used to Guardiola’s tactics and his changes to their routine.
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“I’ve watched Caballero and are you telling me Caballero is better with his feet than Joe Hart?”.
One of the club’s former players has spoken out about Guardiola’s treatment of the England global and doesn’t think he has been given a fair crack of the whip.
“I prefer it if he stays there training and focuses on the next game”. I have a lot of respect of him, for his career and quality, but for the first days – against Sunderland – we were looking for a more intensive game.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Guardiola would not comment on reports linking City with Barcelona’s second-choice keeper Claudio Bravo, but praised the attitude of Hart. They are players for another club.
“I am not going to talk, one day before one of the most important games of the season, about transfers”.
But Pat believes it will take time for the players to truly become seamlessly accustomed to the demands of the manager.
Zabaleta said: “We are a big squad with two big players in each position”.
“The first target is to try to play good for us and for our people, our fans”.
“He [Pep Guardiola] will have known the repercussions [of dropping Hart]”, Neville said on Monday Night Football.
Victory for City in the two-legged tie against Steaua would take them into the group stage.
But Barca also want Valencia forward Paco Alcacer and with youngsters Sergi Samper and Munir set to move in the opposite direction on loan, the complexity of the deal is delaying the completion of Bravo’s switch.
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“Of course this was a big step forward to being in the Champions League this season but we need to finish it off now next week”. I’ve come in and just tried to show what I can do for the gaffer and to everyone else.
