Even the prolific Sergio Aguero, who has scored nine goals in five games and is poised to return at Swansea on Saturday after serving his suspension, must pull his weight in other areas. I know what’s going to happen to me, to our club, my players, the team when we don’t win.
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“Believe me I don’t take the decisions to show my authority”, he said, ” I do it for the good of the club.
“Of course we are going to be interested to speak to him”.
Guardiola does not feel it is necessary for Aguero to curb any aggressive tendencies in his game as the Argentina worldwide looks to build on a phenomenal return of nine goals in five matches under his management.
With the Argentinian certain to return, the impressive Kelechi Iheanacho, who has deputised for City’s star striker, may be forced to return to the sidelines.
He added: “I don’t know whether they agree or not but what happens in my team, in the squad, I am the chief”.
“You have to be smart and intelligent to not fall down – be quiet and focus on what we have to do in the game”, Guardiola told reporters.
“I like the ball in our possession and after that try to create as much as possible”.
The value in backing a road win is further enhanced when one accounts for the fact that City have won six and lost none of their last eight league games against Swansea.
“But we have to expect that maybe Swansea will play with five at the back because against Chelsea he played with five”.
The pair have helped City rack up nine straight wins to begin Guardiola’s reign in spectacular style, but the Spaniard is still not satisfied. “I will just try to keep going like that and to improve and then I hope a lot more successful games will come”. That is the most important thing.
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The 45-year-old believes he has got better at making these hard decisions over time, although it appears keeping Toure out of his matchday squads will have been one of his easiest calls given his views on players’ agents or family members creating problems for the club.
