Manchester City need to learn fast if they are to successfully adapt to Pep Guardiola’s tactics, says Jason Denayer. We’re going to kill our players. 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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“By August 31, we will have the right players to play the way we want”.
So City have been able to get on with the business at hand — getting match ready for Borussia Dortmund, who breezed past United 4-1 in Shanghai last Friday.
“We don’t travel all the way to China just for holidays or a training session”. If he stays, I’ll be happy for the Schalke fans, ‘ Guardiola told a media conference. You know, I know, everyone knows we would like to have him but at the moment he is a Schalke player.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted for the first time that he is interested in signing Everton defender John Stones with the Catalan also providing an update on Leroy Sane.
“Vincent is the captain, and when he’s not playing, the players have to choose”, he said.
“Some players get it immediately and the other ones never”, he said.
As quoted by Sky Sports, he said in regards to the England global; “Everyone knows we are going to try, but I don’t know what’s going to happen”. They have to choose themselves.
Guardiola warned that the demands on the top global stars are too much in the modern game and warned “we’re going to kill our players”.
“Tomorrow [Thursday] we are so happy to finally play here in China”.
City’s preseason preparations took a hit on Monday when its ICC derby against Manchester United was called off because of the poor pitch at Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” Olympic Stadium, following heavy rain.
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The Premier League giants locked horns in the pre-season International Champions Cup in a match which was more remarkable for its clumsy fouls than free-flowing football.
