Guardiola on Man City leading Premier League table
Guardiola on Man City leading Premier League table
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00:00 Hi Pep, you're back to the top of the table, maybe till Monday night or maybe permanently.
00:06 Has the fact that you're top, has that surprised you at all?
00:10 The way they've started the season?
00:12 As you said, we have to wait, it's not much important in 11 fixtures to be top of the table.
00:18 It's true as we are there.
00:20 And what pleased me the most was the fact I sat in the Dominican press conference,
00:27 after where we come from, still having the training sessions,
00:32 the meetings we have, the approach to the game and everybody's.
00:36 And Ruben is so important, Jose Corrino played today and the guys come.
00:39 And Jose Corrino, maybe he's going to play the next game, he has to be there.
00:43 And everyone is incredibly involved and they compete with each other.
00:49 And yeah, still after 11 fixtures we are top of the table.
00:53 Champions League, we have one game away to qualify mathematically.
00:57 Not the first or second, I don't know.
00:59 And after where we come from, it's really good.
01:03 For the club it's really good, it means still we are consistent.
01:06 You mentioned the Champions League, how important is it that you finish so important on Tuesday?
01:11 More than you can imagine, because we park the car until February
01:17 and we can focus on the Premier League and the other ones.
01:21 It's really, really important. We have to close it on Tuesday, definitely.
01:25 With Calvin getting more minutes, are you seeing improvement in him
01:31 and also would he be ready for a start soon in your team?
01:35 Rod is so important for us, I cannot deny it.
01:39 I would love, if there was one person, honestly.
01:42 The guys that are not in solidarity with the maids.
01:46 All the time when there's a player complaining against the play,
01:50 people believe it's aggression to me, it's aggression for his maids.
01:53 Are you saying that one guy is with you, he doesn't need to play, I need to play me?
02:00 I don't like that.
02:01 And the decision at the end of the season, most of them are involved in stay or leave for that decision.
02:08 Calvin is completely the opposite.
02:10 He's a national team player, he's come from the youth, he's exceptional in many, many things.
02:16 For my reason, maybe I'm completely wrong, he didn't take the minutes,
02:20 but never ever make one action against the maids that play, or bad face,
02:26 or training bad the day after, never ever.
02:29 And I would love to give him as much minutes as possible, and if he can play, I'm delighted.
02:34 Because he deserves the best in his life, how he behaves, how he lives his profession, respecting, not me.
02:40 If you are angry with me, that's your problem. For me, I understand that.
02:46 But you are saying a guy is there, a player, and he has not to play. Why?
02:52 And I had to like this. And that with me, we have problems.
02:56 And Calvin, never ever, ever happen, and I think it's not going to happen.
03:02 Can I just ask, there's some photos of Alvarez, it looked like when he was celebrating,
03:07 there was a tooth that came out, was that anything you're aware of?
03:11 Sorry?
03:13 You might not have seen the players.
03:15 Ah, because he is complaining that, I know that, he was complaining here that,
03:19 but we came up, I asked him, I said, "No, no, no, I don't know."
03:23 I'm going to the dentist now to ask.
03:26 Finish with Simon, please, guys.
03:28 You said you scored six goals without Haaland, without Julian scoring any today,
03:34 does it kind of give you confidence that maybe if you're without Erling?
03:37 Yeah, but we scored the goals because the contribution Erling and Julian is there,
03:41 so both, I don't know what happened, but when they are playing,
03:44 I have the feeling that something is going to happen in the box.
03:49 But of course it's important.
03:53 I want Erling on the pitch. I want to be clear, even honest.
03:57 Erling will have played the second half, if I'm not mistaken.
04:00 I want him, yes or yes. That is good.
04:03 Jeremy has this threat to score goals, Bernardo, again, Phil, we know it.
04:08 I know, for example, Mateu is not a goal scorer,
04:12 but have more players involved and the pleasure to score,
04:17 it's so important, with and without Erling.
04:20 And Doku coming back with that performance,
04:22 because Jack has sort of taken his place for the last few games,
04:25 is that the kind of competition you want for his place, really?
04:27 Definitely. I want Jack angry. I want him to play good, yeah.
04:31 And Doku be angry like he didn't play the last two games.
04:33 This is the way to maintain the consistency, the level in that.
04:38 But Jack is back. The way he played in Old Trafford,
04:42 to give us more composure, more power in that position,
04:48 it was decisive for us.
04:51 We need everyone. A lot of games come from many games in the past,
04:55 last year, and everyone has to compete.
04:58 As much as he performed, Jeremy and the other one,
05:00 and I can put both playing at the same time.
05:05 When we don't play, don't be angry.
05:07 Just train better the next day, train better the next day.
05:09 The moment is coming, and when you do this mentally here,
05:12 you are performing well.
05:13 And when you perform well, we're going to win games,
05:15 you will be happy, everyone will be happy.
05:17 And this is what you have to do.
05:19 Thank you, guys.
05:20 Thank you.
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