Guardiola on fantastic Grealish and managing 48-week City season
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09/08/2024
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09/08/2024
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00:00nine roll I don't know we have a ton teeth and we see if we need someone and
00:13we have we have a very very good players can play there and every play of course
00:17you Erling doesn't play his particular skills we don't have he's not this
00:25replacement but we have another alternatives and and we'll see until the
00:31end of the market if we really need you know when a striker for just in case
00:36make a backup from Erling but Erling is not going to play all the skills they
00:40have ahead of us and with all games he's not able to play all of them so that's
00:45why I have to think about it if you have another solution. Just on Erling you said
00:51last week I think it was the sooner or later he's gonna have to make a step up
00:55in training after you said he wasn't feeling comfortable is that is that a
01:01case of his injury at the time or do you think given what happened last year he
01:05may be not fully trusting his body possibly? No the last season injured was
01:09the bone in the knee in the feet so that's why it's not usual and muscular
01:16some needles but we can handle it really well since the right head I don't
01:20remember maybe a real injury for muscular issues but of course a lot of
01:25games I've seen for Danes and I said many times he's massive you know to
01:29recover from falling is much much quicker for him move his body you know
01:35that's why I take care of him differently what happened in the States
01:38he make a really one week here before travel to the tour in the United States
01:43of America and there have some needles and last game against Chelsea he felt
01:48you know better better and yeah we are going to take care of him like the other
01:55ones. Just ask with saying about kind of it takes him longer to recover how how
02:01difficult is that to manage when you've got someone that's a completely
02:04different stature to the two other players do you have to give him a
02:07slightly different program to follow? Yeah more indeterminable massage more
02:11take care of yourself I would like Garling to be focused 24 hours in his
02:16profession in the game and and after when we're the training depends on how
02:23he feels we have more or less you know good important when you have these
02:28schedules arrive in the best condition as possible at the moment of the game
02:34training sessions are not important. Important is just to be ready in the game
02:38when you have long weeks you have time the training sessions are so important
02:41when you have these 3-4 days at all it's just 5-10 minutes energy the game
02:47otherwise the human being cannot sustain that impossible we play 12 months
02:52arriving the last stages of the World Cup if at the end is being played it's
02:5612 month competition tell me one sport that make 12 months competition every
03:003-4 days international break I go to to see my dad in Barcelona okay to say how
03:07do you feel that but they go to the national teams and they play 2-3 more
03:10games so 12 months every 3-4 days no basketball no tennis no golf any sports
03:16can do that and isn't sustainable so that's why you have to it's what it is
03:21so breathe a smile and some fighting minutes the concepts and energy the game
03:28is the only solution I find if you want to the players will have seven players
03:33available we will train a lot seven players available so and rely on his
03:37incredible mentality relying his incredible capacity and understanding
03:41the game every game did a little detail in in the zone now we have these weeks
03:46this week we have to train but when you start after international break I would
03:50say in September everything for this game forget about it we are a beast
03:55office men I've got to get your view of the strength of the squad in general
04:01obviously you've signed one player but you're gonna lose Julián does that make
04:05the squad weaker now than it perhaps was 12 months ago well Sergio left like
04:11I want to say thank you so much to Sergio as well so I know it's not you
04:16have maybe the minutes he deserved but his contribution in the locker room and
04:19what he has done in the training sessions is one of the success we had in
04:23the last season especially last season the travel we had in last season we
04:27have incredible people accept his role and said he was I wish him the very best
04:31honestly the very best in real society can can can find his place and playing
04:37playing the minutes so he left and Julián left and came up Xabio, Nico Reilly
04:42and Makati so that is the situation right now and we'll see if we have to
04:47add someone else in the future does it concern you at all that the Arsenal
04:51have added quite an expensive defender Man United have spent money to bring in
04:53two players does it concern you?
04:55yeah many years have done it
04:57many years
04:59but it's no news
05:01it's just when City spent money
05:03it doesn't concern you ahead of a new season?
05:05of course I'm concerned for many years
05:07how good they are
05:09because every year they are better and better
05:11and getting better
05:13so we see Arsenal playing
05:15it's the same level as last season
05:17so the game against Leverkusen is
05:19they are on fire
05:21every year it looks like more and more difficult
05:23United will be back
05:25but players and everyone
05:27everyone won the crown
05:29that we have for four years
05:31so it's simple as that
05:33they understand it
05:35it's how we defended this crown
05:37how we have to do
05:39and we'll see
05:41I'm very pleased with the squad
05:43really pleased for the quality of the human being
05:45and the quality they have as players
05:47but I said
05:49no chance
05:51but this season maybe it's going to happen
05:53until the end of the market
05:55I don't know yet
05:57we have to talk and we'll see what happens
05:59hi Pep
06:01you said a minute ago
06:03that your energy levels had risen
06:05in the summer
06:07because you saw things that you liked
06:09from the team, from the squad
06:11just tell us what those things are please
06:13sorry
06:15you said that your energy levels had risen up
06:17in the summer
06:19I'm drained
06:21but arriving and starting with the guys
06:23the training sessions
06:25lose some games in pre-season
06:27what we can improve
06:29some things at home we can create differently
06:31we can do that
06:33maybe better for the quality of this player
06:35than the other one
06:37yeah, ok, let's go
06:39I don't have to run
06:41I'm all the time sitting
06:43so I can sustain that situation
06:45can I just ask you about
06:47Jack Grealish as well, seems quite a
06:49big season for him, obviously very disappointing
06:51for him not to get picked for the Euros
06:53how much do you sense that he's got that motivation
06:55now to get back to his best
06:57what I've seen so far
06:59one week here in the pre-season
07:01I love it
07:03and I don't care how we perform
07:05it's every training session
07:07it's commitment and he's trying
07:09and against Barcelona he can make
07:11five or six shoots and aggressive with the ball
07:13and go in there, that's all
07:15and I think his quality will do the rest
07:17I know he'll be father soon
07:19and he's so happy
07:21for that
07:23and only I ask
07:25to the players is that
07:27you like to play football right, so play
07:29leave your profession
07:31like do it and hopefully
07:33can sustain it until the end of the season
07:35and the rest compete like everyone
07:37with one place for the starting eleven
07:39on the positions
07:41for me it depends on him
07:43I'm not naive to choose
07:45because what I see
07:47what I see in behaviours
07:49and trainings and how you're performing
07:51as much as you do
07:53more chance you have
07:55Hi Pep
07:57over the summer obviously Stefan Ortega signed a new contract
07:59there was lots of talk about
08:01Edison potentially leaving
08:03you've always maintained that Edison is your first choice
08:05is that the same going into this season
08:07yeah it's a huge relief
08:09that Eddie
08:11and Stefan stay but
08:13Eddie scored
08:15eight years
08:17I cannot understand this unbelievable process
08:19that we have lived these many many years
08:21without Edison, impossible
08:23impossible
08:25his charisma
08:27and his consistency
08:29and
08:31you know replace the keeper
08:33is tricky
08:35to find the way we played and many things
08:37so
08:39I'm really pleased that he stays
08:41and Stefan of course congratulations
08:43he deserves to extend the contract
08:45not for the saving
08:47the Spurs for the two years have been here
08:49how good in the
08:51competition play and now they have to
08:53play for one position
08:55who I believe is better
08:57of course I have a lot of bias from Xabi
08:59because he knows
09:01he knows better than me
09:03how does he feel
09:05how can he give it
09:07but both
09:09the same with the rotation both of them
09:11is going to play a lot of minutes
09:13do you know who's playing tomorrow?
09:15Edison
09:19is Calvin Phillips a
09:21realistic centre back
09:23for tomorrow?
09:25is possible yeah
09:27is that his position now?
09:29he's a centre midfielder but
09:31Calvin likes to see all the game
09:33in front of him when he's in the middle
09:35surrounded for players struggle a little bit
09:37but
09:39he helped us a lot the last two games
09:41I should have realised before
09:43in the first two games playing that position
09:45and I think he's confident
09:47get back
09:49is his future to be
09:51it's here with us
09:53and
09:55like the same with maybe new players
09:57there are some cases
09:59we'll see what happens
10:03you've said you're really happy with the squad
10:05in terms of Rodri
10:07and if he ever can't play this season
10:09or when he needs a rest do you have a clear picture
10:11of what you can do
10:13this is what we're going to do when Rodri's not available
10:15we have Kovac
10:17we have Rico
10:19Nicorelli
10:21Joan Emmanuel
10:23alongside another player can adapt in that position as well
10:25so we have alternative and we see the market
10:27so
10:29if I have some
10:31concern or whatever I speak with Chiqui
10:33and we talk about that
10:35and we will see
10:37normally to be clear
10:39this club
10:41especially in Bayern
10:43and here as well
10:45the club
10:47bring me the players
10:49train them
10:51and bring them the best of them
10:53this is your job
10:55the club decide
10:57I make suggestions
10:59so is it still possible that you might sign somebody
11:01in that Rodri role
11:03not just a forward
11:05maybe
11:07can play forward
11:09can play in position
11:11attacking midfielder
11:13or winger can play forward
11:15or holding midfielder can play central defender
11:17central defender can help us to play in position
11:19Rodri we'll see
11:21we would not want
11:23having important players like Erling Haaland
11:25spend a lot a lot a lot of money
11:27to be
11:29play 2 games each 10 for example
11:31it's not sustainable
11:33so we have to be the balance
11:35I think if
11:37we need someone
11:39the price we have to buy
11:41otherwise it's no sense
11:43talking about Haaland earlier in terms of when he's not there
11:45you don't have the same thing
11:47does it make it hard now to buy a striker
11:49because everyone is going to go well
11:51Haaland plays
11:53they are right
11:55it doesn't matter with Erling
11:57I accept the role and I will compete with him
11:59because I'm better than him and I want to come
12:01we'll see
12:03that's why we see the leaders
12:05we see the chances at the end of the market
12:07they need to sell more than now for example
12:09so I don't know
12:11coming now to the market knowing that
12:13we make a good transfer in terms of financial issue
12:15with Julian
12:17the people are waiting with the red carpet
12:19to say come come come here
12:21you know that and that's why you have to
12:23see what happens
12:25because I think the club has done
12:27well in the past
12:29I would say many players
12:31didn't come just because we didn't want to
12:33pay what the club
12:37asked for that player
12:39so I think the club will continue to do
12:41what is fair
12:43we're going to do it
12:45Pep when you have won
12:47a competition four times in a row as you have with
12:49the league how do you make sure
12:51the players still have the same
12:53motivation to go and do it again
12:55does it come from you or does it have to come
12:57from them? I don't know yet
12:59I said before I have to see them when we're all together
13:01we talk about that but I don't know yet
13:03if it's for me I want to win tomorrow
13:05that's for sure and for them
13:07as well but at the end
13:09everything will finish
13:11if still they have desire
13:13personally
13:15not like a desire to
13:17in this season it's more the desire to
13:19can we be a better player?
13:21it's not the target of another Premier League
13:23you know
13:25these guys make a change we've won already many times
13:27six and seven years
13:29most of them have won six and seven years
13:31is there motivation? cannot be for that
13:33it has to be
13:35we are not good as penalty
13:37takers right?
13:39can we improve that?
13:41our keepers are not incredible
13:43can we improve that?
13:45short spaces
13:47can we improve that?
13:49when everyone can have the desire to
13:51get better and everyone
13:53it's not necessary to tell me
13:55the weaknesses that every player has
13:57is the motivation enough to
13:59in 5-10 minutes I can improve something
14:01of that
14:03we'll be there
14:05what we have done
14:07is really good
14:09nothing happens if we lose one season
14:11we'll be back next season and after that no chance
14:13but right now I don't know
14:15we've been together so far
14:17they arrived
14:19I saw Kevin
14:21Bernardo and Manu
14:23Ruben and Nathan
14:25two days
14:27they deserve the holidays
14:29I would have loved to give them more
14:31but they have to come back
14:33so at the end we have to start to play again
14:35thank you