Guardiola gushes praise at all-rounder Lewis

Pep Guardiola says that Rico Lewis is 'smart and intelligent' and deserves all the minutes that he is getting.

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00:00I can play in every position so so smart so many times the players when you ask

00:06to any player what is your position no I play holding midfielder no I play winger

00:10no I play that Rico play football if you put in one position he knows exactly

00:15what he has to do so intelligent so and you know it's playing because he's

00:21playing really good so the game against Inter again against Chelsea when we play

00:25so all the games have played so far always have been really really really

00:30good so that's why I think honestly he deserved the minutes that he's he has I

00:35think you once said you'd like to have 10 Fernandinho's I think because he

00:39could play in says he is that so your ideal for footballers basically I would

00:43like to have a true you know a little bit taller that his mom and dad don't

00:50give him this attribute but yeah he solved it for another aspects he always

00:57wants a ball he's so intelligent defensively is aggressive one against

01:02one and yeah he played one of the best wingers in the in the league in Europe

01:08and always has playing in 11 of course for the condition physical could play

01:12more in the central positions in midfield players you know for his

01:16dynamic intelligence in arriving the final third for many things but you know

01:21defensively always is a really really good defender