Guardiola on finding solutions after City are held 1-1 at Newcastle
28/09/2024
St James' Park, Newcastle, UK
28/09/2024
St James' Park, Newcastle, UK
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00:00What's it doing, guys? Hope you're well. If we can take a show of hands, welcome to the main event, we'll set an embargo towards the end of 10.30 on Sunday evening.
00:25Pep, does that game show how important, again, Rodri is to your team, given the very physical game that was out there?
00:33We played really good and Kovacic and Rico and after Bernard, they were really, really, really good.
00:39You don't think you missed his physical presence today against a newcastle team that are really pressurising him?
00:46I miss Rodri for his qualities, but today the physical presence was bulls in behind.
00:52So when they're in the ball and attack our back from Jusko or Kyle or wherever, there is a way in the midfield that we were strong.
00:59So there's a game, so they start really well the first five minutes, ten minutes.
01:06And after we were good to the goal, we had chances, we controlled the game.
01:10I know it's difficult for the intensity they press, but we dropped them and they were brilliant, scored a goal.
01:15And after, in the best moment, we conceded the penalty after they had the best moments for 10 minutes, 12 minutes, they were really good.
01:20But that's at the end, we take it. We had chances with Field, with Bernardo, with some last passes especially.
01:27And yeah, we take the point.
01:31Rico is very inexperienced, although he has played for England, he's played a lot of games for you.
01:38Does he take on board what you're asking him to do? Is it hard for him to understand?
01:46He's a player we don't have to talk much about what he has to do because he's so smart and intelligent.
01:52Intelligent players, football is a movement game.
01:56So how you decide in all the actions, it depends on the intelligence of the players.
02:00Sometimes you need to be more instructed to say how to do this and that, no more information.
02:04But Rico reads perfectly what you have to do.
02:06Of course he's young, he will improve at 90 years old, 20.
02:09But he plays again exceptionally well.
02:12He's really good in small spaces, when the game is complete transitions, there are players in them.
02:17But we know how deep he was into the mid-line, Arsenal or the other one in small spaces.
02:23He's a really, really good player and plays really, really good again.
02:27It's unusual to see Eddie Howe talk to a manager for so long after the final whistle.
02:32What was that conversation about?
02:34Listen, I have a lot of, you know, many years I'm here, he's many years as well.
02:40So more than the other one.
02:42So I said to him how I admire him for the way he approached the game.
02:47And first thing you know in high pressing is the team is so direct.
02:53So they have a lot of lags with Murphy.
02:55He's actually in a way like Gordon Barnes.
02:57So we control them really, really well in most of part of the game.
03:02Especially when we play so, so high.
03:04You know Bruno and Joelinton and the physicality, Tonali.
03:09And after the central defender is so high.
03:11It's a so difficult team.
03:13So we know in Newcastle last season struggling a bit for just one reason.
03:18For a lot of injuries that they had.
03:20Otherwise the team competes really well.
03:23And you know when you are a manager for many years, a lot of times.
03:28And it's, you know, never created problems.
03:33The press conference always polite for the opponents.
03:35Like we try to do as a club.
03:37So why should it not be?
03:39So I admit that we would like to win, withdraw.
03:42They deserve as well.
03:44And yeah, we take the point both.
03:47I didn't see it.
03:48I didn't see it.
03:49Sorry.
03:50I didn't see it.
03:51So but apparently dribble.
03:53I don't know if he touched Anthony Gordon or Anthony Gordon touched.
03:58I don't know.
03:59But it's penalty, it's penalty.
04:01So it's what it is.
04:03So well given and that's all.
04:09Yeah.
04:10Yeah.
04:12Pep how is Erling Haaland?
04:13He looked like he took a knock on his ankle.
04:15Yeah.
04:16Yeah.
04:17Have some knocks here.
04:18Yeah.
04:19But we'll see next days.
04:20So yeah.
04:21Still a big moment at the end of the game, wasn't there?
04:24The mid-pog save from Leonardo Silva.
04:26Yeah.
04:27And from Phil, it was again with the inter it was the same.
04:31And Phil, you know, in that position is maybe one of the best.
04:34He's so clever.
04:35And today, it's no, I've been two months, I have three months.
04:38The best player of the league last season who has been out.
04:40And now today, I think he played the best minutes, I would say.
04:44He was really good.
04:45So impact.
04:46So really good in the assist and dynamic.
04:49And I'm happy that step by step he's coming back.
04:52Michael, you mentioned the physicality.
04:55Do you think this is already an example of where Roger not being in there does have an impact?
05:02Because you mentioned yesterday with the high balls and winning headers.
05:06Is that an example today already?
05:08Yeah, in free kicks.
05:11The long balls there.
05:12But I want to tell you something.
05:13With Rodri in the past, when that action, we suffered.
05:16Because Dan is so strong and sharp and Joelinton and the other ones.
05:24So guys, I'm going to tell you, I know you're going to ask me all the time.
05:27So of course, you're going to miss Rodri.
05:29Physicality is present.
05:30I know it, but it's not there.
05:31So I'm judging what Kovacic and Rico and Bernardo after.
05:36And the wingers with Jack and Johan, how we have played.
05:40It was exceptional.
05:42So it's simple.
05:43I know that.
05:44If we do well, it's because it's not Rodri.
05:46I had to find a solution.
05:47We had to find a solution.
05:48I would love Rodri to be here.
05:49And Oscar Bocchi and Kevin be here.
05:51And not Kevin here.
05:52I would love it.
05:53But you know, it's what it is.
05:55Because he's 10 years playing 60, 70 games in the communication and national teams.
06:01And sometimes it happens.
06:02We have to adapt.
06:03And we adapted really well against a strong side.
06:05And I see my team.
06:07I recognise Spurfeld and my team.
06:09And that's it.
06:11So we had the chances to score so clear.
06:14We should score.
06:16And of course, because he and this stadium, they can score.
06:20So we know it.
06:21But apart from that, I'm satisfied.
06:24Sorry, just a moment.
06:25Without Kevin, would you be tempted to start a fill today in midfield?
06:28Sorry?
06:29Without Kevin, would you be tempted to start a fill in midfield?
06:32Yeah.
06:33Because that would be top two.
06:35Yeah.
06:36Because a long time.
06:37He's injured.
06:38Last game, play was mm-mm.
06:39And I prefer sometimes the players have an hour.
06:43They impact at 90 minutes.
06:44I know how strong they are.
06:46Gunda is so intelligent in defensive concepts and many things.
06:50And that's why.
06:52But in three days, we have another one.
06:54In three days, four days, we have another one.
06:56So there are games for everyone.