He Manchester City is going through a bad time. The injuries are affecting him too much and as a result, the results are not as expected. Since their meeting in Carabao Cup against him Tottenham Hotspur They chain their matches with defeats, complicating the league leadership and saying goodbye to a cup competition.
One of the most affected areas of the citizen scheme is the defense. Akanji, Rúben, Aké and Stones have had physical problems recently, so the Catalan coach of the Manchester City has had to look for a solution: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey.
Future center
Jahmai, a 19-year-old central defender, is a fairly fast central defender who plays at the under-21 level. In addition, he is the captain of the under-20 team that competes in the UEFA Youth League. This course has become common in the first team’s training sessions. Just a few weeks ago he managed to make his debut in Carabao Cup; although he was already called up this summer to carry out the preseason with the first team in USA. After his performances, Guardiola was impressed with him and since then he has monitored him closely and with the absences of his teammates; He has taken advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the lineups of the Mancunian team.
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey en Youth League. Foto: GettyImages
Little luck so far…
Jahmai debuted at the end of October with the first team in Carabao Cup, coming out in the second half against Tottenham, his team being eliminated in the round of 16 of the competition. In Champions League was the surprise in the skyblue XI in a match to forget for his team, which lost 4-1 against Sporting Club from Portugal.
As if that were not enough, the “66” of the Manchester City appeared in the lineups against Bournemouth and Brighton; both games ended in defeat. It is still early to question the young English footballer, who also has Jamaican nationality; but without a doubt he has a very exciting future and great qualities at his young age.
Simpson-Pusey in his debut. Photo: GettyImages