Manchester City Finally, I also have a new leader. Through the vote held by the players, it was believed that Ilkay Gundogan was wearing the captain’s armband.
The position has been vacant since Fernandinho left last summer. Pep Guardiola as manager has chosen to rotate his captain this season, starting with Kevin De Bruyne, Guendogan and Ruben Dias, who have only joined for two years.
However, starting this season, Guardiola wants City to have a new permanent captain so they can reach out on the pitch. Guardiola then gave that right to the players.
He asked Erling Haaland et al. choose for yourself who your partner deserves to be captain. From the voting results, Guendogan was chosen as Fernandinho’s successor with De Bruyne as his representative.
“I have been vice-captain since last season and, with Fernandinho’s departure, I thought Kevin or I would be captains this season. In recent years it has not been the manager who has decided,” Guendogan said of the club official. . website.
“I probably know everything. I have had a lot of experience, good and bad, not only here but also in Germany. I think in the end it is a recognition of my character rather than the game. I think it is more important than performance on the pitch.
“I am certainly happy and proud to have been chosen as captain by my team mates.”
Ilkay Guendogan became the club’s second longest-serving player after Kevin De Bruyne (2015) after six years with the team. However, in terms of age, Guendogan (32) is the oldest non-caretaker.
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