Pep Guardiola expressed his great happiness with what he saw from his players after a difficult period of matches and travel.
City got back on track to win 4-1 at Bournemouth, putting them two points behind leaders Arsenal.
But it is the vibrant atmosphere in the dressing rooms and on the pitch that has pleased the manager the most.
And he said Pep GuardiolaIt’s important to get back to winning games again.
He added, “I am very happy with what I saw, and what I see every day.”
And he continued, “The atmosphere in the dressing room is exceptional, and the training sessions are very, very good, and everyone helps each other.”
And he continued, “It is difficult, because we played a lot of matches away from home, this feeling, without recovery, every three days a match, traveling distances, and a lot of pressure and physical demands.”
And the City coach pointed out: “Today to come here and perform as we did makes me feel that we still have the desire to try. We will try to fight for the Premier League, I have no doubt.”
Guardiola was lavish in his praise of the man of the match Phil FodenDuring the press conference on Friday, he called the 22-year-old “diamond”.
Where he stressed that Fodney’s performance against Bournemouth reveals his importance to this team.
“There is no one among the coaches, the staff, the players or even the fans who can question Foden,” Guardiola said.
And he continued: “We must not forget what a young player and young boy he is, and there are periods of injury, and the ankle is uncomfortable, but he is always there to do a good job and help and try to do that.”
And he revealed: “Sometimes you are not as smart as it usually is, but I trust that this goal will help him, and next Tuesday will be another opportunity, and everyone will help us, because we have many matches, everyone will be important, you cannot do that with only 11 players.”
Pep continued: “If you had one game a week, it wouldn’t be necessary to use many players, but that’s not the case.”
Guardiola concluded his remarks: “We are fortunate that we are still competing in three competitions now in the month of February, with many important matches coming up, and each match we will try to play the best way to win it.”
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