Before Manchester City’s clash against Arsenal this Sunday (5:30 p.m.), Pep Guardiola sent a little jab to Phil Foden, who can sometimes be airheaded.
Pep Guardiola is well known for having a sense of formula, especially when he wants to send a message. His latest “victim” to date? Phil Foden. On the eve of the clash against Arsenal in the Premier League (this Sunday at 5:30 p.m.), the Manchester City coach took advantage of the presence of journalists to gently reframe the England international (23 years old).
“I think Phil has a free instinct as a footballer. He’s not a player who thinks so much when he plays, he’s a bird: ‘Fly wherever you want’. But he still has one step to take and duties to perform for the team. Some players, for example Rico Lewis, it happens straight away. When he came into the game, I didn’t teach him anything, it came from his nature. But he didn’t “He doesn’t have a talent like Phil in other aspects. That’s normal and that’s good,” said the Spaniard.
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“He has to understand the game as a whole”
Before going further in his thoughts: “Footballers don’t copy and paste, it’s the way we connect them and that’s what makes my work so fascinating. Phil played on the right, on the left , in the intervals; no problem. Could he eventually play as a defensive midfielder? For that, he needs to understand the game as a whole, not just ‘me’. As he grows, he needs to add things to his game.”
Since the start of the season, Phil Foden has not missed a match with the Citizens (12 matches in all competitions). Often aligned as a right winger, but also sometimes on the left, he scored two goals and provided four assists. Facing the Gunners this Sunday, he will inevitably be expected alongside Erling Haaland to allow City to resume their march forward, a week after conceding their first defeat of the season at Wolverhampton (2-1).
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2023-10-08 09:56:10
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