O Manchester City were eliminated from the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/tottenham-chelsea-0-1-emergency-doctor-use-in-the-final-antonio-rudiger-with-back-goal-football/" title="Tottenham – Chelsea 0: 1: emergency doctor use in the final, Antonio Rüdiger with back goal – football”>League Cup by Tottenhambut the headaches for Pep Guardiola don’t stop there. The “citizens” have three away games in seven days before the international break, one of them being the visit to Sporting, for the Champions League.
Guardiola expressed concern at the end of the game with the Spurs and revealed that he only had 13 players fit.
«We have 13 players [disponíveis]therefore, we are in real difficulties», he began by saying.
«Most of the guys who played ended up with problems, let’s see how they recover. The Rich [Lewis] He’s the only player we can’t rest. We would like you to rest, but we can’t. I have no alternative My captain [Kyle Walker] He’s injured, so I have no alternative. Tomorrow [quinta-feira]we will have two goalkeepers and Erling Haaland for training, we have no one else”, he continued.
«We are in trouble, because, in nine years, a situation like this has never happened, with several injuries, for different reasons. In these situations, the players take a step forward and are more together than ever», he added.
