Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on how its the competition on the pitch and locker rooms that makes players better
08/02/2025
Leyton Orient FC, London, UK
08/02/2025
Leyton Orient FC, London, UK
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00:00Jack Grealish, obviously hadn't had a lot of opportunities, but again, that moment of class with the pass for the groin, that's what you're looking for.
00:08Both wingers have been amazing. Xabi and Jack were outstanding.
00:12We created chances when the ball came from there. They played really, really good. I'm really pleased for Jack.
00:19Because Jack has this sense of the street, the player of the street.
00:25Today, most of the players, our full manager, they're so academic.
00:31You have to do this, you have to do that.
00:33Jack is the only player that came from, you know, to fight and these stadiums and the people shout he's there and he's a fighter.
00:42And I'm really pleased because the last game he didn't play.
00:45Mainly because Xabinho on the left side made an incredible connection with Erling for the left foot.
00:55But the season is still open and I'm happy for the performance he played.
01:01It would be easy for Jack to be discouraged when he sees Xabinho come in last summer, Marmouche just comes in now.
01:12Has he kept his head up around the place and do you want to see more of that street player or does he need to stick to your instructions?
01:21No, I want much more. So this is a level that I would like to see from Jack, but I haven't been like that.
01:27So I like it. And at the end, the clubs bring new players every season.
01:32We don't have the same squad that when I arrived one year ago, a year for the treble or quadruple or the 100 points.
01:39We have maybe three, four, five, six players, no more than that.
01:42So at the end, it's normal to happen. But that is the only chance that players have so many times to understand it.
01:48No new contract makes the player better. It's the competition in the locker room, on the pitch with ourselves that makes the players better.
01:57And they have to feel that to fight with Xabinho.
02:02The impact happening in this season is amazing with Doku that is an incredible top player as well.
02:08Phil can play there as well. So that's the point.
02:12And he accepts, OK, he's not against. Never, ever is against. I mean from my point of view as a man, never is against.
02:18It's just OK. Accept the challenge. Prove your best.
02:22And today I saw that glimpse that I'm going to rebel. I'm going to show the manager how wrong he is.
02:29That's the point. I love that. It has to be.
02:32Because at the end, it's about performance, you know, and deliver assists and deliver goals and goals.
02:38And the people up front, you know, Mamouche at the end, he had four chances, he didn't score, but I was there.
02:43He created the chances, the movements there. Phil all the time provoked. Today Kevin scored.
02:48So this is what defines us a little bit as a team.
02:54Today you show how important Jon Stones is keeping him fit for the rest of the season.
03:00Absolutely. Two games ago, Jon, that year of the travel, he helped us to breathe in different ways.
03:14They have played the last three months, 90 minutes.
03:18And we are incredibly happy that the last two games and today, best without pain in his facilities, plantar.
03:25So that's why it's really good he's coming back because his presence is important.
03:31Ruben again is back, 45 minutes, and we'll see how many players we can recover for the next games.
03:37Do you think Nico Gonzalez will be available?
03:40I hope so. But I don't know. The kick was strong in this area, but we have three days. We'll see.
03:47Thank you, guys.