Guardiola on Grealish after City 2-0 Leicester
02/04/2025
Etihad stadium, Manchester, UK
02/04/2025
Etihad stadium, Manchester, UK
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00:00You have to make decisions, but there is a lot of goodwill for him.
00:05Yeah, of course. Scores, having a chance.
00:09He likes to play in the midfield as a guy who used to play free,
00:13but you have some patterns and he's most comfortable playing on the side.
00:18At the side there are elite contenders, but of course I have had the feeling that
00:22between the lines always his ability to control the ball, to have an extra pass.
00:29He was not rewarded with a penalty in the beginning of the second half,
00:33but yeah, I'm happy for him.
00:36I know it's not easy when you don't play quite regularly against the Primos.
00:39Last game in the FA Cup he played really good, much better than today, I would say.
00:43More in the position, more aggressive.
00:46But it's not easy for the strikers, the people up front in the middle,
00:50how Leicester today they defend, we expect a little bit more aggressive.
00:54In terms of the game against Chelsea, United, they were so aggressive
00:58from man to man, it didn't happen today.
01:01And it's not easy for the people who play in the middle when they defend low,
01:04low, low, a low block and defending the space.
01:07We misjudged the third goal, the rest was really good.
01:10With the third goal it can be easy, maybe we could have scored more.
01:13But 2-0 always, from the experiences that we had this season,
01:17many times we were from 2-0 and conceded a goal in hours.
01:22And after we lost many, many points, the game was not over,
01:26that's why the substitution was a little bit late.
01:29Can I ask about the return of Oscar Bob?
01:31I know it's been a long time coming, we were expecting him back in the new year.
01:35Why has it taken so long to get him on the pitch,
01:38but also how important is it for him, potentially, for the rest of the season?
01:42It's been long, because Inger didn't recover as we expected.
01:46It's a long time, so before the first game against Chelsea away,
01:50the first Premier League game was against Inger,
01:54so it was long, but I'm pretty sure he cannot forget the warmth.
01:58You know, for our people, it's really nice,
02:02and Oscar is a top talent player,
02:05and he's pressing and rhythm.
02:09Unfortunately, now we are in a period that maybe takes some minutes, it's difficult,
02:15but we are really pleased he's back, and he'll play a few minutes.
02:19I wouldn't expect to put him earlier,
02:22but as I said before, with 2-0 still, the game was not over, and I decide later.
02:28Hi, Pep. I know you said it was obviously difficult for the forwards,
02:32with the way Leicester were defending,
02:35but is there not an element of the forwards that had so many chances to shoot,
02:40and maybe not so decisive?
02:42That's obviously been the case this season, there's not been many goals from them,
02:46and without Erling, they are going to need to make a step forward now.
02:51Yeah, but they have to do it now with Erling, from 5-6 weeks out, or even more.
02:56Of course they need it, and maybe they are right.
03:00Maybe there are actions that you have to take and do it,
03:03but maybe step by step we will do it, and we create,
03:08and unfortunately Xabi will have chances to shoot if they happen,
03:12and Nico as well.
03:15But in general, the control was really good,
03:18except for one action at the end when Nico lost the ball.
03:21We didn't concede anything, and I think we created enough to win for a higher margin.
03:36Hi, Pep. Erling went to Barcelona to see Dr Kouga,
03:40is it pretty much as you thought?
03:43Yesterday we decided we knew it, and we saw him to make a treatment there,
03:48and yeah, with the spec, 5-6 weeks.
03:55OK, thank you guys.
03:57Good night to everyone. It's freezing today, right?
04:00Huh?
04:02Barcelona weather.
04:04It was cold, huh?
04:05Barcelona weather.
04:06No. No chance.