On Saturday, the City supporters left the Etihad with two Haaland goals and a 3-0 victory against West Ham, Sunday’s calm was saved. For the players, it was a completely different story. Quick shower, home and back to training on Sunday. Pep Guardiola does not let his players lose focus on the next match and the trophies they will bring back to the club.
December 27 is the next City match, then the trip goes to the City Ground and Nottingham Forest. This means plenty of opportunities for the City players to completely relax and enjoy Christmas. Guardiola is ready to find out who has enjoyed Christmas “to much”.
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-The moment they come back after three days off, I want to see how they are. They are welcome to eat, but I want to control them, begins the City manager, according to the BBC.
-Imagine a spiller, you’re perfect now, but he comes back with three extra kilos. Then he will stay in Manchester and not travel with him to Nottingham Forest, says Guardiola.
-The players asked if they could get time off on Sunday (after the West Ham game), but I said no, because they didn’t play well enough. So on Sunday there was restitution and training for those who didn’t play. After three days off, we have two days to prepare for the game against Forest, concludes the City manager.
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Guardiola do not intend to let any Christmas celebration give Arsenal and former wingman, Mikel Arteta, some advantages in the title fight.
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