Man City boss Pep Guardiola spoke about Kalvin Phillips’ fitness: “He’s not injured. He’s overweight, I don’t know [why] he didn’t arrive in the condition to train and play.” Manchester City resumed the Premier League season on 28 December against former club Leeds. Phillips
Man City boss Pep Guardiola spoke about Kalvin Phillips’ fitness: ‘He’s not injured. He’s overweight’
Man City boss Pep Guardiola spoke about Kalvin Phillips’ fitness: “He’s not injured. He’s overweight, I don’t know [why] he didn’t arrive in the condition to train and play.” Manchester City resumed the Premier League season on 28 December against former club Leeds. Phillips
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has claimed England midfielder Calvin Phillips’ return from the World Cup. “overweight” and “not in the right shape to train”
The summer signing from Leeds has made just four appearances as a substitute this season due to a shoulder injury. And at first there were doubts about Gareth’s England national team. Southgate?
Phillips’ England team-mates John Stones, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish all appeared in the 3-2 Carabao Cup win over Manchester City. Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium The midfielder played 40 minutes in two substitute appearances in Qatar, a surprising omission from the squad.
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When asked why Phillips was not in the right shape to play against Liverpool, Guardiola said: “He was not injured. He’s overweight, I don’t know [why].
“He didn’t arrive in a good condition to train and play.”
The reporter goes on to ask: “But he’s not with England, with nutritionists, etc…?”
Guardiola replied: “No, no, no, absolutely not, that’s why he can’t play. When he is ready, he will play because we need him. We need him very much.
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When asked if it was disappointing Guardiola added: “It was a private conversation with Calvin.”
In addition, Guardiola is missing another World Cup star. Although for a few legitimate reasons. After he suffered a hamstring injury in his last game against Portugal in Qatar,
“Ruben Dias is injured, Ruben injured his Achilles tendon in the last game of the World Cup. And he will have to rest,” he added.
What’s next for Man City?
Manchester City return to Premier League action with a visit to Phillips’ former club Leeds on December 28, kick-off 8pm.
Man City has been busy for weeks…
28 December: Leeds United (A) kick-off 8pm (Premier League)
31 Dec: Everton (H) – kick-off 3pm (Premier League)
5 Jan: Chelsea (A) kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports (Premier League)
8 Jan: Chelsea (H) kick-off 4.30pm (FA Cup)
10 Jan: Southampton (A) – 7.45pm (Carabao Cup)
14 Jan: Manchester United (A) – 12.30pm kick-off (Premier League)
19 Jan: Tottenham (H) – kick-off 8pm (Premier League)
22 Jan: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) kick-off 2pm (Premier League)
Pep: Rico Luis ready for ‘The Great Decade’
Meanwhile, Guardiola believes Manchester City have found a star over the next 10 years in teenage right-back Rico Lewis.
The 18-year-old Academy graduate seized his latest opportunity in the first team with a superb display as City beat local rivals Liverpool.
It came after Luis scored for Sevilla in a Champions League game earlier this month. And it was his seventh appearance of the season.
“I had the feeling that without him, We played the way we couldn’t play,” said City manager Guardiola, with Kyle Walker and Joao Gazelo returning from the World Cup. There was no sense of disappointment that sent Lewis into what proved to be a highly intense Face.
“I was really impressed, as a kid, how he played against a real senior team.
“It’s not about intelligence on the ball. It’s about not having it.”
“We are almost right to announce that this man is going for another big decade. Will be a great player of Manchester. City next year Because he is very smart and humble. He understood everything in just a second and used everything.”
“He’s brilliant, we’ve got an amazing right-back with us for the next few years.
“He always played well, but not [only] against Liverpool. Liverpool are special, with (Darwin) Nunez, (Mohamed) Salah, Thiago (Alcantara) and (Andy) Robertson by his side.
“He’s 18 and the way he plays is brilliant, he’s man of the match.”