The balance is simple: during the summer, Manchester City lost Sterling, Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho and signed Julián Álvarez, Stefan Ortega, Kalvin Phillips and Erling Haaland. In other words, Pep Guardiola lost four players perfectly identified with his DNA, all of them regular starters, and hired four players with obvious adaptation needs to English football and the Premier League. City probably have the strongest team of the Guardiola era, which the manager doesn’t think is a bad thing.
“I like to work with few players and for everyone to participate. It is what it is. We have shown in recent years that we have small squads and that, even so, we managed to reach the last stages of the competition. And there’s always a transfer window in the winter where we can go get something we can’t get right now. We have two weeks until the end of the month and we’ll see. There are many players around the world and many can fit perfectly into this team and the way we play. The market can be tough. Selling is more difficult than buying, but sometimes it is not possible. But we always have our training. Let’s see,” said the Catalan coach prior to Manchester City’s debut in the Premier League, this Sunday, against West Ham.
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Source: Observadora
