Author of a first part of the nightmare season, Manchester City did not fail to ignite the last winter transfer window. Thus, Vitor Reis, Omar Marmoush and Abdukodir Khusanov landed in northern England against 155 million euros. After a more than conclusive experience in the north of France, the 20 -year -old Uzbek therefore offered a new exciting challenge among residents of Etihad Stadium. Recruited against 50 million euros, the right -hander of 1m86, however, did not have a dream early in its new colors. Novice at such a level, the native of Tashkent committed, in fact, a terrible blunder for his first in the jersey of the Skyblues, and this from the 2nd minute of play against Chelsea.
“It's not easy for him. He trains once and then he plays against Jackson, Cole, Madueke and Sancho. It is a process when you buy such a young player. He will learn. This kind of actions is the best lesson that can be drawn. He doesn't speak English so I didn't tell him. He will be fine. He only participated in one or two training sessions. I didn't want to force John (Stones) to come back from injury – with Wednesday's match (against club Bruges). The players were united. It was very important. Any player can make a mistake. Fans always support new players. He is so young. He will learn “however relativized Pep Guardiola, patient with regard to his protégé.
Guardiola is totally a fan!
A discourse that seems to bear fruit. And for good reason. Since then, the Uzbek international (18 selections) has been linking solid services. Replacing against Arsenal on the 24th day of the Premier League, Khusanov was thus established in the last four games of Manchester City (Newcastle, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Tottenham). What gradually take your marks and above all convince the different observers of its enormous potential. After the Citizens' victory (1-0) against Tottenham this Wednesday, Pep Guardiola did not fail to greet the qualities of his player.
“What I like is that it is already incredible for the locker room. Today, he moved without his toiletry bag. Nothing. He arrived here just to play football. When you talk to him, he laughs, he laughs all the time, but he is a reliable player. It is so fast, the quality of its passes is extraordinary. He breaks the lines. He has the ability to do so ”first pointed out the Spanish technician before adding: “He must still improve, but he is 20 years old. I saw very fast players, but he is one of them. People love it. He is silent, he does not complain and he is so humble. And I'm sure our supporters will love it ”.
Relaunched on the complicated beginnings of City number 45, Guardiola finally underlined the force of character of the latter. “It is not easy to overcome what happened but it remained calm and managed to manage the situation. The matches he played recently were very, very good ”. Strong words that should logically fill the principal concerned. As a reminder, after his new victory against Spurs, Manchester City resumed fourth place in the Premier League after 27 days. This Saturday, the Cityzens will have a 5th round match of FA Cup to play, against Plymouth before challenging Nottingham Forest on March 8, in a match that could allow them to return to the podium …
