Manchester City fell from high on Monday. A great favorite of his confrontation against Al Hilal, in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup, the Mancunian club has indeed bit the dust, beaten in extra time after a twist match.
And in view of the domination of the Citizens, especially in the first period, Pep Guardiola could have it bad. The Catalan technician also let his anger burst at the end of regulation time. The reason? A whistle of the referee. Jesus Valenzuela has indeed ignored a big fault of Ali Lajami on Jérémy Doku and sent the two teams to extra time.
“Is it a joke?” “, Thus launched the former midfielder for the referee after entering the lawn. There followed a vehement discussion between the two men before the Mancunian coach regained his calm.
“The team is doing well”
And despite the defeat of his troops, Pep Guardiola was still won when passing the microphones. “I saw lots of good things that I had not seen in the past, especially in the relationship between players and staff, notably thanks to the role of captains, he said.
It's sad because I felt that we were happy here. The training was really good but the level in these competitions … The only little regret that I have is that we allowed them to run too much, more than expected. »»
“I have the feeling that the team is doing well, but we get home and it's time to rest, recharge your batteries and come back next season, he continued, before paying tribute to his executioners. They have players like Ruben Neves, Lodi, Milinkovic-Savic who is an extraordinary player. They are fast, we knew it, we talked about it, we had seen it. I think we played very well, we all defended together, but the problem is that they were able to run more than we wanted. »»
