Pep Guardiola, the Spanish coach of Manchester City, questioned Tuesday on the capacity of his players to chain the matches, on the eve of the resumption in the Premier League, devoted to two meetings late for the 28th day with already a prestigious poster: Manchester City-Arsenal.
“We have to spin and use all the players. We are ready for a match, but not to follow up with another three days later and a third four days later, "said coach of the defending champion English club, in a press conference on Tuesday.
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- 20 Minutes Sport (@ 20minutesSport) June 16, 2020"If you ask me where the team is, I will tell you that I don't know," continued Guardiola, for whom "other clubs and other teams are at the same level of uncertainty". "What worries us is the lack of preparation, three weeks, not like in Germany where they worked for five or six weeks," said the coach.
After Germany, Italy and Spain, it is England's turn to return to the football stadiums, after 100 days of stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic, with matches disputed in camera closed and bi-weekly medical tests for players. Wednesday will mark the start of an intense period, during which 92 league games and seven cup games will be played in less than six weeks.
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