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  • 10/02/2024
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on their 2-0 win over Everton in the Premier League
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00:00 [SOUND]
00:08 >> Afternoon guys, same process as ever, mics on either side and
00:11 we'll set an embargo towards the end for 10.30 on Sunday evening.
00:14 Start with any place.
00:15 >> Well done today, Pep, how do you sum up the performance?
00:19 >> Yeah, good.
00:21 >> What's the most pleasing aspect of it?
00:25 >> I love to win this type of games, the difficulties there, we knew it.
00:28 We talk about that for the years we are together,
00:32 always everything here at home has been really, really complicated.
00:34 We lost a lot of points, many years.
00:37 And what I pleased the most,
00:39 the something that the people maybe cannot see, like is the body shape,
00:43 the positivity, the body language in the second half was much better.
00:47 The first half was complaining, we were, I know, 2.30 is more difficult all
00:51 the time, it's happened here at home, but our body language was not good.
00:55 So the chemistry between the players when someone lose a ball or
01:00 someone is not going well, always have to be better.
01:04 In the second half, we read better, I would say the spaces where we should attack.
01:10 The first half was not good.
01:12 And I would say that Kyle and Kevin make an incredible contribution and
01:19 Bernardo and Jack as well.
01:22 So especially Jack in the last minutes to keep the ball, keep the ball.
01:25 And yeah, we didn't concede one shoot, general was well deserved.
01:31 And I like to win this type of game suffering and
01:34 knowing how difficult is everything in the Premier League in life.
01:38 So nothing is for granted.
01:41 That means you win five games doesn't mean you're going to win today.
01:43 And the people is aware that the way they celebrate the goals,
01:47 how difficult was and how pleased they are.
01:51 >> Nice to see Erling back on the score sheet, two very different finishes as well.
01:54 But as well as that another assist for Kevin De Bruyne.
01:57 How do you sum up the understanding between the two of them?
02:00 >> Well, since day one, so Kevin needs a runner and the runner of Kevin needs assist.
02:06 So when both the connection was natural way from the beginning, so they are back.
02:12 Kevin, Erling is back.
02:14 So it's really important for us because at the end, the first goal is so difficult.
02:18 It's an asset pieces goal, difficult.
02:20 And with the right foot finishing we had.
02:24 So yeah, it's important that they're back.
02:29 >> Questions guys, I got no hands, Jack.
02:30 >> Hi, have you seen the incident between Ben Godfrey and
02:34 Edison back from the first half?
02:39 Looks like Godfrey kicked Edison in the head, which is obviously the second time
02:44 he's had Edison's had trouble with an injury in a game in recent weeks.
02:47 We just wonder whether you didn't see it.
02:52 >> I didn't see it.
02:53 I didn't see it.
02:54 Honestly, I cannot give an opinion about that.
02:56 I didn't see it.
02:58 >> In the in the first half, it looked like both fullbacks were coming into midfield
03:03 at the same time, which I don't think we see too often.
03:06 Have you tried that before?
03:08 Is that a new?
03:08 >> Yeah, we tried but it didn't work for the way to defend.
03:10 It doesn't work.
03:11 Manu didn't feel comfortable.
03:14 We changed our structure, but it was more than that.
03:18 It was we didn't read where were the spaces and
03:20 the spaces were more with Phil and Jeremy and we didn't turn the ball.
03:27 It was so passive in the start one side and
03:29 we didn't use the middle to go the opposite side.
03:32 That's why we struggled a little bit.
03:34 It's quite similar with this on par.
03:37 Second half we changed our rhythm, the same like today.
03:40 Hopefully next season we can start better against them.
03:44 >> Sam.
03:45 >> But is the bigger picture now is 10 games in all competitions.
03:49 You want them all undefeated in 13 going back to Villa.
03:52 You had a bit of criticism by your standards in December for the form.
03:59 And I know you've always said that the performances are good.
04:01 The results are volatile, things can go the way.
04:05 But it does say some 10 wins in a row in any season is a big achievement.
04:10 So- >> It is.
04:12 It is.
04:13 But the fact that one person give an opinion that doesn't mean the opinion is
04:17 right, because I'm sorry.
04:19 So I know the team because I see them every day.
04:22 My opinion is fresher and is better and
04:27 is not being affected for
04:31 the fact that they wanna, that we lose games or no continue to be there.
04:37 So always the game was there.
04:40 Of course, when early in Kevin, we are stronger, it's obvious.
04:44 But when a team lose the consistency or
04:50 we have to be worried is the way they train, the way they behave, and
04:55 the way they run, and always was there.
05:00 I'm not talking to score goals or go see more.
05:02 And when that happened, the team is alive.
05:04 And I never, I was concerned, no concern.
05:06 I was, I wanna see after travel how the players react.
05:11 And since the day one, I didn't have that feeling.
05:15 They're up and down, their players are better than the other ones.
05:17 Phil is playing better than last season.
05:19 Jack play more minutes than last season, but it's normal.
05:23 They're not at certain moments, it's not the level of the last season, but
05:26 it's normal.
05:26 So you cannot demand, Kevin White now is incredible fresh.
05:30 You see it coming from the bench when last game against Red White,
05:34 five month injured.
05:36 Man needs rest, he's so clean, the legs are so clean, and now is,
05:41 I wanna play, I wanna play.
05:43 In a process of years, there are up and downs in that.
05:45 But they are the average, how the team higher than average.
05:50 Always I had the feeling, but when you analyze, they draw a game against,
05:56 no winning against him, lack of consistency.
05:59 They are not good enough.
06:02 It's not about that, it's not.
06:04 So we can play bad, yeah.
06:07 First half was good, no.
06:08 Why? We didn't read what you have to do.
06:10 Okay, happen.
06:11 So I said, in our time, with 38 games in a row, we just play.
06:14 Win 3-0, 4-0 after 20 minutes against Everton every single time.
06:18 No, that is the reality.
06:20 The people, city is back, city, how good is back?
06:24 No, no, no, reality is Everton.
06:26 Everton at home.
06:27 Last season, the travel, we could not win.
06:30 With Ronald Koeman, I could not beat them.
06:31 Like with Frank Lampard, beat Drogba as well.
06:36 So always a struggle.
06:37 We knew it, we spoke about that, we'll be tough, 12-30.
06:39 Today play 8pm, no problem.
06:42 12-30, problem.
06:44 For sure, for sure, it's now.
06:46 But how is the positivity?
06:48 How is your body language?
06:49 We talk about this last two days a lot about that.
06:52 How is your body language?
06:54 One game, one player miss a game, start to complain, miss a game.
06:58 Kaput.
07:00 Kaput.
07:01 Miss a game, let's go, next one.
07:03 And I do it for you and after you do it for me.
07:05 In a sporting life, positivity here make you perform better.
07:09 When the time complains, you feel sorry for yourself,
07:12 oh, what happened?
07:14 Nothing.
07:14 The people don't feel sorry for yourself, my friend.
07:17 People come here to watch the game as best as possible,
07:19 to win, and here's next one, positivity.
07:22 And the team this season, in the difficulties,
07:24 make a step forward.
07:25 How many times we come back losing positions,
07:28 or today was a tough game.
07:30 I said, I would love to have after 15 minutes,
07:32 4-0, four goals for Real Madrid.
07:34 I would love it.
07:35 I would stay all the time sitting with Juanma.
07:38 But it's not like that.
07:41 It's, OK, and today, that's why I love to win this type of game,
07:45 because we learn the lesson.
07:46 We learn the lesson for what's coming now.
07:49 You know, for Champions League is already there,
07:51 and Chelsea's next month with openings that we have,
07:56 we'll be there for.
07:57 But the environment of the team, the feeling of the team,
08:01 for the day one this season, after win the travel,
08:03 I said, OK.
08:05 OK, still, I like.
08:08 I like with the watch.
08:09 I like it.
08:10 That doesn't mean going to win, no.
08:11 But I like it.
08:13 Embargo of sensations and even

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