Guardiola responds to Rodri's 'rest' plea

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola responds to Rodri saying he 'needs a rest' after their Real Madrid clash

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00:00 I think you speak with him. If he needs rest, he will have rest. Or no. I don't know.

00:07 So I had the feeling that the games are tired, like we saw Palace and Madrid. The second

00:14 half was better than the first half. And run more and was more precise in the second half

00:18 than the first. It depends on the team.

00:22 But more the physicality is a question of course. Spend mental energy playing every

00:26 three days, three days, three days. Of course it's tired. Play a lot of minutes. It's

00:30 so important for us. And we'll decide tomorrow what we have to do.

00:34 When a player like Rodri comes to you and says they're too tired, they need a rest,

00:38 how easy is it to say yes or do you have to ever say no to a player and tell them they

00:42 have to play?

00:43 If a player doesn't want to play, he's not going to play. It's simple. Another

00:48 one is going to play. If he's tired, if he's exhausted, it can happen. Another player

00:52 is going to play.