Guardiola praises Foden's honesty about mental health struggles

City boss Pep Guardiola says Phil Foden was 'so strong' for admitting he was struggling mentally last season.

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00:00How strong he is admitted at that, right?

00:04So a figure like Phil can be open-minded and speak all the world, society,

00:09like today the young teenagers and even old people have struggled with that.

00:16Nobody is away of that, everyone can be that.

00:19How important was it for him to kind of be honest with himself about where he was and with the club,

00:25but also how important and how satisfying is it for a manager to see a player like that with a smile on his face again?

00:32It's everything.

00:34Only we know that for the last season always we are there, Phil.

00:38Always we are there.

00:39A club in that is beyond exceptional.

00:43So having incredible human people help and help and help.

00:46And never, never, when one person suffers a little bit this type of period in his life,

00:51like these two shall pass always life, good moments by moments always.

00:55This next chapter is really, really, really good to feel that.

00:59Always we felt that let them feel that we were there unconditionally whatever happened.

01:05I don't care your performance when you're feeling that way.

01:09The human being comes first in front of everything in life.

01:13And alice.

01:14Only we know that's your hope.

01:15All on live.

01:16And that is my work.

01:17I don t know what's coming now.

01:18I don t know what's happening.

01:19Come to him.

01:20We know that.

01:21And we walk and talk to you early on this story.

01:22We also feel that his job is helping you just for example,

01:23and he can feel that this virtual experience is all good.

01:24And speak with your self-service seeing if his duty is unpleasant,

01:25that he can come to you anytime �raszam Euh

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