Guardiola delighted after Man City climb to second with 3-1 Bournemouth win

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Guardiola delighted after Man City climb to second with 3-1 Bournemouth win  02/11/2025  Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Uk

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00:00Someone to start please, guys.

00:02Jamie, thank you.

00:04Hi Pep, is this further evidence that you're getting, you know,

00:10closer to how you'd like your team to play all the time?

00:12Consistently, solid, etc.

00:14One week ago we were not in Villa Park, right?

00:18I wasn't there, so you can't blame me.

00:20I tell you, we're not consistent.

00:22No, except for the beginning, I like the team, many things,

00:26every time, so I give incredible credit for the victory,

00:29because I know which opening we will face,

00:31the numbers in that season, lost one game,

00:33but not just for that, the statistics in every game.

00:35They play, they play minute one, minute 95 in the same rhythm,

00:39and you are not clever.

00:40Look at the second half, the first 15 minutes,

00:42the easy balls, the sloppy balls, we lost.

00:44In the transition, nobody can stop them.

00:46So, Brooks and Semenya, they are top-class players,

00:49and organization, aggressivity,

00:51but we managed to try to bring them in a place

00:55that maybe they shouldn't comfort,

00:56and after that, of course, the talent

00:58are the players we have behind the, between the lines,

01:00especially Erling, make the difference.

01:02I know it's only ten games you've played,

01:04but are you starting to, as you would say,

01:06sniff that your team could, you know,

01:08compete all season for the title, you know, be up there?

01:11Well, hopefully Arsenal can concede one goal one day, right?

01:14So, it's not easy for them, but as I said,

01:19the energy that we didn't have, we have,

01:21and especially, especially, I had the feeling since,

01:24since, since I woke up, that we were, you know, in that moment.

01:30But, yeah, it's just ten games, still 28 to play,

01:35many, many things are going to happen.

01:36Important is to be close and feel that the team is better and better.

01:39That is the point.

01:40How delighted were you with Ryan Cherky?

01:44Obviously, he's had a, a stop start,

01:46beginning to his City career because of the injuries,

01:49but he was dealing well with Haaland today,

01:51linking up with him.

01:52Yeah, the vision in the final third is so good,

01:57the consistency, the courage to play.

01:59But, the dynamic that we play, we need to leave more time

02:03and adapt the rhythm for this Premier League,

02:05and that is not the question, but, you know,

02:10in Swansea, make an assist for Omar,

02:13and after, make a goal today to assist,

02:15have this, this special talent,

02:17the connection with the people up front that is,

02:20that is unique.

02:21But, it's not just that, it's many things,

02:23and hopefully, step by step,

02:24can realise what we need for him.

02:26Hi Pep, we've all seen how this Bournemouth team

02:30can make the game really chaotic,

02:32and top teams can struggle to deal with it.

02:35Are you quite happy with how your players,

02:37they almost embrace the chaos a bit today?

02:39Yeah, we know it, we knew it,

02:41we talk about that, that you know,

02:42embrace the challenge that they match up,

02:44that they do all the time,

02:46it's impossible for them,

02:47they have to bring a game, like maybe,

02:49with a lot of, like always we have tried to do,

02:53you know, with a lot of passes,

02:55and, and, uh,

02:57and after, find the right moment,

02:59it was difficult for us,

03:00difficult to, to make press to them,

03:02because they are so aggressive,

03:03they are really, really good.

03:05The threat in behind is always there,

03:07the legs that they have is, is top,

03:09and, especially that, uh,

03:12a leg more stable, you know,

03:14where we concede, I'm sorry to tell you,

03:16the unbelievable goal for the,

03:19for the official, that we were stable,

03:24and we could have scored the second,

03:26and we had the chances,

03:27one against one,

03:28to the third and the fourth,

03:29but, I'm one decade here,

03:30and we know each other quite well,

03:32quite well,

03:33I'm so pleased,

03:34that what we achieve,

03:36with Man City,

03:38despite everything,

03:40so I've been so good,

03:41so good.

03:43I bet, have you,

03:45have you had a chance to see a replay of their goal,

03:47and if so, what do you think?

03:49I saw it today, I saw it, yeah.

03:51Yeah, yeah.

03:53Should he have still?

03:54Don't, don't, don't worry,

03:55I don't, I don't call to the officials,

03:57and the referees,

03:58I'm not the manager to do that,

03:59but in the past,

04:00a lot of prestigious managers,

04:01called to the,

04:03I don't do it,

04:04of course they will not call me,

04:05but just go there,

04:06and pull the down,

04:07and making a stable,

04:08and after that,

04:09I'm sorry to tell you.

04:10So, but,

04:11I said many times,

04:12I know all the referees,

04:14I know that one decade,

04:15perfectly,

04:16what was going on in this stadium.

04:18I know it.

04:21Martin.

04:22Hi Pep,

04:23how will Don Romer,

04:24sort of,

04:25respond to that,

04:26you know,

04:27save two or three balls,

04:28you deserve,

04:29a player like,

04:30is not affected,

04:31and that,

04:32but we can see the yellow card,

04:33that's good.

04:34Yeah.

04:35We have,

04:36we have James Trafford.

04:37Yeah.

04:38We are not a problem.

04:39His confidence won't be hit by something like that.

04:41No, no.

04:42He's a confident guy.

04:43He's 60, 70 years playing with Milan,

04:45you know,

04:46in the national team,

04:47that guy is that,

04:48how did they find a good player,

04:50how he reacted.

04:51Ipec,

04:52we saw Jeremy inside a lot in the first half,

04:55how did you think he did,

04:57and how did it make the team?

04:58I'm a genius,

04:59tactics, my friend.

05:03I don't know.

05:04I said,

05:05today I give the freedom to go outside inside.

05:07So,

05:08I said, Jeremy,

05:09you can go inside,

05:10you feel it,

05:11go outside when you feel it.

05:12When you go outside,

05:13Nico Phil can play,

05:14that was a little bit today.

05:15But,

05:16at the end,

05:17it's not about the tactics,

05:18you have the ball to keep the ball

05:19and try to play.

05:20That is really good.

05:21Just,

05:22Kovacic as well,

05:23is he injured?

05:24Yeah.

05:25How long?

05:26We'll be out for a while,

05:27yeah.

05:28The problem is still with the ankle,

05:30a little bit of calcification still there.

05:32But,

05:33we'll wait him for the last part of the season.

05:35So,

05:36it'll be out until the last month?

05:38No,

05:39no,

05:40we'll have a while,

05:41a little bit out there.

05:42Yeah.

05:45You just said before,

05:46when you were talking about the goal

05:47and the referees,

05:48that you've,

05:49you've never been a manager to,

05:50to call the,

05:51the referees,

05:52and lots of managers have in the past.

05:54Have you,

05:55have you ever done that here?

05:56Never.

05:57Me?

05:58Yeah.

05:59No even in Spain,

06:00no even in Munich.

06:01But,

06:02we know each other.

06:03Come on,

06:04yes.

06:05So,

06:06I know that.

06:07But,

06:08I mean even,

06:09sort of earlier in your time here,

06:10would,

06:11would it not help for you to get it off your chest?

06:14If you,

06:15if you rang them and called them another?

06:18No, no,

06:19I don't call them.

06:20I don't have time.

06:21My schedule is three games,

06:22I have a game.

06:23I don't have time to waste my time to talking.

06:25No, no,

06:26absolutely not.

06:27I said to him,

06:28after we see each other,

06:29tell me if he's full or not,

06:30as I'm waiting.

06:31If he's full or not,

06:33just tell me.

06:34Just,

06:35just take a look.

06:36It's fine.

06:37They're brave here.

06:38They had their brave.

06:40So brave.

06:41Last one with Mark.

06:42Hi Pep.

06:43Just,

06:44just on Harland's goals.

06:45I mean,

06:46eleven goals so far,

06:47he's way ahead in the Premier League Golden Boot.

06:49But the problem is,

06:50you've,

06:51apart from Erling,

06:52your next highest score has got one goal.

06:53Is it a concern that,

06:54nobody else is scoring the goals?

06:55Or are you happy for him?

06:56Always score today,

06:57Nico.

06:58Riley scored a goal.

06:59If you take Hano out of the team,

07:00you've got,

07:01your next highest score has got one goal.

07:02Yeah,

07:03it's true.

07:04It's true.

07:05But,

07:06yeah,

07:07the players at front,

07:08it's happened.

07:09Last game,

07:10last game,

07:11we played against Fancy without him,

07:12he scored three goals.

07:13Yeah,

07:14I know.

07:15But it's like when you play with Messi or Cristiano,

07:16you know,

07:17the influence is so big.

07:18You know,

07:19the vision,

07:20the other.

07:21But,

07:22of course,

07:23we need the goals from Phil,

07:24and TG,

07:25the crosses in the bar line,

07:26we had a lot.

07:27So,

07:28has he reached that level now?

07:29You said Messi or Ronaldo,

07:30is he that important to City?

07:31Sorry?

07:32Has he reached that level?

07:34Do you see the numbers of that guy?

07:37Exactly.

07:38Oh my God,

07:39yeah,

07:40of course he's at levels.

07:41The numbers from Cristiano Messi,

07:42the difference from Cristiano Messi,

07:43I've been for 15 years.

07:44You see Messi still in MLS,

07:46he scores two,

07:47three goals every day,

07:48and Cristiano and Saudi the same.

07:50So,

07:51but this,

07:52this is 11,

07:53so,

07:54the guy like,

07:55the way,

07:56the first goal,

07:57the way he shoot the ball,

07:58right?

07:59He shoot the ball,

08:00go down the grass,

08:01he's like,

08:02I'm going to score,

08:03this,

08:04starvation,

08:05right?

08:06So,

08:07it's top.

08:08So,

08:09the numbers,

08:10but especially,

08:11it was said many times,

08:12and today,

08:13many times,

08:14how incredible coachable

08:15and manageable it is.

08:16So,

08:17I'm,

08:18I'm tough sometimes with him,

08:19and say,

08:20you have to do this,

08:21and better,

08:22and always try to,

08:23you know,

08:24open-minded.

08:25There are players like,

08:26what are you talking about?

08:27It's completely,

08:28it's down on the earth,

08:29so it's top.

08:30And after that,

08:31we want to do it,

08:32and of course,

08:33he leads for the goals,

08:34and sometimes the pressure

08:35cannot sustain 90 minutes,

08:36like Ryan Cherky,

08:37that's normal.

08:38That's normal,

08:39it's happened.

08:40But,

08:41you know,

08:42without him,

08:44we'd be tough,

08:45to be honest.

08:46But,

08:47I'm lucky that Omar is back,

08:48and,

08:49we have to feed the players,

08:50and that's good.

08:51Thank you,

08:52everyone.

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