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Manchester City 53-year-old coach Pep Guardiola explains his reason why Phil Foden was not in the starting Lineup for Crystal Palace vs Manchester City match win
Pep Guardiola explains his surprising decision to exclude Phil Foden from the starting lineup against Crystal Palace in the most recent Manchester City news.
After it was confirmed that Phil Foden will start on the bench against Crystal Palace, Pep Guardiola stated that the midfielder’s minutes are merely being controlled due to the busy schedule that the team is now experiencing.
The Englishman has been instrumental in City’s efforts to retain their pursuit of a fourth consecutive Premier League title he has helped to maintain. Due to the fact that he has scored 14 goals and provided seven assists in 30 matches this season, including a hat trick against Aston Villa in the middle of the week, the team is currently three points behind the leaders Liverpool and one point behind Arsenal, who are in second place.
It is possible for City to get ahead of both of their competitors and pile on the pressure ahead of their respective matches by taking advantage of the early kickoff that will take place at Selhurst Park on Saturday. However, in order for Foden to have an impact, he will need to come off the bench.
According to Guardiola, who was speaking to TNT Sports prior to the game’s start, “It was difficult [to leave him out] but not just him, all the guys as a manager when you don’t allow players to play.” “Decisions that I make are usually difficult. But there are a lot of games, and we have a lot of them.
In the game that Phil played against Arsenal, which lasted for 96 minutes, as well as in the friendly games that he played with the national team, he was unable to move. Therefore, there are a lot of games, and that is the reason why we choose to do that.
Kevin de Bruyne, who was also given a rest over the previous week-and-a-half, will take over for Foden in the match against the team coached by Oliver Glasner. Following up on the last question, Rio Ferdinand inquired as to whether or not Pep Guardiola had any intention of incorporating both the Belgian and his academy product into the same starting lineup at any point in the future.
“I thought a lot to let them play, there is more at a time after we arrive early to Manchester back but tomorrow we travel to Madrid,” the manager of Manchester City explained. “I would love to have Phil on the pitch, I am not stupid, I would like to see him but there is a lot of games, a lot of players, and that is why I decide for that.”
Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, and Manuel Akanji have been replaced by Erling Haaland, John Stones, and Oscar Bobb in the starting lineup for City’s match against Palace. Erling Haaland, John Stones, and Oscar Bobb have therefore returned to the starting lineup.
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