Reason why Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was furious with Josko Gvardiol during Nottingham Forest vs Man City match at half-time

Nottingham Forest lost to Manchester City in the Premier League. Josko Gvardiol scored the Blues’ third goal in five games.

Josko Gvardiol, who scored a goal for Manchester City against Nottingham Forest, says he was “lost” when he went forward and didn’t know what boss Pep Guardiola wanted from him until halftime.

Gvardiol scored City’s third goal in five games and was seen moving forward in the first half. At one point, he ran into the box but missed a chance, and then he left his full-back area open for a Forest attack that forced Ederson to make a save.

At the time, Guardiola looked very angry with Gvardiol, but it looks like the defender didn’t understand what his boss was asking of him during three tactical changes during the game. We put together what people at the City Ground had to say.

The mess Gvardiol was in

“At the beginning it was one idea afterwards the manager changed it after half an hour, and finally at halftime he made an adjustment back to keep it the same as at the beginning of the game,” Gvardiol said after the game.

“To be true I was a bit lost since I did not know precisely what he was seeking from me but he was much more explicit after at half time.”

Guardiola was happy when Gvardiol scored, but he was even happier when set piece coach Carlos Vicens scored. During the celebrations, Guardiola gave Vicens a thank-you nod.

Gvardiol has been playing well lately. He scored City’s first goal at Real Madrid and then scored two more goals in his next four games. “I am more than happy to score an additional strike in this difficult game to assist the team,” he said. “I am more happy about earning the three points, and finally we have six days to rest and recover properly to prepare for the following one.”

Why Doku failed

Guardiola stated that Jeremy Doku’s replacement wasn’t because of an injury after Ederson had to be replaced at halftime. “We wanted more passes, we cannot survive if we don’t have the ball, and Kova helped us with that,” he said.

“After with Kova and Bernardo and the other people in there, it was much better.” When Jack Grealish was taken off too, City became tighter. Rodri and Kovacic were in the middle, De Bruyne and Alvarez were in front of them, and Erling Haaland was back in attack.

Guardiola told Match of the Day, “It is important that he is back making plays.” “Kevin caught him, and it was a great finish.” The 90-minute wait made him not ready, but it was good to have him back.

The Champions League will be back next year.

Guardiola always pays close attention to when City has confirmed a spot in the top four, but as he was getting ready for the Forest game, he seemed to miss the fact that Tottenham’s loss to Arsenal meant they would play in the Champions League again next year. City’s three points at Forest were enough, even if Spurs had won.

When Guardiola heard the news, he said, “Wow, I’m going to celebrate tomorrow.” My boss and owner will be very happy. It will be a big deal to play in the Champions League next season. The most important goal was to qualify for the Champions League, which we did. We have four games left. Many thanks to the team and players.”

Problems with dry pitches

Later, both Gvardiol and Haaland said that the City Ground pitch was too dry. Before the game, Kyle Walker and the officials also seemed to be talking about how the grass wasn’t getting enough water.

But Guardiola was philosophical about it. He said, “At times we suffered.” We got lucky today because the field was so dry. That’s why they missed those chances. We got lucky today that the pitch was in this shape.

He also said in his news conference, “There is no problem.” The air was dry because of the sun, which helped us. We choose how to play when we’re at home, but we change how we play when we’re not there. In other words, I’m saying that we were lucky with the chances they had. For the question of the pitch, they couldn’t get in touch with the goal.