Pep Guardiola seemed very angry during the press conference before the duel against Brighton in the Premier. And the Manchester City coach did nothing it’s not funny that Jack Grealish was called up for England ahead of their upcoming Nations League matches against Greece in Ireland.
The reality is that the England international has been injured and absent for several weeks for the Catalan coach. Thus, questioned by the players called up this Friday with the English team, Guardiola was very direct in his response: “That’s a question for the England coach.”. And he accompanied that sentence with a resounding “no” when asked if he was ready to play. Lee Carsley is currently the British interim coach, waiting for Thomas Tuchel to take charge.
🗣️ “This is our reality”
Pep Guardiola is not happy with Jack Grealish’s England call-up after the midfielder only returned to light training yesterday. pic.twitter.com/zSRlK3yGNg
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Likewise, the City manager confirmed that the player is not ready to play. “Grealish has been here for 17 days, he hasn’t trained once. Today was the first workout and I worked out for 20 minutes. “It’s reality,” assured Guardiola.
Despite this, the former Barcelona coach, among others, assured that he would not ban Grealish from accompanying his team. “I can only say that my team for tomorrow is not in good condition. He will therefore not be able to play tomorrow. That’s all I can say. After that, 17 days… more than two weeks without training… and the English believe that Grealish can help them… so leave,” Guardiola pointed out.
Are you leaving Manchester City?
The Catalan coach ironically responded to rumors circulating about a possible link with the Brazilian team, which is reportedly looking for a replacement to Dorivial Junior, current coach of “Canarinha”.
However, Guardiola gave more details privately later and provided more information regarding his renewal with City: “I’m not going to talk about this subject. When it has to happen, it will happen. “We are in regular contact and whatever needs to happen will happen, always for the benefit of the club.”
