British media ‘SI’ reported on the 26th (Korea time) that “Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said he would operate a lineup that reduced his playing time in the next game after winning 2-1 against Watford in the Carabao Cup.”
Tottenham scored a thrilling 2-1 come-from-behind victory against Coventry City in the third round of the 2024/25 EFL Cup at The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry, England on the 19th (Korea time).
Tottenham also lost the first goal in the match and almost suffered the humiliation of being eliminated in the third round of the League Cup, but only advanced to the fourth round thanks to Jed Spence’s equalizer in the 43rd minute of the second half and Brennan Johnson’s tremendous comeback in the second minute of extra time.
Manchester City also secured a clean sweep with a 2-1 victory over Watford in the third round of the League Cup on Saturday (Korea time). Manchester City already had a tough league game with Arsenal on Sunday (Korea time), and thus deployed a large number of key players.
Guardiola started Kyle Walker, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku. All players on the list have either started or played in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal. Joshko Gvardiol and Savinho, who started against Arsenal, have also been substituted for the match.
The fourth round match of the League Cup was decided today, and Tottenham faced Manchester City, the worst-case scenario. However, Guardiola vowed not to allow key players from the match against Tottenham Hotspur. “As we announce now, we will have players with less time to play in the next round, namely the second tier team players. We will not waste any energy for this event,” he said in a press conference.
Rodri suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament in a match between Manchester City and Arsenal and was out for the season. Kevin De Bruyne missed last week’s Champions League match against Inter Milan and also missed Manchester City’s last two games.메이저사이트
Rodri said he was close to going on strike over the number of games his players played in a season. From 2017 to 21, Manchester City won four League Cups in a row. Unable to devote any more effort to the League Cup now, Guardiola has finally decided to give up the League Cup and focus on the FA Cup, the league, and the Champions League.