Man City's Pep Guardiola Confident in Team's Comeback Chances vs Real Madrid
Man City boss gives players day off ahead of crucial Champions League clash. Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City can overcome 3-0 deficit against Real Madrid in Champions League.
Manchester City vs Real Madrid, Guardiola confident in team's comeback chances...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is confident his team can mount a comeback against Real Madrid, despite trailing 3-0 from the first leg. Guardiola believes his players are capable of overcoming the deficit, saying “many things can happen” in football.
The English side faces a tough task at home against the 15-time European champions, who have eliminated them from the past two Champions League editions. Guardiola is counting on his team's home advantage, stating “at home we are always able to do it.”
“After 10 years you have to convince some of my players about their belief? They know me quite well. Every single game we try. This will be no exception. They have to,” Guardiola told reporters.
“I am pretty sure they will try it. Of course most of them are new to experiencing such situations. We are not the same group we had for many years but, at the same time, it is an incredible experience and an incredible opportunity to try it...
“It's a football game; many things can happen. You have to focus and first try to win the game then after that we will see what happens during the game. I don't have a specific plan. Just try it.”
Training Cancelled
Training was cancelled as Guardiola opted to give his players the day off before the game, with the squad to train on Tuesday instead.
🚨🗣️ Pep Guardiola on the match against Real Madrid:
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"I'm not much concerned about the chances we're going to create, I'm pretty sure we're able to do it at home."
"It's more how well we're going to defend. The task is massive; to score more than three goals against Madrid is… pic.twitter.com/pSKltEilyB
“It's related. The way you play, if you play good mentally you will be strong,” the Spanish manager said when asked if resting his players would help them mentally.
“We've done it in the past, plenty of times. When we lost games, when we've won games, when the manager felt it was best for the team,” the Portuguese international added.
“With all the trips we've had, this week, I think he felt it best for us to sleep better and come back tomorrow stronger and ready for the game...
“This sport has taught us that a lot of things can happen. Even though the result in Madrid was really bad, we will fight until the end.”
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