Pep Guardiola it’s not calm. The coach of Manchester City already following the defeat against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup he had pointed out the injury alert and that he only had “13 players” available. On the eve of the match against Bournemouthvalid for the tenth matchday of the Premier League, the former Barcelona player in fact started again by updating the press on the conditions of Savinho after the bad blow he suffered against Spurs which forced him to leave the pitch.
However, the former Girona player did not suffer any fractures: “Tomorrow you will see (who is available, ed.), I have many doubts, it is an uncertain situation. It happens in many clubs and we are not the only club in the world to go through it. There are many injuries in some departments and positions, but that’s the way it is I told the players ‘we shouldn’t feel sorry for ourselves, this is our challenge’ and we will play with 11 players tomorrow. I will talk to the players to see how they feel and to the doctors. It is a situation that is assessed day by day “.
Regarding the possibility of having to buy players as replacements in case of injuries in January: “Maybe in January we will have all the players back, except Rodri. When we are all together, the squad is enough, when we are fully focused and fit. For now we just have to try to get the players back as quickly as possible and then we’ll see.”
On the possibility of fielding academy players: “We use them because we are in emergency in some positions, but we trust them to help us and this is why the academy exists.” Finally the closure on too busy calendar: “We know there are too many games, but it’s the reality. We try to take care of them. We haven’t done anything different compared to previous seasons. If anything, we trained less, but it happens and you have to adapt.”
The complete program
Saturday 2 November
Newcastle – Arsenal
Bournemouth – Manchester City
Ipswich – Leicester
Liverpool – Brighton
Nottingham – West Ham
Southampton – Everton
Wolves – Crystal Palace
Sunday 3 November
Tottenham – Aston Villa
Manchester United – Chelsea
Fulham – Brentford
CLASSIFICATION
1. Manchester City 23 points
2. Liverpool 22 points
3. Arsenal 18 points
4. Aston Villa 18 points
5. Chelsea 17 points
6. Nottingham 16 points
7. Brighton 16 points
8. Tottenham 13 points
9. Brentford 13 points
10. Fulham 12 points
11. Bournemouth 12 points
12. Newcastle 12 points
13. West Ham 11 points
14. Manchester United 11 points
15. Leicester 9 points
16. Everton 9 points
17. Crystal Palace 6 points
18. Ipswich 4 points
19. Wolverhampton 2 points
20. Southampton 1 points