Pep Guardiola doesn’t rotate players randomly. He explains why using Savinho as the example. You can lose the ball. That’s not the issue. The issue is what you do in the next two seconds. Guardiola talks about an action: the ball is lost, the cross doesn’t happen, the striker... attacks the box… And the winger? He doesn’t run back. That’s when Pep is clear: “You lose the ball and you walk — you come to the bench.” Lose the ball → sprint back. Foul → sprint back. Again. And again. Like a machine. Quality matters. But stability comes first.show more

This is a universal truth in football. We value the same at Qarabağ. A player's attitude is his most important quality on the pitch.

Yet some people are asking why he is always using Bernardo. The truth is Bernardo is the most hardworking player in the team.

The same is true in business, in relationships, and in almost everything that truly adds value to life. Winning is one thing; sustainability is another. Character and stability come first.

And for the people who ask why does Pep play Foden over cherki in most games. Here is your answer and I agree with him. One thing that made peps teams always brilliant wasn’t just the offensive side of things. Defending has always been just as important

Tough personality to get in football

Similar to when Arteta shouted at players in the dressing room " when I lose a f*** duel I must run....

Basics and system players more important than quality. That’s why city players are top top

@dhanush95

Stupid, why wasn’t Khusanov playing EPL games before Josko & Ruben injuries

Yh except if your name is Haaland you can just stroll around on the pitch. Walking contradiction!!

Lose ball make cynical foul stop opposing attack

We conceded 7 goals because players lost the ball PEP

Pep has compromised this team so much that he has accommodated some players for too long. Any player that can’t do the basis should be benched

Guadiola is next level and will reinvent the game. Rumors is outfield players have to up their goaltending skills. You never know when you’ll have to play goalkeeper… therefore Man City will have highly skilled goaltending midfielders!! No one else is doing that !!!

tbf they get paid millions for all that.

the importance of playing without the ball is undervalued, this is why madueke doesn’t start many games for Arsenal.

@grok who lost the balls here

So what’s doing to those 4 players who were jogging back ? They cost as this goal

The same with Estevão at Chelsea: he loses the ball and doesn’t track back.

That’s why Bernardo is also the first name on the team sheet . He’s always working for the team

It’s such a simple concept yet many managers fail to impart this on their players.