Guardiola spoke tactically on Foden in his presser the day before before last nights hat-trick:
“When he plays in central positions he’s an incredible weapon. He has a sense of goal, a sense of assists, a sense of work ethic… (1/6)
“When he plays in central positions he’s an incredible weapon. He has a sense of goal, a sense of assists, a sense of work ethic… (1/6)
Even defensively there are many things he’s learning; he can play in five positions. When he plays on the wing, especially on the right, he always has the sense of goal as well…. (2/6)
To have a player alongside Julian & Erling that you have the sense of: he will create something - this is really important in the tight games where distances between lines are so, so close - to have Phil who moves really good in the small spaces is really, really important. (3/6)
His impact has been more than ever decisive in winning games. He’s learning how to play with tempo, before everything was energy, sometimes you have to play 1 touch, you don’t have to make an action all the time…(4/6)
…dribble past 3 or 4 [players], before it was all the time: I want to [do something]. (5/6)
![…dribble past 3 or 4 [players], before it was all the time: I want to [do something]. (5/6) https://...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFrWNL6WMAA9ZMY.jpg)
Sometimes it’s [better to be] calm, play the ball, make an extra pass, an extra pass and you will feel it: a situation will come along when you have to decide to be decisive, and he has been this season really good so far, really good!” (6/6)
![Sometimes it’s [better to be] calm, play the ball, make an extra pass, an extra pass and you will fe...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GFrWNnyW0AA1OTo.jpg)
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