At the inauguration of Thursday's Boxing Day, Premier League fans could watch the action Manchester City and Everton. Both teams are not in shape, which could be seen on the pitch. Ultimately, the score was a 1-1 draw, but Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva could have closed the match earlier. The Portuguese wasted a favorable situation and a The Norwegian did not use the “eleven”.
Pep Guardiola surprised again
The director of this match from time to time pointed at Pep Guardiola, who was trying to motivate his players or holding his head. After the meeting, the Spaniard went to a press conference, where he answered journalists' questions. The user “City Xtra” on X (formerly Twitter) posted the most interesting fragments of his statement.
Guardiola he started by praising his players. – The first half was great and the first 10-15 minutes in the second half until the penalty kick were also good. When they first threatened us, they scored straight away. Of course, towards the end match We could still have failed after the counterattack, he said.
See also: The Polish goalkeeper will make his debut in the Premier League. Sensational news
– But if you analyze the result itself, it's natural that we are not happy. However, what the players showed once again in this situation was great. Of course, we didn't have the goals we needed,” he said.
Erling Haaland wasted a golden opportunity
The responsibility for scoring goals rests with Erling Haaland. He is out of shape, just like Robert Lewandowski, who in the last six matches of the Pride of Catalonia has scored only once and once did not even leave the bench. In total, the 36-year-old scored 40 goals this season.
His younger colleague from Manchester City stopped at 37 goals and if he had scored penalty kick in the match against Everton, he would get closer to the Pole in classification of the best scorers of 2024. The 24-year-old will try to threaten his more experienced opponent on December 29, when the Citizens will face Leicester.