{"id":292727,"date":"2023-09-30T21:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=292727"},"modified":"2023-09-30T21:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:35:57","slug":"pep-guardiola-slams-man-city-trio-after-defeat-to-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-slams-man-city-trio-after-defeat-to-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola SLAMS Man City trio after defeat to Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola SLAMS Man City trio Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes and insists his midfielders &#8216;made things more difficult&#8217; by not following instructions against Wolves<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pep Guardiola has slammed three Man City players after their defeat to Wolves\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He said Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes weren&#8217;t good enough<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola read the riot act to Ruben Dias and Mateo Kovacic for not following instructions as Manchester City were denied a slice of Premier League history.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola also accused Matheus Nunes of lacking dynamism, as he subbed him at half-time in the 2-1 defeat at Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>The Treble winners missed out on the chance to set a club record seven straight Premier League wins to start a top-flight season.<\/p>\n<p>Dias\u2019s own goal and Hwang Hee-chan\u2019s second-half strike saw Gary O\u2019Neil\u2019s side make it a miserable afternoon for the champions.<\/p>\n<p>Julian Alvarez\u2019s 58th-minute free kick was too little, too late for City, who have lost back-to-back games for the first time since January.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/21\/76020939-0-image-a-46_1696106259603.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola read the riot act to Ruben Dias and Mateo Kovacic for not following instructions against Wolves<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/21\/76020909-0-image-a-47_1696106273253.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kovacic (left) and Dias (right) were criticised for &#8216;making it more difficult&#8217; by Guardiola<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/21\/76020907-0-image-a-48_1696106294509.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matheus Nunes was also criticised after being substituted at half-time against his former club<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We didn\u2019t do our process properly to attack with a little more fluidity and that\u2019s why we struggled a little bit in the transitions,\u2019 said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When the opposition defends that well, Kovacic or Ruben has to attack the central defenders of the opponents \u2014 and we didn\u2019t do it. That\u2019s why it was more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But it was always going to be a difficult game and we knew it, and they defended really well in all situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The players know exactly what they have to do \u2014 they have done it I don\u2019t know how many times since I\u2019ve been here. This always makes it more difficult.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Nunes, who was replaced by Oscar Bobb at half-time, wasn\u2019t spared by Guardiola either. \u2018I needed more dynamic and I wanted more in the small spaces and Oscar is really good at finding those with the creativity he has.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland had just one shot and 10 touches after being marked out of the game by Craig Dawson and Max Kilman.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s not easy when you have three players around you \u2014 a lot of players around him,\u2019 said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/30\/21\/76020955-0-image-a-49_1696106337657.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola was forced to watch the game from the stand after being suspended because of three yellow cards under a new Premier League rule<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola was forced to watch the game from the stand after being suspended because of three yellow cards under a new Premier League rule.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted he had no problem with his vantage point, but would prefer to be in the technical area.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The view is perfect. The problem with a ban is you have to be in the hotel, but they allow you to be here, so thank you so much to the Premier League because in the Champions League, it cannot happen,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So I spoke to the players in the hotel, before the game, at half-time and after the game. The chicken in the lounge is nice but I prefer to be nearer the players and to smell the grass.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>City\u2019s league rivals Arsenal narrowed the gap to within a point with a 4-0 win at Bournemouth. But Guardiola felt the result won\u2019t have a bearing on the title race.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Today I\u2019m pretty sure we didn\u2019t lose the Premier League,\u2019 he said. \u2018We could have done something this club has never done before, seven in a row. But the opponent played really good and defended really well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Whoever made contact \u2014 Hwang Hee-chan, Matheus Cunha or Pedro Neto \u2014 they had the ability to keep the ball, drive it, dribble with the ball and drop you, they are fantastic. I told them they\u2019re a top team.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neil said: \u2018It was probably my biggest win as a manager because City are the best side in the world at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But it wasn\u2019t me \u2014 it was down to the players executing the game plan perfectly.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12579499\/Pep-Guardiola-SLAMS-Man-City-trio-Ruben-Dias-Mateo-Kovacic-Matheus-Nunes-Wolves-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola SLAMS Man City trio Ruben Dias, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes and insists his midfielders &#8216;made things more difficult&#8217; 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