Premier League: Bernardo Silva expects Manchester City to adapt in Pep Guardiola’s absence

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is anticipating the facet to adapt properly within the absence of supervisor Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola will probably be absent from the workforce’s subsequent two Premier League matches resulting from latest again surgical procedure. The operation was necessitated by extreme again ache that Guardiola had been experiencing for a while. He flew to Barcelona for the emergency process.

The surgical procedure came about 5 days in the past, and Guardiola is now within the restoration and rehabilitation part in Barcelona. Despite his bodily absence, he stays actively concerned within the workforce’s affairs, based on Manchester City’s assistant supervisor, Juanma Lillo.

The two video games that Guardiola will miss are in opposition to Sheffield United and Fulham. However, he’s anticipated to return to the touchline after the worldwide break in September, with the primary recreation scheduled in opposition to West Ham on September sixteenth.

During Guardiola’s absence, assistant supervisor Juanma Lillo will take over his teaching duties.

Lillo, who’s in his second stint as Guardiola’s assistant at City, beforehand served as Guardiola’s assistant between 2020 and 2022 earlier than leaving for a brief spell answerable for Qatari membership Al Sadd.

However, Silva feels Guardiola’s absence could have little affect on the facet, with many of the gamers well-versed together with his ways.

“Little impact, in the sense that whilst it would be good to have our coach alongside us, if we were to be without him for two or three months, then it might have a different type of impact,” Silva, 29, instructed the membership’s web site.

“But for two matches before the international break, some players have been playing under him for seven years, others a bit less. But we know perfectly well what he wants from us and what the rest of the staff want from us.

“So we’ll work in the identical option to put together for these video games. Of course, they will be in communication with one another, and we’ll do our greatest to play in the identical means and to win these video games earlier than our supervisor returns.”

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Aug 27, 2023