NSep Guardiola thinks ManchesterThe lack of time to prepare was the reason for their 0-0 draw against Southampton Saturday afternoon.
The reigning champions of England played in the Champions League against RB Leipzig on wednesday, while Southamptonlast game was last saturday against West Ham…
“They had seven days to prepare, we had 10 minutes yesterday,” Guardiola pointed out after the match.
“The Premier League is 38 games and everybody is against everybody. But this is not the case for teams that play in the Champions League.
“I wish I had more time to recover and be refreshed, but today we did not have this freshness in our head. I wouldn’t say at our feet because we had four or five new players, but sometimes we have these days. “
Guardiola also dismissed speculation that the club’s refusal to sign a new center forward in the transfer market was a factor.
“We didn’t win today, not because we didn’t have a center forward,” he said.
“We didn’t win because our process of getting ready for the game or providing better balls to our players in front was not good.
“When they are good, they can run, take other positions.
“But that’s not the reason. The reason is that we didn’t follow the procedure for our four and Fernandinho…
“The five guys who have to pass the ball to other players didn’t feel good today.”