Pep Guardiola Confident Of Good Season For Manchester City After Seeing Improvement

Pep Guardiola says he tin consciousness that Manchester City will person a bully twelvemonth aft seeing a marked betterment successful nan squad, starting from nan Club World Cup, but wants to spot consistency from nan team.

After thrashing Wolves astatine Molineux connected nan opening weekend, a location conclusion by Tottenham brought them backmost down to world for a mixed commencement to nan campaign. City will beryllium aiming to get complete that nonaccomplishment astatine Brighton connected Sunday successful nan last lucifer earlier nan world break. The two-week spread will contradict them nan chance to build momentum for now but erstwhile they return to action against Manchester United, it will initiate nan commencement of a hectic home and European schedule.

Asked why he was emotion confident, nan City caput coach said: “The measurement we are training and nan measurement we are competing. We person to improve, but location are things that I would opportunity are a sign. When I spot these things successful games, for illustration successful nan United States of America, I for illustration it. We won six Premier Leagues successful 8 years and erstwhile we started nan play I wouldn’t opportunity I knew we were going to triumph nan league. But I spot things that I like.

“Even against Spurs I saw galore things that I for illustration my teams to do. I want to do immoderate of them much, overmuch better, but that is wholly normal astatine this shape of nan season. You will spot done nan results. When you are capable to triumph four, 5 aliases six games successful a row, aliases you’re competing well, aliases being unchangeable successful galore departments, conceding fewer and scoring overmuch more. After that I will say: ‘Our consistency is back.’”

The first shape of nan Champions League will statesman aft nan Manchester derby pinch the sojourn of Napoli connected Thursday 18 September and nan imaginable of playing doubly almost each week until nan extremity of January will springiness nan opportunity to build up rhythm. Five players person arrived since nan extremity of past season, 3 making debuts astatine nan Club World Cup, but Guardiola is waiting for them to merge afloat into a squad that person adjusted their style since finishing a distant 3rd successful nan Premier League and trophyless overall.

“Maybe successful 2 months I will opportunity really incorrect I was, but correct now I person seen, since we travelled to nan States for nan World Cup, I person seen things that I like,” Guardiola said.