{"id":291466,"date":"2023-09-27T09:35:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291466"},"modified":"2023-09-27T09:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:35:34","slug":"pep-guardiola-admits-kalvin-phillips-struggles-for-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-admits-kalvin-phillips-struggles-for-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola admits Kalvin Phillips &apos;struggles&apos; for Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Pep Guardiola admits Kalvin Phillips still &#8216;struggles&#8217; to play in Man City&#8217;s system &#8211; and claims Marcelo Bielsa&#8217;s Leeds was &#8216;perfect&#8217; for the midfielder<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Man City boss admitted Phillips has struggled to assimilate at the Etihad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Guardiola insisted that Marcelo Bielsa&#8217;s Leeds system was &#8216;perfect&#8217; for Phillips<\/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 has admitted that Kalvin Phillips\u00a0still &#8216;struggles&#8217; in Manchester City&#8217;s system but insists the midfielder &#8216;always wants to learn&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, 27, has made just 23 appearances for the Treble winners since completing a \u00a345million move from Leeds United back in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Much had been expected of the England international, after strong performances at Leeds, however he has played a bit-part role for Guardiola&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Phillips, however, may get another chance to prove his worth on Wednesday night when Manchester City travel to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a number of injuries in the squad, Phillips will likely feature in the match and, ahead of the game, Guardiola opened up on the midfielder&#8217;s struggles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/08\/75881269-12565379-image-a-1_1695801595702.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kalvin Phillips has struggled to live up to expectations since joining Manchester City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/09\/75881327-12565379-image-a-2_1695801631163.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola (R) admitted that the 27-year-old &#8216;struggles&#8217; to fit into Man City&#8217;s tactical system<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on Phillips&#8217; time with Leeds, Guardiola said: &#8216;Marcelo (Bielsa) gave Kalvin the best of Kalvin in his career,&#8217; said Guardiola.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;d love to have done with Kalvin what Marcelo has done to him. We have our own specific way to play and (he) sometimes struggles in a few things, while the previous (Leeds playing style) was perfect (for him)&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>During his eight years in the Leeds first team, Phillips established himself as one of England&#8217;s strongest holding midfielders &#8211; leading City to launch a lucrative bid for him.<\/p>\n<p>However, after making just 21 appearances in all competitions last season, there were rumours that Phillips could be on his way out during the summer window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The club spoke with him because he did not have many minutes,&#8217; said Guardiola. &#8216;He said &#8216;no, I want to stay&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We brought Kalvin here for his quality. He is open minded, always wants to learn and wants to help. This is what we want to try to do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/09\/75881275-12565379-image-a-3_1695801690394.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has started just two games in the Premier League since joining the club<\/p>\n<p>City have been contending with persistent injury problems at the start of the campaign and are set to rest a number of stars at St James\u2019 Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker and Ruben Dias will not start the third-round game, with Phillips set to be given an opportunity to impress in Rodri\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The problem is the lack of rest &#8211; mentally especially,\u2019 Guardiola added. \u2018This is the problem. Two or three weeks off between seasons, it\u2019s nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The problem is a lack of rest, year on year. The Champions League will be longer in future and it is what it is. I complain a little bit here and then forget it&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12565379\/Pep-Guardiola-admits-Kalvin-Phillips-struggles-play-Man-Citys-claims-Marcelo-Bielsas-Leeds-perfect-midfielder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola admits Kalvin Phillips still &#8216;struggles&#8217; to play in Man City&#8217;s system &#8211; and claims Marcelo Bielsa&#8217;s Leeds was &#8216;perfect&#8217; for the midfielder The Man City boss admitted Phillips has struggled to assimilate at the Etihad Guardiola insisted that Marcelo Bielsa&#8217;s Leeds system was &#8216;perfect&#8217; 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