Man City boss Guardiola jokes he may play 'nine strikers' in return leg against RB Leipzig

Home Sport Man City boss Guardiola jokes he may play 'nine strikers' in return leg against RB Leipzig 23-02-2023 10:12 AM Ammon News - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he could field "nine strikers" against RB Leipzig next month after being held to a 1-1 draw in Germany in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Wednesday. Josko Gvardiol's header cancelled out Riyad Mahrez's opener to leave the tie finely poised ahead of the second leg at the Etihad on March 14. "I didn't want to come here and lose 4-3. It will have to be more open in Manchester," said Guardiola. "Maybe in the second leg I will be crazy and decide to play with nine strikers. But I've coached in this country and I analysed Leipzig and I needed this type of control." Guardiola conceded City "could not compete" with the speed of German teams. "We don't have the team to compete with them with a lot of transitions, they are better than us and they are faster than us, except Kyle [Walker] and Erling [Haaland]. "The pace they have, we don't have it."

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Man City boss Guardiola jokes he may play 'nine strikers' in return leg against RB Leipzig

23-02-2023 10:12 AM

Ammon News - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola joked he could field "nine strikers" against RB Leipzig next month after being held to a 1-1 draw in Germany in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Wednesday.

Josko Gvardiol's header cancelled out Riyad Mahrez's opener to leave the tie finely poised ahead of the second leg at the Etihad on March 14.

"I didn't want to come here and lose 4-3. It will have to be more open in Manchester," said Guardiola.

"Maybe in the second leg I will be crazy and decide to play with nine strikers. But I've coached in this country and I analysed Leipzig and I needed this type of control."

Guardiola conceded City "could not compete" with the speed of German teams.

"We don't have the team to compete with them with a lot of transitions, they are better than us and they are faster than us, except Kyle [Walker] and Erling [Haaland].

"The pace they have, we don't have it."

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