Backup for Haaland? 'I like to work with not a LONG SQUAD!' 🤏 Pep Guardiola ⚽ West Ham v Man City

Intro afternoon guys hope you're well same process ever M on either side we set embargo partway through for 10:30 this evening start FR in the middle hello pep you okay um can you Team News | Foden, Kovacic, Rodri bring us up to date with uh injury issues to start with particularly around uh foden kovic and rodri please uh Ro is much better k k as well and feel still doesn't feel uh good um uh the resty obviously it's transfer deadline Ilkay Gundogan day but arguably one of the best bits of business you've maybe done is to bring ilai gundan back in we saw what sort of an influence he had against hip Swit how do you make in terms of how he's settling back in and and how much of an influence is he having on the squad as a whole he needs one minute no more than that to sett and it says influence on the squ everybody knows it he a good player Top Class player and he knows the the mechanics the what we try to do what we try to leave all together and so we knew it and it happened and in terms of this weekend West Ham United it's early days for Hulen OPI in charge of of West Ham but how do you see them evolving as a side are they are different prospects this year around new managers new places always needs time uh an experienced manager so being in Real Madrid and our national team from Spain and alongside another club so Sevilla is so demanding place so have a lot experience is an unbelievable person and uh yeah so West Ham at what I already had a good good really really good squad and this transfer this summer bring new new top players and and especially up front physicality especially at front they have uh an incredible weapons it's a really strong team hi pep I have to ask although I Transfer Deadline think I know the answer you you're expecting a very quiet deadline day yeah thought so um what's more of a priority Priority for you at 9:00 tomorrow morning preparing for West Ham or Oasis tickets absolutely wasam will you be in the queue uh ois uh I don't know if we yeah we can go we go absolutely so it's a good news I think for the world music so they are back so it's fantastic for the thousand million fans they have around the world especially here in England in UK so yeah really good um the Balon door voting opens next Ballon d'Or week does plenty of Manchester City players that perhaps will be expected to be in the short list but of all outstanding players perhaps rodri and I know you love your midfielders perhaps just a word on why he is expected to be in the the top three maybe if not win it no I would love to one player win this award for a players means a lot so I would love it so but I think I said many times just being contention or being there means that the club and individually collectively have done a good season so but there are a lot a lot of good teams with a good players as well so hopefully it's happened but it's not in my hands we we know the strikers often win but given Rod's run of unbeaten games how important he was to Manchester city is it maybe time now that a midfielder wins it this time around it would be the light he deserve it but I guess maybe another one deserve it too so the people both so Rod had made Not Just DE season many many seasons and the the previous season of course was really really good with the Premier League and especially in the Euros winning with u with the Spain but there are players also they they did a good season uh pep um obviously the the Erling Haaland backup transfer window has been difficult for lots of different clubs for different reasons I know with julan Alvarez leaving you spoke a couple of weeks ago about looking for a player at some point to come in and and fill that and maybe challenge earling um up front with this window specifically was it just a case of the fact the right player wasn't available was it a case of the club needing more time because the Alvarez deal happened late I mean what's the situation with that I'm happy with the squad so I didn't expect because I didn't expect julan was leaving but I expect I don't know because he had conversations for a long time ago with other clubs his agent so could happen but at the end always you think maybe he going to stay but at the end happened and after we yeah we saw but we have of course you have many many Ines will be a problem but hopefully you know in two three months it's back Oscar and Phil is in that position and and Makati can play in that position gundogan can play in that position Bernardo can play in that position in different type of players like erling of course so and maybe it's a mistake I don't know but I like to to work with not a long long long squat I don't like to leave a lot of players without playing for a long long time when you have a long Squat and no injes stand month with playing and I don't like it and know I feel when everybody's involved and with the chance to play the the performance of the team is always better so and that's why I prefer I know the group I know how incra serious and professional they are and commitment in every single game and but we decide to go you're right when we are not PR pretty pretty sure it's better wait in Winter we have just in case happen we have another chance so if I'm not convinced and chick is not convinced it's better don't don't take that that step we saw the England Squad announced Rico Lewis yesterday um I first I guess a word on Rico Lewis and Jack greish getting themselves back in the squad I mean Rico's had a fantastic preseason and fantastic start to the season you must be delighted to see him recognized by England AB absolutely he deserve it for him I'm so happy for him yeah really really happy but Kyle Walker I suppose Kyle Walker one of the big names not to be selected um have you spoken to him do you know NOP but when he will be back he's best it will be soon and always is a incredible weapon for the national team to be used because having a specific qualities that is really really be need so but of course was late and after um still arrived with some some a little bit nles and problems and and Roo was playing really good with the Precision the rhythm is higher than them because was in holidays and that's why that's why uh it's in the position but you know also there are many many games in national team as well and and with his physicality if he still is his desire is going there he has a chance to come back it just perform well to play here and the open for national team will be open because Kyle obviously has that Rico Lewis seniority lots of experience but this season is Rico pushing him as close as he ever has done in terms of for that play it's a different type of player so what what what Roo gives to the team K cannot give us and what K give us to us Roo cannot do it so but that that is what about is not long long bigger Squad but everyone push each other you know to in position that is the only way hi pep um about your future I I Future appreciate must be tying to receive those questions regularly but just to try to understand your rational uh on either deciding to stay or to or to go does it does it come from within you think this decision or you're waiting to see the the body language of the squad throughout the next months I I answer this question the first days and it's over any more okay set thebag off 10:30 this evening somewh to start please