Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has been named Coach of the Year

Pep Guardiola has been named League Managers Association (LMA) Manager of the Year. The 52-year-old led City to their third successive Premier League title earlier this month, becoming the first manager to achieve the feat since Sir Alex Ferguson in 2008-09. This is the fourth time Guardiola has won the award. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who has gone head-to-head with Guardiola in the title race this season, is nominated for the award. Newcastle United player Eddie Howe was also nominated, after leading his team to the UEFA Champions League for…

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Stop worrying about wasting time – every team does and it won’t get (much) worse

Time wasting. By all accounts, a colossal waste of time…or a means to an end by which a football team can win the game. There have been many high profile examples this season of what seemed like relentlessly excruciating bouts of wasting time. Players fall to the ground one, two, even three at a time in the closing stages of matches, ‘Keepers taking a tooth out with goal kicks… I felt that was very common. Because He is common. Basically this happens in every match – and that’s nothing new.…

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Sandy McIver makes herself unavailable for England’s World Cup selection to focus on injury rehabilitation

Sandy McIver has made herself unavailable for England’s World Cup selection this summer. The Manchester City goalkeeper says her focus “remains on her rehabilitation”. MacIver, 24, was injured during the recent international break in April, prompting her to withdraw from Sarina Wiegman’s squad where she was one of four goalkeepers selected alongside Mary Earps, Hannah Hampton and Ellie Roebuck. This injury curtailed her domestic season with City, and MacIver has now given her status update on social media. “I’ve made the decision to make myself unavailable going forward for England…

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Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City’s performance against Brighton ’40 hours after we drank all the alcohol in Manchester’

Pep Guardiola praised his Manchester City team’s performance during their 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion, 40 hours after we drank all the alcohol in Manchester. The 52-year-old’s side were confirmed Premier League champions on Saturday, following Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat by Nottingham Forest. City then played Chelsea on Sunday lifting the Premier League trophy and collecting their medals after a 2-0 win. The match against Brighton on Wednesday was City’s first since Phil Foden’s opener was canceled out with a stunning effort from Julio Enchizo in a sweeping game…

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Roberto De Zerbi “One of the most influential coaches of the last 20 years” – Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes Roberto De Zerbi is “one of the most influential coaches of the last 20 years” and compared his “unique” influence on the game to the revolutionary Spanish chef Ferran Adrià. The 43-year-old Italian succeeded Graham Potter as Brighton & Hove Albion manager in September and secured European football for the first time in the club’s history during his debut season. De Zerby’s side meet treble-winners City on Wednesday at the Amex Stadium, where Guardiola’s side have already sealed the Premier League title. “I am…

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How Manchester City ‘switched on’ to win the Premier League

The year was just a few days old but word of disharmony in the Manchester City camp had spread far and wide. It was even being discussed at other clubs. The start of 2023 was rough for City. Yet they have emerged from that period emphatically, storming to a third straight Premier League title thanks to 11 victories in a row — even if they had Arsenal’s defeat away to Nottingham Forest to thank for getting them over the line. Such has been their resurgence, powered by Erling Haaland’s 36…

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Frank Lampard says he wanted to bring Erling Haaland to Chelsea during his first stint as manager

Chelsea interim coach Frank Lampard has revealed that he pushed the club to sign Erling Haaland before he became one of the best strikers in the world. Chelsea meets Premier League champion Manchester City on Sunday knowing that he scored the same number of goals as a team (36) in the English Premier League as Haaland scored in his first season in England alone. Lampard, who was permanent manager at Chelsea between 2019-21, wanted Haaland earlier in his career when the Norwegian was still trying to make his name. The…

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Women’s Super League permutations: fights for the title and the Champions League for the second match

The 2022-23 Women’s Super League (WSL) season goes into a home straight with two rounds of matches remaining before the campaign comes to a close. There was major ramifications for the title race and Champions League battle in midweek as both Chelsea and Arsenal picked up victories. The top four all play each other during the penultimate weekend for the WSL Championship, leaving room for more twists and turns before the season is over. the athlete It breaks down the WSL title race and the battle for Europe, showing what…

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Fantasy Premier League: Do you want to sign Manchester City players? Get ready for the best Pep Roulette game

Pep Guardiola and his squad have been a thorn in the side of the Premier Fantasy boss since he took the reins at Manchester City nearly seven years ago. With them being the best attacking team in the league, it’s clear that City’s players are always good FPL assets, but the problem has always been the erratic amount of playing time caused by their manager’s regular rotation of his squad – there’s a reason so many people refer to this phenomenon as ‘Pep Roulette’. With a double play cycle for…

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Champions League Final tickets: How many tickets do City and Inter get? how much do they cost?

Inter and Manchester City could start counting down the days until the Champions League final in Istanbul on June 10. Inter aims to win the European Champions League title for the fourth time, after defeating its rival in the Italian league, AC Milan, in the semi-finals, 3-0, on aggregate. Manchester City broke up with Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday – beating last season’s winners 4-0 on the night and 5-1 on aggregate – and will contest their second final in three seasons. The final of UEFA’s fantastic…

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