Man City news: Pep Guardiola on adapting his style of play

Pep Guardiola says he has no plans to change his style of play despite his Manchester City side’s recent struggles.

In his latest news conference, he was asked if his team will be “left behind” as the league switches to a more direct style of play: “It depends on the quality and the specific skills that our players have.

“What I’ve seen recently is more teams playing man-to-man and more aggressive in the build-up. We have handled teams who play man-to-man really well.

“We are not going to try to adapt. When we have the squad, we can play in this way. As long as I am the manager, we are going to adjust depending on the quality of player, but we are going to try to play the way that defined that team for many years that had the success.

“The only difference is that there were more teams in the past who were cautious. Now the teams are so brave so that is a little bit different.”

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