Pep Guardiola detailed his respect for visiting boss Scott Parker and insisted Cherries “don’t have anything to lose” at Manchester City. Guardiola admits he is a fan of the work of head coach Scott Parker.
Pep Guardiola said “I saw their game (against Villa). I have a lot of respect for Scott Parker, the job he did at Fulham and of course last season at Bournemouth. And this season, the way they play. The patterns are so clear, so clever. We spoke today in training and we’re ready.”
Asked how difficult it was to face a promoted team at this stage of the season,
Guardiola replied: “It’s so tricky. New-promoted teams. The first games are so difficult, they don’t feel pressure because they are in an incredible mood from the previous season. They don’t have anything to lose, they give everything after the good karma, what happened being promoted, that makes it complicated. After a few months all the teams have problems with injuries, good moments bad moments, the mood in the locker room. In the first games, everyone pushes to do better. That’s why it’s always tricky.”
