Scott Parker Fulham
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Scott Parker ‘pleased’ with second-half performance at Man City and describes Guardiola as underestimated #MCFC #AFCB

August 15, 2022
SCOTT Parker declared himself "pleased" with the way Cherries battled in the second half at the Etihad, insisting: "Man City away is not a game that will define our season." Cherries fell to a resounding 4-0 loss at the home of the champions, trailing 3-0 at half-time to goals from Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. But Parker's charges dug in after the restart, only conceding again with 11 minutes to play, when Joao Cancelo's cross flew in off the heel of Jefferson Lerma. Reflecting on the loss, Parker said: "This is not our league, Man City away is not a game that will define our season. "This is a game we need to analyse, of course, and we’ll do that, work out where we can improve and get a little bit better. But we dust ourselves down and we go again now." Discussing the side's fight and character at 3-0 down, Parker added: "I was very pleased with that. Three-nil at half-time, you guys are watching the game as well and there have been many teams here where you see the patterns of what happens in those games - 3-0, four, five, six, you’re playing against a team that can expose you at any moment and open that up. "What that normally comes down to is probably quality, but a team losing heart and losing the will a little bit and before you know it, it becomes trickier. "So I was pleased that the second half was what it was. Not pleased with the result, of course not, but at the same time, I understood what (Saturday) may look like." Cherries now have a week to prepare for the visit of Arsenal to Vitality Stadium. Mikel Arteta's Gunners have won both their opening Premier League fixtures so far, seeing off Crystal Palace and Leicester City.
Pep Guardiola
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Pep Guardiola compares AFC Bournemouth to Tottenham and confident that Haaland striker problem can be solved #MCFC

August 15, 2022
PEP Guardiola compared Cherries' offensive tactics as "similar" to Champions League side Tottenham Hotspur, after dispatching of Scott Parker's men 4-0 at Etihad Stadium. Jefferson Lerma's own goal rounded off a comfortable afternoon for the Premier League champions, who led 3-0 at half-time courtesy of strikes from Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. Cherries were on the back foot for the majority of the contest, with goalkeeper Ederson worked only once, saving Ben Pearson's 20-yard effort. Discussing his side's victory, City boss Guardiola said: "The team did a really good performance against a team that is incredibly well structured defensively. "But just not defensively, offensively as well, because they have good patterns for the build-up, to attract you, to drag you in the short passes, and afterwards they link perfectly with their strikers mainly, but sometimes with the wingers and after they keep the ball, make a switch of play. "Quite similar movements like Tottenham try to do. And defensively they defend so, so deep and so narrow, you have to go outside." He added: "Then in the second half when they don't want to attack, they don't want to press, it's more just being patient." Cherries boss Scott Parker spent two years as a player at Spurs, before returning for a spell coaching their under-18s, before moving to Fulham in 2018.
Scott Parker Fulham
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories – Pep Guardiola declares respect for Scott Parker and his style of play #MCFC #AFCB

August 13, 2022
LEGENDARY manager Pep Guardiola detailed his respect for visiting boss Scott Parker and insisted Cherries “don’t have anything to lose” at Manchester City. Parker’s side, who picked up a victory at home against Aston Villa last week, are rated as huge 40-1 underdogs against defending champions City at Etihad Stadium tomorrow (3pm). But Guardiola described the test as “tricky” and admits he is a fan of the work of head coach Parker. “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,” said the former Barcelona boss. “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.”
Vincent Kompany
Posted in2022-2023-Season Daily News

#PLStories- Vincent Kompany on what he learned from Pep Guardiola and ‘unbelievable’ culture at Burnley #BURNLEYFC #MCFC

June 27, 2022
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany says it is “massive" to have Jack Cork tied down as the club prepares for a new chapter. The midfielder, who has made more than 200 appearances during two spells at Turf Moor, put pen to paper over a new two-year contract. Kompany is delighted Cork will be sticking around after losing Ben Mee, James Tarkowski and Nick Pope among others following relegation from the top-flight. “That was massive for me,” he said. “I don’t know how much it has been put forward but I can tell you that the culture that has been built here over the years, and I have to give credit to Sean (Dyche) and all the people who have worked in this building with him. “The culture in this club is unbelievable and I would rather start with that every day of the week than with a talented team with the opposite personalities. “We have got a good starting point and that is not going to change. If anything, if I can sharpen it even more I will do so. I want to protect that and that will be at the centre of everything.” Kompany is also keen to have former Liverpool and Wales wide man Craig Bellamy alongside him in the dugout. Bellamy played alongside Kompany at Manchester City and also had a spell working alongside him in Belgium. The Burnley chief added: “He’s one of the rumours that were actually correct, after the pics got out. “He’s someone I have huge respect for. He’s incredibly gifted and he’s a typical misunderstood guy who gives so much. If I can have him with me, I will.” Kompany won four Premier League titles during his time at the Etihad, two of them coming under the guidance of Pep Guardiola. When asked what he had learned from his former boss, the Belgian said: “I met this fantastic coach, the best in the world and the simple thing I took from him was, not a style of football, but that he was the very best at telling his players why they were doing things on the pitch."