Álvarez saw minutes against Crystal Palace and Pep praised him for his work. (REUTERS / Craig Brough)
Manchester City started the season with a tough defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield. In the Premier League, Guardiola’s men added 10 of the 12 points at stake, but they do not finish convincing from football. The truth is that many players are still adapting to Guardiola’s scheme. Julián Álvarez, for his part, appears to be fully committed.
Last weekend, the former River had minutes against Crystal Palace, in a game that until his entry favored Patrick Vieira’s result. But, from the moment the “Spider” took the field, he changed the course of the game. Another great performance from Álvarez, who participated in the draw and 3-2, to start making a place for himself in the consideration of Pep.
And Guardiola, in the preview of the match that Manchester City and Nottingham Forest will play tomorrow, he was in charge of holding a press conference where is it he was full of praise when he spoke of Juliána figure that has been somewhat overshadowed by Erling Haaland’s triplet.
Everyone is talking about Haaland for his hat-trick, but Julián Álvarez is an exceptional player. We are happy and impressed by his pace, his flair for goals and your work ethic. He is always in the right place at the right time “, commented the coach, sweetening the Argentine striker’s ear.
After the Champions League draw and Álvarez has met his rivals for the group stage, Guardiola has started planning a season in which City will play several competitions and in which he promises to concede minutes to the Calchín striker. In the week before the start of Europe’s top club competition, Julián is thrilled to see more minutes.
Something that remains clear is that the ‘Citizens’ They are making up a fairly complicated series of matches. Tomorrow he will host Nottingham Forest, on Saturday he will visit Dibu Martínez’s Aston Villa and next Tuesday he will make his Champions League debut. Subsequently, City will play locally against Borussia Dortmund and will close against Wolverhampton on Saturday 17 September.
Just then Julián Álvarez could rest a little, but just in those days the ‘Spider’ will be under the orders of Lionel Scaloni play friendly matches against Honduras and Jamaica with the Argentine national team. On his return? manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium, to end a busy month for Cordovan.
It is difficult for Julián to find a place in Guardiola’s eleven between now and mid-September, but the wide competition will undoubtedly allow him to add minutes. In this morning’s press conference, the Spanish manager spoke in depth about his concept of Álvarez, adding: “I’m amazed at how good it is”.
Source: Clarin
