[emoji2424] 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗: 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼's press conference ahead of Manchester City's Premier League match vs Sheffield United (A):
[emoji404] 𝐈𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲?
"Every time a new player arrives we think they are going to bring something and help the team globally. It's not about him and placing responsibility on him."
[emoji404] 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬?
"Everything. The contact is continuous, telephone, video call, everything."
𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞?
"The contact is continuous, he is watching Sheffield right now. What's important is his health. It doesn't keep him from being who he is. He's fully focussed on the match."
[emoji404] 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐩?
"He is telling us the surgery has been successful, his recovery has to take the necessary time. He feels fine. I'm happy to see him going correctly."
[emoji404] 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨
"Bernardo is that kind of player who, in order to look at his importance, you look at his past. His importance is plain to see."
[emoji404] 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬?
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥?
"That is a question that pertains to a different part of the club and I cannot answer. I can't help."
[emoji404] 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧?
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠?
"A good team without good players is impossible to make. The moment you have good players and a really good coach, really well managed. The way we train has a lot to do the way we play. The stability that the club has and we can feel it. Feel that stability and the mixture does that. Obviously we continue doing things right, might not always go our way but we continue to do things the right way. I hope we continue to do great results."
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐩?
"If Pep is here it's best for everyone. He directs sessions, there's focus. The other coaches, plenty of staff have been here for a while."
[emoji404] 𝐈𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞?
"Perhaps it's a question for the doctor but he's trained fully normal. I don't think he's ill and he's good to go."
[emoji404] 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭?
"That is the good thing this team has, the idea is to bring players who are better not modify. The team will grow and he will improve us. The team is at a good level. He's a great player, you've seen him. He has specific qualities. He can help."
𝐈𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲?
"I said that because he's been the last one to arrive. He gathers all the focus, he's been playing in the French league so he's fine. He's doing well."
[emoji404] 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬?
"Of course. Pep is always there."
[emoji404] 𝐏𝐞𝐩 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤?
"I'm an old man. Those are the upstarts. I'm coming back, I'm already on my way back so to speak. He's someone very special to me, not only in a football manner. I am here to be with someone who's been very important in my life. It's different. When I left it was more 'see you later'."
[emoji404] 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤?
"Pep prefers face to face, so I will deal with it. Obviously the form and content is his work. We won't do a video conference because he doesn't want it. He wants face to face and is within the messages that are relayed."
𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐲?
"There is still a few training sessions and sometimes it's about the feeling you have. With regards to the rival, the team. Pep has been doing his work and we will talk about it. Whatever he will say, whatever the input that's what will happen."