Pep Guardiola emphasized that Manchester City focuses on building a team for the “following years”, in which players are expected to grow and develop over time.
City debuted four players in the 2-0 defeat of Saturday against Tottenham in the Etihad: James Trafford, Rayan Ait-Nouri, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki.
After admitting the first half goals of Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha, City's two-target shortage was only the sixth time under Guardiola that during the break they had pursued a Premier League home competition with 2+ goals, with Tottenham responsible for half of those (3/6), including three of the last four24).
Saturday's defeat also marked the 10th loss of Guardiola against Spurs in his management career, liverpool tying to most defeats he suffered against a single team. After the game, Guardiola said: “Everyone really trained well and I have no complaints, we have no energy and they have quality but only the simple things [against Spurs]We missed it. We will get it through the games.
“We need the continuity with the passes and we cannot attack in three or four steps. We missed it a bit, that's all.”
Looking ahead, Guardiola emphasized the long -term vision for the team: “It is a team that we will have for the next [few] years. We have a team and when we end up next Sunday and have the international break, we will continue with that team. “