Champions League: Pep Guardiola cries out against artificial grass in high-level football: “Grass is better”

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2023-10-25 07:19:37

Pep Guardiola admits he worries that his stars Manchester City are injured in the Young Boys artificial grass fieldthe team that the English team faces in the Champions League.

“Grass is better. Because 99.9 percent of the teams that play at a high level do so on natural grass fields, otherwise UEFA and FIFA would decide to play on artificial fields. It’s common sense,” he explained. the Spanish coach in statements that reproduce the ‘Daily Mail’.

Guardiola pointed out that “any team that plays here (Stadion Wankdorf in Bern) is not used to it. It suits the Swiss league and in the Champions League the teams that come here have to adapt. We will not be the first in this situation. If UEFA allows “That matches are played here is because it is in good condition.”

Asked at a press conference if he is worried about the possibility of injuries from playing on a synthetic field, Guardiola replied that “I don’t know, I hope not, for both parties, but I don’t know”.

Despite preferring natural grass to synthetic grass, Guardiola wanted to make it clear that there are no complaints on his part and that he has changed City’s routines to ensure that his players are prepared for the game.

“That’s why we travel in the morning, so that the players feel how the ball runs to the right, left, back, forward. That’s why we try it and the players will know it immediately,” he explained.

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