Jayden John Jacob unveils the world's first free mental health app exclusively for men
business technology review2 hours ago
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the door was not closed for club stalwarts like Joe Hart and Yaya Toure despite dropping them for his first Premier League game.
Guardiola picked Willy Caballero in goal for Saturday's narrow 2-1 win over Sunderland instead of Hart, whose future at the club is in doubt, while Toure did not even make the match-day squad. France internationals Eliaquim Mangala and Samir Nasri, meanwhile, were omitted from the squad for City's Champions League play-off match at Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday, the latter over concerns about his weight.
But Guardiola said: "I don't have any complaints about these names. Yaya trained really, really good.
"Sami arrived a little bit... but the last one week, two weeks, he's training amazing, so I'm really impressed about the quality of Sami.
"Mangala, you know better than me how professional he is. But at the end I have a squad and I decide what I see. I have to create a team spirit. It's not about tactics. I decide for this line-up today. That doesn't mean in the future they are not going to play.
"In Barcelona, in (Bayern) Munich, it was difficult to repeat a line-up. I'm a guy so I take decisions. I'm not afraid about that. What I feel, I do it. Today in the world, people are afraid to take decisions. I like to take (them). It's not that Joe cannot play or Yaya or Sami or Mangala. But today I decide for that, for many reasons."
But he said the decision to bench Hart was purely down to the fact Caballero had spent more time working on build-up play with centre-backs John Stones, who made his debut, and Aleksandar Kolarov.
City prevailed courtesy of an 87th-minute own goal by Sunderland debutant Paddy McNair, who had only been on the pitch for four minutes. Sergio Aguero put City ahead with an early penalty, but the hosts failed to make their dominance count and Jermain Defoe equalised with 19 minutes remaining.Asked what he had learnt about the Premier League, Guardiola said: "I realise how difficult it is, definitely.
"We are not safe until the referee says, 'OK, go home.' Long ball, free-kick, long ball, throw-in, ball in the box, tall guy, second ball...
"I can imagine the last five minutes in an away game. That's why you have to create more chances."
David Moyes, who was taking charge of Sunderland for the first time in a competitive match, described the outcome as "gut-wrenching".
Sunderland's defence was impressively marshalled by Ivorian centre-back Lamine Kone, who was the subject of an unsuccessful bid from Everton.
He reportedly tabled a transfer request earlier this week, but Moyes said that Kone had no knowledge of a statement that had been attributed to him by British media.
Jayden John Jacob unveils the world's first free mental health app exclusively for men
business technology review2 hours ago
Astra Nova is incubated by the Hashgraph Association & Gotbit, positioning it as the flagship game of the GCC region
kt network2 hours ago
Innovation is also playing a crucial role in shaping the off-plan landscape
kt network3 hours ago
Schools continued distance learning during the rains and in the aftermath of flooding to safeguard the well-being of students, staff
education3 hours ago
Watch as he descends from the sky, parachuting straight into the heart of the action
uae attractions3 hours ago
This trend can be mainly attributed to factors like the growing presence of high net-worth individuals and the UAE’s removal from the FATF’s grey list
realty3 hours ago
Sama 2.0 will answer real-time questions, help travellers design curated travel experiences, and find answers for customers
aviation4 hours ago
Spot gold was slightly down at $2,335.13 per gram on Monday
uae4 hours ago