Following the loss to Arsenal, Man City coach Pep Guardiola stated that too much injury time could have an impact on the games.
Coach Pep Guardiola thinks the new injury time rule is somewhat unreasonable – Photo: GETTY
Man City lost to Arsenal in the English Super Cup late on 6-8.It was a game in which Pep Guardiola’s team seized the lead in the 77th minute. However, Arsenal equalized thanks to a late goal by Leandro Trossard in the 90+11 minute.
The 1-1 tie put the game into a penalty shootout.Man City lost 1-4 thanks to Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri.
The Premier League administrators already indicated that the 2023-2024 season will have a new law governing how injury time is counted.As a result, the number of minutes of injury time will be added to the amount of time the ball is dead due to a goal, a fixed situation, an injury, etc.
This strategy was used in the 2022 World Cup. And it increases the number of extra minutes significantly.In the most recent English Super Cup encounter, the officials announced up to 8 minutes of extra time in the second half.
In actuality, the contest was extended due to a halt following a hard collision between Thomas Partey (Arsenal) and Kyle Walker (Man City).This extra injury time let Arsenal equalize and turn the game into a series of “gunfights.”
Pep Guardiola: ‘We’re still playing the next morning’
Pep Guardiola was tough in an interview with Marca.”From now on, matches with goals will last a long time,” he remarked. For example, if a match ends 4-3 and the referees add 30-45 seconds to those 7 goals, the result is 9 goals. You’ll see we’re still playing the next morning.”
He’s also upset that the organizers changed the rules to compute the number of extra minutes without consulting the coach or the player.Pep Guardiola’s only option is to learn to accept it.
Pep Guardiola will almost definitely be unable to replicate his remarkable sixth-place finish with Barcelona in 2009.
He helped Manchester City win the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup last season.Pep and his students still have the chance to win two more titles this year, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, despite their setback in the English Super Cup.
On the other side of the line, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he felt very happy about this victory. He said: “I am extremely happy and proud. At the same time I am relieved to have won. There is nothing better than winning at Wembley against a strong opponent and having fans who can prove it. ants”.
