{"id":299930,"date":"2023-12-08T14:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299930"},"modified":"2023-12-08T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:24:47","slug":"pep-guardiola-says-he-is-so-sorry-for-not-picking-kalvin-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/pep-guardiola-says-he-is-so-sorry-for-not-picking-kalvin-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola says he is &apos;so sorry&apos; for not picking Kalvin Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Pep Guardiola says he is &#8216;so sorry&#8217; for not picking Kalvin Phillips and admits he &#8216;struggles to see him&#8217; in his vision for Man City &#8211; as he offers Kevin De Bruyne injury update<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Kalvin Phillips has started one match and only featured eight times this season<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kevin De Bruyne has been injured since August and Guardiola offered an update<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City have dipped, but Gary Neville is WRONG to say they\u2019re complacent &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola has apologised to Kalvin Phillips for not selecting him often for his Manchester City team.<\/p>\n<p>The City boss said he is &#8216;so sorry&#8217; for the midfielder but &#8216;struggles to visualise&#8217; him in his team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old has started just once this campaign and the rumour mill is in overdrive about a possible January exit from the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola said: &#8221;I don\u2019t know what will happen to Kalvin Phillips. He has good character, I\u2019m so sorry I have not picked him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I visualise my team and select a team and I struggle to see him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He also gave an update on Kevin De Bruyne.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78736277-0-image-a-15_1702040839686.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola says he is &#8216;so sorry&#8217; for Kalvin Phillips, who hasonly started once in all competititons this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78736327-0-image-a-16_1702040863335.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kevin De Bruyne was injured on the first day of the season but has been named in City&#8217;s squad for the Club World Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne is back on the grass but hasn&#8217;t yet trained with Manchester City following his injury, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian was named in City&#8217;s Club World Cup team for later this month but his manager said that he might not be ready to play in time for it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>De Bruyne has been out injured\u00a0ever since suffering a recurrence of a hamstring injury against Burnley on the opening day of the season in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola said: &#8216;[He] started to run on the pitch but hasn\u2019t trained once with us. Maybe [Club World Cup] will be a little bit early but I don\u2019t know.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Kevin will be back when he is, we don\u2019t rush him and when he\u2019s back we will welcome him with open arms. We were top not so long ago but now we played Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs &amp; Villa &#8211; top teams.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his team&#8217;s wider form, he suggested that the club needed a jolt.<\/p>\n<p>City are winless in four and lost their last match 1-0 against Aston Villa\u00a0but have had a difficult run of fixtures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;We have to embrace the challenge. The club maybe needed a shake. It\u2019s not about complacency. It\u2019s about appreciating what we have to do to win and how hard it is. We have to hit our high standards. We need to lose sometimes to realise what we have to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to go to Luton and adapt to how they play. I expect moments like this always. I didn\u2019t expect four games without a win. Villa are a fantastic team right now. I had the feeling they would be a contender. The criticism we are getting is understandable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s too simplistic to say the absence of Rodri is the difference. He\u2019s a great player but we have less creativity and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s just Rodri being missing.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/13\/78736755-12841771-image-a-17_1702041385809.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola feels that the criticism his team are getting is &#8216;understandable&#8217; but has taken a positive approach after their difficult spell\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12841771\/Pep-Guardiola-Kalvin-Phillips-Man-City-Kevin-Bruyne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola says he is &#8216;so sorry&#8217; 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