The past Tuesday, the Manchester City happened of round in the Carabao Cup after imposing to the Leicester City in the batch of penaltis, and Pep Guardiola lived an animated press conference. The one of Santpedor analysed the clash of the usual form, but besides had to answer to other questions, like the dismissal of José Mourinho or the debut of one of the recent incorporations for the inferior categories.
And it is that the technician did to debut to Eric Garcia with the first team of the 'citizen', after his exit of the Masia in the summer of 2017 to put course to the Etihad Stadium. The central Barcelonan gave a joy in front of the 'foxes', in a clash that never will forget and in which, besides, attained to surpass the examination with note, since cuajó a big performance.
"It played incredible. It is a boy with a lot of personality. Already in it turns it of pre-season in United States played fantastic, led all the defensive line. It is a boy that has a lot of sense of the position. It is very intelligent. Perhaps no the fastest, neither the one who win more aerial disputes, but very few times his rival wins him the place. It is able to guide to all the defensive line with his personality", elogió the trainer.
And it is that in little time, the canterano Barcelona has attained to turn into reference in the group 'sky blue', in which have a lot of hopes put in his progression. After consolidating in the team Sub-23 and even turn into captain, an injury had braked his evolution, that now has continued with a step forward in his career.
"No it expected it to me. There was state lesionado two months and did only a week that played my first whole party. The club is doing a big work forming players to play with the first team, and is not easy. All know that play with Pep is special, work with him is like going to the school. You learn each day", commented the youngster after his opportunity.
The case Eric Garcia, a serious warning for the Barça
The exit of Eric Garcia was one of the painful hits that the FC Barcelona had to fit in the quarry, and served to reinforce his bet and armour it in front of possible 'escapes'. The course of the promises culés had turned into a very dangerous tendency, and the Catalans could have reacted to time in spite of having carried already several discontents. Precisely, this attainment of the City coincides with a need that the club has had to cover with a signing of emergency.
It does not leave to be uncomfortable that in the City Condal have had to bet by a cession to avoid the problems with the central while one of the 'his' debuts in England, after having remained without reaction when the valid champion of the Premier League called to the door of the boy. This is a serious warning for the future, that at least leaves the positive conclusion that it has had an immediate answer and that will keep from now on. It can not go back to repeat.