{"id":217157,"date":"2021-09-23T07:02:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T02:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=217157"},"modified":"2021-09-23T07:02:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T02:02:43","slug":"man-citys-guardiola-says-de-bruyne-needs-time-to-hit-top-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/man-citys-guardiola-says-de-bruyne-needs-time-to-hit-top-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City\u2019s Guardiola says De Bruyne needs time to hit top gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Widely regarded as one of the world\u2019s best midfielders, is rediscovering his best form following several injuries<br \/>\n LONDON:<br \/>\nManchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is rediscovering his best form following injuries but he will need more time to start regularly despite a solid display in Tuesday\u2019s League Cup win over Wycombe Wanderers, manager Pep Guardiola said.<br \/>\nDe Bruyne, 30, widely regarded as one of the world\u2019s best midfielders, suffered facial injuries in City\u2019s Champions League final defeat by Chelsea in May and played in Belgium\u2019s Euro 2020 quarter-final loss to Italy with ankle ligament damage.<br \/>\nMaking only his second start of the season, De Bruyne scored a goal and lasted the full 90 minutes to help holders City rout third-tier opponents Wycombe 6-1, but Guardiola said his talismanic midfielder needed a \u201cproper pre-season.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cThe European Cup wasn\u2019t perfect and after he had an injury for the national team he needs to be fit, to be physical in the right rhythm,\u201d Guardiola told reporters. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why it was so good what he did knowing he\u2019s not in the perfect way &#8230; but step by step he\u2019s better.\u201d<br \/>\nGuardiola said he was impressed with De Bruyne\u2019s defensive contributions.<br \/>\n\u201cIn previous games he played good but his backwards (runs) were not good &#8230; He didn\u2019t run backwards like he runs forward and today he did it for the first time,\u201d Guardiola added.<br \/>\n\u201cStep by step Kevin will be back because I know he\u2019s an incredibly professional player and he loves to play and we need him so much.\u201d<br \/>\nGuardiola said midfielder Phil Foden, who also got on the scoresheet and provided two assists, was working his way back to full fitness following an injury while on England duty.<br \/>\n\u201cPhil was injured for two months,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t need many games to take his rhythm because he\u2019s a guy who lives 24 hours to play and his physicality is sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Widely regarded as one of the world\u2019s best midfielders, is rediscovering his best form following several injuries LONDON: Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is rediscovering his best form following injuries but he will need more time to start regularly despite a solid display in 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