Pep Guardiola Comments Puts Manager Under Fire

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola may at times get on nerves with his press statements and this time, he has come under heavy fire over one statement he made regarding former Leeds United star, Kalvin Phillips.

Paul Robinson, a former goalkeeper at Leeds United, has criticized Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, for his remarks regarding midfielder Kalvin Phillips.

Remember that Phillips was left out of the Manchester City team that defeated Liverpool in the Carabao Cup a few days ago because Pep Guardiola thought he was “overweight.”

Robinson contends that Phillips wouldn’t have put on much weight while away from Manchester City, thus the remarks about his weight were superfluous.

Guardiola’s remarks on Phillips, according to the former Tottenham Hotspur goalie, were “harsh” and “wrong.”

“I think it was really harsh from Guardiola. Players are monitored to an incredible level now,” Robinson told Football Insider.

“I think Guardiola’s comments gave the media a reason to talk about the situation. If Kalvin Phillips is unfit, what does that make the rest of us? I just think Pep Guardiola’s wording was wrong at the press conference. I don’t think it is as big of a problem as it is being made out.”

He continued, stating:

“I don’t think Kalvin will have gone back massively overweight. I suspect it was marginal, and he’ll be back at the desired weight by the end of this week.”