Pep Guardiola was frustrated despite the win against Tottenham, Leicester were furious over a new ‘spy’ and Anthony Elanga was suspended from his loan to Everton.
Here are the headlines for today’s English football news.
Talk of the day: Guardiola sees the players and the fans
Pep Guardiola could not hide his anger at his players or the fans, although Man City turned around and defeated Tottenham (4-2).
The manager has pretty much blasted the entire squad by name and believes they are close to being able to challenge Arsenal for the Premier League title.
Playing with a lack of passion this season, I can announce that we won’t win anything, says Guardiola, according to the Daily Mail.
We lacked courage, passion, enthusiasm and the will to win from the first minute. Same with the fans, they’ve been quiet for 45 minutes. I want the fans back, the fans should be screaming.
They booed because we were about to lose, not because we played badly. We played well. We were better. Maybe they feel very comfortable because we’ve won the Premier League four times in five years.
– I don’t recognize my team. They had the passion and desire to run. If we are to close the gap to Arsenal by playing this way? Never in my life.
Today’s Spy: Intruders in Leicester’s Training
Leicester are furious after a drone was used to film sensitive parts of the team’s training, reports The Sun. The camera panned over the players as well as coach Brendan Rodgers and the owner confronted the security staff outside the training ground.
Later, clips surfaced on the Internet, both from the training and when the security guard threatened to call the police.
– The man insisted he would not leave, according to the source.
He filmed parts (of the training) that are supposed to be kept secret. If opponents find out, it’s a big problem.
The incident is reminiscent of the spying incident in 2019 when Marcelo Bielsa sent a spy to Derby’s training facility, which was then managed by Frank Lampard. Leeds ended up being fined 200,000 pounds (about SEK 2.5 million) for “unsportsmanlike behaviour”.
Today is absurd: Man United halted Elanga’s transfer
In recent weeks, Anthony Elanga has been rumored to sign for Everton. Now the Daily Star reports that Manchester United are saying no to a move to the crisis team. The reason is said to be the negative climate at Goodison Park now after sub-par results and the position off the table.
Quote of the day: Brighton could do without Trossard
– We’ve had enough without him. We’ve had enough of Don (Eve) Bisuma, (Mark) Cucurella, Ben White, Dan Byrne and Neil Maupay. So if Leo moves, we’ll be able to handle it. We’re already dealing with it,” says midfielder Adam Lallana.
Leandro Trossard, 28, is close to moving to Arsenal. Approximately SEK 340 million is being talked about in the transitional amount.