Pep Guardiola’s complaints about his team’s tiredness were hard to believe as they strolled to victory against Brighton
t had been tempting to wonder if some kind of elaborate gag was taking place when the Brighton fan and noted stamina enthusiast “The Hardest Geezer” was paraded on the pitch before kick-off at the Amex Stadium. What was that, Pep? Your team’s a bit tired? Why not tell it to the guy who’s just become the first person in history to run the length of Africa? He must be dying to hear about Bernardo Silva’s hamstrings.
It was, of course, a striking goal. Some of City’s games might be mind-numbingly uncompetitive, but there’s no doubting the quality of the football. Kevin De Bruyne, another player who cannot stop yawning, was rightly pleased with himself after making it 1-0 with a looping header made possible by a diving thrust that looked a little like
That was pretty much that. Early on, Brighton’s most interesting player was their goalkeeper, Jason Steele, who kept finding himself with the ball at his feet. It was a questionable ploy. City had De Bruyne to play their passes. Brighton were looking to Steele to spray the ball around. Lewis Dunk was way too involved. Valentín Barco, who had a torrid time against Walker, was a bag of nerves.
These are the standards it takes to keep winning. Moments later Guardiola was crouched on his knees in his technical area, apparently pained by Brighton winning a corner on the left. The score was Brighton 0-3 City. Relax, Pep. The points are probably in the bag.
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