Pep Guardiola apologizes to Calvin Phillips for criticizing his weight | Relief

Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola apologized to Calvin Phillips for criticizing his excess weight after the 2022 World Cup. A situation that the current West Ham player condemned a few days ago in an interview with the publication Observernoting that it was a “massive blow” to his confidence.

“Yes, I’m very sorry,” he intoned. my fault Mr Citizen at a press conference ahead of his team’s Premier League match against Brentford.

It all started with him Pep told reporters that Phillips “arrived overweight” and was unable to train after returning from Qatar.where he played just 40 minutes in two substitute appearances in the England campaign.

“I am sorry. I spoke to him before leaving a comment. I never, ever talk to the team before I say anything here, or in this case to the player,” admitted the player from Sanpedor, who also added: “Apologizing once every eight years is not bad. But I’m really sorry. I am sorry”.

Kalvin Phillips arrived at City in 2022 from Leeds and has pledged to accompany Rodri in midfield. After just six starts in 18 months in Manchester, the 28-year-old joined West Ham United on loan last month. At his new destination, he spoke about his worst streak and tagged Guardiola in the English media:

“The hardest thing after the World Cup was when Pep came out and said he was overweight. He was right to do so, but he could have done it differently. (…). His words greatly influenced me, They dealt a huge blow to my confidence.. They also hurt my family, my mother didn’t even want to watch the team’s games,” the current West Ham player explained.