Talking about Manchester City signing the B seat in 2017 -
Yes, what a big mistake we made back then (laughs).
He has done a great job as the captain of Manchester City. He is one of the best players I have ever taken. What a luxury I have been able to have him in the past decade.
B Ship is an excellent player, smart, wise, flexible, capable of multiple positions I could not have imagined. We are really happy to have him. He now accepts the role of captain like everyone else before.
Recalling that the Champions League knockout was eliminated by Monaco -
We joked with B seat at the time. We won 5-3 in the first leg, but many things happened later, especially a man in black and Aguero's penalty kick... (In the end, Manchester City 1-3 Monaco was eliminated by a away goal disadvantage)
We admire Monaco for always having young and talented players. They are an excellent team, they have strong attack power and are active, and hope that we can achieve important victory tomorrow.
Talking about the team's goals -
I don't care how others think of our team at all. It doesn't matter at all. It depends on our performance. If we play well, we can become the favorites to win the championship. If we play well in every game, we are the favorites. This is a step we must take. I feel that we still have room for improvement.
Rodri's health -
Rodri has recovered and is expected to start in the game.
Yes, he felt much better than he did when he was preparing for the last game. But now my feeling is that Rodri cannot play three top-level intensity games every week, so he cannot put high demands on him at this intensity. So I think he isn't fully prepared yet, he needs time.
The recovery of other players of the team -
I hope we can welcome more players to return after the next match against Brentford: Serki, Nuri, Husanov... I hope Marmush can return to the team at that time. If we can welcome the players to return to the team, we can deal with a game every three days, and we will also become a top-level team.
Serky welcomes the recovery training, but will not play against Brentford because he has a high risk of injury. He will have to rest for four or five months if he needs surgery next time. I don’t want to take risks in the weekend game. We still have two weeks to cooperate with the team. By then, he will be able to prepare for the game after he is fully recovered.
Serky has special abilities in the stalemate game. He has strong vision and passing ability in the offensive third zone. For him, returning to defense after the offense is more important than retreating in advance.