It was 6 May 2017, and Manchester City were brushing aside Crystal Palace at the Etihad, but one man simply wasn’t satisfied with the speed and tempo of his side. Of course, who else other than Pep Guardiola?”If there was a foul, no one went to take the ball and start to play. There were five, maybe ten seconds before someone went to take the ball and start to play. When this happens, everything is slow,” he explained after the match. City, by the way, won 5-0.El vídeo de las instrucciones de Pep Guardiola a Micah Hamilton en 2017.Entonces era recogepelotas del Manchester City (con 14 años, del 2003) y hoy ha marcado el 0-1 en su debut (siendo además titular) en la Champions League.Trust the process.pic.twitter.com/aKywDDUss3— Andrés Weiss (@andresweiss_) December 13, 2023 So, to speed things up a bit, Pep was seen talking to ball boys by the sidelines, and one of them was 13-year-old Micah Hamilton.Last night, that very same Hamilton, 20, netted once and was taken down for a penalty in Manchester City’s triumphant night in Belgrade against Red Star.City boss Guardiola was delighted with Hamilton’s performance and said: “What a goal and what a game.”I’m so happy for him. He’s training often with us, and we saw his skills one against one. He scored a fantastic goal and made a penalty.”UCL: Pep’s ‘new wave’ takes all three points from BelgradeGuardiola felt the performance was another sign of how strong the club’s youth set-up is.”Congratulations to all at the academy for the last years,” added Guardiola. “How many players came up, how many players we sold who are playing already in the Premier League and Championship, and more?”It is not easy to give opportunities at this level. It is really good to see them play.”I’m very pleased for the result, for the performance in general, the effort from everyone, how the seniors helped the young lads.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7738499##Hamilton said it felt “surreal” to be scoring for the club and was excited for his future.”The manager has given us the opportunity in training and in the game. Playing with the best players, you always improve,” said Hamilton.”He put me on the right wing, something different for me. I’d not really played there. I saw it as a challenge, took it, and enjoyed every moment.”It’s definitely just the start, and [I want] to kick on from here.””I didn’t even know what to do”Micah Hamilton really enjoyed his #UCL debut 👏 pic.twitter.com/Ved2CdJyq1— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) December 13, 2023
