Man City’s recent bad experience with the national teams seems to have become even worse. Not only did players used to return from international duties tired or injured, but now they apparently join their national teams despite injuries?!Namely, the case of Jack Grealish and his call-up to the national team raised dust in England. According to Cityzens boss Pep Guardiola, the winger has been injured for three weeks, and even though he started light gym work and training sessions, he is not ready to play against Brighton tonight (20.30).🗣️ Pep Guardiola is NOT happy that Jack Grealish has been called up to the England squad.. pic.twitter.com/iELScnTSWP— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) November 9, 2024 However, that did not stop the FA and England interim manager Lee Carsley from selecting Grealish as part of the Three Lions’ UEFA Nations League squad, which enraged Guardiola.”He was in the gym for a few minutes over the last two days. It’s a question for the manager from the UK – I’m not involved. They can select who they want. All I’d say is the day after Wolves, he was injured, 17 days out and today [Friday] was the first training with the team. I’m not the guy to say you cannot go [on international duty]. But for my team, he’s not fit. He cannot play. All I can say is that for a couple of days over two weeks he didn’t train but the people from England believe he can help them. So go,” said Guardiola before sarcastically adding: “The manager from the UK knows better than me.”Frustrated Pep: “We’re like NBA, only they have four-month holidays, and we have three weeks”Moreover, the Spaniard – who had recently complained he had only 13 healthy players – revealed that neither Carsley nor England medical staff contacted their Man City counterparts to receive information about Grealish’s condition, while sources close to the FA claim the opposite. Who’s lying? We may never know.ENGLAND PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 11Saturday18:00: (2.55) Brentford (3.60) Bournemouth (2.80)18:00: (2.65) Crystal Palace (3.20) Fulham (2.75)18:00: (2.15) West Ham (3.45) Everton (3.35)18:00: (2.05) Wolverhampton (3.60) Southampton (3.80)20:30: (4.40) Brighton (4.10) Man.City (1.80)23:00: (1.48) Liverpool (5.00) Aston Villa (6.50)Sunday17:00: (1.42) Man.Utd. (5.00) Leicester (8.00)17:00: (2.75) Nott.Forest (3.20) Newcastle (2.65)17:00: (1.27) Tottenham (6.25) Ipswich (9.50)19:30: (2.85) Chelsea (3.50) Arsenal (2.55)***odds are subject to change***
