Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed Claudio Echeverri for his stunning free-kick goal in the 6-0 rout of Al Ain, but revealed the substitution was due to injury.
The ‘Sailboats’ have secured their place in the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup after winning their second game of the group stage, สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที with all six goals coming from Ilkay Gundogan (2 goals), Echeverri, Erling Haaland, Oscar Bobb and Rayan Chernivtsi.
Pep The boss praised Echeverri’s performance, saying: “Since he joined the team last season, in the three or four months with the team after training he only practices free-kicks with the goalkeeper and the wall. The rest he doesn’t practice.”
“He’s been practicing and practicing and it’s paid off. He’s a brave guy with potential. When you practice, it’s like golf or basketball. The more you practice, the more chances you have. It was a great goal and he did it brilliantly in tight spaces.”
“Unfortunately he couldn’t continue after the first half due to an ankle injury, but it’s really nice to score on his first appearance in this competition. That free kick was amazing. “The more you practice, the more chances you have. It was a great goal and he did it brilliantly in tight spaces.”