"I remember a long time ago with Sean Dyche, Burnley were an incredible threat in the long balls, second balls, Guardiola said. Dyche is one of the best by far doing these kind of aspects. It's not new, he did it before. Or Sam Allardyce. Or I remember when I was not here, Stoke City. Do you remember Stoke City when they made the throws? It happened in that time. Now it's just more and more teams doing that"
"I'm focused on that. I want to score from free-kicks and corners I'm not naive, I want it but I spend my time on what we have to do to play better, attack better and create chances, to score goals. Defensively you have to be more aggressive. All the aspects of the game I see. Of course I pay attention but I know I'm not the manager to try to It's what I've done all my career."
Pep Guardiola linked the recent rise in long throws and corners to tactical approaches used by Tony Pulis's Stoke and managers such as Sean Dyche and Sam Allardyce, noting more teams now employ direct play and set-piece emphasis. Guardiola affirmed he will not change his possession-based principles while aiming to score from free-kicks and corners. Training focus remains on creating chances, attacking better and defensive aggression. Squad rotation will address fixture congestion, with Divine Mukasa joining the first-team squad, James Trafford returning in goal, Rodri unavailable, Marmoush likely to start and Haaland possibly rested.
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