It was the latest in a series of underwhelming results for the champions, who have won just one of their last six league games to drop to fourth in the table, five points behind leaders Arsenal. The chance to compete for silverware at the Club World Cup has therefore come at a good time for the underperforming players, according to Rodri. “[The last few games] left a very bad feeling in the changing room for us so I think it was good for us to stop a little bit and then come here to the [Club] World Cup, ” said the Spaniard. “When you’re in that moment you’re in this mixture of feeling that you have failed and dropping points: sometimes you deserve that, sometimes you don’t.
“It’s a time when you can’t speak much, you have to be quiet, work as hard as you can, and results will come out. ”City will have to face Fluminense without star duo Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne, who Guardiola confirmed will miss out through injury. “Kevin started training yesterday and tomorrow he trains with us, it’s three months [he has missed], ” Guardiola said. “[He is] getting better. Erling still cannot train. ”The City boss also wasn’t happy with the state of the playing surface at the King Abdullah Sports City, where they played their semi-final and which will host Friday’s final.
Rodri urges Man City players to shake off ‘bad feeling’ with historic fifth 2023 title at Club World Cup - EurosportUpdated 20/12/2023 at 14:35 GMTManchester City cruised to victory over Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday to reach the final of the Club World Cup. The Treble winners are now just one game away from claiming a fifth trophy of the season and Rodri says the opportunity has come at a good time after a poor run of recent form left a "bad feeling in the changing room".
City face Fluminense on Friday, live on TNT Sports. Rodri Hernandez defensive midfield of Manchester City and Spain in action during the FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 match between Urawa Reds v Manchester City FC at King Abdullah Sports City on December 19, 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Image credit: Getty ImagesRodri says the chance to make history by claiming a fifth title of 2023 at the Club World Cup has come at a good time for Manchester City, following a difficult spell that “left a bad feeling in the changing room”. They will face Copa Libertadores holders Fluminense, who defeated Egyptians Al Ahly, for the trophy in Jeddah and could end the year with a fifth piece of silverware.
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