Manchester City came to the station and lost some direction, ‘Uzbek train.’ Abdukodi Kuzanov made the history of taking the field in the English Premier League as Uzbekistan’s first footballer. But his debut became a nightmare. However, Pep Guardiola relies on him. Manchester City’s coach believes that the young defender will definitely learn from mistakes.
A few days ago, Kujanov enrolled in Manchester City from the French club Lons. The 26 -year -old defender is known as ‘The Train’ in Uzbekistan. Besides, he was also called ‘Monster’ and ‘Tank’ in the Lans. Great speed, strong presence in defense, taking the ball from the opponent, the walls of the barrier, the ability to float in the air, the aggressive type, all together he got these adjectives at various times.
However, he may have lost the pressure of his debut in the city. Five days after joining the new club, he made his debut against Chelsea on Saturday. From the beginning, he seemed quite nervous. In the third minute of the match, City scored the goal.
In the next minute he saw a yellow card for a foul on Cole Palmer. After that, he managed a little. However, he has repeatedly felt like a weak point in City’s defense. Then, within ten minutes of the second half, John Stones was taken off by the coach.
City won a 4-1 goal in the start of the start. After the match, Guardiola put a hand on Kujanov’s shoulder.
“Well… it’s not a very good start, is it? But he will learn. Still very young. very inexperienced Of course, the beginning is not ideal. But after just one training session he is playing such a big match. It’s not easy to handle incredible footballers like Nicholas Jackson, Cole Palmer.”
“He must learn. He is still young, he will learn from mistakes. I am sure, he will learn from here.”
The Manchester City coach made a little joke on the question whether Kuzanov will be told anything about the mistake. He also talked about linguistic distance.
“I have to learn Russian or Uzbek to talk to him. He doesn’t speak English very well.”
“And frankly, in a situation like this, there’s not much to say. He knows that he made a mistake. What can I say to him now? I would say, ‘Can’t make a mistake?’ He doesn’t want to make a mistake, he knows it himself.”
The coach also claimed that the mistake did not play a role in the removal of Kuzhanov in the second half.
“I dropped the substitution mainly because of his yellow card, not because of the mistake. Also, I need John Stones for Wednesday’s match (Champions League). It was important for him to spend some time on the field.”