However, the defender admitted after the match that he was “a little lost” on the pitch during the first period. For this meeting, Pep Guardiola had innovated by placing him higher in the game. An action symbolized this confusion at the start of the match. As he ran towards the opponent's area, Gvardiol tried to place his header but was unable to adjust. The space left in his lane benefited the Nottingham players but Ederson miraculously intervened.
After this action, Guardiola was furious with his player. Lost, Gvardiol forced his coach to change his position three times during the match. “At first he had an idea then the coach changed after half an hour of play,” the Croatian explained to Sky Sports after the match, “then at half-time he changed his plans again to put myself back in the same position as at the start of the match.”
“To be honest, I was a little lost because I didn't know what he wanted from me,” the former Leipzig player continued, “but at half-time he was much clearer. ”
