Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has praised the Brighton team for being “the best team in the world” at building the game. During a pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Leicester, Guardiola highlighted that Brighton is the team that has impressed him the most this season. The Catalan coach said that there is no other team that does the process of getting the ball into the final quarter of the pitch better and that Brighton is the best team in modern soccer at the moment. Brighton are managed by Italian coach Roberto De Zerbi and currently sit seventh in the Premier League standings with 46 points.
Manchester City are currently second in the table behind Arsenal and have a game in hand against Brighton, which, if won, would leave them just three points behind the leaders. Despite City facing a restless schedule for the remainder of the season due to their Champions League and FA Cup commitments, Guardiola has said that playing a game every three or four days helps them maintain an incredible pace and focus. Manchester City are 13 games unbeaten in all competitions and had no problem thrashing Bayern 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
In summary, Guardiola has highlighted Brighton’s quality in playmaking and assured that there is no other team better in this aspect of modern soccer. He also acknowledged that City have a very tight schedule but that this helps them maintain their rhythm and concentration in matches.