{"id":13364,"date":"2019-07-26T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2019-07-26T16:39:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T16:39:38","slug":"guardiola-names-most-talented-player-he-has-ever-seen-in-world-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/guardiola-names-most-talented-player-he-has-ever-seen-in-world-football","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola names \u2018most talented player\u2019 he has ever seen in world football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has identified Midfielder Phil Foden as the most talented player he has ever seen in his entire career.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the 19-year-old England youngster has everything to become one of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola stated this ahead of Man City\u2019s pre-season friendly clash against Yokohama FM on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFoden is the most talented player I have ever seen as a football player or manager,\u201d Guardiola was quoted by Manchester Evening News as telling reporters at a pre-match press conference in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has everything to become one of the best players, not just in England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis only problem is that sometimes his manager doesn\u2019t put him in the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully in the future he can improve. He deserves all the minutes but he knows what team he plays for and with his competitors it isn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he is open-minded and he works incredibly hard in every training session. He knows I appreciate him. I\u2019m here to help him as much as possible to become what he is and I am pretty sure both of us will get it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has identified Midfielder Phil Foden as the most talented player he has ever seen in his entire career. He also said that the 19-year-old England youngster has everything to become one of the best players in the world. 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