Manchester City defender Manuel Akanyi says he and his team-mates are not happy about playing in the Club World Cup because it will mean less rest time before the new season starts. The
Club World Cup begins next weekend in America, with City opening the tournament against Wydad on June 18, followed by meetings with Al Ain and Juventus.
However, the summer move to the tournament has meant less rest time for their players, which Akanyi is not happy about.
“I have been a big critic of this competition for a while now. The players like to have a day off and sometimes to let our bodies rest,” Akanyi told reporters ahead of Switzerland’s friendly against Mexico. “
My Manchester City team-mates are not happy about this tournament, เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา but now it’s in front of us and there’s nothing we can do about it. “
If we’re in it we want to win it, but if we get to the final then the rest time before the new season starts is even shorter.”
Akanyi will stay in America after the friendly before rejoining his club team-mates, and he admitted the club have let themselves down this season by falling short of expectations.
“This season hasn’t been good for the expectations we had. We finished third in the Premier League, three points behind Arsenal and qualified for the Champions League. “
But it was our worst season in recent years. However, Pep Guardiola said he was proud that we never gave up. The season could have ended worse than it did.”