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Pep Guardiola 'bores' some Man City players with videos, says Pablo Zabaleta

Pablo Zabaleta celebrates after putting Manchester City ahead
Image: Pablo Zabaleta has been with Man City since 2008

Pablo Zabaleta has revealed how Pep Guardiola "bores" some Manchester City players by making them watch videos every day.

It has been reported that Guardiola has implemented several changes since taking charge of City last summer, including banning pizza and some fruit juice.

Zabaleta, who has been with City since 2008, says Guardiola's preparation for matches is "fantastic", even if some players might get restless.

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"His passion is to try always to improve, or to try to find the right way to attack," he told talkSPORT.

"We watch a lot of videos, and sometimes I know it's a bit boring for some of the players to be watching videos every day, but for the players who really love football and enjoy watching... and I'm talking about 20 minutes of video, or 25 minutes, not an hour or two hours!"

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"He's always trying to improve the players and to improve the team. He likes to play out from the back and for the player on the ball to have two or three options.

"He likes always to give you solutions and information. The way he prepares for games is just fantastic."

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