Guardiola sees 'second best' Tottenham as 肩書を与える 競争相手s
LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Manchester City will be up against Europe's second best 味方する when they host Tottenham Hotspur at the 週末, 経営者／支配人 Pep Guardiola said on Friday.
The Spaniard told reporters before Saturday's match against last season's 支持する／優勝者s League finalists that the North Londoners would be 堅い 対抗者s.
"Since I （機の）カム here to England they´ve been a real 競争相手 every season," he said of a 味方する that knocked City out of the 支持する／優勝者s League ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 last season.
"In the first season they finished second, in the last two seasons we won but always they were there and always they were 堅い games.
"I spoke many times around Tottenham and gave my words and my opinion on them. It's the second best team in Europe. For me that's enough."
Guardiola's first league 敗北・負かす as City 経営者／支配人 was to Tottenham, fourth last season, in 2016.
The boss laughed off 最近の suggestions by former Manchester 部隊d and Chelsea 経営者／支配人 Jose Mourinho that the only 肩書を与える 競争相手s were 支持する／優勝者s City, 'City B', 支持する／優勝者s League 勝利者s Liverpool and Tottenham.
City's depth of talent was 最高潮の場面d in their 5-0 opener against West Ham 部隊d last 週末 when they had Sergio Aguero, Bernardo Silva, Ilkay Gundogan, Joao Cancelo, Nicolas Otamendi and Phil Foden on the （法廷の）裁判.
"I´m really impressed with Chelsea against (Manchester) 部隊d (in the league) and Liverpool (in the European 最高の Cup). They didn´t 勝利，勝つ but I was surprised with how good they played," Guardiola said.
"We saw 部隊d with the 質 they have up 前線. 兵器庫 bought good players with Nicolas Pepe and David Luiz, (Dani) Ceballos was a 最高の，を越す player in Spain.
"They are all really good 競争相手s."
The Spaniard said Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho would be 利用できる for the 刺激（する）s game after 行方不明の the 開始 週末.
フラン defender Benjamin Mendy was 支援する in training but unavailable and winger Leroy Sane will have 膝 外科 at the 週末 and be out until the New Year.
"The first 的 is be fit rather than to play," he said of Mendy. "To train 定期的に for a month then he has a chance to play." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
