The Spanish coach of Manchester City, Joseph Guardiolatoday praised the Argentine Maximo Perroneone of the reinforcements of the last market, because his head goes “faster” than his legs.
“He is a footballer who is faster with his head than with his legs,” commented the DT in a note with the official channel of the English club.
Perrone entered in the last minutes of last weekend’s win against Bournemouth (4-1) and completed 18 of the 20 passes he gave, an important number for a rookie.
“He came on the recommendation of Joan Patsy, our consultant in South America. He had already suggested the hiring of Gabriel Jesús and Julián Álvarez ”, he highlighted about the eye of the Catalan ex-journalist who moves through this continent.
Joan Patsy is currently Director of Football for the City Group in Latin America and in the past he met Guardiola from working in Barcelona.
“I had some videos and information about him but, honestly, I didn’t know him and neither did his new colleagues. I saw him in the first two or three training sessions and I said ‘wow, how good he moves’. His individual quality is there”, highlighted ‘Pep’.
Perrone, a member of the Argentine Under-20 team, is an alternative in the midfield, where Rodri and Kalvin Phillips are, although Guardiola also sees him for later in the positions of Kevin De Bruyne.
“I think he will grow being with us from the rhythm, from the physical. Sometimes we look for players to play in the position where the spaces are smaller. It’s good, really very good, ”he closed.