Inside the transformation of Nicolas Otamendi, Man City's Superman
Pep Guardiola went out of his way to praise the 29-year-old's resurgence, insisting that the Blues' historic run would be impossible without him Up until Friday, Nicolas Otamendi had been known as ‘The General’. He has now graduated to the somewhat rarer rank of ‘Superman’. Pep Guardiola’s most enlightening comments usually come not when he is pressed for an answer, but when he has something he wants to say. On Friday, when asked for a John Stones fitness update, the Manchester City boss made one of his familiar segues. “John’s return is huge news for us because we have a Superman in the team,” he said. “Nico Otamendi helped us absolutely… without Nico it would not be possible to do what we have done.” Guardiola is usually reluctant to single out his players for praise at all, but here he was fulsome. “Everybody speaks about a lot of players, like Raheem, like Kevin, like David, like Sergio, and they deserve it, but if I would like to ...
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