{"id":1106977,"date":"2019-09-19T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1106977"},"modified":"2019-09-19T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:50:38","slug":"eric-garcia-taylor-harwood-bellis-man-city-debuts","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/eric-garcia-taylor-harwood-bellis-man-city-debuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis in line for Man City league debuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pep Guardiola has said he will use youngsters Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the midst of Man City&#8217;s centre-back crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Stones&#8217; injury in training means that City&#8217;s only fit, first-team centre-back is the divisive Nicolas Otamendi. However, Guardiola insists that he isn&#8217;t concerned.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>18-year-old Garcia has made three EFL appearances for City&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;but no other competitive appearances for Guardiola&#8217;s side.<\/li>\n<li>Harwood-Bellis is just 17 years-old&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and has never made a senior, competitive appearance.<\/li>\n<li>He reportedly left team-mates &#8220;blown away&#8221; during their pre-season tour of Asia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7367517-de-bruyne-is-on-course-to-break-henry-s-most-impressive-premier-league-record\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Guardiola told the press before City&#8217;s Champions League tie with Shakhtar Donetsk that John Stones injured a muscle passing a ball in training, leaving the Spaniard short on defenders. Along with Fernandinho, the two youngsters were identified as potential options to fill the gaps.<\/p>\n<p>The City boss said: &#8220;Sometimes for tactical reasons he [Fernandinho] played there last season and now with him, Taylor Bellis, Eric and Nico, we are going to play them in that position. It\u2019s not a problem, it is a challenge; they will do it, no problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My players are the best \u2013 we will work out with the players we have how to create something. That\u2019s what it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will go with them for the next few months. It is what it is; sometimes these situations happen. It has happened and what we are not going to do is complain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Virgil van Dijk or Messi for Ballon d\u2019Or? Liverpool Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D4_cEN0GSuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A new role of the same importance for Fernandinho<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Last season, Fernandinho was an absolutely critical player for Guardiola. As the only designated holding midfielder, it became painfully apparent that City simply couldn&#8217;t function at full capacity without him.<\/p>\n<p>City may have signed Rodri in the summer to rectify this but will now have to rely on Fernandinho to do a job for them in the heart of the defence.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Kompany has left and Aymeric Laporte is out until January, meaning Fernandinho has now been thrust into the team at centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Pep has moved a midfielder into the defence. Javier Mascherano made his name as a defensive midfielder before he was relocated alongside Pique, where he thrived.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandinho already has experience (albeit limited) in the heart of the defence. Pep will be hoping he can &#8216;do a Mascherano&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pep Guardiola has said he will use youngsters Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the midst of Man City&#8217;s centre-back crisis. 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