Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola
admitted he was urging Vincent
Kompany not to shoot as he lined up his
brilliant winner against Leicester. The City captain's long-range strike gave
his side a 1-0 win, meaning they will retain their Premier League title if they
beat Brighton on Sunday. Belgian defender Kompany's goal was his
first from outside the penalty area for City
after 11 years with the club. "I said, 'No shoot Vinnie, no shoot!'" said
Guardiola. Guardiola added that he plans to speak to
Kompany about his future at the end of
the season, with 33-year-old's contract
set to expire. "We are going to take a beer together
and decide what is best, especially for the
club," he said.
Pep Guardiola
admits he was thinking "don't shoot" as
the 33-year-old strode forward late in the
game with the score goalless and victory
imperative. It was a feeling shared by most people
inside Etihad Stadium, whose nerves
were being stretched to breaking point by
City's inability to break down the Foxes,
with the Premier League title at stake. They included several fans sitting
immediately next to the press box as well
as some of Kompany's team-mates, but
as he explained afterwards: "I could hear
people saying 'don't shoot, don't shoot!
But I've not come this far in my career to have young players tell me when to shoot. "For 15 years, I've told people I'll score
one like that." Source BBC