{"id":143053,"date":"2023-10-24T14:15:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143053"},"modified":"2023-10-24T14:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:15:22","slug":"young-boys-stadium-pitch-why-man-city-were-forced-to-change-champions-league-preparations-for-dangerous-surface-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/sport\/young-boys-stadium-pitch-why-man-city-were-forced-to-change-champions-league-preparations-for-dangerous-surface-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Boys stadium pitch: Why Man City were forced to change Champions League preparations for \u2018dangerous\u2019 surface | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

MANCHESTER CITY are forced to change their Champions League preparations over "dangerous" fear of injury at Young Boys ground.<\/p>\n

City will take on the Swiss club at Wankdorf Stadium's plastic pitch on Wednesday ahead of their Manchester derby on Sunday.<\/p>\n


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Pep Guardiola's side typically trains at the City Football Academy before flying to away games and rarely train at the home team's ground before the game.<\/p>\n

But Young Boys' artificial pitch in Switzerland has convinced Guardiola that his team need to practice on the unfamiliar surface before Wednesday's match.<\/p>\n

Guardiola will train his side at the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern for a training session on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n

Just two years ago, Young Boys beat Manchester United at home and Luke Shaw heavily criticised the pitch.<\/p>\n

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He said: "No excuses, we lost the game. But for the Champions League, these pitches, they shouldn\u2019t be possible. <\/p>\n

"It\u2019s dangerous. It\u2019s hard to turn on."<\/p>\n

Young Boys turned to synthetic turf in 2014 to lower maintenance costs and ensure they can host other events.<\/p>\n

This was not the first blast about the Swiss club's pitch as ex-Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho also had something to say on the matter in 2018.<\/p>\n

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"I don\u2019t understand how you can play the best club competition on an artificial pitch.<\/p>\n

"Some probably fear injuries. I had some players after training yesterday, light training, and they were feeling ankles, back pains, sore.<\/p>\n

"It\u2019s not easy, especially not for people who are not adapted to it. Also a little bit of a fear in the duels."<\/p>\n

Guardiola's fear of injury for his players means City have changed their plans and will now take an earlier flight out of Manchester.<\/p>\n

And the Spaniard is desperate to ensure his squad are fresh for the weekend ahead of their Premier League clash against rivals Man Utd.<\/p>\n

Last term's Premier League champs have snatched the top spot of the table by goal difference to go in front of last year's runners-up Arsenal.<\/p>\n

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United will host the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

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