One player for Manchester City received high praise from Pep Guardiola for his performance against Brentford | OneFootball

Manchester City dominated the first half of their 1-nil win over Brentford. There was a fluency to City’s play in possession, and they should have had a much bigger lead than one goal at the interval. Several players caught the eye in the first half of yesterday’s match from a City point of view. But Oscar Bobb was arguably City’s best player in the first half yesterday. His performance drew high praise from Pep Guardiola after yesterday’s match as Bobb showed how important he can be for his team when he’s on his game.

Oscar Bobb was a constant threat for Manchester City during the first half against Brentford.

Throughout the first half of yesterday’s match, Manchester City picked Brentford apart. Many of their better pieces of attacking play came down their right-hand side. Oscar Bobb combined superbly well with Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, and Matheus Nunes throughout the first half. Bobb’s ability to beat a man and split the Brentford defence was spellbinding. At his best, Bobb resembles David Silva with how he can ghost past defenders. He also has the innate ability to pick out a pass. If Phil Foden had his shooting boots on yesterday, Bobb’s performance would be receiving higher praise. Bobb set up one clear chance for Foden and played a key role in another that saw Tijjani Reijnders tee up the England international.

The statistics tell just how well Oscar Bobb played during the first half yesterday. Most of Bobb’s top contributions came when Manchester City dominated the first half against Brentford. As per Sofascore, Oscar Bobb created three chances yesterday. That was the most of any player on the pitch. The Norwegian winger completed four of his five dribbles and won seven duels. Bobb completed 89% of his passes across yesterday’s match, as his best work was on full display during the first half yesterday.

Out of possession, Oscar Bobb pressed superbly as the apprenticeship he served in the Manchester City academy came to the fore. There is more threat to City’s high press when Oscar Bobb is on the pitch. It is clear that the education he has received in Manchester City’s academy has set him up to thrive in this aspect of the game.

Pep Guardiola had special praise for Oscar Bobb’s performance yesterday.

Following his team’s win over Brentford, Pep Guardiola had high praise for the performance of Oscar Bobb yesterday. The Manchester City manager believes Bobb is crucial to City’s play both in and out of possession in the final third. Guardiola also revealed that he will tell Bobb to be more decisive in the final. Speaking on Oscar Bobb’s performance, Pep Guardiola said: “Oscar defensively is a machine, he helped us a lot and in the final third. His one-v-one is really good, and he made good decisions. I’m really pleased he played good.”

“I will encourage him to be more incisive, and when he goes one one-on-one, two v two, he can create really big situations.”

“He made an incredible pass to Phil, which was a clear chance on the penalty spot that he should have got on target.”

“In general, he was really, really good in that 1st half and defensively, offensively – in all aspects, and he is a player we trust a lot.”

Oscar Bobb played superbly well during the first half of their win over Brentford yesterday. Like his team, he drifted out of the game as Brentford grew in the second half. But Bobb’s first half display was special and was well worthy of praise from Pep Guardiola. It was a real glimpse of what the Norwegian winger can do up against seasoned Premier League professionals like Brentford has at the back. If Bobb can continue to play like he did yesterday and become more decisive in the final third, Manchester City will have a real weapon on their hands.