“Freedom-esque” – Danny Mills explains why Pep Guardiola and Cole Palmer didn’t work | OneFootball

Former Manchester City full back Danny Mills has been explaining why Pep Guardiola and Cole Palmer just did not work at City.

Of course, the result of that is Chelsea’s gain, because he then joined The Blues last summer to get more game time, but Mills believes it wasn’t just about that.

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We have all seen how Jack Grealish has not been the same player he was at Aston Villa when he came to City, and Mills believes that is because Pep reigned him in and didn’t give him the freedom he thrives on to play his game and make things happen.

And this is why Mills thinks Palmer did not work there and stay under Pep.

Palmer likes to play with freedom

Palmer under Pep

Mills said on talkSPORT:

“The problem that I think he [Cole Palmer] had at Manchester City, Pep likes to play in a certain way and Pep doesn’t really like those sort of freedom-esque players, which is why he had to reign Jack Grealish in an awful lot and he changed his game almost completely from what Jack was.

“I don’t think Cole Palmer was willing to do that and was willing to change and become a player that’s going to sit in that position and work back and do as he told. And I think maybe there was a clash between him and Pep, where he wouldn’t do what Pep wanted him to do and that’s why ultimately Pep let him go.”