Ruben Dias believes Manchester Metropolis’s probabilities of success on the Membership World Cup will rely upon how shortly they will adapt to the completely different types of play that might be on present.
Metropolis head to the USA this summer season hoping to finish a troublesome season on a excessive in FIFA’s new, expanded showpiece.
Pep Guardiola’s facet line up in Group G alongside Wydad Casablanca, who they meet of their opener in Philadelphia on June 18, Al Ain and Juventus.
All sides will pose a distinct downside and Dias is raring to see how Metropolis will cope.
“It will likely be a distinct problem”
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The Portugal defender advised FIFA.com: “It will likely be a distinct problem since you play groups from completely different continents with alternative ways of seeing the sport.
“The variation it’s important to make to do this is an enormous a part of being profitable.
“We’ve had the style of it when taking part in for our nationwide groups but it surely’s completely different as a result of that’s a distinct house that you simply’re not concerned in the entire yr.
“It will likely be fascinating and it’s one everybody will wish to win.”
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Metropolis will begin as one of many favourites, alongside Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich, Flamengo and not too long ago topped European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Dias added: “We’ve been to America earlier than in pre-season and we really feel the heat.
“It’s at all times a particular second after we play in entrance of followers which may not usually have the possibility to look at us play dwell. It’s a brand new competitors and a prestigious one.
“After all, the groups which can be concerned make the competitors as large as it will possibly get.”
Metropolis’s hopes acquired a blow earlier in the present day when it was introduced midfielder Mateo Kovacic would not make the trip after undergoing Achilles surgery.
