Ruben Dias believes Manchester Metropolis’s probabilities of success on the Membership World Cup will rely upon how shortly they will adapt to the totally different kinds of play that will probably 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 unique downside and Dias is raring to see how Metropolis will cope.
“It will likely be a unique problem”
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The Portugal defender instructed FIFA.com: “It will likely be a unique problem since you play groups from totally different continents with other ways of seeing the sport.
“The difference it’s a must to make to try this is an enormous a part of being profitable.
“We’ve had the style of it when taking part in for our nationwide groups however it’s totally different as a result of that’s a unique area that you simply’re not concerned in the entire yr.
“It will likely be attention-grabbing and it’s one everybody will need 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 all the time a particular second after we play in entrance of followers that may not usually have the prospect to observe us play stay. It’s a brand new competitors and a prestigious one.
“After all, the groups which are concerned make the competitors as massive as it may get.”
Metropolis’s hopes acquired a blow earlier immediately when it was introduced midfielder Mateo Kovacic wouldn’t make the journey after present process Achilles surgical procedure.
