Phillip Lahm: Last News

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says he wants Joao Cancelo to move into midfield to guard against the counter-attack and defend 'with the ball'.Cancelo has been excellent this season for Manchester City, and has impressed with his performances from full-back that see him regularly move into a defensive midfield position when the Blues have possession to link up with his attacking teammates from the centre.The 'inverted full-back' role has been likened to Guardiola's use of Phillip Lahm at Bayern Munich, and after City beat Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League last-16 second leg, the Blues manager expanded on why he has used Cancelo in this way this season.Speaking to Gary Lineker on BT Sport, Guardiola explained he developed

World Cup later this year due to Qatar's human rights record.Lahm, 38, lifted the World Cup for his nation after they beat Argentina in the final of the 2014 tournament. And he's now working as the German FA's tournament director for Euro 2024.But despite that, he won't be attending the next major tournament.