It makes the rotation with Trippier argument somewhat mute, as I would guess he would see far less game time at Citeh than he is currently enjoying with us. I would expect him to slightly edge Alves in terms of fitness, Alves also requiring longer recovery. But he will be disadvantaged in one major area and that Alves knows exactly what Guardiola wants of him, Walker will have to learn that (Look at Wanyama with us).
Not sure if this is good or bad but remember he has always tried to emulate Alves's game. He said this about him when England played Brazil, Walker was an unused sub.
“I’m just me,” he explains. “I’m just Kyle from Sheffield. That’s all I see myself as. So if I see Dani Alves, who I watch at Barcelona, I’ll be a bit choked up to talk to him.”
It was the aftermath of England's friendly win over Brazil, and Walker had been an unused substitute. Frustrating, yes, but Walker was the last man on the bench who would have kicked up a fuss.
With no prospect of getting a cap, Walker instead preoccupied himself with getting a shirt. He asked David Luiz, who he had met a few times while out and about with his team-mate Sandro, to ask Alves for his shirt.
“I wasn’t sure when he was giving it to me if he knew who I was,” Walker admits. “I was just a bit in awe of him. I thanked him for it, and tweeted him to say thank you. I’ll frame it.”
