Manchester City is in a big free fall this season and Pep Guardiola still doesn’t seem to find the cure. Beaten in the last minutes yesterday in the derby against Manchester United, the Cityzens display a terrifying record with only one victory in the last eleven matches in all competitions, nine points behind Liverpool in the Premier League, an elimination in the Carabao Cup and a qualification for the Champions League far from being obtained. The first reason for this sporting crisis can be explained by an infirmary systematically filled by a player. De Bruyne, Stones, Ake, Kovacic, Doku, Foden, Grealish, Akanji, Dias, Savio, Gvardiol, Walker, Ederson, Gundogan, Bobb and Rodri for the season, have all been there. Senior players absent during important matches and a completely disrupted game system with players lacking direction.
A workforce too old?
Rodri’s injury is costly for Guardiola’s men who lose their playing master to balance the block. The other problem is explained by a squad which was not renewed this summer, at least very little with the only arrivals of Savinho and the return of Gundogan. Without new blood, the thirst to win diminishes for a group accustomed to winning everything and the youth called up urgently did not provide the expected shock. To win matches, you have to score goals and despite Erling Haaland’s 13 goals, the Norwegian does not display his level of last season in the absence of his replacement, Julian Alvarez, who left for Atlético de Madrid . Finally, the last explanation concerns the game plan established by the Spanish coach which no longer seems to be paying off after four consecutive Premier League titles and a Champions League won in 2023 for the first time by the club. The next few weeks will be decisive in knowing whether Pep is able to cope with these difficulties.
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To summarize
Manchester City’s sporting crisis continues after their 2-1 derby defeat against Manchester United. A fall which can be explained by several reasons. Between the injured, a squad that remains almost the same and Erling Haaland too alone in attack, the results on the field no longer follow.
