Nottingham Forest supporters must pinch themselves to believe the Premier League table this Monday morning. And yet, Nuno Espirito Santo’s gang is well ahead of the ogre Manchester City by one point, with a completely unexpected 4th place after 16 days. Far be it from us to take away merit from Forest, but Pep Guardiola’s players continue to be unrecognizable, with already more defeats in the PL than in the whole of last season (five against three).
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The crisis is so deep that City managed to be knocked down on Sunday in a stunning manner, in a Manchester derby which will cause a lot of headaches. Still ahead in the 87th minute of play (1-0 thanks to Gvardiol), the Cityzens conceded twice at the Etihad Stadium in the final moments (1-2) against their sworn enemy United (Bruno Fernandes on a penalty at the 88th, Amad Diallo in the 90th).
“I’m not good enough. I am the boss, the manager, I have to find solutions and so far I have not done so,” assumes Pep Guardiola, stunned by this 8th defeat in the last 11 matches, all competitions combined. An obviously unprecedented series for the Spanish coach, much less sharp in front of the microphones than Bernardo Silva.
“It’s a question of mentality”
On Sky Sports, the Portuguese attacking midfielder thus targeted the double ball of his compatriot Matheus Nunes on the equalizer for the Red Devils, between loss of ball and fatal foul on Amad Diallo in the open area. “In the 87th minute of the derby, we won 1-0 and our corner ended with a penalty for them,” relates Bernardo Silva. If you make stupid decisions with three minutes to go, you deserve to pay for it. At the end of the match today, we played like under-15s. »
Glued to his line on United’s two goals on Sunday, after having already been involved in the defeat against Juventus (2-0) on Wednesday, goalkeeper Ederson also symbolizes the deep crisis of confidence which is hitting Manchester City.
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“When it happens a lot, you have the impression that it’s a mental question,” admitted Phil Foden on the BBC. We need to get out of this situation, get back on the path to victory and pull ourselves together. » Time is running out as the Cityzens (5th in PL) are slowly slipping out of the Champions League zone, while already on the verge of an unworthy elimination from the new C1 formula.
