He Manchester City continues in free fall. The group led by Pep Guardiola lost again 2-0 against Juventus on the sixth day of Champions League, to practically run out of options to go directly to the round of 16. The ‘citizens’ have been showing a disturbing image on the field of play, with only one match won in the last ten and 23 goals conceded in those last ten games played.
Once the meeting is over, Guardiola spoke to the press to analyze the game and the problems his team is going through. Surprisingly, the Spanish coach he complimented the game of his. “We played well, really well. We missed the last pass, we gave few chances…of course in some transitions these things happen, but I am very proud of these players. I think they gave it their all and tried and now we live through this period. I hope we can change and get good results,” he began.
Against Italian teams that defend so far back and so compact, it is not easy
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach
The City coach also wanted to praise the defensive work of Juventus, which prevented them from generating all the opportunities they would like. “Against Italian teams that They defend so far back and so compact, It’s not easy. They are the masters of this type of situation, but we still play as we are. We lacked the result, but the performance is there”, he stated.
Finally, the Santpedor coach focused on entering among the 24 best teams to be able to think about the knockout phase, considering ruled out a direct pass to the second round. “We need a point, maybe a win. This situation is due to match against Feyenoord and, especially, Inter Milan, in which we also played very well. When we recover we will not forget that period, We will appreciate more what we have done and what we are going to do in the future. “Now we have to continue,” he concluded.
Ilkay Gündogan, during his match against Juventus.
Gündogan, the first to show his face
Ilkay Gündogan He also showed his face to regret another defeat and to criticize lack of attention in some facets of the team’s game. “We had opportunities to score some goals, but Every attack we concede is very dangerous. I have the feeling that sometimes we are a little careless in duels, we complicate things too much and we miss the right moment to pass or release the ball,” he said.
I think we know exactly what’s wrong
Ilkay Gündogan, Manchester City player
As is usually the case with him, Gündogan did not bite his tongue, although he did show himself with a positive mentality to reverse the situation. “I think we know exactly what’s going wrong. The only thing that needs to be done now is for each player, individually, question what to do better, how you can sacrifice more individually to contribute, so that “we can recover collectively”he continued.
The key for the German midfielder lies in the losses that generate backlashes, as happened in McKennie’s second goal. “We lose balls and They score in transition, We have to chase them 50 or 60 meters every time. We are not made for that, We are made for possession, for keeping the ball, for being strong. And even though you can’t do anything in a duel, don’t lose it. At this moment, simply It’s not going well for us,” ended.
