This Wednesday, Manchester City once again foundered on the Juventus pitch during the 6th day of the Champions League. Yet another defeat which quickly caused the English media to react.
The nightmare continues. While they remained in two matches without defeat, Pep Guardiola's Citizen lost again this Wednesday evening on the Juventus pitch after a sad performance. Only one victory in the last ten matches and only eight small points in the Champions League. No doubt, Kevin De Bruyne and his team are going through one of the worst situations of their career. And the English tabloids have not been kind to the Sky Blues.
“The fall of those who ruled so long will always offer a certain fascination,” written coldly The Daily Mail this morning, which highlights, despite an honorable performance, the terrible defensive shortcomings of Guardiola's players: “This defeat can be considered a step forward but the defensive weaknesses cost them dearly”.
“Uncharted territory for Guardiola”
“The last depressing performance and the now recognizable face of Pep Guardiola’s team”écrit The Guardian on the meeting. The English daily admits to being disconcerted by the incredible crisis of the Mancunian club: “The fact that this group lost for the seventh time in ten matches and that it extended its worrying streak with just one victory is disconcerting.”
The Telegraph emphasizes the unique nature of this crisis, for a club like Manchester City and especially for a coach like Pep Guardiola: “What is happening at City right now is uncharted territory under Pep Guardiola.” The English newspaper also explains that the Citizen have been offering the same performances for two months, dominating sterilely and conceding too many goals: “What infuriates Guardiola is the on-again, off-again nature of City's performances, who once again dominated and conceded easy goals.”
-Guardiola in the middle of a storm
For the BBCPep Guardiola's management, which has nevertheless placed Manchester City at the top of European football in recent years, now seems to no longer be working. “The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach rarely made big changes to his squad between seasons, instead identifying key areas requiring improvement and appropriate strengthening. But although this management has been their greatest strength in recent seasons, it can also be seen as the reason for their recent difficulties.
Manchester City is experiencing an unprecedented crisis and is navigating in the fog. Erling Haaland and his team welcome Manchester United this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in a match that smells like gunpowder.
