January 23 News Today, The Athletic wrote an article to analyze Guardiola’s attitude and analysis of the team.
Here’s what’s in the article:
With City trailing by two goals at half-time against Tottenham, Guardiola told his players there was no way the team would win the title without changes.
City then scored four goals in a row in the second half.
But this does not make Guardiola very satisfied.
According to sources, the Carabao Cup loss to Southampton was the biggest turning point for Manchester City, which was one of the worst in Guardiola’s six-and-a-half years in charge of Manchester City.
But in the game against Manchester United, Guardiola was still slightly satisfied with the team’s performance.
At Old Trafford, the players decided to make a move.
Gundogan expressed his concerns after the game against Southampton that he felt something was wrong and that a special ingredient was missing.
After the defeat to Manchester United, although Guardiola felt much better, the players took turns expressing their dissatisfaction and expressing their opinions on what the team’s problems were.
According to sources, the mood within City has begun to shift.
This week, the captains conveyed a message to the club that they hope that the team can go out for dinner together as soon as possible to further improve the atmosphere of the team.
Even so, Guardiola was very surprised by the team’s performance against Southampton. The first half against Tottenham was the last straw that broke the camel’s back, so he told the players in no uncertain terms
, they need to solve their own problems.
He also got the message out to the world so the media wouldn’t be yelling that they turned the league around.
Guardiola wants the world to scrutinize his squad, not just against Wolves but the next FA Cup tie against Arsenal.
Although Manchester City defeated Wolves 3-0, there are still some hidden dangers behind the team.
They may never have been mentioned publicly, but there have been concerns about the team’s leadership.
It is reported that Guardiola criticized the team for not protecting Lewis, and it is easy to draw the conclusion that “if Fernandinho is here, he will definitely protect”.
The team is strong, but they just don’t have a player who can hold the team together.
And the players’ reaction to Guardiola is not surprising.
After all, the coach increased the amount of training for the substitute players after the game against Wolves.
He has one last chance to put things back on track, in the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League.
If his actions in recent weeks have achieved anything, it has dispelled the illusion of a solid starter.
His past two starts have shown that Walker and Cancelo need to get back into post-World Cup form.
Laporte, De Bruyne, B seat and Foden all came off the bench against Tottenham.
As a result, few in this squad are sure to start the next game, and Guardiola likes to make changes at the best of times.
The problem with teams struggling with complacency is that they can be good one game and poor the next, so Wolves’ game can only serve as a guide.
What will happen in the future can only be observed later.
(justin)