Quote from: Avirunes on July 06, 2023, 07:15:36 PM

Quote from: kro55 on July 06, 2023, 06:42:59 PM

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But in this season I think they are going to go for all. Because they are the winner of the Champions League and also the English Premier League as well. They will certainly try their best to defend. And I am not sure if they are going to defend both of the titles successfully. But I am confident that they will be able to win at least one.

They have won PL 5 times in last 6 seasons so it's not a big task for them. They right now will sure target to win CL again because that is something that they haven't won until last season and how crazy will it be to start winning CL on a consecutive run. PL is easy for them as it needs a consistent run but since CL has knockout stages, it makes things much more difficult so for City it will be a real challenge this season. I am also not confident if they will win it but from my view I think they really have a good squad and will definitely go deep into the knockout stages of CL again this upcoming season.

Well, I agree that going for the Champions League makes a lot more sense compared to going for the English Premier League title. But the thing is the season has not started and of course, at this moment they are going to have the mentality to go for everything. Eventually, all you know is which way they are going to concentrate. If they are behind too much in terms of points in the English Premier League. They are obviously not going to watch till the English Premier League anymore and put all their strength to win the Champions League and vice versa. If it is possible for them to actually win both the trophies. But the competition is going to be harder compared to the last season.

Quote from: Altryist on July 06, 2023, 07:30:18 PM

Quote from: kro55 on July 06, 2023, 06:42:59 PM

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Guardiola always sets the highest goals for the season, and of course will always give priority to the most prestigious tournaments, such as the Champions League and the Premier League. Cup matches can often be played by players who do not have a permanent place in the first team. Whether it will be easier or harder for them, I don’t know, last season they were opposed by Arsenal, before that by Liverpool, the applicants are changing, but despite this, City emerges victorious from these confrontations.

I think we can agree that the other teams are not playing very well and also not being consistent enough to give Manchester City proper competition. Otherwise, Manchester City wouldn't have won the English Premier League easily. It wasn't easy anyway, to be honest. But the results in the end would have been different.