Quote from: laurenB7742 on August 09, 2023, 07:05:16 PM

Quote from: temple on August 09, 2023, 07:01:23 PM

Quote from: laurenB7742 on August 09, 2023, 04:48:45 PM

Burnley's coach is an ex-Manchester City player but they won't get any special favours. Guardiola's match tactics are quite good. And Manchester City's squad is also strong. So I think Burnley's chances of doing well in this match are very low.

I have never seen Burnley win against Manchester City. I checked the results of the last 10 matches between these two teams. Burnley can't score any points in a single match. They lost every match. And in these 10 matches Burnley have conceded 35 goals and scored just one. For these reasons, I don't see any chance of Burnley picking up points against Manchester City, even though this match is Burnley's home game.

This is my point as well. Guardiola's match tactics are also very well known by everyone and the strength of the team is no secret either.
Kompany knows that if they want to succeed against Manchester City, and with succeed I mean win a point, which would already be sensational, the only chance against Manchester City is to use the few chances you get during the game. Burnley won't have 8 shots on target. Maybe they can have like 3 shots on target and of those 3 shots, 2 should end up in the back of the net. This is the strategy. They need a stable defense and try to not get tired too early from the constant attacking football by Manchester City. Arsenal can think about strategies and weaknesses of Manchester City, but Burnley needs to do a very basic job.

There is no way to say that Kompany is a bad coach. He is a fantastic coach and very hardworking. Thanks to Kompany's efforts, the Burnley side managed to qualify for the Premier League. But that doesn't mean they will win against the best teams in the Premier League. Manchester City is a very strong team. And we know Manchester City's match strategy. But even then the renowned teams of the Premier League cannot win against City. Because every player at City is very talented. Burnley can pick up points in this match if Manchester City make any big mistakes. If Burnley's players can take advantage of every opportunity, the team has the potential to pick up points. But I think it will be a one-sided match.

I have never meant to say for a second that Kompany is a bad coach although I think that timing and luck can be important to any coach who is a newcomer in the business. The right team in the right time at the right place and so on and so forth, it all can be important when a former player tries to establish himself as an accepted coach as well.

There is no "never" in any game even if the probability of success of any kind is lower of course. But there have been so many games that inspired so much joy because the seemingly obvious loser brought down the overwhelming favorite. This is one of those games because it would be a wonderful to read that a team that got promoted with a coach who was a former Manchester City player took home a point or even three.