Quote from: lalabotax on Today at 09:07:31 PM

Quote from: Josefjix on October 24, 2023, 11:03:42 PM

Quote from: lalabotax on October 24, 2023, 09:46:13 PM

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...Though most of their players are affected by critical conditions, Kelvin De Bruyne is injured, Akanji is out of lineup due to red card in their previous game. Pep Guardiola will plan a way to ensured that there's consistent performance this season.

Yes, of course, as a strong and certainly experienced team, Man City always has a way for their team to win. especially with Pep Guardiola as their professional coach who already has a lot of experience. In this case, it might not be easy when facing Man United later, because sometimes Man United becomes strong enough to compete against big clubs in the EPL. So of course Pep Guardiola must manage the Man City players to work optimally and without pressure or overconfidence when they face Man United later. so that they can compete optimally and achieve victory again and not experience failure like when they played against Arsenal some time ago. Their main focus is to win, whatever the condition.

Now the midfield problem has actually been resolved with Rodry's return to the squad but they should try to think about how to fill the defense especially when facing Manchester United in the derby later.
Currently Manchester City will lose Akanji in several matches due to the red card penalty he received which could disrupt the balance of Manchester City's defense especially with their scheme that always performs a 3-back formation.

Pep must think of ways to anticipate this because even though they still have several players who can be used as options but Akanji is one of the very strong center backs and his absence on this field will slightly affect the defense of Manchester City.