I understand your Manchester City concerns. They seem too dependent on a few key players. Every team has stars, but overdependence can be a weakness. Missing those players impacts the team dynamic, not for the better. Yes, clubs like Real Madrid seem more balanced, with more different strategies that dont rely on a few stars.
Isnt that football's beauty? Volatility, ups and downs. Manchester City may look excessively dependant, but they can win the title. I'd love to see another team win the Champions League, maybe even unexpectedly. Football is about shock and awe, and this season's Champions League provides that.
Manchester city have an obvious dependence on a few star amongst the team, it has been seen in the absence of these players Manchester city had a few wins but they struggled around it of which if these players were very much Available if not for injury, they would have won all of those game very well, Manchester city still remains an elite and a favourite in the champions league this season and I wouldn't be really surprised if the win or loose the champions league because football comes with its surprises.
People will be expecting Manchester city to defend the champions league as most recent winners which is very possible but Manchester city may aswell loose out if they don't get their complete squad on ground as at when required ,it will be really soothing to see another team win the champions league this season.
I personally don't expect Manchester City to retain the title because of course, it will be more interesting if the Champion League has a new winner. Also, about the dependence on only a few players is real but yes, even though Manchester City has dependence on a few players but at least Manchester City can still try to get good results even with a rotation that is not entirely good.
Because after all, basically Manchester City has good players and also a great coach and therefore, it should be possible for Manchester City to handle it well when some key players are injured. Therefore, although Manchester City cannot fully guarantee to defend the title but yes, at least Manchester City still has a good chance to be able to advance further in the Champion League this season too.