Quote from: blue Snow on Today at 03:52:51 AM

Quote from: irhact on October 30, 2024, 11:26:48 PM

It was obvious that Pep guardiola didn't want to concentrate on the carabao cup as there are bigger fish to catch and that's were Pep Guardiola attention is at. When we see Manchester city playing in the champions league and the premier league, there's a difference compared to when they play in smaller tournaments as the carabao cup. Manchester city has won this trophy many times and Pep Guardiola too has won the trophy therefore he mightn't be that interested in it anymore. Bit still Tottenham played very well and they were determined to win as they know this might be one of the only opportunity for them to win a trophy this season as other tournaments is packed with better teams.

When I watched the match scheme, seem like Manchester City wasn't serious to win the match, they fielded a second players as a starter but still used the core player to stabilize the strategy. Even it is not considered, I still watch the spirit form squad to draw the match. I admit, Tottenham was on best performer last night, they struggled to hold the win until the last minutes. But, with the narrow win, I think Tottenham still need to fix their squad, I still watch a gap when the city able to shrink behind on minutes 45. Beside that the city also lost their moment when Savinho got injured. This is become a big loss for them in the middle premier and champions league.

Man City have won the Carabao Cup consecutively from 2018 to 2021. But this time Guardiola has placed the competition lowest on his list of priorities as he aims to defend his Premier League title and reclaim the Champions League trophy from Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola will not risk using any of his Man City first-team players for this match. With one less tournament, Man City players will have more time to rest and recover from injuries and avoid overload. This is understandable for coach Pep Guardiola who does not want his key players to get injured because the Premier League and Champions League are the top tournaments.