Topic: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season - page 82. (Read 92690 times)

The individual quality of the players and with several tries especially they have also felt the passion of the Champions League final in the previous few seasons this should be something that can indeed be used as a good experience for Manchester City.
Now that the trophy is in sight it will be very bad if they leave again like when they lost a few seasons ago in the final.
At the moment they have a lot of possibilities for that, it's just a matter of how they can make it happen when they meet Inter later.

Guardiola should already be ready for coming across a defensive-oriented game against themselves from Inter. Because there is no point in Inter's playing with overconfidence against Manchester City. They would just give exactly what their opponent wants. Inter will need to focus on wearing out Manchester City attackers by defending them tightly.

Therefore I'm expecting to see tight defending and counter-attacks from Inter here. Apart from that this won't be the first time Guardiola is against this kind of a team in a Champions League finale. Because of that he should be already building special strategies to break Inter defense as quick as possible. Scoring the first goal in early minutes is the key for Manchester City.

Last season Pep had planned to leave with the excuse that he couldn't bring Manchester City to win the Champions League during the several seasons he was in office and had always been his target, but now the opportunity is there so there is no reason to leave.
But we know Pep is always looking for a challenge again and again and indeed he often leaves after his goals have been completed and it happened after he had success at Barcelona he went to Munich and after success in the bundesliga he went to Manchester City. it is not impossible that he also left after his success at Manchester City.

There is no doubt to say Guardiola is the best coach in the world for this team and he had a perfect performance in Mancshter City while having a hard way after because of the game against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich and they won both games with good results, I think Mancshter City should start thinking about extension of his contract.

It was certainly good coaching by Pep. And of course, the team has also performed really well. I have to say Real Madrid needed to play this a little more cleverly. Because Real Madrid absolutely played just as Manchester City wanted.

I also think that Manchester City understood Real Madrid is not going to give Haaland actually any room. So Manchester City used Haaland as a bait and Real Madrid actually got baited so hard. I actually thought Real Madrid would be expecting that. But they actually did not.

This season Manchester City is highly favored to become the UCL Champion. They just need to maintain their slick performance as they showed when they beat Real Madrid. In general, Pep Guardiola was very influential in Manchester City game this season where the tactics of his strategy were able to make Manchester City beat their opponents with big scores.

Once again, squad depth is the main option for Manchester City's success this season where Erling Haaland is able to make a difference in the game for Manchester City on the front lines, he even becomes a Sticker who is really thirsty for goals. Yes, as you said, Manchester city first focused on other competitions before they really thought about the Champions League Final.

Real Madrid has just be poor that's the fact, I said it here after Real Madrid won my club (Chelsea) that they can't defeat Manchester city. I watch them play and saw nothing in their style of play. The only reason Chelsea didn't win them was because they lacked goal scorers that are in form but they played them well. I watch Chelsea play Real Madrid and it wasn't looking like a side that is having a bad season. Imagine the worst Chelsea said in 20 years and you could only score them two goals in each leg. Chelsea missed lots of chances and I said Manchester city won't make same mistakes and Manchester city will outplayed Real Madrid and still win them and that's exactly what happened.

Secondly Ancelotti made some coaching mistakes in the second leg, why will he bench Rudiger after the performance he had against Manchester city in the first leg. Rudiger is a key figure in defense as his presence alone can motivation or ginger other players to be on their A game. It wasn't fair to Rudiger and he (Ancelotti) got punished for that mistake. If I'm not mistaking the defender that was used instead of Rudiger scored an own goal. Also Rodrygo to me isn't a first half player especially in the champions league. My memories of him, is of him coming on from the bench in the second half to score equalizers or winning goals for Real Madrid just as he did in their last season title winning comeback games. Congratulations to Manchester city though as they deserve this final.

Hi there, I see what you mean and I think you are right. Pep Guardiola is very ready to prove that the Manchester City he coaches are very ready to win the Champions League title this season. Manchester City have lost the previous final to compatriots Chelsea, so this season it should be Manchester City.

Pep is certainly experienced, but it's also true that luck is also expected. Manchester City's performance this season can be expected to bring the prestigious title home to the Etihad Stadium in June, but Guardiola must complete more matches first and one of them is the FA Cup final against Manchester United. If Pep Guardiola manages to win the FA Cup title then he will definitely go for the treble and prove it.

I really like the 3-2-4-1 formation that Pep Guardiola usually uses when facing tough opponents, their midfield has become very sturdy so their defense looks very difficult to penetrate

but inter also used a 3-5-2 formation against milan and I'm sure they will use this strategy again in the match against man city, it looks like these two teams will play defensively imo

In the end, the result counts. I just can't remember in recent years that a team was as dominant in the CL as Manchester City is now. This sometimes resembles the total football that was previously invented by the Dutch national team. Inter Milan must approach the final smartly and not attack blindly. City occasionally has some lesser moments. Fair is fair, it is also waiting for City to win the CL once. City's odds at the start of the tournament, has anyone actually checked? I didn't expect Inter to reach the final. Too bad Napoli is not there, then we would have had a really great final.

And in the Champions League we are aware that luck plays a big role whether a coach is able to collect a lot of titles or not. Of course it is meaningful is a coach has several titles or not after being a coach for decades, but when you compare Zidane to Guardiola, do the three titles that Zidane holds also make him the better coach? I would say that is not the case. When Real Madrid won the three titles in a row there was also luck involved. But don't get me wrong because I am not saying that only luck made them win the title, but sometimes there are days and weeks and years that go in your favor and sometimes it does not happen that way. Looking at how the team is playing and what they have achieved so far in this season in all competitions, it is now about time for Guardiola to close the gap to Zidane and Ancelotti.

There was a sweet taste to City's win, as Real Madrid were responsible for knocking out Manchester City last year. This year you only have Inter Milan left. Normally no match for Manchester City, but what is normal? Way back in 2011 we saw Bayern Munchen at home in the final against Chelsea, and that too was 1-0 until the last minute and then Chelsea won on penalties. Inter is therefore certainly not without a chance. Haaland is a big threat, but Lukaku is also a very good striker for Inter.

City have yet to win a title, but they could and should have won 2 or maybe 3. Had a lot of bad luck in certain matches and they also had a lesser day in the so far only final against Chelsea. But what would stand in the way of a 1st title at the moment? The most difficult hurdle, Real Madrid, was easily taken and only in Madrid did they have a hard time in the first half, but that 1-1 was still an important equalizer. It will also be another confrontation between compatriots Lukaku and de Bruyne, always nice to see that. I feel like the finale this season is much later than the past and normal months. Now it is June.

Pep Guardiola is a genius coach as far as I know. He knows where his players' weaknesses and strengths are and how opposing players treat their players. Haaland was a target man at Manchester City and was most recognized for his record of goals scored against his opponents. So it's only natural that Real Madrid defenders focus on adopting man to man or marking zones when Haaland makes a move. Every time Real Madrid released Haaland, Haaland found good chance to goals, but always failed to score because Courtois was able to save.

Pep Guardiola's strategic approach was able to outwit Real Madrid which basically made Ancelotti fail in the tactical competition. Ancelotti, who at first was very optimistic about the strength of his team but looked lethargic when he had to accept a 4-0 defeat without reply.

I'm not sure what Simone Inzaghi will formulate in the final match. as far as my observation goes, it seems that Inzaghi rarely changes the system he applies to his team, he already has a standard with the 3-5-3 pattern. however, it is not uncommon for him to rotate several others depending on the needs of the team. In the match, it will be difficult for Inter to use a 4-4-2 formation.  because, every attack they have is likely to be broken by City players.

On the other hand, it is highly unlikely that Pep Guardiola will change his system. it seems, Pep really believes in the system he is implementing at the moment with the 3-2-4-1 pattern. this system, is ideal for Pep Guariola's side. besides that, when the City players move without the ball, in this case City is being attacked, their pattern changes to 4-4-2. in fact, we can refer to the game vs Madrid. every transition made by the City players was carried out quickly and supported by the skill of the players.

In the final match later, City will continue to use the same pattern but it is possible that several players will be rotated. we'll see, how Pep formulates the formula. if Benaldo Silva is backed up, Riyad Mahrez can be counted on. This player often stabs into the opponent's penalty area, because his status is a winger. so, there is something that Inter players need to be aware of in the match later. not just Haaland, De Bruyne. in fact, Gundohan and Rodri have good aim accuracy. so, this is a very tough match for Inter.
I think Inzaghi and Inter will try to find a formula to face City in the final.

Real Madrid has lost no chance in Manchester. But the bookmakers had already predicted that it would go like this. Manchester City is in top form, everything on the field is put aside. It seems so easy when you look at it. Most fans will be for Inter, it's a bit standard isn't it to be for the underdog when football is played? It is a final, so 1 game which is in favor of Inter Milan. But City are the big favourites, of course, that's not going to change.

Really Madrid focused on Haaland in both the first leg and second leg, their tactics really worked for them in the first leg of the match, they didn’t allow Haaland perform well in the match, am sure they wanted to use the same tactics in the second leg but it didn’t work for them, they tried to hold haalaand but they couldn’t, even as Haaland couldn’t score, he performed well in the second leg, he lost like three great opportunities. Generally Real Madrid performance was just very poor in the second leg of the match, Real Madrid couldn’t hold any Manchester City player in the second leg of the match all city players performed very well.

Haaland had excellent chances to score a goal, but sometimes it happens that when you want something too much, that excessive desire sometimes gets in the way. City acted like a team and in the end it doesn't matter who scored, the main thing is that they won. Guardiola let the main players rest today, but even with this lineup they beat Chelsea. Now they can safely prepare for the final, and Haaland will still have a lot of chances to score in the Champions League, he will have the whole season ahead for this.

On this occasion, I think that Pep can reverse all those mistakes, he also knows that he cannot leave everything in the hands of Haaland because Ancelotti knows how everything is, so he will not hesitate to mark Haaland with 2 players, and they will end up marking their pressure. forwards, so these games will be very good, because they have to stop Vinicius and Bezema and if Rodrygo enters well activated it will be a very big headache for City, I think City should play very defensively and with a counterattack, you know that Madrd will go out to score the goals.

Maybe it could be like that, but what happens is that Milan is a team that doesn't give up, they look for victory anyway, in fact many in Serie A are criticizing that Milan doesn't give much importance to their matches, but that's how it is. Logically, they were focused only on the UCL, because the UCL gives them more visibility, it's another level, I'm not saying that Serie A matters less, but rather that all the teams in the senior league seek to have or go as far as they can in the UCL because it's something that fills them up more, I don't blame them, the UCL has a great level and there they have to show that they can come back, but unfortunately they couldn't do anything, well that's fútbol.




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