Manchester City has a lot of chances to win the Champions League title and if Manchester City really secures the title then the coach of the team Pep Guardiola will become one of the best coaches of the clubs in the world. Later, Pep Guardiola will be in greater demand.
In fact, even without them winning the Champions League, Pep Guardiola has become one of the best coaches at the moment, it's just that winning the Champions League will make his name shine even more. Moreover, this is the first title for Manchester City after they have tried and failed several times. But my question now is whether Pep will stay when he is successful, because he always wants to find another team when he is successful with the team he manages. 
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Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
Haaland's show against Real Madrid? More like a no-show! What in the world happened to our Golden Marvel? Was he caught in a spontaneous game of tag on the field or something? Could this be part of Pep's genius plot? A maneuver so slick, it could nab the Chess Olympics gold! Maybe Pep used Haaland as a glitzy distraction, a dazzling bobble, while City's squad sneaked through Madrid's defense like stealthy panthers! No surprise then, Silva and Grealish were traipsing in Madrid's territory like they owned the joint! Was Haaland just missing in action? Or was he a chess piece in Pep's intricate game? And does that make Pep a soccer Einstein or a shrewd, clinical strategist? You make the call! The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
I am definitely not one of those guys that is praising Erling Haaland as the best striker ever already just because he is scoring so many goals this season, but even i think that Manchester City was able to defeat Real Madrid also because of Erling Haaland. The defenders of Real Madrid were very well aware about the amount of goals that Haaland has already scored this season. Therefore it is just natural that there main focus was probably on Haaland during the Champions League games and that obviously created more space for the other attackers of Manchester City. I also think that Haaland is still very happy about how this games went down, even if he did not score.
Rudiger's absence really affected this match cuz if he was there, haalland wouldn't have much space has he did even when there was assigned players to mark him. I'm sure Inter Milan have learned from this match and will help them on how to execute their game plans.
I said it before like Inter wouldn't be a big problem for Manchester City. But I said it thinking of Manchester City's wouldn't underestimating their opponent and playing accordingly. Otherwise Manchester City already got a disappointment in a Champions League final game before. It was against Chelsea as you can remember clearly. Tuchel was great about finding their weakness and benefiting from it.
Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.
Basically, Pep Guardiola has never implemented a defensive strategy and Pep Guardiola has always implemented a good attacking and ball possession strategy. What's more, at this moment Manchester City has very good attacking players and of course they can be very reliable, and so it is of course impossible for Manchester City to implement a defensive strategy or only rely on counterattacks.
But yes, after all Pep Guardiola has had good experiences after his failures in the previous few seasons in the Champions League. Therefore, I'm sure Pep Guiardiola will continue to play with high focus in the final match later, because the worry is that Manchester City underestimates Inter too much. Because at this moment I think it's clear that Manchester City's quality is still better than any other team, hopefully having this better quality doesn't make Manchester City underestimate their opponents.
Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
I don't think he was ineffective, but the tight marking he received meant it was difficult for him to open up space so he could create chances. But that is what Pep Guardiola wants. Yes, being heavily guarded by a Real Madrid defender opens space for other players that other Manchester City players can take advantage of. In terms of goals, he didn't score, but in terms of the space he opened up to other players, it's clear that this had a big impact on Manchester City. Real Madrid did manage to guard Erling Haaland, but they forgot that Manchester City has many players who have good goalscoring abilities. The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
The only thing they need to do from now on is to not belittle Inter in the finale. Inter are no inexperienced team in the Champions League. They have really good memories here indeed. Maybe there is still a huge player quality difference between two teams now but this still doesn't guarantee anything. For not repeating the same thing in another finale Manchester City need to play completely concentrated on it. They should be winning the title finally then.
I am definitely not one of those guys that is praising Erling Haaland as the best striker ever already just because he is scoring so many goals this season, but even i think that Manchester City was able to defeat Real Madrid also because of Erling Haaland. The defenders of Real Madrid were very well aware about the amount of goals that Haaland has already scored this season. Therefore it is just natural that there main focus was probably on Haaland during the Champions League games and that obviously created more space for the other attackers of Manchester City. I also think that Haaland is still very happy about how this games went down, even if he did not score.
It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.
I am sure that Inter Milan know that they will be destroyed if they play head-to-head attacking fight with Manchester City. They will choose a better strategy which is their favorite too, counter attacking.They have a good system and perfect players for it, from defenders, swing backs to forwards and strikers.
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If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.
You forgot that Pep actually improved Manchester City defense system a lot in this season. In his previous clubs, defense is most common and biggest weaknesses of his clubs but in this season, it will be not easy for Inter Milan to score goal from their counter attacks against Manchester City in the final match.Apparently, it will be big test for defense systems of both clubs in the final and maybe Inter Milan will have more challenge from Manchester City that probably will have more ball possession.
In Premier League Manchester City only got 31 conceded goals after 35 matches and they have best defense there.
It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.
I am sure that Inter Milan know that they will be destroyed if they play head-to-head attacking fight with Manchester City. They will choose a better strategy which is their favorite too, counter attacking.They have a good system and perfect players for it, from defenders, swing backs to forwards and strikers.
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If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.
You forgot that Pep actually improved Manchester City defense system a lot in this season. In his previous clubs, defense is most common and biggest weaknesses of his clubs but in this season, it will be not easy for Inter Milan to score goal from their counter attacks against Manchester City in the final match.Apparently, it will be big test for defense systems of both clubs in the final and maybe Inter Milan will have more challenge from Manchester City that probably will have more ball possession.
In Premier League Manchester City only got 31 conceded goals after 35 matches and they have best defense there.
Halland was not ineffective in both legs. Maybe he was ineffective in the first leg but not in the second leg.
Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
I can't agree with this. The first leg real madrid used rudiger to protect haaland and it was working as haaland feels so difficult to leave from rudiger but in the second match ancelotti was making a mistake by replacing rudiger with militao.
In my opinion if haaland's role is not become the main striker again during the second leg but he was paying attentions from a lot of real madrid players. That was also really helpful in making some free spaces for bernardo silva.
Ancelotti has ordered its team to focus in KDB and haaland. That's why the ball was always going to the bernardo silva.
Haaland's role is not about making the goal but it's about how to give free spaces for his team mates while he has been fully protected by real madrid.
I said it before like Inter wouldn't be a big problem for Manchester City. But I said it thinking of Manchester City's wouldn't underestimating their opponent and playing accordingly. Otherwise Manchester City already got a disappointment in a Champions League final game before. It was against Chelsea as you can remember clearly. Tuchel was great about finding their weakness and benefiting from it.
Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
It's worth analyzing before this match starts and it seems I quite agree that Inter should be able to be more patient in matches with a defensive strategy than having to rush into open attacks which Manchester City can later put to good use to create opportunities. Maybe we still don't know for sure what strategy Pep Guardiola will use later and he certainly has analyzed several Italian clubs who always use a defensive strategy in every match.Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
If Inter succeeds in pressing Manchester City with a strong defense, then surely the Manchester City players will feel tired and at that time maybe Inzaghi will start carrying out an attacking strategy. But that may just be our layman's thinking, what is certain is that professional trainers will think far ahead to get the best results in the final match.
Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
Halland was not ineffective in both legs. Maybe he was ineffective in the first leg but not in the second leg. Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
The tactical approach of the game was too top notch from Pep. The midfield was swimming with Manchester City players, Madrid had no way to deal with it. Cavaljar and Cammavinga couldn't stop Grealish and Silva. There were too much City players up front and Madrid didn't know how to close them up. De Bruyne, Gundu, Stones, Halland, Silva, Grealish we're all in and around the Madrid's 18 yard box.
This is a good observation. The problem for the opponent is to take Haaland out, but when you focus on taking him out other players will have more space for their game. In the first leg De Bruyne had all the time he needed to target the bottom left corner of Real Madrid's goal and then he perfectly scored. The goal happened because De Bruyne had a lot of space to make that decision and to take his time to finish perfectly. The reason for that is that Real Madrid was very busy taking out Haaland.
Even if Haaland doesn't score, he is still a threat because he consumes resources of the opponent that are lacking elsewhere. It is not always about goals only, but also about creating space for your team mates in other positions.
Haaland's being ineffective in both legs of the matchup against Real Madrid was a truth. However I don't want to be cruel about him in general of course. Because he has had an incredible season so far and no doubt he has reached way beyond the expectations from him for this season. Besides even though Haaland's not scoring or making assists Manchester City still did an amazing work in the second leg to finish the incomplete job.
Halland was not ineffective in both legs. Maybe he was ineffective in the first leg but not in the second leg. Pep Guadiola deployed Halland in a way that he would be a decoy. He knew that all eyes would be in Halland so he allowed all focus to be on Halland while B. Silva and Jack Grealish ran the wing. And when Benardo drifts to the midfield, De Bruyne drifts to the wing a bit. .
The tactical approach of the game was too top notch from Pep. The midfield was swimming with Manchester City players, Madrid had no way to deal with it. Cavaljar and Cammavinga couldn't stop Grealish and Silva. There were too much City players up front and Madrid didn't know how to close them up. De Bruyne, Gundu, Stones, Halland, Silva, Grealish we're all in and around the Madrid's 18 yard box.
I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks.They also cannot rely on playing defensively, because there is no time for them to do that in a final unless they want to take this game to the final.
We thought the same when Manchester City played their first Champions League final against Chelsea a few years ago. We all know very well how that match ended, even though Manchester City was a big favorite in the bookies.
The final of the Champions League is always a very difficult game, which is very difficult to play, and the game can very easily go in an unwanted direction.
Inter showed that they play very well and organized, especially in defense, and they should not be underestimated.
Of course, Manchester City is a big favorite, but favorites don't always win. The longer the Inter players last without conceding a goal, the greater their chances in the final will be, and the Manchester City players will be more and more nervous and the pressure on them will be increasing.
I really don't expect to see Inter Milan winning this game because in my idea a team like Inter Milan to be in the final match and racing for the champions league title is a great achievement considering the performance they had during this season. Also, Manchester City is in good form to easily beat a team like Inter Milan.
Realistically, on paper and in the bookies, Manchester City is the big favorite, but that won't mean anything when the Champions League final starts.
Final matches in major competitions always bring a lot of pressure and no one can predict the final result in advance.
Manchester City has been trying to win the Champions League for almost 10 years and the expectations of the public and fans are huge. The players have to deal with a lot of pressure and this game will be completely different for them from other games during this season.
That's why I still think that if Inter can withstand the initial pressure from Manchester City, they will have more and more chances as the game progresses.
I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks.Pep Guardiola would have a good laid down plan to win the champions league
Not just Silva and Bruyne, Gundogan also is an important player for City as well same goes to Grealish who has adapted to Peps plans
But all this will be history if inter scores first as they will defend till the end of the game
I said it before like Inter wouldn't be a big problem for Manchester City. But I said it thinking of Manchester City's wouldn't underestimating their opponent and playing accordingly. Otherwise Manchester City already got a disappointment in a Champions League final game before. It was against Chelsea as you can remember clearly. Tuchel was great about finding their weakness and benefiting from it.
Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
Guardiola had better make sure of not having hard times against Inter as well. Inzaghi would do his best to be as prepared as possible for Manchester City's usual game. I assume they would adopt a defensive game mostly because they can't do anything by playing open. It would be for the benefit of Manchester City.
I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks.Manchester city has won the English league this season, next is to win this CL as well as the FA, I think Manchester City's main target for the treble winner will be achieved because they have great players now compared to last season so Manchester City only needs to beat Intermilan and Manchester United to achieve treble winners.
I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks.I mean when defenders focus on Haaland, from there their focus on other Manchester City players will decrease, from there they can go in to become another target for Manchester City's attack.
Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne have a great opportunity to play more aggressively when Haaland becomes the prime target for Inter Milan's defenders. In the Final match, I predict Inter will employ a 4-4-2 formation where their defensive line will be slightly stronger compared to their game against AC Milan. Man City will adopt a more attacking and aggressive approach, while Inter will prioritize defense and counter-attacks. Manchester city against Real Madrid wasn't a surprise, Manchester City was my favourite to win that very game. In the first leg and second leg Manchester city did better than Real Madrid and I have been taking note of Manchester City performance in other games I see something more in than what I see in Real Madrid.
And Manchester City's task now is to think about the final because Manchester City still has to beat Inter Milan in the final even though for some people the opponent in the Champions League final this time is a very easy opponent for Manchester City, but Manchester City must be able to perform as well as possible to become champions in Champions League after a long time of failure.Indeed, the performance shown by Manchester City was better than that shown by Real Madrid. Now they have done their job well, there is only one job left for them, namely the final match. Against them, Inter Milan is also not in very good shape, so Manchester city continues their favorite status in the final match later. I can say 70/30 for Manchester City.
The favorite to win the Champions League this season is still going to Manchester City because considering that their performance is much better than other teams, but Manchester City also cannot make mistakes because any team that appears in the final will definitely try their best to win. So the match will still be exciting even though for now the favorite by many people is Manchester city. Jump to: