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I don't think Pep Guardiola will make any moves in the transfer market just because one of their players is injured, because the new players they bought need adaptation, Pep Guardiola will prefer to maximize other Manchester City players to replace Kevin DeBruyne until this player returns to tranning camp for training, but it takes quite a long time, estimated up to 4 months, so in the middle of the season, KDB is expected to recover but does not rule out the possibility of longer, it is quite unfortunate that the injury could disrupt his career at the English club, and several world players have experienced tragedy sad because of the injury.
Without KDB, Manchester City will certainly hope to get an easy draw in the champions league later.
Pep Guardiola is a smart enough coach he will find a way to close the gap because his flagship player has not played for quite a long time.

Guardiola is not too bothered by the injury that befell De Bruyne, he still has other players who can be relied on in the midfield position. Kovacic can be used as a solution during De Bruyne absence, Rodri can also be relied on in the midfield position. Guardiola will maximize the players he currently has instead of bringing in new players, they are still able to play well despite losing De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. Manchester City are still able to maintain their form with positive results achieved in the last three matches, but Haaland has not found his best form since De Bruyne entered the treatment room.

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Quote from: harapan on August 20, 2023, 05:23:15 PM

Pep Guardiola will consider making a move for players he will have to build and work on the players he has no wonder he used the services of Palmer and Phil Foden as the creative midfielder's. They did well but that wasn't a hundred percent.
De Brunyne must be replaced or Man City should sign a player that's can fill up into his role until he is back fro Injury.
They struggled Wining the game against Sevilla and they almost went back home without the finals.

I don't think Pep Guardiola will make any moves in the transfer market just because one of their players is injured, because the new players they bought need adaptation, Pep Guardiola will prefer to maximize other Manchester City players to replace Kevin DeBruyne until this player returns to tranning camp for training, but it takes quite a long time, estimated up to 4 months, so in the middle of the season, KDB is expected to recover but does not rule out the possibility of longer, it is quite unfortunate that the injury could disrupt his career at the English club, and several world players have experienced tragedy sad because of the injury.
Without KDB, Manchester City will certainly hope to get an easy draw in the champions league later.
Pep Guardiola is a smart enough coach he will find a way to close the gap because his flagship player has not played for quite a long time.

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If we consider a striker in the squad with the equation that he must score goals, we are wrong. A striker not only scores goals but also tries to create goals with his team mates but also a striker makes an impact in a match which causes the team to do well. Many times it is seen that the opponent plans with only one main striker which gives the rest of the players a chance to do well in that match. When the opponent's target is only on one main striker, that main striker tries to score with other players instead of scoring, thereby allowing other players to score.

Haaland is an all-time regular for Manchester City and I don't think Pep Guardiola will ever consider Manchester City starting XI without him. When Haaland is included in the starting XI, the opposing manager will have extra plans for him which will give the rest of the players a chance to perform well in the match.

True, Halaand is not only tasked with scoring goals but creating spaces and assists. Pep knows his opponents very well, and when Halaand doesn't get a creative opportunity due to tight marking then the rest of the squad will do the job as they are evenly matched in squad depth.

The match against Newcastle in the second week will prove the depth of Man City squad, several key players are currently injured. This is the perfect time for a back-up to show similar qualities on Pep.

The players on whose performance the success or failure of the team depends are currently suffering from injury. Kevin De Bruyne has been sidelined for a long time with injury and Bernardo Silva is set to miss the Premier League game against Newcastle with a recent injury. The change of the players' team, multiple injuries, all together, the start of the Premier League is not good for Manchester City. Due to player changes and multiple injuries, Manchester City boss Gardiwala offered €100 million to bring Lucas Paquetá to the team, but Manchester City rejected the €100 million offer from Lucas Paquetá's current club West Ham. If Manchester City could complete the deal with Lucas Paquetá, Manchester City's midfield and attack would be a little more accelerated.

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Right, I agree with what you said. in fact, City always displays quite an interesting game. although in several matches, some of City's core players were not played due to several factors. De Bruyne is injured, Bernardo Silva is reportedly sick, Stones has muscle problems. which in the end, these three players were not played in the match against Sevilla and the match against Newcastle. but still, City always dominated the game. in fact both Sevilla and Newcastle are more likely to play defensively. and these two teams, experienced pressure during the match against Manchester City.

When De Bruyne was injured, it didn't prevent City from advancing to win his match. there is still Alvarez, Phil Folden, and one more of their young players Cole Palmer. even though they didn't show their best game like City played Silva and De Bruyne, it was an advantage for these players to prove their skills. and yes, they were able to perform well even though they still needed more minutes of playing time.

Overall the Man City squad has an even squad depth, and Pep Guardiola is a coach who is very able to give roles to his players according to the opponents they face. Of course, these advantages can make Pep have many choices in rotating players, and his genius approach to players to bring out all the potential they have is a very brilliant move.

True, without the presence of core players, it will give playing minutes for the reserves to show their abilities. I think both in EPL and UCL they are still above the other clubs at the moment.

There's no doubt that Manchester City squad has great depth that can be well managed to win trophies even when few of their players are injured.
However, it's not every member of that Manchester City squad can be easily replaced when he's absent and Kelvin De Bruyne is one of those players. Since he picked up that injury in their English Premier League opening match of the season, the club has struggled to win their games and that's why they need to replace him by signing another midfielder with similar creative abilities of De Bruyne

Pep Guardiola will consider making a move for players he will have to build and work on the players he has no wonder he used the services of Palmer and Phil Foden as the creative midfielder's. They did well but that wasn't a hundred percent.
De Brunyne must be replaced or Man City should sign a player that's can fill up into his role until he is back fro Injury.
They struggled Wining the game against Sevilla and they almost went back home without the finals.

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Quote from: marcous on August 20, 2023, 10:59:46 AM

Overall the Man City squad has an even squad depth, and Pep Guardiola is a coach who is very able to give roles to his players according to the opponents they face. Of course, these advantages can make Pep have many choices in rotating players, and his genius approach to players to bring out all the potential they have is a very brilliant move.

True, without the presence of core players, it will give playing minutes for the reserves to show their abilities. I think both in EPL and UCL they are still above the other clubs at the moment.

This was indeed very visible when Manchester City faced Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium today, even though Manchester City only narrowly won over Newcastle United. But Manchester City played quite extraordinary because only one player got a yellow card until the end of the game and that could also be a sign that Pep Guardiola is still good enough to give his tactics to the players in the team when he sees that the opponent is better.

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I can understand people's doubts about Arsenal. Honestly I have the same doubts about their Champions League performance. Because Arsenal are a very young team right now. They lack experienced players in the squad currently and I hope it doesn't become a serious problem in the long run. Even the captain of the team is Odegaard now.

I don't belittle Odegaard of course don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that he is a young captain now. Xhaka was the previous captain but he signed for Leverkusen this summer.

I hope we can see some good effort from Arsenal in the group stage with the skilled youngsters.

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Quote from: Sakanwa on August 20, 2023, 12:49:29 PM

The game between Manchester city and Newcastle really shocked me as City claimed victory against them,I thought Mancity will be weak as Debruyne and Bernando are out injured,but they proved that they are capable of winning any team whether Debruyne is available or not.They showed their class against Inform Newcastle.With that game won,I can still say Mancity will unarguably win the league again this season.

It cannot be compared to the results that Manchester City got when they successfully beat Newcastle United in the Premier League with the matches that will be played in the Champions League. Loss De Bruyne after getting injury is not the same level with Manchester City when playing in Champion League although have impressive performance last two matches in Premier League.

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I am not yet convinced about Arsenal who have spent a lot on new signings this season,but some of the signings are not fit for the team,someone like Karl Harvetz doesn't deserve to be in this current Arsenal squad,he is so sluggish,and his pattern of play dulls their play.With Declan Rice and Timber,I can say they are good to go,but they still need more two or three signings to be able to match up the level of City.

Arsenal have prepare well for playing in Champion League since last participants season 2015/16, they have signed many good player and Declan Rice is the best recruitment for Arsenal. Has contribution well for first match in Premier League I think in Champion League Arsenal get chance will qualify from group phase and lead until quarter final phase.

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About Haaland in the Champions League, I can say that he has been quite impressive in this tournament also. He scored so many goals here last season. Maybe he couldn't make much impact on the semi finals and the finale but I can't overlook his overall effort just because of that.

Manchester City are playing great as a team. They don't rely on only one player such as Haaland. The semi finals and the finale were great examples for that. It is the truth that Haaland is an important piece of the puzzle. But Guardiola has a system working like a clockwork now. Even when Haaland isn't in-form the rest of the players can make up for that.

I just know every player in Manchester City has a role to play, Manchester City does not really rely on any player for victory to take place, I think this is one the secret for success in winning trophies. Haaland played major role last season for Manchester City in premier league and in Champions league though in the semi finals and finals game he could not score goal for Manchester city because he was thoroughly marked by the opponent playing against Manchester City because he was a threat to them.

It is true that in important matches such as the semifinals or the Champions League final last season, Erling Haaland seemed to disappear on the field and his role as the pillar of the team at that time was immediately replaced by other Manchester City players who had freer opportunities to score goals. I don't think it's a problem as long as the team can use every player available and actually I'm quite annoyed because Pep Guardiola very rarely changes his players in the second half. So when they should have had the opportunity to score goals through supersub players, they still relied on the players who were there from the early minutes.

I see many people who say Erling Haaland disappear in the field like you say, because they think Haaland is not suitable for the games against stronger teams and that's why people think Haaland is just a player who can have good performances against the teams with a weak defending system, while he is not because other teams usually focus on Haaland to make this player stop.

Oh, that's a real problem. In recent matches, the negativity against Haaland could be seen even from the fans, they were booing him. However, if you look at the game carefully, you will see that the opposing players are very closely guarding Erling, so giving him a pass just doesn't make sense, because he is a player who can score a good goal, but not pass the whole defence line... That said, Manchester City still score because their game is not built around one striker

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Quote from: makishart on August 20, 2023, 04:32:11 AM

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I see many people who say Erling Haaland disappear in the field like you say, because they think Haaland is not suitable for the games against stronger teams and that's why people think Haaland is just a player who can have good performances against the teams with a weak defending system, while he is not because other teams usually focus on Haaland to make this player stop.

Are you kidding? I meant is there a proof why haaland was not suitable against the strong team. What about UCL last season? haaland was always scoring a lot against the big club in UCL. It sounds nonsense if you called that haaland was not suitable for the game against the big team.
Haaland was not able to perform so well due to the lack of good pass toward him. There might be someone who will supply the ball for him. Haaland was rarely getting the ball. It was also impacting his performance in the match against newcastle.
He was a natural striker and he will always try to maximizing his positioning. We are still in the early game of english premier league. Haaland gonna performs even better in the upcoming match.
Just wait and see everything gonna be okay for him.

There will always be some people that dislike certain players and that's normal, you can't expect everyone to like one player, that can't happen. Haaland scored a lot of goals last year, but on the last games he failed to score as we all know, the main reason for that was the simple fact that he was man marked tightly, which allowed others to score instead.

Even when City was beating Real 4-0, Rudiger was on Haaland like a flea and he didn2t leave him, which means that other 4 goals happened very easily considering Rudiger couldn't defend anyone else. Any person with football knowledge would know that it is not Haaland failing to score, it is Haaland getting the defense out of the way for his teammates to score easier.

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Quote from: hahay on August 20, 2023, 11:55:37 AM

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Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

Because basically, Guardiola is not careless in building a team, because Guardiola also really considers substitute player who have good quality too. Thus, when there are injured main players, at least Guardiola will be able to rotate and implement the right strategy for Mnachester City according to the existing players.

So yes, don't be surprised when some of Manchester City's main players get very tight guarding by the opposing team, but in the end Manchester City can still win the match. Also for this season, of course Manchester City still has good quality also in the Champion League, so Manchester City still has a chance to reach the top match in the Champion League.

The game between Manchester city and Newcastle really shocked me as City claimed victory against them,I thought Mancity will be weak as Debruyne and Bernando are out injured,but they proved that they are capable of winning any team whether Debruyne is available or not.They showed their class against Inform Newcastle.With that game won,I can still say Mancity will unarguably win the league again this season.
I am not yet convinced about Arsenal who have spent a lot on new signings this season,but some of the signings are not fit for the team,someone like Karl Harvetz doesn't deserve to be in this current Arsenal squad,he is so sluggish,and his pattern of play dulls their play.With Declan Rice and Timber,I can say they are good to go,but they still need more two or three signings to be able to match up the level of City.

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Quote from: hahay on August 20, 2023, 11:55:37 AM

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Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

Because basically, Guardiola is not careless in building a team, because Guardiola also really considers substitute player who have good quality too. Thus, when there are injured main players, at least Guardiola will be able to rotate and implement the right strategy for Mnachester City according to the existing players.

So yes, don't be surprised when some of Manchester City's main players get very tight guarding by the opposing team, but in the end Manchester City can still win the match. Also for this season, of course Manchester City still has good quality also in the Champion League, so Manchester City still has a chance to reach the top match in the Champion League.

The thing is most of the opponent that Manchester City are going to face, actually knows how to stock Manchester City. But that does not mean it is going to be easy to actually stop Manchester City. Of course Guardiola also knows that very well. So he will try to change up the tactics as well. And another thing that we have to understand is every player is not going to perform well in every match. So it is also not very realistic to ask for a great performance from Haaland in every match as well.

Anyway, I think Manchester City is definitely going to be consistent. At least consistent enough to win the English Premier League title.

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Quote from: Altryist on August 20, 2023, 10:59:12 AM

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on August 20, 2023, 10:09:54 AM

Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

Because basically, Guardiola is not careless in building a team, because Guardiola also really considers substitute player who have good quality too. Thus, when there are injured main players, at least Guardiola will be able to rotate and implement the right strategy for Mnachester City according to the existing players.

So yes, don't be surprised when some of Manchester City's main players get very tight guarding by the opposing team, but in the end Manchester City can still win the match. Also for this season, of course Manchester City still has good quality also in the Champion League, so Manchester City still has a chance to reach the top match in the Champion League.

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Quote from: Docnaster on August 20, 2023, 11:13:17 AM

There's no doubt that Manchester City squad has great depth that can be well managed to win trophies even when few of their players are injured.
However, it's not every member of that Manchester City squad can be easily replaced when he's absent and Kelvin De Bruyne is one of those players. Since he picked up that injury in their English Premier League opening match of the season, the club has struggled to win their games and that's why they need to replace him by signing another midfielder with similar creative abilities of De Bruyne

I see deep concern about Kevin de Bruyne being out for a long time because Pep Guardiola has lost his best strength at the start of this season. Apart from that, we haven't seen Manchester City bring in players to fill the gap left by Mahrez.

I think Pep Guardiola will move quickly to patch that gap by bringing in another player in this transfer window. Because they must be able to provide additional strength to be able to compete more strongly in the champions league this season. Besides that, in defending the title this season, of course, stronger strength is needed. Because competition this season is believed to be more aggressive because the presence of Barcelona and Manchester United will make the Champions League this season even more competitive in the race for the UCL trophy.

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Quote from: Altryist on August 20, 2023, 10:59:12 AM

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Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

That's the style of play that Guardiola has always employed, and he's been able to balance that by having some players who have more attacking ability, making it easier for him to rotate players whenever he needs to.
I haven't seen their defense this season, yes their strength has not been fully tested in the last 2 matches, in my opinion, we still need time to see it all, over time they will get stronger opponents and also better in terms of attack, which is now not fully seen.

The last match of the week is between Crytal Palace vs Arsenal. As a visiting club, Arsenal remains the favorite, but they also have to be very careful with Crstal Palace, the article they also have a good game yes even though in that match (week 1) they faced the promotion team.

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Manchester city are having big problems with their squad depth as they just lost Kevin De bruyne due to a hamstring injury in the game against Burnley. However, Manchester City strength in the EPL is still quite strong where they were able to play quite well in the match against Newcastle United. Where in this match they were able to win by a narrow score.

So, if we look at Manchester City in the Champions League this season, of course they really need the figure of Kevin De Bruyne in every game they play. And we hope that Kevin De bruyne can return to the team as soon as possible to help manchester city in the important matches they play on the Champions league.

The loss of Kevin De bruyne slightly affected Manchester City appearance, he was an important player in Guardiola squad, he also very often helped the process of creating goals through his assists. Manchester City managed to win by a narrow score over Newcastle in the EPL, once again Manchester City managed to overcome tough opponents without the presence of Kevin De bruyne.
Guardiola really hopes that De Bruyne can return as soon as possible to help the team fight for the Champions League, his presence also greatly affects the number of goals and the productivity of Haaland goals. The two of them collaborated well in Manchester City success last season. This season there has not been much change in the Manchester City squad, and their performances are still consistent.

I think the departure of Kevin De Bruyne will not be a barrier for Pep Guardiola to continue to improve the performance of his club even though there are still some reliable players left but Guardiola not think too much about Kevin De Bruyne but this coach is currently working hard to find ways to overcome the problem of slightly declining player performance like Erling Haaland who is currently experiencing a bad situation and in yesterday game Haaland could not show the quality of his talent.
For me too much focus on players who have left will only waste the coach time but there is still so much to be done by Pep Guardiola and this is like a threat to Guardiola because when the club still has this kind of performance they will lose the champions league title this season.

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Quote from: Altryist on August 20, 2023, 10:59:12 AM

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on August 20, 2023, 10:09:54 AM

Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

I see Guardiola as a lucky coach, the greatness and experience he had during his tenure as a coach is well connected with the team he is currently handling. A squad filled with experienced players and well-established skills allows Guardiola to rotate under any circumstances. Injuries to De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and the loss of Gundogan who chose to go to Barcelona can be handled well. Guardiola can still rely on other players to fill their positions, Rodri and Kovacic are able to fill these positions as expected.
The advantage that the Manchester City squad has still puts them as one of the favorites in the UCL this season, Haaland is still Guardiola's mainstay up front to finish the bait that comes to him into a goal.

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Quote from: marcous on August 20, 2023, 10:59:46 AM

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Right, I agree with what you said. in fact, City always displays quite an interesting game. although in several matches, some of City's core players were not played due to several factors. De Bruyne is injured, Bernardo Silva is reportedly sick, Stones has muscle problems. which in the end, these three players were not played in the match against Sevilla and the match against Newcastle. but still, City always dominated the game. in fact both Sevilla and Newcastle are more likely to play defensively. and these two teams, experienced pressure during the match against Manchester City.

When De Bruyne was injured, it didn't prevent City from advancing to win his match. there is still Alvarez, Phil Folden, and one more of their young players Cole Palmer. even though they didn't show their best game like City played Silva and De Bruyne, it was an advantage for these players to prove their skills. and yes, they were able to perform well even though they still needed more minutes of playing time.

Overall the Man City squad has an even squad depth, and Pep Guardiola is a coach who is very able to give roles to his players according to the opponents they face. Of course, these advantages can make Pep have many choices in rotating players, and his genius approach to players to bring out all the potential they have is a very brilliant move.

True, without the presence of core players, it will give playing minutes for the reserves to show their abilities. I think both in EPL and UCL they are still above the other clubs at the moment.

There's no doubt that Manchester City squad has great depth that can be well managed to win trophies even when few of their players are injured.
However, it's not every member of that Manchester City squad can be easily replaced when he's absent and Kelvin De Bruyne is one of those players. Since he picked up that injury in their English Premier League opening match of the season, the club has struggled to win their games and that's why they need to replace him by signing another midfielder with similar creative abilities of De Bruyne

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Quote from: rahmad2nd on August 20, 2023, 09:16:34 AM

Right, I agree with what you said. in fact, City always displays quite an interesting game. although in several matches, some of City's core players were not played due to several factors. De Bruyne is injured, Bernardo Silva is reportedly sick, Stones has muscle problems. which in the end, these three players were not played in the match against Sevilla and the match against Newcastle. but still, City always dominated the game. in fact both Sevilla and Newcastle are more likely to play defensively. and these two teams, experienced pressure during the match against Manchester City.

When De Bruyne was injured, it didn't prevent City from advancing to win his match. there is still Alvarez, Phil Folden, and one more of their young players Cole Palmer. even though they didn't show their best game like City played Silva and De Bruyne, it was an advantage for these players to prove their skills. and yes, they were able to perform well even though they still needed more minutes of playing time.

Overall the Man City squad has an even squad depth, and Pep Guardiola is a coach who is very able to give roles to his players according to the opponents they face. Of course, these advantages can make Pep have many choices in rotating players, and his genius approach to players to bring out all the potential they have is a very brilliant move.

True, without the presence of core players, it will give playing minutes for the reserves to show their abilities. I think both in EPL and UCL they are still above the other clubs at the moment.

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Quote from: Jody.Drummer on August 20, 2023, 10:09:54 AM

Whoever the player is, if they encounter a strong defense then they will struggle, not just Haaland. Looking at last season, when the club faced Mamchester City, their defense received special instructions to guard Haaland, and it worked a lot. But Guardiola's clever use of other players to be the second target after Haaland and proven when he struggles to find space because of tight guarding other players who create goals. Now here we can see good teamwork.

Guardiola has a lot of attacking players in the team and many of them have leadership qualities that allow them to take responsibility and therefore it is not so easy to restrain each of these players. Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan (no longer in the team) could create the chance themselves and score a goal, the value of such players is very high and this allows City to have an advantage. Haaland is a very talented striker, Guardiola could see that in him.

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Quote from: swogerino on August 20, 2023, 05:12:40 AM

For me we had a surprise yesterday as Dinamo Zagreb is out of the group stages of the Champions League,they were eliminated by AEK Athens while they were leading comfortaby 0-2 most of the game and they lost it all in the last 10 minutes which by the way were additional added time so they got punished in the last minutes of the game,something very uncommon for a team of the level of Dinamo Zagreb.

Dinamo getting kicked out by AEK wasn't really a surprise as those two teams are pretty much equal on the paper and Dinamo had a bad luck having to play against them so early.

Regarding the game last night, AEK was overall a better team and only because of Livakovic Dinamo entered extra time leading 2:0, which then didn't manage to keep due sheer stupidity by our coach Biscan. I mean, you have 2-0 at 90th minute, AEK is going all in and instead of wasting time by getting few more substitues in, he did nothing (only 1 substiture used vs Almeyda using 5) just stood there watching Dinamo team falling apart. I didn't like him as a player, and I like him even less as a coach so I hope he gets sacked soon, most likely after Sparta Prague kicks us out of Europe League qualifications.

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