Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City is going through a real nightmare. Despite occupying 2nd place – although already 7 points behind leaders Arsenal – in the Premier League, the citizens have not won in four games – excluding Cups – and are beginning to be the target of much criticism, both from fans and the media. And it is precisely in an article written by journalist Adrian Durham, from ‘talkSPORT’, that he points out five reasons why Pep Guardiola should ask to leave his position as Man. City coach, a position he has held for 10 years.
From the poor form of Erling Halaand, who hasn’t scored a goal from a free play since the end of December, to “bad football and bad management”, there is no shortage of reasons for Adrian Durham, who has no doubts in considering, for example, that Manchester City’s last matches could have ended “5-0 or 6-0” in favor… of their opponents.
Bad football and bad management: “Having a bad game is normal, there’s no problem with that. There are games where you are unlucky. But these last two performances, against Manchester United and Bodo/Glimt… They were games that could have ended 5-0 or 6-0. And that’s not bad luck, it’s bad football and bad management. This needs to be talked about. Bodo/Glimt looked, ironically, like the Barcelona coach… under Pep Guardiola.”
The missing man: “The argument that Man. City have been unlucky with injuries is valid, but let’s look at the role of the defensive midfielder. Nico González arrived a year ago to replace Rodri, who in the last 18 months has barely played due to injuries. Now Nico is injured and Rodri is back, but he looks like a shadow of the player he once was. Was he released too soon? And in the midst of all this, why is no one asking where Kalvin Phillips is? If I were the owner of Man. City, I asked myself ‘how are we paying 170 thousand euros a week to a player we need who isn’t playing?'”.
Phil Foden: “Manchester City are losing against Bodo/Glimt and their star can’t get into the game at all. He can’t make an impact and ends up being substituted. He looks completely lost. England need him at his best [para o Mundial]. Pep, what are you going to do about this? Is there anything you can do?”
Obsession with sides: “Guardiola’s obsession with using unorthodox full-backs has come back to haunt him. Ait-Nouri must be wondering what has happened in his world of football.”
Erling Haaland: “The greatest goal machine in the world went wrong with this coach. You, me and my dog could make Halaand score goals. Guardiola… can’t.”
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