Manchester City fell again in the Champions League knockout round, this team looks like it has always been a step behind the Champions League, this game against Real Madrid, the team is obviously seeing a lot of problems, in fact, the failure of the Champions League semi-final, is very meaningful to Manchester City, will also make Guardiola change, this is the most important thing, today to talk about what Manchester City is missing in the Champions League, why there are always problems in key games.
The first weakness is Guardiola, who is a bit stubborn, but this stubbornness does not seem to work very well in the Champions League, especially in key games
This is a very real problem, Guardiola's tactics do look ornamental, but there is also a problem, the team bench and the main player are the same way of playing, that is, Manchester City play a fixed style, behind and lead when the same tactical thinking, this is the problem. You have time to adjust in the league, a game does not determine the outcome of the game, the Champions League is not like this, especially in the knockout stage.
After watching Manchester City lag behind Real Madrid, and the lead to Real Madrid is basically the same way of playing, the attack looks very complicated, the result is that the team has no chance in extra time, the opponent also knows how to defend Manchester City, this is the problem of Manchester City's Champions League game, but also the reason for the recent key knockout game in the Champions League, the opponent actually knows the team's way of playing, but also know how to defend. When some of City's players are in bad shape, it's when the team has problems.
The second problem is the old problem, center, high school forward, the team does not
The team lacks a center, a high striker, and if Kane replaces Gloris in this game, then the team will not be eliminated. After Aguero left this year, the team really has no center, and the key game is that there is no center to choose from. In recent years, champions of the Champions League have at least had centre-forwards, and the centre-forwards have basically scored goals in key games, which is also a problem for Manchester City.
So from this game, The purchase of Glallish was a failure, and the team used this money to buy a center, and there would be no such scene. Manchester City did not buy a centre-forward this season, which ultimately seems to be a wrong decision, but it will make Manchester City resolutely buy a centre-forward in the summer, which is not necessarily a bad thing. So this game, you can really see that Manchester City does not have the problem of a centre-forward.
The third question is that the performance of Manchester City's players in key games is really not good
This is a very troublesome problem, the last two years of champions league matches, especially the key games, Manchester City will always have the main force to make mistakes, this is a helpless thing. Díaz and Laporte have performed well all season, there have been problems when playing Real Madrid, both counted as a chance to score goals for Real Madrid, this is very troublesome, and the speed of the two centre-backs in this game is a problem, this is indeed trouble. Right-back is now short of people, after midfielder Rodri is tired, there is indeed no substitute, in fact, many manchester City players have not performed well in key games, on the one hand, they have encountered opponents, and the other is that the players are tired, which is indeed trouble. This group of players should be the second consecutive year in the key game has a problem, how to solve this? In fact, this is manchester City's problem, Guardiola needs to solve the problem of many players playing poorly in key games.
So Manchester City still need the core, and De Bruyne is not playing well this time. This team needs to change some transfer thinking next, and it is time to buy capable players. Haaland bought the right one, and the next thing is to buy such a type of player, the team really lacks the core now, especially the core of the key game can stand out.