You say a game full of human feelings, what else is there to see? Maybe Haaland can't bear to kill his old club, and Gua Shuai is happy to do a good "public relations". But because they are Manchester City, they can't be too fake, so they still started half of the main players. Only after half the game, the big baby Haaland was replaced.
▲ Mahrez once floated in the spotlight?
Dort himself is not arguing, and the obvious human love ball cannot open the situation, but gives the opponent the penalty opportunity of Mahrez, who has recently been sprayed by fans for nothing. This man also proved with strength - it doesn't work to give me any goals when I don't want to score! What is a continuous loss of points! I'm just going to show Guardiola what catastrophic employment is! Some commentators on live broadcast platforms even lost control: Why use this product? Why give him a penalty? Did he want to be Pep Guardiola's son-in-law? Can Manchester City tolerate the existence of this unsolvable pit?
▲ The dribbling ability is indeed outstanding
If he is sent in a crucial game...
A winger's strength is dribbling, which would have been normal. But Mahrez doesn't know why he can turn this strength into a weakness, and people who have watched Manchester City games in recent years are convinced that Mahrez can still abuse food, but he is too obsessed with dribbling, and when Haaland does not arrive, he and Raheem Sterling are crouching dragons and phoenixes on the front line!
▲Could it be that Mahrez is also "in love"?
Manchester City don't have that kind of absolute ball player, even the current "pudding combination" is no exception. Because Gua Shuai has suffered this kind of loss, he does not like people who are too persistent in dribbling, and Mahrez is precisely such a person. What's more, he really likes to brush up on his presence, especially after Haaland arrived, and the whole team was very convinced, he still seemed to be "very opinionated". After a rare substitute appearance, he still showed his true character of "dribbling the little prince", and many times did not take the initiative to find a way to find the devil (or others) in the center position. Although their own fans are hoping to take him, because of the departure of Raheem Sterling, Manchester City still need a player who can push on the wing.
Haaland seems to like this little brother more
But in key games, Gua Shuai really did not dare to use him. Look at Mahrez's performance last season, and then look at the opportunities he wasted and the many penalties he has wasted since this season, thanks to his team-mates to give him a "feeling". But in the long run of the team, it is better to develop Alvarez than to use him. After all, the young man has a very good attitude to the game and has a sense of teamwork, and Haaland does not hesitate to praise the little brother, isn't it fragrant?
▲Do you dare to let him make free throws if you miss consecutive points in the Champions League?
If a penalty is taken in the knockout round...
Back in this Champions League, in fact, Mahrez performed quite well in the starting opportunity that he had taken so hard. He played 87 minutes, had three key passes and two fouls to get a penalty, but all the good performances were thrown away by his kick. Including the missed points against Copenhagen, he also set a record for Manchester City players to concede penalties in two consecutive Champions League games. Two games, one man, clean sheet Manchester City!
▲ Guardiola is very accurate in its positioning
As the team's top scorer last season, Riyad Mahrez clearly did not adjust his mentality. In the current situation, the positioning given to him by the coach is the most accurate - the substitute for important matches, the main force of second-rate matches (cups); Since beating Mahrez to lose consecutive points, the coach once said meaningfully: the problem is not Mahrez... In the Champions League, we missed penalties again and again. When you miss a penalty, it's always uncomfortable... Since taking charge of Manchester City in 2016, the team has won 80 penalty opportunities, 25 missed, and the goal rate has reached 31%!
▲ The league did not let the opposing goalkeeper perform less
After finally having the cards in the Premier League almost sideways, the boss naturally set his sights on the Champions League. The Champions League is a long process and there are many possibilities for penalties after reaching the knockout round. Who will punish then? Who picks the girder? These questions leave the boss with a choice between Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne and Gundogan, but Mahrez will certainly not be considered again. Of course, with the boss still on the move, Mahrez's way of saving himself is tantamount to accepting rotation, acting as a surprise soldier, storming the enemy's defense when he is tired, and being able to form a line with his own striker. If not, you will have to rest on the bench.