Guardiola has always been at the top of the pyramid of coaches in world football as the architect of pass-and-control football, but he seems to have lost his former dominance and magic in the Premier League this season, with Manchester City's recent record being a bit dismal. In the last 6 games, Manchester City's form has declined rapidly, but the team is still unable to win, and the record of 4 draws and 2 losses has left many people feeling a little speechless, and they have not yet tasted victory. For this, Guardiola needs to be responsible for this, and the reason for this is that on the one hand, it has a lot to do with his tactical arrangement, and on the other hand, Guardiola trusts Haaland too much. Even, the 24-year-old world champion in the team was demoted to a substitute player by him, and if Guardiola continues to be stubborn like this, it is estimated that the day of class is not far away.
In the previous round of the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City and Arsenal went head-to-head, and after full-time, Manchester City only got one point. At the same time, it was because of this draw that Liverpool became first in the league. After this round, Manchester City are still third in the table, although they are only three points away from first-placed Liverpool, but it is still very difficult to win the league title this season. Manchester City, the defending champions this season, seem to be out of shape, and if they don't adjust urgently, the rest of the fixtures will be very unfavorable for them. This season, Manchester City have yet to win a single game against the teams of the title contenders.
As the team's goal-scoring machine, Haaland has been thrust into the limelight. Haaland failed to capitalise on the scoring opportunity against Liverpool and he did so against Arsenal. Such a situation is indeed very rare in Haaland's career, so it is normal for fans to be angry. It stands to reason that Haaland should be replaced if he does not perform well, but Guardiola disagrees and still insists that he continue to play for the team, which makes the 24-year-old world champion substitute Alvarez speechless, and Guardiola is just unwilling to give himself a chance.
In retrospect, Guardiola was too obsessed with Haaland, which also put the team in an extremely passive situation. Don't look at the whole game Manchester City, who shot 12 times on goal, but it didn't really work. From this aspect, it can also be seen that there are still many problems that need to be changed in the attacking side of Manchester City, especially in the face of strong opponents. For other Premier League teams, Manchester City's sluggish form has given everyone more chances to compete for the title. Liverpool also seem to see hope of winning the Premier League title this season, and if Manchester City want to defend their title, they can't continue to make mistakes in the next games.