This might seem like a silly thread to start having just seen them win their third league game in a row but one I thought I would ask.
Guardiola seems to be the new poster boy of the Premier League. His tactics have been praised and are completely different to anything we have seen in this country before. However a few facts seem to get overlooked. Firstly, he presided over an amazing Barcelona team, but a team which had the greatest midfield in history plus a player who will go down as the greatest in history. At Bayern he achieved what was expected but never came too close to winning the Champions League with them. Against the best teams he struggled.
So far he has played the full backs as defensive midfielders, something that seems like an ingenious idea. However, this could be his undoing. At Bayern he was fortunate to have two highly adaptable players in this role - Lahm and Alaba. City do not have the luxury of having this type of player. It will be interesting to see how the other teams set up against them and how Pep responds.
Guardiola seems to be the new poster boy of the Premier League. His tactics have been praised and are completely different to anything we have seen in this country before. However a few facts seem to get overlooked. Firstly, he presided over an amazing Barcelona team, but a team which had the greatest midfield in history plus a player who will go down as the greatest in history. At Bayern he achieved what was expected but never came too close to winning the Champions League with them. Against the best teams he struggled.
So far he has played the full backs as defensive midfielders, something that seems like an ingenious idea. However, this could be his undoing. At Bayern he was fortunate to have two highly adaptable players in this role - Lahm and Alaba. City do not have the luxury of having this type of player. It will be interesting to see how the other teams set up against them and how Pep responds.
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