The Premier League's early game this weekend is Chelsea vs. Manchester City, and the other focus of the matchup is Arsenal vs. Tottenham. Manchester United, who lost in the League Cup, continued to face Villa at home, Liverpool played Brentford, and the two strong teams had a higher chance of winning. Ronaldo got a break in the middle of the week, and the league should start again, so Manchester United has the highest chance of winning.
In the third round of the League Cup of the week, Liverpool 3-0 Norwich, Manchester United 0-1 West Ham, Tottenham and Chelsea all fought to eliminate Wolves and Aston Villa in penalty kicks, Manchester City 6-1 Wycombe at home . Manchester United do not have Ronaldo and Pogba, and it is inevitable that they failed to win West Ham in two consecutive games, because the last round of league wins is also dangerous.
There are also hidden worries about Manchester City in the double match of the week. Guardiola sent De Bruyne, Ferran Torres, Foden, Sterling and Mahrez and other core players to start in the cup victory. Ferran Torres was in the first place. Was replaced in 72 minutes, and several other main players played the entire game. This wave of operations by Guardiola is indeed puzzling, because this Saturday the team will face Chelsea away, these core players actually did not give enough rest time, will the weekend game with Chelsea make Sterling and Deb Is Launet a substitute, so Manchester City may lose points in the next game.
The starting line of Manchester City's Carling Cup defence is young players. The team lost a goal. The performance of the defence should satisfy Guardiola, but the opponent is a weak team of a low-level team. It can be regarded as Self Justification to penetrate Manchester City's goal. Guardiola let the defensive players get a rest. They should also think that the players can make full efforts to fight Chelsea. Chelsea has a solid defensive line this season. The 5 round of the league matches and the first round of the Champions League lost only one goal in the 6 match, and it was 1 to 1. In the Liverpool game, there was a conceding goal. At that time, the team was less than one person and the tie was awesome.
Manchester City also lost the Champions League final last season with a small loss to Chelsea. The first game of this season must be won with all their strength, so several main players are really overqualified to play irrelevant Cup games. Guardiola's attention to the defence is understandable, but the team did not score in the game against Tottenham and Southampton this season. The problem at the offensive end is actually more serious than defense. After losing Aguero this summer, the team's problem is more and more obvious.
Manchester City’s starter in the last round of the league was Edson; Walker, Dias, Aker, Cancelo; Gundogan, Fernandinho, Bernardo; 7-Sterling, 9-Jesu , 10-Gales. De Bruyne, Foden, and Mahrez came off the bench, because the next three people played in the League Cup, and Chelsea may continue to substitute. Cup match Stefan, Egan Riley, Burns, Mbet, Wilson Espland, and Lavia are young teenagers. It’s good to get experience, but it’s obvious that these people can’t compete with Chelsea. Appeared in the game.
In the League Cup game Foden assisted De Bruyne to score, Wilson-Esbrand returned the pass to assist Mahrez to overtake the score, the latter then used the opportunity of a tactical corner to assist Foden to rewrite the score to 3-1. In the second half, Foden passed the ball to help Ferran Torres score. Sterling returned the ball and assisted Mahrez to score the goal. The final goal was Mbet and Palmer's joint effort. The latter was the substitute on the bench. It can be seen that the team really played very smoothly.
Although the Manchester City Cup victory is a good thing, it is indeed inappropriate to consume the main players too much. The opponent Southampton in the last round of the league is indeed a strong team, Guardiola's starting arrangement for this opponent is also underestimated. In that game, Sterling, Jesus, Fernandinho, Gundogan and Walker alternated their appearances. The team’s 16 shots were only 1 on target, and there was no change after the substitution, so don’t take a draw. The referee's penalty is the cause of the offensive inefficiency.
Manchester City’s downturn began when they lost to Leicester City. The offensive weakness in the Community Shield was undoubtedly exposed. Afterwards, the league once again played against Leicester City and it was only a small victory with 25 shots and 8 shots in the game. There is also an advantage in data. Manchester City's loss to Tottenham was also a loss caused by weak offensive. Although the team has since defeated Arsenal and Norwich 5-0, it does not mean that the team has restarted the mode of both offensive and defensive strength, and tied Southampton 0-0. It is a very good description. In previous seasons, Manchester City was the team that scored the most goals in the Premier League. This season the team's current number of goals is less than Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea. This can also reveal the team's offensive problems.
Currently in the Premier League’s scorer list, Manchester City Ferran Torres scored 2 goals and ranked 15th. Manchester United’s Bruno, Cristiano Ronaldo and Greenwood ranked second, 6th and 9th respectively, scoring 4 and 3 goals respectively. Manchester United attacked The firepower at the end is more and more fierce, and Manchester City is somewhat timid, so it is difficult for Manchester City to win the championship for two consecutive seasons. Guardiola has some persistence in coaching Manchester City for several seasons, that is, the field rotation will not change because of some special games. In addition, there are too many investment points in the domestic cup, which has caused some accidental loss of points in the league and the UEFA Champions League. In fact, the team should focus more on the league and the UEFA Champions League. What Manchester City currently needs most is the UEFA Champions League trophy. 캡사이트 suggested that Guardiola must learn to give up strategically to achieve his wish.