Pep Guardiola and Man City avoid nightmares

Relieve pressure

“What happened against Real Madrid was unbelievable and the mood of the team was not good, but we knew we had to wake up and show our individuality as a team.”midfielder Rodri said after Man City closed the welcome to Newcastle, in the 36th round of the Premier League.

Man City started the match against Newcastle – a team that has had a good time recently – like a normal team, not a leader of the Premier League table. The collapse before Real Madrid really affected the psychology of Pep Guardiola’s students.

Many players expressed anxiety and Pep Guardiola decided to make some adjustments in the squad compared to the loss to Real Madrid last Wednesday night.

Joao Cancelo was pulled to the right to replace Walker. Others in the change to the starting lineup are Zinchenko, Gundogan and Grealish. Only Foden kicked less than 30 minutes, and Bernardo Silva and Mahrez sat next to Guardiola in the technical area.

The goal, when Cancelo assisted Sterling to score, solved a number of problems for the English football champion and the mentality of the players was also cleared.

Center-back Aymeric Laporte doubled the lead for the home team at the end of the first half. After more than an hour, Rodri scored his third goal for the team and his sixth of a Premier League season – a number never before seen in his career.

Man City completely overwhelmed, not giving Newcastle a chance to touch the ball. With a dominant position, Foden scored in the 90th minute and Sterling sealed a 5-0 victory for the Etihad Stadium team in injury time.

Top team Premier League rekindled the passion in his play, guarded by cheering stands with cheering chants, to dispel what had happened at the Bernabeu.

Man City fans seem to remind the players that, in fact, they are the champions. Guardiola is also in the same stream of encouragement and always believes that his students will win. “Doubt? We’ve been doing this every three days for five years. If someone doubts us, it’s because they don’t know us.”

Be careful to avoid nightmares

The victory over Newcastle helped Man City relieve a lot of pressure in the effort to defend the championship title, when the gap with Liverpool increased to 3 points.

However, not everything is positive for Pep Guardiola. Scoring was resolved, but problems at home arose when centre-back Ruben Dias was unable to return to the field after halftime.

Without Ruben Dias, goalkeeper Ederson is under certain pressure from Newcastle. Laporte, who made a mistake in the defeat to Real Madrid, did not provide the necessary certainty.

Pep Guardiola admits Ruben Dias is likely not to continue fighting with Man City in the last 3 rounds. Similar are the two cases of Walker and John Stones, causing the power of The Citizens to decrease significantly.

With the existing gap against Liverpool, the Manchester team needs 7 more points to win the title.

But Man City’s schedule is not very pleasant. In the middle of this week, Pep’s army has a trip to Wolves. At the weekend, they move to London to play host West Ham, the team is sprinting in the hope of surpassing MU to win Europa League tickets.

Man City only dropped 4 points out of 27 possible points in the last 7 rounds. A ratio that allows fans to be optimistic, but there is no guarantee that the defense loses half its strength.

Pep Guardiola best understand what Man City face. Therefore, in the match against Newcastle, the Spaniard urged his students to stop continuously. They did not stop until the referee blew the whistle to end the game, and the result was 2 goals scored from the 90th minute.

These goals are important in the event that Man City stumble and Liverpool level the score. At that time, the sub-index will be taken into account to choose the Premier League champion.

“Wolves’ trip is the final for us”, Pep Guardiola admitted. 3 points and more than 4 goals on difference is a significant advantage, but Man City must not be neglected. The nightmare of losing to Real Madrid in the 90th minute is still hot for Rodri and his teammates.

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