With Haaland strength and pace…direct and quicker play and counter attacks really favors him
@egoi64215 ай бұрын
It favours City
@LightningAsh5 ай бұрын
@@egoi6421 Considering most teams won't have a go at you, it doesn't really.
@jackboyle8875 ай бұрын
So good seeing us go direct & take advantage of counter opportunities, fed up of seeing Liverpool, arsenal winning so many games being direct while we struggle to break down every team with our “controlled” style
@kwesiadjei5895 ай бұрын
Our lethargic and predictable slow build up helps teams make a good defensive setup, forcing them to play low block hence making it difficult for us to score
@kwesiadjei5895 ай бұрын
Maybe it was just Luton …but city has been struggling of late with almost every team in the league. The difference is we played quicker and catching Luton on the break really helped. Luton didn’t open up as you’re claiming…our lethargic build up play would have helped them take good shape and solidify their defense which we didn’t do this time around.
@johnwalters47925 ай бұрын
KDB and Haaland are the best double act since Laurel and Hardy.
@2239jules5 ай бұрын
I do think Nunez is much better higher up the pitch. I know he's raw, but I love his energy & bursts of speed & he doesn't mind going direct
@DeadPresident00BC5 ай бұрын
hey man I really love this segment. And always eaglerly waiting on it on the regular
@kwesiadjei5895 ай бұрын
Nunez sometimes plays like a headless chicken 😂. And also he’s not helping the team defensively of late.
@osmodeus29295 ай бұрын
Kovacic did the job filling in for Rodri, but the fall off in quality is so evident. This isn’t a knock on Kova, it’s a testament to how irreplaceable Rodri really is.
@CyperN0775 ай бұрын
The scary thing is that Haaland could have scored more. The true test will be in the derby this Sunday. It's too bad their striker is not available because it would have been quite the spectacle.
@apagoogootwo75525 ай бұрын
my theory as a city fan: pep's job is to infuse a contagion to the zen style of play that de bruyne has. it's a spark, a magic that travels by osmosis. i know it sounds a little bit woo woo, but that's what i see. kdb has it in spades. players like stones, rodri, ruben diaz, bernardo silva, they have all had that spark for a while. top physical form and impeccable skill are prerequisites but those are just the building blocks. that's where most clubs end the training and that's where city's baseline is. it is probably unteachable and probably does not get openly addressed. it's entirely possible that foden doesn't see it because he's only ever played for city and possesses it so manifestly that he has yet to learn that others play without it. doku has caught on very quickly. grealish took a while but gets it now. kovacic and gvardiol are slow to understand it. akanji and ake learned it very quickly. walker struggles, and leans on skill a bit too much. nunes now knows what he's looking for, and can find it some of the time. once he lets go and lets the game happen the way the others do, look out.
@michellemaggs755 ай бұрын
Kovatic has been an excellent signing and settled in immediately?
@JoshJein-WIlson5 ай бұрын
Nah. City's football is beautifully structured and controlled. Guardiola's juego de posicion works on that basis. Real Madrid are what you're thinking of. Their football is far more organic and loose than City's. Not necessarily more effective, as we saw in the semi final last season and arguably in the one the season before, where City were manifestly better against a Madrid side who took all their chances in both legs, but definitely less rigid than the way we play.
@egoi64215 ай бұрын
I think Nunes played great against Luton. Look at the "pitch camera" at City's homepage and see. I think Rodri is slowing down the attack for City. Stones is better.
@davenamakhwa32785 ай бұрын
thats the first time i have agreed with you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, foden kdb bernado are the three we need behind haaland
@harrisonwalsh39015 ай бұрын
So good
@smigzenith98635 ай бұрын
Hey Steve u think Grealish should leave this summer?
@HananiNleya-dn1fe5 ай бұрын
So it is Pep fault that we have lost games, even drawn, by not employing the quick movement and counter attacking game exhibited at Luton?
@112dp5 ай бұрын
From India 💙
@sharifbadmash89945 ай бұрын
And we still have Foden and potentially Oscar and Alvarez Great times ahead And all this without my favourites Gundo and maharez
@112dp5 ай бұрын
No Phil at left he is best at no 10-8
@harryhall51045 ай бұрын
Thought nunes was horrific! Especially first half he had no drive to close down the ball with any intensity. Not happy with what we’ve seen from him so far
@egoi64215 ай бұрын
Look at "pitch camera" at Citys homepage and you will see how great Nunes was in this game. He stood out beside Haaland and KDB