The PROBLEM with Man City's Pressing | Man City 2 - 1 Brentford Analysis

Haaland's brace was enough to beat Brentford, but Man City's pressing left them exposed, and Brentford almost capitalised.
In this video, I analyse the risk vs reward factor of Brentford's play, and why it wasn't enough to overcome Guardiola's City.
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[@Nobbins]

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[@kennyjason523]

Your wrong, Lewis played as an inverted full back when city was in position and no as a left back in attack

[@bankyayo6482]

Pep knows the best press, he’s just experimenting as usual before we click into gear in march. His 6-7 year success confirms it.. And I feel he’s making teams feel like city is not pressing well to invite them to play more making city slice through them easily.

[@arjanbal8354]

Really did not like our pressing structure yesterday and if it wasnt for Haaland we could have easily lost the game. Ederson made some great saves too. Will be interesting to see how we set up against inter and arsenal. Great video as always❤

[@Nobbins]

Yes Ederson and Haaland were truly brilliant, game breakers

[@ItsHoang_Truong]

Pep realised that and changed it by bringing on Rodri and Gvardiol to close out the second half. Haaland bailed us out

[@Nobbins]

100%

[@polar0678]

Eddie was key too

[@thewolf4846]

As Liverpool fan I'm jealous of Haaland but this is how it used to be in the old days as in, many team even when they play shit are bailed out/carried by world class strikers. Now there's hardly any world class strikers, look at Liverpool. When their game plan doesn't work out, there is no individual goalscorer/striker to bail us out. Salah does that sometimes but especially when teams play low block, I really wish we have striker like or somewhat close to haaland.

[@douglaswright2143]

Great stuff, as Thomas Sowell says, "there are no solutions, only trade offs".

[@Nobbins]

Absolutely

[@IamFootballmerc]

Pep said after the match," its a matter of time before thomas frank is taken by an european club . I know how to udentify things ,and one of them is identifying good managers"...

[@Rock__Dawg]

Good work my friend. Credit to Brentford for really unsettling us and humiliating us in that first half. Do you think that Pep got the selection wrong mostly because he worried about Inter game?

[@Nobbins]

Thank you! Yeah Brentford brilliant especially the first half Yeah no doubt there’ll be concerns re fitness etc, perhaps it was just that. But it seemed not the best game to deploy that back 4!

[@libby4608]

@@Nobbinsone could argue that it was the best game to try it and at least give Josko a rest albeit one half and that’s cos it didn’t work. We were lucky to get away with it tho,

[@dkim5341]

Walker and stone were sloppy

[@Nobbins]

Agreed

[@libby4608]

It’s their first start since the euros, allow them please

[@LawdM377]

Kovacic is 30, Gundogan is 34, De Bruyne is 33. That midfield is very old and slow, no energy whatsoever

[@Nobbins]

It’s definitely a midfield that can work in a vacuum, but given how we set up off ball, I agree it wasn’t ideal

[@eurooceania5562]

How old is Modric, How old is Tony Kroos. Didnt they win the Champions league last season?

[@4INAROW-w9o]

​@@eurooceania5562yea because of the young players

[@Notknown-gh1ot]

@@eurooceania5562kroos and modric never started a game Togther in the champions league knockout plus they have valverde who is fast asf

[@lexcitly]

@@eurooceania5562 Modric didn't even play with Kroos in the ucl final, so they only had one old midfielder on at a time

[@BlueMumbaikar]

Grealish irritates me. I don't care what anyone says, he is not good enough. His footballing intelligence is poor. He' been here for 3 years now and still looks like he is learning thr system. Nevermind his passing and shooting qualities, which are both poor. Nice channel and video btw, just subscribed.

[@Nobbins]

On Grealish, I liked him in the 2nd half tbh, that one little flick in particular which found Gvardiol’s forward drive and which Savio should’ve finished was lovely 1st half he was nothing, he’ll never work well unless he has a left footed to overlap And thank you! We do live watchalongs, post match analysis and other discussions on this channel 😃

[@kontomylitis]

I agree with you. For 100m? He's not worth it.

[@libby4608]

You can say his play irritates you (shooting and crossing) but saying the player irritates you is absolute nonsense.

[@BlueMumbaikar]

@@libby4608 it ain't personal dude. He irritates me with his pressing, positional play, his timing, vision etc. He is a 6-7 when the team plays well and 3-4 when the team plays below average. He is a misfit. I am sorry you feel bad for him, but that's my honest opinion. Do me a favor, go back and replay the sequence when Haaland hits the post. Any other player attacks the rebound or runs into the gap. He is just standing there watching. I saw Gundo run into the box a few times when he should have. He is the winger, gundo is a 8/6. If you can't see it, your loss.

[@darklow2110]

Pep didn’t put a good 11 the pressing was not the problem Walker and Rico should never be on the pitch together

[@Nobbins]

Walker and Rico indeed shouldn’t start together ideally. But clearly the pressing was a problem Two things can be correct

[@libby4608]

Gvardiol needed the rest, and Walker needed the game time, so it was like a necessary risk

[@christiancatley4120]

Great video!! really enjoy these

[@znhait]

I think there are two reasons City were poor. One is that it was after an international break, where almost all of their players had to play in two games. Two, as a result of one, Pep made too many changes. Gundogan, Walker, and Stones all looked below average. And Lewis wasn't played in his best position. I love tactics as much as the next person, but sometimes, the answer to a question is whatever the simplest explanation is.

[@leonmandirunga5663]

Your analytical skills are mint

[@reicem3840]

Great analysis!

[@pushkinsarup2291]

great analysis

[@libby4608]

Flekken always turns to a beast whenever they play us.

[@SupremeCommanda]

actually top tier analysis, can you do one for barca? i know ur a city focused channel but still, all love either way

[@roytonboy7245]

Excellent analysis, as always. Thanks for posting.

[@iggigrinner]

Thanks

[@Nobbins]

You’re welcome!

[@anderslarsson7426]

How did Ederson get his passning skills ? He must have spent almost all his time on thraining ground trying to become rhe worldclass goal keeper he is.

[@MrRobot_X_X]

The defense concerns me a bit. Seems like we have been very sloppy at the beginning of games. You don't see Arsenal conceeeding goals like we did against Ipswich and Brentford.

[@benlezmh1835]

Theyre just brilliant OOP. And they have better box defenders than us tbh. Only one we have is Dias. Everyone is a channel defender.

[@lexcitly]

Our defenders are better for buildup and attack, but Arsenal have a better defense, but their defenders aren't as good as passing. That's why we score more goals than them, but might concede more than them

[@Nobbins]

For the Brentford game, if Dias started I think it’s a different story as he’s easily our best box defender It would be the equivalent of taking out Saliba for Arsenal

[@MrRobot_X_X]

@Nobbins agreed. Hopefully, we can field our best backline soon.

[@goodman4093]

​@@MrRobot_X_X pep doesn't understand. Defenders 5&6 cannot be change at your wimps. It is bad if you rotate too often

[@sbongilembonelwa1327]

Our best middle field should be Rodri, Rico/Silva, and Phil

[@Its-LB]

Great video bro

[@_1Lando]

Over all the team just got back from intl break so we couldn't expect top top performance like first 3 games

[@Godrii]

Obviously our midf has no pace and energy That's why we must score our chances

[@Rhyzer295]

Yh thats why we need another young ish midfeilder

[@SonboyMutaurwa]

Rodri must have been in first 11 they would never experienced this cz he is the best

[@el_gringo9211]

Gundogan can press kdb can't press either that's the reason but against inter and arsenal don't see gundogan playing he will either play a double pivot of kovacic and rodri or both kovacic and gundogan don't start

[@gonzalez239]

not a fraud...liked the video....nice try diddy

[@Telssa1]

Agree with the analysis, but there was a time when our midfield could keep pace with their breaking players and get back to block things up.

[@flashxxff6095]

Do you think man city can beat arsenal at etihad? arsenal will play like last season, low block the whole game

[@Nobbins]

Totally dependent on Savio and/or Doku’s ability to beat their man 1v1 I think

[@IamFootballmerc]

Arsenal will sit back and soak up pressure with a deep low block for longer periods of the game,and they will try to hit us on the counter. If we can shut down their counters, which we can because we have pacy defenders, they will almost have no chance of getting out of their half, and arteta will have to switch his tactics.

[@Rhyzer295]

​@@IamFootballmercSo are u saing that walker starts or rico lewis and our 316 formation

[@masterchief1520]

​@@Rhyzer295 It's so hard. Wish we had bob 😢. Lewish could help Savio with some freedom. Walker is awful on wings. We could benefit from his pace cuz we know farteta is gonna play haramball.

[@IamFootballmerc]

@@Rhyzer295 I know sometimes walker can be shit, but in such games, he knows the assignment ahead of him. I prefer him to start. Rico is technically good, but he easily gets bodied and looses possession. Rico is better in a less aggressive game. Arsenal play aggressive football

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

People are reading too much into it. Pep changed way too many players from the previous line up that did very well and it almost cost him

[@audialiastt2601]

LN, a good analysis or alternative idea of what went on. Can one imagine the length of time it took Pep & staff to come up with this plan. My Q is WHY do it. It appears like Pep of old.

[@libby4608]

Because the best time to experiment is during this part of the season and against smaller teams, it’s what he always does, plus the fact that players needed rest and others needed game time to be up to speed

[@audialiastt2601]

Agree with some of that answer. But it's a big risk considering Pep admitted or informed us that Brentford is always a struggle for City in the way they set up. 😮

[@rafaeltorres7147]

Stones, Walker and Gundo were all largely terrible. They can’t all play full 90s at the same time unless it’s a Cup game or everyone else is hurting.

[@MrMassivefavour]

Gundo shouldn't start over Foden. He should be brought on to see matches out. He has lost pace

[@OmKumar-ku2ke]

I think we have outgrown walker and stones gvardiol and Rico are far better technicians pep's realised it and now everyone will too

[@FaraazAhmad]

I swear they lost the ucl final by conceding in a similar play to 3:40

[@drsouvikghosh333]

When u start haaland in the playing 11 you are already 1-0 up

[@benlezmh1835]

Looking at the way Arsenal defend their box and how our defenders seem lost the moment the opposition has the ball in our half... The contrast is striking.

[@Nobbins]

Not surprised tbf, we didn’t start our best box defender 🤷‍♂️

[@benlezmh1835]

@@Nobbinstheres people out there who dont think Dias is our best CB. Laughable.

[@Nobbins]

Crazy

[@wahidj4773]

In my opinion, grealish cant provide crosses. Savio on the right not working so far, i think if he plays on the left side he will make crosses. Savio should be played on the left wing and that right wing should be reserved for oscar bobb. Till he comes back, foden or bernardo can start there.

[@fahadhanssen_6456]

Doku then?

[@petertoluolushuyi7311]

even savio said hes better on the left

[@Nobbins]

Savio on the right has been brilliant so far, the Chelsea game is illustrative of the fact he’s far better on the right

[@Nobbins]

Savio said he’s a right winger and prefers to play on the right (go check out my Savio analysis video)

[@МукаилЧубанов]

​@@NobbinsAnd please tell me what's wrong with Savio?Did he train with the team today?

[@LuvolwethuPendu]

The low standards Jack grealish is held to by the fans amazes me every time exactly what did he do in that game for bro ?

[@Nobbins]

This video has literally nothing to do with Jack Grealish, like what?

[@LuvolwethuPendu]

Savinho will improve rarely loses the currently and works hard as well but oh super jack never change type stuff

[@Nobbins]

Why on earth have you brought up Grealish on a video which has nothing to do with him? Bizarre behaviour

[@LuvolwethuPendu]

he was a part of a team made to suffer by Brentford at home like I’ve rarely seen at home and he’s supposedly solves such problems for us in terms of he gets it he protects it and gives us control and he’s so important for us according to you lot I’ve asked you a question seeing you’ve done a good analysis on the game

[@LuvolwethuPendu]

cause people let him off when it comes to g/a cause does “other things“ to me that game should have have showed what the fans have been going on about

[@malevellysian]

do you think frank is good enough to be a potential pep successor ? always seems to give city big challenges with a way worse lineup

[@sivekonce8694]

We'll need a much better criteria than that to decide whether he's fit for purpose or not. Has Brentford even finished top 10🤔

[@Nobbins]

I like Frank but I do fear that step up would be too great. He’s 100% deserving of a champions league squad however

[@malevellysian]

@@Nobbins who is even a good candidate at the moment? michel ?

[@goodman4093]

City is very easy to play against. Just play permanent wingers who wouldn't drop back. Can Frank beat smaller teams who park the bus? This match could have easily ended 5-2 in man city favour

[@KaweesaTanansi]

There is no replacement for pep

[@masterchief1520]

What do you think is gonna happen come sunday? Any other team i dont care but farteta plays peak harambal. We have to beat them with a message cuz second game is gonna be away. I know spurs are shit but still makes you wonder. Cmon citeh

[@kippaxstreeter]

Do you go to games mate?

[@Nobbins]

I do for the league home games yes 😃

[@kippaxstreeter]

@@Nobbins It was definitely the fitness of Stones and Walker that unbalanced the team 👍

[@malevellysian]

liek!

[@varunl6948]

Good breakdown!