Manchester City dominated possession throughout as their 3-4-3 diamond shape on the ball helped drive Newcastle back and create opportunities for their wingers to torment Newcastle. Out of possession, their high pressing helped restrict Newcastle’s attacking play, ultimately leading to a comfortable win for the visitors. Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley. Newcastle United […]
Manchester City claimed the triumph they needed at the Etihad Stadium to signal their intent in the race for the Premier League. While the terminator of a number nine led from the front, an academy graduate picked up the scoring slack on his behalf and stood up to be counted. Tactical analysis and match report […]
Manchester City defeated Liverpool at Anfield in a game that sprang into life in the second half. Dominik Szoboszlai’s free kick seemed to tilt the game in favour of Liverpool. But goals from Bernardo Silva and a penalty from Erling Haaland late on saw City overturn the deficit to clinch a huge win at Anfield. […]
Manchester City came into this contest as the favorites for a place in the first domestic cup final of the campaign, and they obliged. The tie was effectively over in minutes, and the Carabao Cup holders had come to accept the reality that they would not mimic the magic of the previous year. Tactical analysis […]
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City played out a 2-2 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Early goals for City from Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo were cancelled out by a brace from Dominic Solanke, resulting in the points being shared. The result dented Man City’s title hopes as they dropped crucial points. Tactical analysis and […]
Derby day does something to stir up the spirit of the sides involved, and it was the perfect environment for a debutant to get his time in the dugout on the right path. Old Trafford rose to applaud a performance that rolled back the years and left the blues down in the dumps. Tactical analysis […]
The Carabao Cup holders had to repeat a recent feat at St. James’ Park to try and boost their chances of holding onto a historic title. But the performance they produced was not quite good enough to achieve that target as another mark of progress was laid down by a club in rebuild. Tactical analysis […]
Manchester City dominated the first half as Chelsea sat back passively in a defensive block. Tijjani Reijnders produced the opener from a well-worked counterattack after a careless loss of possession by the visitors in midfield. After a few changes at half-time by Calum McFarlane, Chelsea grew into the game, found stability, and began threatening offensively. […]
Sunderland and Manchester City closed Matchday 19, ending the first half of the Premier League season with a goalless draw at the Stadium of Light. Backed by an energized crowd, Sunderland imposed themselves physically, created excellent chances in the first half and managed to stop the best attack in the competition. With the result, Guardiola’s […]
Pep Guardiola, packing up midfielders in close proximity and stretching the width, relying on his fullbacks, pulled apart Sean Dyche’s zonal defense to generate inroads down the inside channels. However, quick attacks remained a double-edged sword for Manchester City as they looked unable to halt Forest transitions. Tactical analysis and match report by Achraf Lamdarhri. After […]