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Updates from 8pm GMT kickoff at Etihad Stadium
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In one way or another, most stories are about identity: roughly, who are we and we cool with that? Well, our teams tonight arrive at this game as potential protagonists, both in something of quandary.
City are in between teams, problem being they’ve been there a while and it’s not exactly clear what sort of one they’d like to become. A few years ago now, Pep Guardiola experienced a revelation –physicality and good defending are necessary when you no longer have Lionel Messi and the best midfield of all time – winning his first Champions League since those days as a consequence. But without Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and that version of Rodri, he’s scrabbling for a new way, ingredients for a possession team that’s also a power team not easily come by. Never has it been harder to predict who Guardiola will pick or how they’ll try to play – and not in a good way.
Continue reading…Updates from 8pm GMT kickoff at Etihad Stadium Get in touch! Share your thoughts with Daniel In one way or another, most stories are about identity: roughly, who are we and we cool with that? Well, our teams tonight arrive at this game as potential protagonists, both in something of quandary.City are in between teams, problem being they’ve been there a while and it’s not exactly clear what sort of one they’d like to become. A few years ago now, Pep Guardiola experienced a revelation –physicality and good defending are necessary when you no longer have Lionel Messi and the best midfield of all time – winning his first Champions League since those days as a consequence. But without Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and that version of Rodri, he’s scrabbling for a new way, ingredients for a possession team that’s also a power team not easily come by. Never has it been harder to predict who Guardiola will pick or how they’ll try to play – and not in a good way. Continue reading…
