Two games this weekend got the most attention from the British media: Everton – Arsenal and Tottenham – Manchester City. Both favorites in this game lost their matches, so the situation at the Premier League is the same in terms of points. The Gunners remain the first with 5 points more than the Citizens, which could turn into the 8 points lead, since Arsenal has a game in hand. But Manchester City defeat is far more intriguing, even thou they faced a much tougher opponent in an away game. And everybody is wondering what is going on at this club at the moment?Kane makes history as lacklustre City fail to reduce the gap with ArsenalThe Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is currently a terrific fort for Pep Guardiola and his players, since they have managed to lose all five games they played there, and the lost those games without a single goal, which is quite amazing, even for the Spaniard. “Sooner or later it is going to change, but it is strange we haven’t scored one goal, we have missed penalties in the past. To find an explanation is not easy. We are not in the position to think about being champions, just the next game, Aston Villa, we will prepare well and play our game as best as possible. It’s important for us to be close and to leave fifth, which is Tottenham right now, far away to secure qualification for the Champions League” said Guardiola after the game. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Manchester City have lost all five of their encounters with Spurs, scoring 0 goals despite having 84 shot attempts 😬 pic.twitter.com/q6zA7iYUiu— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) February 6, 2023 For a team which has won four Premier League titles in the last five years, even the display in recent games is causing rumors that something is not right at the moment at Etihad, and nobody knows the reason. “Something isn’t right at Man City. It just feels a little bit strange at the moment. The Cancelo incident, the leaving out of Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte are still stuck on the bench, Ilkay Gundogan being on the bench – it all feels a bit odd. He’s a genius Pep Guardiola and this is a moment in time – but he isn’t beyond criticism. This is a very odd period in terms of what’s going on. They are not right. That was not a Pep Guardiola performance” said Gary Neville after the game. Guardiola on Chelsea purchases: I don’t forget how top teams tried to get City banned from Champions LeagueMan City have already lost four games this season – more than the entirety of the 2021-22 campaign, where they won the title by a single point ahead of Liverpool and it is noticeable that Guardiola is trying to ‘shake up’ his squad, but leaving his best players like Phil Foden (wasn’t even on the bench) and Kevin De Bryune on the bench is certainly not helping, as it was evident in recent defeats. Nobody can figure out what happened in the Cancelo case and why he let him go so quickly. And now Jammie Carragher question’s Haaland’s decision to join City over other clubs, which suits his style of play. “He’s come from a league and Borussia Dortmund where it’s a counter-attacking league and it’s end to end and you see that blistering pace. You don’t see it. He may have actually picked the wrong club to actually get the best out of him. We’re not seeing everything of Haaland and Manchester City now, not because of Haaland, you can say they’re a different team, but they’ve scored the exact same amount of goals. He’s scored 25 Premier League goals. Man City as a team have still scored the same amount of goals, but they’ve conceded more and it’s far easier to counter-attack them as well. They’re a different team and a lesser team with Haaland in the team, but again it’s not his fault. City as a team will not play end to end football, it’s not Guardiola’s way. His players don’t have the energy or the power or the pace to play end to end” said former Liverpool legend. ##NAJAVA_MECA_6996814##
