Manchester City have added players comfortable dribbling beyond opponents to their already supremely talented squad of champions
Those close to Guardiola insist the club were not going out of their way to add that particular quality, and it is also said regularly that the players they did sign have other qualities, too.“Each one has their own qualities, and one of them is that ,” he said. “And then, in terms of how they contribute to the game, they have more qualities.”
But while we should not lose sight of the various other things that City’s new signings will supply, the move towards dribbling — particularly through the middle of midfield — is already evident.First, City expect more teams to use man-to-man marking against them and, because Guardiola’s chosen method to combat that is long balls over the pressure and to fight for the second balls, there will be spaces opened up into which his players can run.
Guardiola lamented that his players should look for Haaland more often . De Bruyne was the only midfielder who constantly tried to send the Norwegian in behind, but Kovacic has shown himself to be very willing already., when he picked the ball up inside his own half and drove forward, past three Newcastle players.
Suddenly he was beyond Newcastle’s line of midfielders, all courtesy of his own work, and was again in a position to aim for Haaland even if, on this occasion, his pass was cut out well., City’s most defensively stubborn opponents to date this season.… where he gets dragged down. Here, he has taken City more than 35 yards up the pitch in around six seconds, causing panic in the Blades’ defence.
Yet again he was past the entire opposition midfield line all through his own work before trying to pick out Haaland, although again unsuccessfully.picked out Haaland with through balls this season, including in the build-up to City’s first goal against Fulham, before City’s penalty at Sheffield United and for a great Haaland chance later in that game, as well as for
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