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For the upcoming Manchester derby, “City” is approaching with a phenomenal streak of 21 wins in a row in all tournaments. The last time the “neighbors” lost points last year, when on December 15 in the Premier League, unexpectedly at home, they failed to beat West Bromwich (1: 1). After that, Pep Guardiola’s team in various tournaments was remembered for victories over Arsenal (4: 1), Chelsea (3: 1), Manchester United (2: 0), Liverpool (4: 1), Tottenham “(3 : 0). … It seemed that in the 25th round the victorious step of the “townspeople” could be stopped in the first leg of the Premier League against “Arsenal” itself, but Rakhim Sterling’s goal already in the The second minute gave City another three points, and next to them and the eighteenth consecutive victory.
In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, Manchester City confidently faced Borussia Mönchengladbach (2: 0) away, and only then did they win two more league victories: against West Ham (2: 1) and Wolverhampton “(4: 1), although the” wolves “desperately clung to at least one draw. In the 79th minute of the game, the score was still 1: 1, but in the end the” townspeople ” he finished off the rival, sending three balls into the net of his goal at the same time.
Thus, Manchester City is achieving a fantastic record of 21 wins in a row for today’s derby against United in all tournaments. It’s clear that no winning streak can last forever, but the way Guardiola’s team is doing it today makes one believe that these players can do a lot. After all, for several decades in the Premier League they did not believe that either team would score 100 points in one season, and Manchester City did so in the 2017/18 championship. “Sky Blue” continues to find new ways to reach heights that previously seemed invincible.
Of course, City has the money to push the limits of perception. They are funded by the Abu Dhabi royal family, which according to Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and some other organizations, through the Manchester club’s sporting achievements, is trying to gain additional support from the world community and whitewash its reputation. who suffers in a context of constant reproaches for human rights violations. Whether it is true or not, but the situation is unlikely to change in the near future, and City will continue to be one of the most solvent clubs on the European continent and indeed in world football.
Manchester City’s success is largely due to the person of the coach. Today, probably the greatest manager of our time, Pep Guardiola, works with the “people of the people”, a man who tirelessly strives for excellence and who categorically will not allow even hints of ethical problems with his employers to spoil the impeccable aura of sporting success of the project that was entrusted to him. Sometimes it even seems that Guardiola at City would need to be hired as a public relations manager, if only Pep was not so good at understanding football and producing trophies.
The 2019 FA Cup final comes to mind, when Manchester City crushed Watford (6-0), and at a post-match press conference, Guardiola was asked about the complexities of the cash payments that the coach received from the club owners. The journalist, referring to the confessions of the former “neighbors” coach Roberto Mancini, wanted to know if Guardiola received separate payments while working at the Manchester club. Pep quickly understood where the wind was blowing and made it clear in a rather dismissive way that asking such questions on the day his team issued the national treble (championship plus FA Cup and League Cup winnings) didn’t feel right to him. After that, Guardiola just got up and left the press conference room …
“Are you accusing me? …” 😳👀
Incredible altercation of Pep Guardiola with a reporter after @City man full home treble at Wembley 😲#MCFC ⚽️
👉 https://t.co/vW6dUtJQnx pic.twitter.com/XgM3eufefq
– Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) May 18, 2019
Yes, City did not win the championship last season, having fallen under the onslaught of Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, who managed to prove himself brilliantly from a distance. However, Guardiola drew conclusions and his team returned. The Sky Blues are now the favorite to win in the Premier League and the only team in England whose stability is admirable.
And for years to come, Manchester City will be going nowhere in the Olympus of football. Someone may think or want the dubious past and present of the club’s owners to “catch up” with the team, but these are just crazy fantasies. Likewise, these people predicted that Guardiola would not last more than four years at City in Barcelona, but now that Pep is on the cusp of his third title in five seasons in England, with two more years left on his contract, such The empty talk is seen only as an attempt to upset the club in some way, which has a minimum of weak points.
Manchester City’s main pain in recent years has been the inability to win the Champions League. Many enemies delight in the fact that neither the townspeople, nor Paris Saint-Germain, which also bathes in the wealth of its own owners, have ever become winners of the most prestigious tournament on the continent, but this does not it’s for a long time. The Parisians already reached the final last season, with City reaching the quarter-finals three times and the tournament semi-finals once. There is very little left to finally put an end to this dogma, and this is the only possible way for events to unfold.
Chances are that, in the years to come, Manchester City will remain the main favorite to win all the domestic trophies, and will also try to end the failures in the Champions League. This will continue as long as Guardiola is not content with what he has, and will insist on constantly improving the quality of his players’ play. The current 21-win streak is proof that Pep wants to build an ideal team in which Sergio Agüero can seamlessly replace Gabriel Jesus, Emeric Laporta – Ruben Dias and Kevin De Bruyne – Phil Foden. According to Guardiola’s idea, whoever comes out with a light blue jersey from among the players, the performance of his team must always be recognizable and effective. Such that in the derby with United there would not even be any doubts about who will act brilliantly and beautifully, and who will rely on one or two players and the opponent’s rare mistakes …
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