‘Pep’ praises Southampton’s midfield as strong as ‘Man City’ can’t penetrate

‘Pep’ praises Southampton’s midfield as strong as ‘Man City’ can’t penetrate

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after leading the team to a 0-0 home draw with Southampton in the English Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on September 18, saying: This is considered a draw with a good team. and good defense The Saints’ midfield is very high quality. Making it difficult for Man City to create games Most importantly, lose a lot of balls. I feel like I’m not playing well today. So we have to consider what happened and how to fix it. because in the Champions League The opponents are stronger but Man City can still do better.

“We couldn’t win because the ball didn’t go forward as we wanted. The Southampton players are always in their own box with four or five, but that doesn’t make sense, the four defenders and midfielder Fernandinho should have been able to pass the ball better to the attacking line. Plus, the offensive line isn’t sharp enough in the last area of ​​the opponent,” Pep said.