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Arsenal signed with England internationals one after another, Manchester City Foden ushered in the dawn of hope, Guardiola calmly reflects and readjusts the midfield!

6:55pm, 26 September 2025【Football】

Abstract: The four Premier League champions Manchester City beat Ha Town 2:0 away, and Foden replaced Reindes to play as the core of the midfield, giving away two exquisite assists to ensure the team's smooth progress. After the game, Guardiola was overjoyed and repeatedly praised her for her outstanding form in the new season, and strongly hinted that she was ready to change the team again, and she must seize the time to catch up with Liverpool and Arsenal!

Manchester City core Foden deserves his reputation and led the team to the League Cup away, Manchester City beat Hazhen 2:0 away. Although it was just a trivial victory and League Cup event, coach Guardiola was sincerely moved after the game, but instantly ignited the enthusiasm of loyal fans of the Blue Moon League; yes, Prince Foden, who has returned to the main lineup in succession, scored twice, after heading the ball to break through his old rival Manchester United goal and assisting Haaland to lead Arsenal in the last round, successfully ensured the team's promotion.

Must recognize Manchester City's mixed lineup, such as goalkeeper Trafford, single arrow Mukasa and winger Bob, start in this game, are generally affiliated with the club's youth training and need valuable opportunities to play. At the critical moment, Fordon bravely stood up and led many new players and younger brothers with a very positive attitude to give full play to the main role of the team as the core.

Manchester City drew Arsenal 1:1 in the last round of the Premier League

Please note that Guardiola's confidant favorites Dias, B Seat and even Donnarumma were resting. In fact, he did not take the English League One team Harbin seriously at all; but there was no accident in the huge gap in strength. Manchester City advanced to the quarterfinals with his head held high and happily waited for the next fight with strong opponents such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea.

However, the British media has keenly noticed that compared to the 1-1 draw in the away game of the Premier League last weekend, Manchester City firmly implemented the entire attack, and it is highly suspected that Guardiola is rushing to practice a new formation, and it is estimated that he can no longer tolerate the embarrassing situation of playing cowardly. Guardiola is actually very confused about how to position Foden,

, you should know that Manchester City, a champion team with a high opinion of the past, lost to Tottenham and Brighton in the new season, and then tied with the championship rival Arsenal, which was really beyond the expectations of British public opinion and local fans. The superficial reason behind this is likely to focus on insufficient running-in level of the lineup, and many low-level mistakes in the defense line. In other words, Guardiola's lineup matching adjustments are far from being in place, especially the crucial midfield combination. How to effectively support the forward and take into account the barrier defense has become an urgent need for improving the performance!

Arsenal's defense quality is very high. Manchester City's failure to learn from the walkout in Handan

The most difficult problem is the cruel facts of the last round of the Premier League away game, proving that even if Manchester City took the initiative to retreat completely and strived to maintain a slight score advantage of 1:0, it was purely putting the cart before the horse, and it was quite lucky that it did not lose. Manchester City football circle immediately mocked: Guardiola is known for controlling the ball + suppressing his opponents, but he inexplicably set up a bus, which is like picking up people's wisdom, and was collectively ridiculed by his fellow Premier League colleagues.

Seeing that it was not, the Manchester City media said frankly: Guardiola has been working hard for nine years, and Manchester City has spent billions of euros to build a Premier League powerhouse that advocates all offense and defense at an extremely high cost. When encountering setbacks, it immediately turns to utilitarian football. It has to bear the heavy price of a sharp decline in performance, but it is also very likely to be despised by its own fans. As the core of Manchester City's meritorious service, De Bruyne is back to visit Etihad again in the Champions League. Of course, the actual solution is simple. Manchester City media took advantage of the situation and suggested that Foden replace new player Reindes as the core of the midfield, and send the ball forward with the left and right dispatch and distribution, which is enough to easily get the satisfactory recognition of most players; this involves Guardiola's initial plan for the new season, the Dutch player who has not yet gained a foothold, so why should he jump to replace De Bruyne and whether he can convince the public in a short time?

Certainly, new goalkeeper Donnarumma hurriedly pushed to the starting position. Although he scored two consecutive wins against the Premier League and Manchester United and Serie A Naples, he unexpectedly made a cooperation mistake caused by language barriers in the third away game against Arsenal, and was forced to accept a draw in stoppage time.

Geva returned from injury, and Manchester City's defense stability has greatly improved

The lesson is too profound. To borrow the general view of Manchester City's public opinion: this frustrating draw is likely to make Manchester City's ambition to regain the Premier League championship shatter, and Guardiola will definitely reflect seriously. Especially when Manchester City's defense happened to return from injury, the team's defense quality immediately rose steadily; in fact, it is a simple truth from both positive and negative aspects. New players need time to adapt to the rhythm of Premier League games. Instead of rushing the ducks to the shelves until they pay a heavy price, it is better to resolutely use the veteran, even if they focus on the gradual transition, it is relatively safer and more reliable!

British public opinion suggested that Guardiola completely change Foden's positioning, and give the midfield core this time, so I basically understand the hidden little thoughts of Manchester City media, strongly implying that the front midfielder and goalkeeper and other key positions. Guardiola made a serious mistake, which indirectly caused the team's record to fluctuate, and it was just a matter of shouting out and being dismissed quickly, so that it would be convenient for others to ask for cleverness. In fact, the more the outside world is hyping up the coach position crisis, including trying hard to expel veteran B seats, it is actually useless, and instead triggers fierce internal conflicts within Manchester City.

Easy to understand is that Foden was extremely sluggish in his condition last season and Donnarumma was a new arrival. To a certain extent, it is already difficult for Guardiola to insist on being the starting player. In other words, Manchester City players are of very high overall quality and have a large number of all-rounders, and no one wants to be on the bench; but due to the strong team, there are too many players to choose from. No wonder Guardiola has long complained that the lineup must be reduced.. As Rodri grows older, his condition begins to decline. Manchester City media, who have long been anxious, simply open the skylight and speaks brightly. Several pillars of Manchester City, Rodri, Dias and even B seats, seem to urgently increase the rotation as he gets older. Only by freeing up space can Linico, Husalov and Foden take on heavy responsibilities and gradually move towards lineup renewal; now that the Premier League points are lagging behind, it is time for Guardiola to make a quick decision.

However, the question of whether Manchester City can once again be in the top three is directed at Guardiola's team at the end of the season; according to the most pessimistic prediction, if the adjustment effect continues to be poor, it is no fantasy to fall out of the European war zone in the future. Therefore, the most urgent task is to urge Guardiola to recognize the situation, give priority to supporting the youth training flag Foden with tilted resources, and drive young players Bob, Lewis and Orice to grow rapidly.

Fourden performed very well, and Guardiola was relieved

As the saying goes: if there is no chance, try to create opportunities; specifically, it is to Foden, who is favored by the British public. This British League Cup defeated Ha Town twice. Even though it is not a masterpiece of his brilliant career, Guardiola finally made the correct decision, which is enough to make most Manchester City fans feel a little comfort. To be honest, there are many elite youth training talents such as Bob and O'Reilly, especially in the Premier League transfer market. High-quality players are worth hundreds of millions of euros, and it is only a matter of time before they can drag down Manchester City, Manchester United and even Liverpool.

Arsenal introduced Rice as the beginning, and signed several England internationals in succession. From this, it is basically concluded that if Guardiola sincerely leads the Premier League trend, it will only return to the volume and promote youth training in an extraordinary way; by the way, it is far more special and even deeply rooted in people's hearts than winning the Premier League championship four times and creating the Blue Moon Dynasty. Compared with Arsenal, who was headed by former chief assistant coach Arteta, spending a lot of money to introduce Rice and Maduaike has received rave reviews; but how much inferior to Foden and Bob in Manchester City's team is all in Guardiola's thoughts, giving more sunshine, rain, or huge rewards to the club.

Southgate voluntarily resigned in England just to fail to achieve a breakthrough

In the final analysis, those old footballers in Manchester like to make trouble and shout that Guardiola has left, but anxiously hope that Foden will stand out from the pressure of B seats and Reindes soon, but ignores that the prince of Manchester City is facing an embarrassing situation where his career bottleneck period is facing. He also needs good teachers and friends to lend a helping hand, successfully get out of the predicament, and indirectly help England achieve a zero breakthrough in the intercontinental competition honors.

Finally, I have to return to Manchester City coach Guardiola. Now it seems that it is not wrong to insist on the concept of passing and controlling. Instead, I went to Handan to set up an ugly bus, which is a bit too exaggerated, and it is extremely similar to turning around and wandering to another extreme, which is simply not desirable. It is still the same old saying, brothers in war, father and son are in battle, but I hope Manchester City will be completely awake, so please wait and see!

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