‘Guardiola’s job at Man City never been bigger’
City faced 26 shots in PSG’s onslaught, their highest total since a Champions League tie against Real Madrid in September 2012, when the Spaniard had 35.
The emergence of Matheus Nunez – an attacking player – at right-back, while Kyle Walker’s imminent move to AC Milan is evidence of City and Guardiola’s chaotic thinking this season. A flaw that needs to be addressed.
Both he and fellow substitute Rico Lewis were overwhelmed, with PSG rampaging down the wings and leaving Bradley Bakela, Desiré Douai and substitute Ousmane Dembélé in their wake. left a trail of destruction.
However, this defeat was a collective failure of the head coach and the team. Manchester City once threatened to collapse, but they conceded four goals in a game for the first time since losing 5-2 at home to Leicester City in September 2020. ball.
Even after taking a 2-0 lead, City were not in any shape or form to take control of the game. Guardiola treats possession as nine-tenths of the law of football – and here they were guilty of criminal negligence, with Dembélé’s goal becoming a major three minutes after Haaland’s second turning point.
As Guardiola stood soaked and dazed on the sidelines, unable to prevent what could have been a much more serious defeat, he may now be realizing that he has a bigger rebuilding job on his hands than he imagined.
The great Kevin De Bruyne looks like he’s all he’s got at 33, Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic are both 30, and PSG are in possession and control of the ball The energy highlighted every weakness that has plagued City this season. After 70 minutes, De Bruyne and Kovacic were both substituted.
The statistics are a stern test for Guardiola, with City failing to win after taking the lead in nine games in all competitions this season (four losses and five draws), the most of any Premier League club in 2024/25.
City have lost their last three away games in the Champions League, their second-longest losing streak since a four-match losing streak between November 2011 and December 2012 under Roberto Mancini.
This is the first time they have lost a game with a two-goal lead since losing 3-2 to Brighton in May 2021.
