The champions’ confidence has collapsed during their bad run, but Pep Guardiola’s old rival Jürgen Klopp may be able to help
Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva, two of Manchester City’s stars in recent seasons, are short of form and confidence.Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva, two of Manchester City’s stars in recent seasons, are short of form and confidence.
“It’s a mental issue. We miss the right timing, we miss a ball or lose a duel and you can see we immediately drop, we lose the rhythm,” said Gündogan after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat, City’s seventh in 10 games. “They are able to break out and they don’t even need to do much. It has such a big effect on us right now. Doing the simple things as good as possible, quick, clean, fluidly, this is how you get the confidence back. But at the crucial moment, we are always doing the wrong things.
Instead, it was the next generation of players that appeared to incur Guardiola’s ire. “The decision to sell Cole Palmer was based on a degree of arrogance,” said the rival sporting director. “Players win games, not coaches, even if they are the best in the world.
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