Manchester City has time to save the season and turn it into a good year to complete its comeback in the Premier. He took the first step this Sunday with his victory against Arsenal (2-1). It cost him his share, but he took advantage of the leader’s hesitant moment to tighten the circle on the Gunners. Three points behind Arteta’sand with one game less, City has launched itself headlong into the Premier League. It’s the only way to change the course of a bad year.
Guardiola’s men can finish with a triplet and the season would obviously go from disappointing to very good. This is how this works and that is the level of demand that has been placed on what is considered by many to be the best coach in the world. Having won the Carabao Cup and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, winning the Premier League again when it seemed to be lost would be a tremendous morale blow and a unexpected reinforcement for Guardiola’s worn-out project at City. Of course, there will still be those who say that their season, even if it ends with three titles, will be a failure for saying goodbye to the Champions League against Real Madrid in the round of 16.
And what to say about Arsenal. Leader of the Premier and in the Champions League semi-finals, and right now Not even his own fans trust that Arteta’s men will end up lifting a trophy in a season that was on its way to being historic. There’s a reason they usually say that grades are given in May. There is no point in doing two-thirds of the season as outstanding if in the last one the team is failing.
Earth swallow me
Donnarumma, during the match against Arsenal
Usual Suspect
Guardiola’s face said it all. Gianluigi Donnarumma He was once again a sad protagonist in an important match. His rude mistakes begin to be a classic when the match is decisive for the future of his team in a competition. It happened with PSG, also with Italy and now with Manchester City. He fell asleep on a clearance and Havertz signed Arsenal’s reaction with almost no time to assimilate Cherki’s great goal. Luis Enrique would see something when he decided to put the transferable sign on him and accept the ‘citizen’ offer for 30 million. Not even the one-on-one that brought out Havertz in the second half reduced the feeling of disappointment with the Italian goalkeeper.
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Rayan Cherki celebrates his goal against Arsenal
Cherki is today the undisputed star of City
For some time now, City’s stars have suffered a blackout that keeps them away from the fight for important titles. Haaland He is no longer the fearsome forward who pulverized records with ease, The foot has become an exceptional spectator and Bernardo Silva appears with a dropper. To give some examples. But there is a differential footballer whose power to unbalance grows with the passage of time: Rayan Cherki. The Frenchman opened the scoring with a fantasy dribble on half a tile and confirmed himself as the great star of this Manchester City team.
The question
Mikel Arteta, during the match at the Etihad
Where is Arsenal at the start of the season?
It is true that the ‘gunners’ are going through many difficulties and They have lost several important players in this stretch of the season. But that is something that almost all the top teams in Europe have gone through and will go through throughout the year. It does not seem like enough reason to explain the drop in play that Arsenal has experienced, which seems to This campaign is taking a long time.. They are in the Champions League semi-finals and still have a chance to win this Premier League, but it seems that Arteta’s team is falling, and fame precedes them. We will see if he can ensure that the spectacular work of the entire year does not fall apart in the decisive weeks.
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Rodri fights for a ball during the match against Arsenal
The boss was missing
It has been Rodri regaining his form and City starting to look like that dominant and reliable team that swept the Premier League for several seasons. The best version of the Spaniard is great news for Guardiola’s team… and also for Luis de la Fuente. With the World Cup just around the corner, Rodri is getting closer to his best version. And that is a luxury for La Roja. r
