Tijjani Reijnders playing for AC Milan
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Why Tijjani Reijnders Could Be Guardiola’s Most Important Signing At Manchester City Since Rodri

BySubhojyoti Basu

When Manchester City’s treble-winning captain Ilkay Gündoğan left for Barcelona in 2023, he left behind more than just medals. He left a tactical void – a No. 8 who knit together City’s phases of play, scored key goals, and led through structure, not sound. When he rejoined the club after his one-year stint at FC…

How Omar Marmoush Can Guide Manchester City to Premier League’s Top Four

How Omar Marmoush Can Guide Manchester City to Premier League’s Top Four

ByCerebralcardo

Despite winning the Premier League title for the 2023-2024 season, Manchester City’s unexpected decline this season has raised eyebrows among football fans. As the 2024-2025 season unfolded, it became clear that the defending champions were struggling, facing a notable drop in form and a series of poor performances. Discussions swiftly shifted from how many points…

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Manchester City: The Physical Decline Of The World’s Best Football Team

ByDylanMcBennett

In the increasing demands of modern football, few buzzwords are more prominent or important than intensity. The heightened sense of fitness in each individual footballer has meant the midfield has become even more pivotal than it was in the past, and failure to add intensity to the centre of the pitch, especially at the highest…

So We’re Still Lying About Harry Maguire?
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So We’re Still Lying About Harry Maguire?

ByDylanMcBennett

Harry Maguire has never gotten a fair time in the media since he completed his move to Manchester United in 2019. The former Leicester defender, 26 at the time of joining United, became the most expensive defender on the planet once the deal was completed. This is a tag he holds till this very day,…

Manchester City And The Vulnerability That Could Lose Them The Title
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Manchester City And The Vulnerability That Could Lose Them The Title

ByDylanMcBennett

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola have been symbiotic with one word more than any other during the last seven years in the Premier League. That word is control. Whether the control was off the pitch with their trophy haul or on the pitch with the way they played football, Guardiola’s Blues have always seemed to…

All You Need To Know About The Manchester Derby
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All You Need To Know About The Manchester Derby

ByLiamReynolds

“On Derby Day in Manchester, the city is cut in two. The Blues and The Reds invade the street. And if your team win. The City belongs to you.” Eric Cantona The Manchester derby has a long and storied history; from the first match in 1881 to today’s game in the year 2024, both teams…

Claudio Echeverri: River Plate
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Claudio Echeverri: The Prodigious Talent Touted as the ‘Next Messi

ByDiarmuid Shortt

Manchester City have agreed to sign River Plate’s promising youngster, Claudio Echeverri for a fee of £21.7 million. The midfielder, who has only just turned 18, is the latest South American teenager to make the move to one of Europe’s elite clubs The move is reminiscent of fellow River Plate product Julian Alvarez’s move to…

My Tactical Sunday: Chelsea vs Manchester City
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My Tactical Sunday: Chelsea vs Manchester City

ByDylanMcBennett

When I analyzed Manchester City in the lead-up to our clash against them a couple of weeks ago (Manchester United fan), I noticed a small tiny area of slight slight slight weakness that teams were getting joy with this season. Terrified to even suggest that Manchester City had an area of weakness, I stayed quiet….