Shaelumstash
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I totally agree in the second half of the first leg against PSG, and in the second leg.I actually don’t think we play with a pivot as much now. It’s more like a flat four across the midfield, which sets us up as a 4-4-2 when out of possession.
2 holding (Rodri and Gundogan / Fernandinho and Gundogan) with two pressing from the front (DeBruyne and Bernado).
But I wouldn’t say that was the typical shape when we went on that incredible run of 25 on the spin.
Gundogan played much higher up in that run, and scored loads of goals. During that period we invariably did play with a pivot - Rodri, with Gundogan and Bernado as the two 8’s and a false 9.
It may have been 442 out of possession against PSG, but for the vast majority of our winning run it was 433.