Meanwhile the media in germany, just wanted to share some thoughts from here:
Hamann:
In his column on Sky, the expert wrote about the current situation at the Sky Blues. He is not convinced that the ManCity cycle will continue in its current form. “Some players are in the fall or late fall of their careers and are no longer able to play at the highest level. Since Wednesday, it's finally clear that the time of this team with players like De Bruyne, Gündogan, Bernardo or Stones is over,” said Hamann.
He continued: “The new players they brought in during the winter (Marmoush, Gonzalez and Khusanov) are certainly good players, but the question is whether they can raise City back to their previous level. They will have to make a big cut and I have strong doubts whether this step will be possible with Guardiola.” And this despite the fact that Guardiola has just extended his contract. In the long term.
Manchester City is in an interesting, but also critical situation. Fundamental decisions have to be made. According to Hamann, one of these could also affect Guardiola: “If you want to rebuild a team, you need patience, but also energy and fire. And I don't see that in Guardiola at the moment. I can hardly imagine him staying at City beyond the summer. A separation would perhaps be best for both sides.”
However, there are no signs of this at the moment. One thing is clear, however: there is no question that the Spaniard is currently more frazzled than ever before and has also suffered nervous damage.
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Pit Gotschalk:
Coach Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have been knocked out of the Champions League in a high arc and are now facing a lot of ridicule. I have no sympathy for them.
Manchester City is no longer the club that once gave German soldier and goalkeeper Bert Trautmann a second chance in life and made him a legend on the island.
This is the club that used tricks to circumvent regulations and level the playing field and found loopholes in the law so that trophies and triumphs could be bought with millions in subsidies from Abu Dhabi.
Every top European club pushes the boundaries of what is legally permissible when it comes to financing its wickedly expensive star ensemble. But Manchester City already has one foot over the red line.
The Premier League counted at least 115 breaches of financial regulations. It is possible that the light blue team cannot be reprimanded despite this. It's almost a good thing that the sport stopped the Champions League season early.
It was Real Madrid who knocked out Manchester City, a club that can't manage money properly itself. But I'll be honest: I'd much rather see the Whites in the round of 16.
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Co-commentator DAZN, brother from Schweinsteiger:
Schweinsteiger: “Frightening, you feel sorry for Man City when you see it like that. No coordination in the back line - and Mbappé ... they can't switch gears that quickly.”
Hamann:
In his column on Sky, the expert wrote about the current situation at the Sky Blues. He is not convinced that the ManCity cycle will continue in its current form. “Some players are in the fall or late fall of their careers and are no longer able to play at the highest level. Since Wednesday, it's finally clear that the time of this team with players like De Bruyne, Gündogan, Bernardo or Stones is over,” said Hamann.
He continued: “The new players they brought in during the winter (Marmoush, Gonzalez and Khusanov) are certainly good players, but the question is whether they can raise City back to their previous level. They will have to make a big cut and I have strong doubts whether this step will be possible with Guardiola.” And this despite the fact that Guardiola has just extended his contract. In the long term.
Manchester City is in an interesting, but also critical situation. Fundamental decisions have to be made. According to Hamann, one of these could also affect Guardiola: “If you want to rebuild a team, you need patience, but also energy and fire. And I don't see that in Guardiola at the moment. I can hardly imagine him staying at City beyond the summer. A separation would perhaps be best for both sides.”
However, there are no signs of this at the moment. One thing is clear, however: there is no question that the Spaniard is currently more frazzled than ever before and has also suffered nervous damage.
________________
Pit Gotschalk:
Coach Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have been knocked out of the Champions League in a high arc and are now facing a lot of ridicule. I have no sympathy for them.
Manchester City is no longer the club that once gave German soldier and goalkeeper Bert Trautmann a second chance in life and made him a legend on the island.
This is the club that used tricks to circumvent regulations and level the playing field and found loopholes in the law so that trophies and triumphs could be bought with millions in subsidies from Abu Dhabi.
Every top European club pushes the boundaries of what is legally permissible when it comes to financing its wickedly expensive star ensemble. But Manchester City already has one foot over the red line.
The Premier League counted at least 115 breaches of financial regulations. It is possible that the light blue team cannot be reprimanded despite this. It's almost a good thing that the sport stopped the Champions League season early.
It was Real Madrid who knocked out Manchester City, a club that can't manage money properly itself. But I'll be honest: I'd much rather see the Whites in the round of 16.
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Co-commentator DAZN, brother from Schweinsteiger:
Schweinsteiger: “Frightening, you feel sorry for Man City when you see it like that. No coordination in the back line - and Mbappé ... they can't switch gears that quickly.”