I thought he was poor with the ball but without it he was a wrecking ball. Covered every blade of grass in their half the first 30 minutes. Lead a frantic press that set the tone for us blitzing them. Not surprised he was fucked at 70 and if he's going through some kind of personal trauma, then I can only thank him for that effort last night in such circumstances.I think in big games like this people too often talk critically about how tired he is and how his passings not on point - he does so much dirty work in these games.
Most of the time he puts in a "sloppy" or bad performance, it's not that he's having an off day, it's that he's just spending 100% of his effort on the ugly stuff. Pressing, covering runs, tracking back, supporting Gundo and Rodri.
Henry looked a bit shocked after KDB was saying to him the personal issues.
“If you hate me, hate me guys. Some of you play better when you’re angry with me! Do it”Pep Guardiola on shouting at
@KevinDeBruyne
: "We shout at each other. I like it. In some games, sometimes it can be flat and I like this energy. You don’t see how many times he shouts at me in the training ground..."
Ah, so that's what Cancelo was trying to do. Shame he took it too far.“If you hate me, hate me guys. Some of you play better when you’re angry with me! Do it”