Remember after the 1-1 draw with West Brom in 20/21 Pep said he didnt like the way we were playing and something had to change?
Well we've been playing far worse than that side since September, nothing has changed. Some of the players look disinterested, Foden is unrecognizable, Gundogan had an early chance againts Southampton and hit a pathetic shot wide. Fans are right to be concerned.
All the possession and we dont create clear cut chances. Whether we play 433, 352, 4213 or inverted full-backs it doesnt matter teams will always put 10 men behind the ball and try to catch City on the counter. We've won the league back to back why the sudden change in system, Integrating Haaland is not an excuse.
This possession based system seems better suited for UCL football, but even againts Dortmund we looked poor, bar the individual brilliance from Haaland. We only have one fullback that can play the inverted role well, Rico Lewis. Is he expected to play in the latter stages?
I think the EPL is our best chance at a trophy this season and that relies on Arsenal having a bad spell because we dont have the consistency to go 9-10 games unbeaten.