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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to Sky Sports:

"This year it happens many times unfortunately. We gave away many things. We are not nice in the way we played. Before it's so fluid, now we're struggling for different reasons. A lot of defeats. We put everything in and the game was almost closed. They had more possession first half but nothing special. We give away two goals, very difficult.

"It is what it is. What can I say? We can not blame this player or that one, it's not that. It's the season, a tough season.

"We didn't play our best. We are not our best and we struggle a bit. Now we don't play for the week.

"Previously we didn't lose that many in two seasons. Now we've done it in eight games. You have to defend. We have lost a lot of games. It's difficult. We have to move on and try to find the solution and try to win games.

"I think in nine years it wasn't the toughest defeat. Champions League defeats harder. But at the moment, we need results to lift our mood. It's getting worse and worse. I have to find the solution. So far I didn't find it and this is the truth.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to BBC Match of the Day:

"Not much to say. No defence, they were incredibly persistent. We have not lost eight games in two seasons. We can't defend that. It's not about this or that player. We gave away goals, our fault. We don't play with composure. The results are not good, the game was not exceptional. I know the situation, I understand but the reality is this.

"They have to know that these situations happen. In the box you have to be careful. It's not about Matheus [Nunes], he played really good in not his position at full-back. But it's not about that, we have to play better. The result will help us to take our best but right now we don't have it. The way I learn is to keep going.

"I'm not good enough. I am the boss, the manager, I have to find solutions and so far I haven't. That's the reality.

"We want to play better, create chances. But at the moment it's not possible."
 
If he means they were boring the fuck out of everyone while having less possession he's bang on. When you've got young kids your brain stops working.
If by 'controlling' the game he means frustrating United, the he might be right ..... but we certainly weren't causing them any problems .... we were allowing them to push forwards and spray the ball around.
 
That's was really bad, at least when we was shite we played derbys with a passion, we are just way too old and static as a team now, grim as fuck
 
The PL have had almost a decade of pep ball ….books have been written, analyses cut, one, two, three different ways, positional play copied, keeper use adopted…..

It’s over, too obvious now, teams know how to counter the tactics
Nah, it's the execution that's the issue. You can see it watching on TV.

Players in the wrong place, getting each others way, not making the little movements into space etc.

Classic collective loss of confidence and playing with fear.

Combined with the injuries and ageing key players, it's a perfect storm.
 
Facts are that in the League we are currently 5th. We are the 6th top scorers and we have the 12th best defensive record. Everton and Palace (15th and 16th) have conceded less than us. Wolves, 2nd from bottom have scored only 4 goals less.
 

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