{"id":19119,"date":"2024-11-27T02:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19119"},"modified":"2024-11-27T02:45:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T02:45:52","slug":"fragile-frail-weak-man-citys-defensive-woes-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19119","title":{"rendered":"'Fragile, frail & weak' – Man City's defensive woes continue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol cost \u00a377m when he joined City from RB Leipzig in August 2023.<\/p>\n

He struggled in the 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham at the weekend and on Tuesday was at fault for Feyenoord’s first and second goals.<\/p>\n

Gvardiol horribly misplaced a backpass which allowed Anis Hadj Moussa to nip in and round Ederson to score Feyenoord’s first goal.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily that would have been a mere consolation and City would have closed out the game, but Gvardiol had another moment to forget eight minutes from time.<\/p>\n

Again he gave the ball away and Feyenoord pounced. The ball was lofted into the box and Jordan Lotomba fired a shot that glanced the post and deflected across goal, where substitute Santiago Gimenez chested in.<\/p>\n

“It was a comical defensive error from Josko Gvardiol that allowed Feyenoord back into the game and they capitulated,” former England winger Andros Townsend told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n

“We have never seen defensive frailties like this from Manchester City before. It seems to be popping up in every single game they’ve played recently.<\/p>\n

“They were cruising. In the end, all that hard work from City is undone, and the pressure now mounts even more ahead of the Premier League game against Liverpool.”<\/p>\n

Former Manchester City player Gael Clichy said Guardiola’s side are missing a “vocal” leader in the team.<\/p>\n

“You cannot continue making individual mistakes,” Clichy told Amazon Prime.<\/p>\n

“That has happened in the last six matches. They are missing a vocal leader. A strong leader at the back.”<\/p>\n

Guardiola added: “Gvardiol will learn. He was the best player on the pitch but I will be so wrong if I point a specific thing at him. <\/p>\n

“He is a fantastic player, fantastic boy and more than ever must be helped.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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