Manchester City lost 0-2 at home! Guardiola has no choice but to end the Manchester City dynasty?

A focus battle in the second round of the Premier League has just ended. Manchester City lost to Tottenham 0-2 at home. In the first round of the league, Manchester City's offense is very sharp, but in this round against Tottenham, Manchester City's overall performance is really eye-catching. The midfielder's position is chaotic, defensive players make frequent mistakes, and even the goalkeeper seems to be infected. Trafford, who made consecutive mistakes in front of the goal, made a fatal mistake, giving Tottenham a relaxed victory.

Since Guardiola coached Manchester City, Manchester City has achieved absolute domination in the Premier League, but Guardiola has always been addicted to high-pressure ball control in the frontcourt, and its arrangement of the defense line and midfield is not perfect enough. The team is always seized by the opponent's counterattack to win the game. In the FA Cup final last season, Manchester City was defeated by Crystal Palace and eventually lost the game unfortunately.

After signing Haaland, Manchester City's style of play did change significantly, but the handling in the frontcourt was too slow, and Haaland's header accuracy in the penalty area is poor. Now Manchester City has suffered a big loss against most teams that are defensively counterattacking. Last season, when Rodri was injured, Manchester City, which had performed well, was eventually overtaken by Liverpool and Arsenal. The long trough even made Guardiola's coaching position at Manchester City almost unstable.

In fact, Guardiola's tactics are not very problematic. However, in recent years, no one bought by Manchester City is the top players, which has seriously dragged Guardiola down. In this game against Tottenham, Manchester City actually had no problem before Nouri left the court, but after Nouri was injured and Ak appeared, the gap behind Ak was used by Tottenham. Tottenham's first goal was initiated from Ak's left, and the second goal was Trafford's personal mistake, no one else's fault.

But to be honest, Manchester City does not have many catch points in the frontcourt. Even if Trafford kicks, only Haaland is capable of carrying the defender to catch the ball. The abilities of the two wingers are not outstanding enough, which is also the biggest difference between Manchester City and Liverpool. Guardiola seems to have become obsessed with the ball control for a long time. Most players with good skills do not have the advantage in confrontation, but Guardiola seems to be immersed in the achievements of the Premier League's consecutive championships and is unwilling to make changes, which makes Manchester City gradually lose the advantage in strong dialogues.

During Guardiola's coaching Manchester City, his biggest opponent was Liverpool led by Klopp, but Liverpool has been on the rise, but Manchester City's strength has declined due to the decline in investment. Manchester City's transfer expenditure this summer window was 140 million euros, and they bought 6 players, but teams such as Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal have spent enough money to sign ups, and Manchester City's expenditure is a bit too small compared to this. Guardiola today may really want to prove that he can get good results without spending money, but with the overall football tactics ushering in a comprehensive reform, Guardiola's persistence seems to be futile.