It does not mean BM wudnt be beaten by MC if Naglesmen was there.

​@@ma466 they would not lol

No one knows who would win for sure but definitely u can see a different off focus

​@@vishalramadhin1261 Bayern would have lost either way 😴 maybe 2-0 , 1-0 but still would have lost

@@anonymous-uc3vc yeah but if you lose 1-0 it's all to play for in the second leg. What a silly comment

Also helps when all 4 center-backs are extremely technical for their position

@@unkemptsamuel Coaching helps too. Ive never seen Akanji or Ake as "techinical" before they came to city. In fact, they both struggled initially so some credit to the coach for working with them and building confidence in them

Y’all say this but if they would have lost😂😂

@@globaldy8264 that’s the point they destroyed Bayern and we’re excellent defensively it worked amazingly well.

@@platnumj that's because you probably never watched them play, Ake was extremely technically hence why Utd and other teams were also on the hunt for him

Dias?

Días had the hardest job of the four center backs. The team looks much worse when he's not on the pitch. What a player.

Dias was the best

De Bruyne and gundo were the only city players who a had a normal performance. Everybody else was 8/10 at least

Bernardo is such a dynamic player, love he's scoring goals too off late

Yeah The Bayern wingers had nothing on Ake and Akinji

His critics might disagree, but he's the goat.

@@nakdickson he's definitely the goat

@@Astrowerich Goat with 0 CL titles between Bayern and City in how many, 7,8 seasons?

​@D R how many do you have sir?

@@kingkwakster501 Huh? Wtf? Real does wtf i have to do with anything dopey?

Playing in the double pivot in the 3-2-2-3 requires a high level of technicality so its still mostly good on Stones for being so technically good but the rest credit goes to Pep for actually recognising it and making the best out of it

Knowing what to do with an elite squad arguably takes more ball knowledge and innovation than knowing how to arrange a squad of average joes

> I don't think this tactical innovation can be justified by elite squad planning and money AT ALL Surely the fact that they have at least 4 quality CB to call upon is a sign that you can't discount the money. It doesn't dismiss what Pep has done but saying money can't be taken into account is a bad take.

@@dairylee87 I think he meant it can't be justified ONLY by money. Surely having a talented squad and good club structure is important (which is why Clubs like Spurs haven't won anything even with Top managers like Conte and Mourinho) but at the same time these performances don't come without an excellent mind to put everything together.

Needs to be an Innovator with Average players /Average team… 🤷🏾‍♂️

Vinicius will destroy that defense

​@@MatiasFernandez-mj4zwThis didn't age well. 😂

Those who don't like city seem to have no problem with chelsea 😂 and conveniently ignore the fact they've spent 600m this season to be in 12th because it contradicts their argument that we only win because of money 😂😂😂 you people are a joke

I’m not sure pep will play the same way in Munich. I’m almost certain Bernardo will drop back to the midfield with mahrez playing on that right wing and Gundo dropping to the bench then you will have stones playing through the right back

​@@ogbonnasam9997it depends on team, pep has been using tiki taka but more general not few certain player in epl ver where they play with 11player. Then he made team without pure striker, anyone can score anyone will play in false 9 position! Then he use another system again.

That's where the role of a good scouting network comes in.

Dude was running down his contract and wasn’t really shining for club or country.

City recruited Dortmund's best striker and defender in one window

He wasn’t good for dortmund thats why. Dortmund fans were begging for someone to buy him

I believe Akanji was looking to get high wages on his next contract whilst at Dortmund, but no team was willing to pay a high transfer fee to get him. He ended up having to play "that game" of running down his contract. City signed him for 20m and paid his high-demanding wages. He's cost approx. £100m in total for 5 yrs. His first season's performance suggest its a bargain.

What? The goals of city were a random distance shot and the huge mistake by upamecano. The only one struggling to defend 1v1s was davies vs bernado silva. After the 0:2 bayern basically gave up.

City players never had 1v1 inside the penalty box with Bayern defenders.......1st goal was long ranger second goal was a header and the 3rd was a simple tapin..........this is what city does they don't rely on individual brilliance........they have individual brilliance but they don't rely on it

@@lolno8406 you’re looking at City’s goals, I’m looking at City’s defence. Two separate things

@@LEVI-hv8dw the brilliance of the City defenders especially Ake and Akanji is why City didn’t have problems committing men forward when building up play

@@williamgabrielackon6347 Bayern doesn t have a striker right now but Sane dribbled past the city defenders a couple of times and had a rly big chance to score at the beginning of 2nd half. Both defences pretty much cancelled each other out and they relied on range shot, difference was city scored with a ranged shot while bayern didn t. But city will go through and probably win the tournement if they can beat real madrid next round. The other side of the bracket is just so much weaker than one filled with bayern city, chelsea and real madrid.

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he does the tactical changes needed for each game, I sometimes wish Klopp could also do that *even if he's also a good coach* he sometimes lacks with teams that park the bus heavily with 3 center backs

Someone said if Klopp was manager of City, Fernandinho would still be a playing there. Klopp simply needs to perfect the "passive team rebuild process" so that his team doesn't suffer every 7 years

@@Ghost_of_Gaby once told a friend who supports Liverpool that klopp’s coaching style is not sustainable. I told scout 3 years ago that klopp is the kind of coach that overuses players until they burnout. It happened everywhere he has ever coached in and now it’s happening in Liverpool.

@@ogbonnasam9997 not entirely his fault though, due to fsg, Klopp has nowhere near as much squad depth as pep if you neglect his tactics

that first half didn't let me look away for a damn second

@@starseeed Exactlyyyyy!!! Everyone was so fast and powerful while still being super technical.

@@starseeed high intensity football.. I thought the Liverpool vs arsenal game was the highest level of football I would watch this season until I saw the city vs Bayern game.

He also invented the false nine in 2009

@@georgejawara2507 He didn't....

So you're a glory hunter? 😂😂 Just be honest

@@calumgallagher2095 It’s not crazy to sipport both teams since they play similar football since pep started coaching man city. If somebody want to chase the most winning team he will be supporting real madrid.

@@chorakdoon6658 who supports two teams?😂😂and I guarantee you don't live near either team just doing it cause they're successful teams

@@calumgallagher2095 what's wrong with supporting two teams if they play a similar style of football... Both these teams are entertaining to watch, it has nothing to do with glory hunting.

@@calumgallagher2095 I don't have to live near them to genuinely like them or support them. That is such a dumb accusation to make. And maybe I feel stronger about Barca but I do root for pep and mancity because they play interesting football and I want to see if man city can be a european champion, not because they are invincible and winning everything.

Don't worry, just consider Pep as the Giroud of coaches. Only when they are gone will they understand their impact on football. But at least we are fortunate enough to see this before us, so let's soak it in happily since we aren't hindered by hate. Pep effect 🔥

I think that will have to wait until next season, as we do not have a player to play the lcb/ nathan ake role. I could see christansen playing the false cb/ john stones role, with araujo as the center cb and kounde as the right cb/ akanji role. I definitely agree with balde playing as a touchline left winger.

huh???

😅Well, Xavi is trying to convert Alonso as the LCB, problem other than he is also left footed, he is far far away from Ake

@@colinclam Alonso is also a 1000000000 times slower than Ake

Xavi actually thought of similar tactical ideas as Pep back when he was at Qatar. One of his ideal formations was the 3-2-4-1, with his wingers providing width and a four-man midfield to counter against having just three in the middle. Initially at the start of the season I was confused why there were so many centrebacks in the squad: Christensen, Araujo, Kounde, Eric Garcia. Even Marcos Alonso and De Jong could fill in the CB roles. Then as I watched Pep’s Man City in the UCL, I realised Xavi is actually working towards this sort of shape. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a pairing of De Jong and Eric Garcia in midfield. And certainly Kounde will eventually be able to play in his favoured CB role in this shape, alongside Araujo and Christensen. There’s also rumours that Barca might sign a left-footed CB too.

Talk of Cruyff, Talk of entertaining Football.

So Jesus was a defender ? Huh , gtfoh

​@@oussbaro-uv4gn hater spotted. 0 ball knowledge. Tell me you don't watch football😂

@@oussbaro-uv4gn he was a false 9

This is where you are wrong. Pep's system is not necessarily dependent on just one player. I mean, even before Haaland came to City, Pep managed to win lots of trophies with players like Sterling, Jesus etc who aren't as clinical. Even when De Bryune got injured a couple of seasons ago, City were still sweeping opponents away in breathtaking fashion. Xavi still has a lot to learn.

@@thuo1000 I agree with you.

That's my greatest fear😂. Once Pep overthinks, he screws up everything and messes up the whole plan, he just has to be steady. I hope he learnt from that Madrid game

@@HeathNjiri-ve4iu I legit thought putting Stones as a defensive midfielder was one of Pep's classic "overthinking tactics" thing. But it's nice to see it worked out pretty well so far.

@@sreenivaskamath4243 very true, it has worked well. But some of the decisions like for example removing the pumping elements of the team (Marhez and KDB) when he thought he won was a very srs mistake. I hope this season he just let the backbone of the team play until full time bcz some of the substitutes can't contain the pressure of the game. The game looks simple when others are playing, but once you remove one player, the gun points at you. Look at how Argentina almost lost the WC after the coach removed Di Maria. So, yeah, some overthinking is useful, but some is detrimental to the team

@@HeathNjiri-ve4iu good point there.

Pep said people(like you) say when he takes a risk and they win that he’s a mastermind and he’s brave but when he loses he overthinks and he’s right. Football is honestly like chess especially on a technical level we don’t know if he overthinks because we don’t know how he thinks but this is football this sometimes workout and sometimes don’t

Liverpool did not collapse cause of Mane’s departure. Mane was past his prime his last couple season at Liverpool, it’s their defensive liability and midfield that needs a proper no.6 and no.8.

Gabriel Jesus? You mean the guy that plays for Arsenal who are 1st in the league? Keep that same energy. And cancelo who plays for Bayern, who has a chance of eliminating Man City? Keep that same energy.

This is because positional play football doesn’t rely on individual player and is not build around them but team system. Still sending Cancelo was ballsy to Bayern too.

Genius isn't it? Then all the rest of the backline needs to do is the central cb(dias) needs to shift across a little bit and the wide cb's can narrow in if required.

tuchel said because he wanted fast players to provide for the main striker. obviously he underestimated ake and akanji tho lol

I think we get that in Alvarez, his long range vision and switch play is phenomenon just like Enzo, and has good pressing energy too

@@paulpolito1438Nono, Julian is improving his passing a lot, but Enzo's vision and sheer impact on games is something else, plus even in River one could tell, as good as Julian is on a technical level, Enzo is better. Enzo is a full on controller, who always gets in contact with the ball more than anybody else on the pitch, and in a free role can display his huge arsenal of tools, he can do anything you'd want form a midfielder at the highest level, depending on what you'd want at that moment, always has a say and is impactful in every phase of play. That coupled with amazing technique and world class vision and understanding of movement dynamics and space. I know it sounds like I'm exaggerating but he won't look out of place anywhere on a pitch so long as he is not playing a static position. Imo he would take Gundogan's position, but make it his own, with a lot more creativity variety of solutions he can come up with. His only draw back: He can't cover large distances very fast, though he is extremely explosive in short distance. His dribbling is underrated cause he doesn't use it in 1st or 2nd phase.

Naah.. Alvarez is clear, city never had any real interest in Enzo. Also watch out for Philips next season.

@@ogbonnasam9997 Lol the fact you just mention Philips in the same sentence as Enzo just says it all doesn't it? Go watch cricket or some other sport maybe that one you can comprehend.

@@nicolascastelli4439 I love golf

They’ve been real contenders for 5 years but haven’t won a ucl

They also didn’t Haaland or a striker in general for that matter

@@aaronsot0 Aguero, Jesus are what?

@@aaronsot0 it's not like they weren't scoring goals without Haaland

@@thegoat8447 they aren't the Ronaldo/Suarez/Messi/Benzema in the early 2012-2016. Liverpool 2017/18 was absolute prime, literally Salah/Mane/Dijk were expected to win balon d'ior. 2019-2020 we definitely trolled, but were going through some rebuilding. 20/21 and 21/22 we should've won that. 20/21 was best offensive vs defensive premier league teams and 21/22 was Madrid magic, we unfortunately trolled in both seasons. Aguero was aging in the last 4 years and Jesus isn't Benzema, Salah, Mane, or one goal wonder Havertz. No excuse but Haaland is Ronaldo to Madrid, now we have a solid shot at getting this title

Jones helped find the balance. Crazy how this happened.

They did realise well without Kdb too

Lol to think city’s centurian season and city’s domestic treble season was any lesser than Mancini’s and Pelligrini’s team is a sin.

Watch him choke