Manchester City's defense that collapsed after the replacement... lost a lot of points again after the match against Tottenham

Manchester City's defense that collapsed after the replacement... lost a lot of points again after the match against Tottenham

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Manchester City's defense shook sharply again.
At the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on the 27th (Korea time), Manchester, England, tied Feyenoord 3-3 in the fifth leg of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League phase. With this, Manchester City succeeded in escaping five consecutive losses, but continued its winless streak for the sixth game.
Manchester City seemed to have an easy victory after losing to Tottenham last weekend. In the 44th minute of the first half, Holan scored a penalty kick in the face of a corner kick by the opponent midfielder Quintam Timber, and he scored the first goal as a kicker himself. In the early part of the second half, he added two more goals and ran away. When a corner kick came out in the fourth minute of the second half, Guendoan hit a left-footed shot to score the second goal, and in the eighth minute of the second half, Holan slid Matheus Nunes' ground ball cross into long legs. The score quickly widened to 3-0.
However, the team started to falter sharply when it allowed a comeback goal due to a defense error in the 27th minute of the second half. Feyenoord changed to an offensive tactic by adding Ramiz Jeruki, Santiago Jimenez, and Jordan Rotomba in turn, harassing Manchester City by increasing the pressure. Eventually, in the 30th minute of the second half, Hajj Musa won a ball that Gvardiol failed to handle, and scored from a difficult angle by beating the goalkeeper.
The same mistake was repeated in the 37th minute of the second half and the 44th minute of the second half. Rotomba overlapped from the right to cross, and the ball fell off the post next to the goalkeeper and connected to Jimenez. Jimenez pushed the ball into the empty net. In the 44th minute of the second half, Faixiang penetrated into the back space and got a pass from Hajj Musa before beating Ederson. David Hantzko finished the cross with a header. These were all three lost points due to poor cover in the back space in the defense.
It can be said that Feyenoord's tactical tricks worked. Coach Brian Friske made a change in the 23rd minute of the second half by putting in Ramiz Jeruki and Thomas Beillon in succession. As Jeruki went in, Hwang In-beom went up and started to pressure. Jimenez and Rotomba, who followed, combined for the second goal. 메이저놀이터
Manchester City, on the other hand, was on shaky ground from the moment of replacement. In the 24th minute of the second half, young center backs Ja'Mai Simpson-Percy and James McCarty were deployed along with Kevin DeBrouiner without Gündogan, Phil Foden, and Nathan Ake, but lost control after changing the center back and midfield combination. No one was shouting and leading even though the back space was open, and the team collapsed helplessly.
Pep Guardiola held his head by giving up another massive loss following the 0-4 defeat against Tottenham. If the defense problem is not resolved, a rebound may be difficult for the time being.