Manchester City coach blamed for Olympique Lyonnais loss
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with Kevin de Bruyne during the Champions League quarterfinal against Olympique Lyonnais, in Lisbon, Portugal, August 15 2020. Picture: MIGUEL LOPES/REUTERS
Guardiola was brought into the club by their Abu Dhabi-based owner Sheikh Mansour after his predecessor Chilean Manuel Pellegrini had taken the club to the semifinals of the Champions League, while also winning the Premier League title. There is a noticeably different demeanour to Guardiola in the build-up to Champions League games, he is edgier, even in the group stage where he has a tendency to exaggerate the quality of relatively modest opponents.
But now questions are being asked of Guardiola himself and surprisingly for a man considered to be a master tactician, of his team selection and formation. Guardiola’s tactics do not explain how his side allowed a simple ball over the top to lead to Moussa Dembele’s goal to make it 2-1, nor do they have anything to do with Raheem Sterling then missing an absolute sitter from close range.
“They didn’t trouble them enough, it needed a David Silva playing between the gaps. They wouldn’t have liked playing against Phil Foden tonight,” he said. “Pep Guardiola has to put his hand up and say I got it wrong.”
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