These short passes are the foundation for City’s matches in hostile arenas, if not the foundation of Guardiola’s entire managerial style
“In this type of game, if you attack quicker than you should they make transitions and you suffer a lot,” says Pep Guardiola. “We wanted to make the right tempo — not slow, not fast — to make this incredible stadium quiet.” It was Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium that needed to tame on that occasion, but it is easy to imagine a similar approach at Anfield on Sunday.
In the campaign before , City had played there twice, in the league and Champions League, and conceded seven goals. This time it was 0-0 and far less eventful — exactly what Guardiola would have wanted. But comparing City’s approach on that day four and half years ago to how they approached the same fixture last season, or even without fans in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is clear that they are better prepared in that aspect of the game now, even if the result does not always match.
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