Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola has opened up about his crew’s defensive struggles following their crushing 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the Etihad Stadium.
The loss, Metropolis’s worst below Guardiola, uncovered obvious weaknesses of their backline as they failed to deal with Tottenham’s attacking duo of James Maddison and Son Heung-Min. Chatting with BBC Radio 5 Reside, Guardiola candidly admitted his aspect’s vulnerabilities.
“At this second, we’re fragile defensively,” the Metropolis boss acknowledged. “We began rather well, as we normally do, however we couldn’t rating. Then we conceded, and it affected our feelings.”
The defeat marked an unprecedented droop for Guardiola, who has by no means endured such a poor run in his eight years on the membership. Reflecting on this uncommon problem, he stated: “In eight years, now we have by no means been in this sort of state of affairs. Now, now we have to reside by it and work to interrupt it by successful the following video games.”
Metropolis will intention to rebound rapidly after they face Feyenoord within the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, with Guardiola hopeful {that a} win might shift the crew’s momentum and convey again their regular defensive stability
