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1 min: Feyenoord set off briskly, and there are cheers from the City fans as Manuel Akanji clears the danger. The Feyenoord fans are making a racket. De Kuip is one of the best places to watch football in my opinion and they’ve brought some of that to Manchester.
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Man City: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Silva, Gundogan, Matheus Luiz, Foden, Haaland, Grealish. Subs: Ortega, Carson, Walker, Dias, De Bruyne, Savio, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand.
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Feyenoord: Wellenreuther, Nieuwkoop, Trauner, Hancko, Smal, Hwang, Milambo, Timber, Hadj Moussa, Carranza, Igor Paixao. Subs: Bijlow, Ka, Beelen, Zerrouki, Gonzalez, Ivanusec, Mitchell, Zechel, Gimenez, Lotomba, Redmond.
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Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
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It couldn’t be six in a row, could it? Surely this is the night when the rots stops, and Manchester City recover their footing. Feyenoord are only fourth in the Eredivisie and 21st in the Champions League enormotable. They couldn’t, could they? It’s at the Etihad but it’s also uncharted territory for Pep Guardiola. Will he ask his team to go tight, play the percentages? That’s not the usual way but that’s the orthodox way out of such fluxes. But then again, nothing about Pep or City is ordinary.
Join me for an 8pm GMT kick-off.
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manchester city penalty
Was it given to you for handball? Was it given for Haaland being fouled on his turn? It seems the latter.
40 minutes: Haaland was in space but was successful with an exemplary block from Hanko.
38 minutes: Steve Waterhouse writes: The Spurs mashup was not what we thought we needed. But we did. ”
Matt Stevens reached out as follows: “Today I watched Pep's re-signing video interview. In his last film two years ago, he was all smiles and declared, “I love you!'' In this video he says he felt he had to stay. His body language was all shaking his head and furrowing his brow. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I have a feeling the rest of the year won't go well for City. Pep could very well change his mind and leave next summer.”
It's important, let's see. But I like your style.
37 minutes: Oops. Fan attempts a shot, but Nunes blocks it. After that, Ederson, who has been the central playmaker of recent times, once again set up a counterattack for City. A corner kick was created from Foden's shot, which was then tackled by Haaland. Ake gets there and opens the head wide.
35 minutes: The Etihad campus is filled with groans. City attacked and Foden skated through, but the ball to Haaland was blocked. Finally, fans started supporting the team. They need something to lift themselves up.
33 minutes: Richard Hurst contacted me and said, “Timber plays for Arsenal, Timber plays for Feyenoord. I wish Forest were active.''
This case requires Chopper Harris.
32 minutes: Yes, there's not much to do here. City is a long way from that. They're good enough to win this one, but the thrill is gone. And although Feyenoord forward Igor Paixao was sniffed out, his shot was not a problem for Ederson.
29 minutes: Jon de Wolf is on the bench for Feyenoord. John de Wolff was a former Wolves player and was involved in this all-time FA Cup classic 30 seasons ago.
27 minutes: City… it’s not really happening for them. It feels like their best football is still a long way off. Guardiola and Juanma Lillo are both grumbling on the bench. Juanma looks a bit like Kevin Keegan.
25 minutes: Feyenoord fans mock the home fans. The home fans have also reacted well. There is no need to repeat these words here.
23 minutes: Feyenoord started a proper attack and a quick counter followed after the ball passed Ederson. Werenreuther made a fine save from Foden and City won a corner. Haaland gets involved in all sorts of grapples and is delayed in the corner which is eventually cleared.
21 minutes: A city's chant. To Seeds Electric in Oasis. Arsenal's Timber's younger brother Quinten Timber has been a busy man. They are actually twin brothers.
19 minutes: Feyenoord tries to press high and only succeeds in setting up City's attack. That didn't work either, and Foden was eliminated. The Dutch team seems to be gaining confidence.
17 minutes: Haaland chased a pass and chased down a defender, but was angered when he was declared offside. Pep, wearing a down jacket, also has a distressed expression on his face.
15 minutes: Jack Grealish takes on a rarely seen tapped corner. He only succeeded in setting up Feyenoord's attack. Gvaldior sweeps up.
14 minutes: Werenreuther slides out and stops Nunes. City reminder and investigation. Feyenoord are really falling behind and suffering. Then we turn to Nunez and there's a scream of handball. I haven't done anything.
13 minutes: Grealish gets his chance. Werenreuther decided to play outside the goal and the ball was recovered and played in. The shot rattled off Foden. Lots of enthusiasm, lots of possessions, it will come, but it hasn't come yet.
11 minutes: Foden appears to be deployed on the left, where Grealish is likely to be. This time his ball found Haaland. Haaland can only poke the ball.
10 minutes: The first chance, Haaland's header was flicked on and Werenreuther made a fine save. Initially, Foden's cross missed the rather statuesque Haaland.
8 minutes: Jack Grealish tries to get involved. He's been a peripheral presence thus far and for most of the season. City retain possession. And hold and hold.
7 minutes: Is the lack of tactical fouls hurting City? Maybe someone has the stats. Maybe your old legs are having a hard time keeping up with faster opponents. Tonight's passing was also a bit depressing.
6 minutes: Gundogan is in Rodri's central position. Nunez tries to wriggle his way through, but he's the ball carrier tonight. Feyenoord are in a deep position. He then tries to send off Carranza after a tactical foul.
4 minutes: City are doing what you expect, passing a lot and dominating possession. That being said, they've done that in every game they've lost. Rico Ruiz gets hit by two defenders at the same time. But he's okay.
3 minutes: Captain Bernardo Silva spins and twists. Haaland goes for a shot and Gundogan takes a shot but it is blocked. Foden doesn't use the corners much.
go away to manchester
1 minute: Feyenoord started well, with City fans cheering as Manuel Akanji evaded danger. Feyenoord fans are in an uproar. In my opinion De Kuip is one of the best places to watch football and they have brought some of that to Manchester as well.
So, the players shake hands and kick-off begins immediately. Etihad Airways is said to be below capacity.
Etihad Airways hosts a different light show, although it's not the same as Rodri's.
By the way, Niall McVeigh is providing updates on the remaining games from his chair.
News from elsewhere related to the city: Julian Alvarez – remember him? – scored twice for Atlético at Sparta Prague. They replaced him with… Savinho?
Krishna will contact you. “Hello, John (or is that your new pen name Scott?)
“We lost to Spurs. Then we lose to Ahne's successor. And in the end we lose to Ahne himself. Certainly Pep won't like that kind of orderliness, and today we won by a narrow margin and this weekend we lose. I predict it will be a draw.”
Yes, it's John. Act as a substitute for a great man.
Headline: De Bruyne still on the benchas well as Jimenez. Walker left, and so did Sabinho.
Participants: Nathan Ake, Matheus Nunez, Jack Grealish. Out: Walker, Sabinho and John Stones, who is not in the team at all.
the team is in
Man City: Ederson, Luiz, Akanji, Ake, Gvardiol, Silva, Gundogan, Matheus Luiz, Foden, Haaland, Grealish. Sub: Ortega, Carson, Walker, Diaz, De Bruyne, Savio, Wright, Simpson-Pewsey, O'Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand.
Feyenoord: Velenreuther, Newcorp, Trauner, Hanko, Smal, Huang, Mirambo, Timber, Hadji Moussa, Carranza, Igor Paixao. Sub: Bigilou, Ka, Bielen, Zeloki, Gonzalez, Ivanusek, Mitchell, Zekel, Jimenez, Rotomba, Redmond.
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
As always, Jonathan Wilson has thought deeply about this unexpected malaise.
Still, something is different. According to Opta, City have had the third-easiest run of games of all clubs since the start of this season's Premier League, but if they lose at Anfield next week (and Liverpool have Guardiola in second place) (This is a team that has lost a lot of games), and is 11 points behind the leader. The aura has disappeared. Enemies are sensing blood in the water. It's like Chelsea in 2015-16, Manchester United under David Moyes or Liverpool in the early 1990s. Both sides no longer confront them simply to avoid embarrassment. They believe there is potential for remarkable results.
The city isn't old, right? According to Pep, that wasn't the case.
What the city is missing: Oscar Bobb, Ruben Diaz, Mateo Kovacic and of course Rodri.
It's also a big problem that the rest of us look tired.
For Feyenoord: Santiago Jimenez is a major absentee and is questionable due to a thigh injury.
Brian Pliske, Feyenoord manager, Arne Slott's successor at City: “For me, they are still one of the best teams in the world, a world-class team. We watched a lot of their games and we were really unlucky against Spurs at the weekend, for example. We know we have to play a perfect game to get good results, especially defensively.
More pep: “In this situation, we need to demonstrate our principles more directly. Not much has changed, in fact, we have not changed more than before. If we win a game someday, our hearts will be clear. I hope so. [against Feyenoord]unless it's Sunday [against Liverpool]. But there is a desire to change that, and we will try. ”
Does this mean they are going “direct”?
And Kevin De Bruyne: “It's been a little confusing. I've seen a lot of people coming and going through the medical area, who's playing, who's not playing, people playing injured when they shouldn't be playing. Look at the guys who were down. We were all over the place in these games. Everyone is down, but we have to move on.”
Pep quotes from the press conference: “I have a feeling that we can still achieve very good results this season. I have not given up and I feel that we can definitely get there. We bless because they deserve it, not because we gave it to them. [When] You are preserving a legacy, a tradition, a success that is very difficult to handle. ”
preamble
It's impossible to do it six times in a row, right? Indeed, tonight will be the night the rot stops and Manchester City regains its footing. Feyenoord are only 4th in the Eredivisie and 21st in the Champions League. They couldn't do it, could they? It's Etihad Airways, but it's also uncharted territory for Pep Guardiola. Will he ask his team to play tight and play on percentage? It's not the usual way, but this is the orthodox way to get out of such flux. But then again, there's nothing ordinary about Pep or City.
Join us for kick-off at 8pm GMT.
