Man City lost to Chelsea at home

(Baonghean.vn)- The convincing defeat against Chelsea has caused Pep's team to stagnate. Many people are worried that if they do not make timely adjustments, the blue half of Man City will face a crisis after this defeat.

As expected of a big match, Man City and Chelsea really satisfied the fans. Entering the match with high determination, playing openly, giving and receiving with a series of opportunities created and 4 goals scored. However, luck did not stay with Man City when Chelsea left Etihad with 3 points for the 12th time.

Coach Conte and his team marched to Manchester City as the team leading the rankings. They brought with them a series of 7 consecutive wins and internal strength called the 3-4-3 tactical formation. A fighting squad, with cohesion between the 3 lines with a tight defense, a strong, energetic, creative midfield and a "smoking" attack. The only change was that Coach Conte could not maintain the starting lineup for the 7th consecutive match in the Premier League. The luxury reserve midfielder under Conte, Fabregas, was named in the starting lineup because Matic was injured.

The two teams played "tit for tat" with continuous attacks.

Meanwhile, coach Pep Guadriola decided to use the "fight fire with fire" tactic when he also deployed the 3-4-3 formation. That change in tactics and the determination to win helped the home team at Etihad Stadium gain a somewhat dominant position over the away team. Confidence and hope for victory seemed to be fueled when Man City, with continuous pressure, caused Chelsea's tight defense to make a mistake in the first minute of extra time of the first half, with defender Cahill clumsily scoring an own goal.

However, the most important thing was not successfully implemented by Pep's students. The defense played well in the first half and in the beginning of the second half, it showed its true face with consecutive loopholes and mistakes. Of course, against a Chelsea with a sharp attack, it is understandable that Man City's defense became fragile and easily broken. It is worth mentioning that Pep wanted to use attack to compensate for defense but he was disappointed when a series of opportunities were missed.

Chelsea are proving themselves to be the strongest candidate for the championship.

Navas, De Bruyne, Aguero, and Fernandinho appeared on the field just to prove their lack of luck. It cannot be denied that Man City had the best match, with the most methodical attacks since the beginning of the season. They took the initiative in the game, constantly speeding up the pace to pressure the opponent even when they were leading. However, that was also the time when they had to pay the price with Chelsea's "counterattack", with 3 goals scored. Cesc Fabrega, in a lucky time on the field, quickly scored points with coach Conte. In the 60th minute, this "premium reserve" midfielder made a long pass to assist Diego Costa, easily eliminating Otamendi, before "firing" to score against Man City.

Exactly 10 minutes after the equalizer, Chelsea continued to make their team "smell the smoke" with a lightning-fast counter-attack. Costa continued to eliminate Otamendi and then passed the ball to Willian to speed up. Making no mistake, the Brazilian player decisively kicked the ball into the far corner and goalkeeper Bravo could only pick the ball out of the net. Hazard officially put an end to Man City with the goal that made the score 3-1 in the final minute of injury time (90+1), after a long pass over the line from Alonso.

The "humiliation" of Man City not only helped Chelsea get 3 points to extend the winning streak to 8 consecutive matches to consolidate the No. 1 position, and at the same time cut off the tail of the opponent. More importantly, this victory continued to affirm the correct choice of squad and tactics of the Italian strategist. "They are playing admirable football. Antonio Conte deserves to be the best coach in the Premier League right now" as Pep admitted right before having to "swallow the bitter pill".

Chelsea showed the “shape” of a champion when they eliminated the most formidable opponent. That is a warning to opponents who want to block their ambition. Meanwhile, Man City may have to face the next crisis when two pillars, Aguero and Fernandinho, received two direct red cards in the last minute of the match. The sky of Etihad seems to be filled with dreams with the unsuccessful experiments of coach Pep Guadriola.

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