Manchester City
After a 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League, the leader of the team, Gordiona, once again triggered a hot debate on his deployment. Although the team was at a disadvantage in the second half, but did not make any substitutions throughout the game, becoming the first team in the Champions League in 5 years to make "zero substitutions" throughout the game. Godiona rare on the field after the game to the players to lecture, but not to the team performance dissatisfaction, but highly praised the players' excellent performance.
Despite having stars such as Phil Cotton and Zulian Ivaris on the bench, Godiona insisted on playing the entire match with an 11-man regular lineup this campaign, marking the first time since Manchester United played Juventus in October 2018 that a team did not make any substitutions in the Champions League. The gaffer explained after the game, "I had five substitutions, but it doesn't mean I had to make them. We analyzed our opponents and thought that controlling the tempo of the game was the most crucial, the German team was very quick in attacking and defending and we didn't have enough players to compete with them."
After the game, City did not return to the dressing room immediately, but instead stayed in the field to listen to Godiona's lecture, giving the wrong impression that the manager was dissatisfied with the result of the game. However, this was not the case. Gordiona said: "I asked the players why they were down in the dumps, they played well and did what they were supposed to do. I expected this game to be very tough, did you expect us to win 4-0 here? I'm sorry, we're not up to that."
