In the 6th round of the UEFA Champions League, Juventus beat Manchester City 2-0 at home in the early hours of December 12, Beijing time. After the match, the famous soccer coach Capello in the Sky Sports studio, the details of the game was analyzed in depth, he pointed out that, although Manchester City is sitting on a more outstanding lineup, but their performance on the field seems to be bland, and the burning passion and vitality seems to have disappeared.
Capello said bluntly, "City are now making frequent unnecessary passes in the game, as if they are practicing a kind of mechanical soccer, which makes any opposing team feel more courageous and confident than ever before. They are no longer as quick as they used to be to put their opponents in trouble and quickly regain possession, instead waiting for them to make a mistake before they start to counter-attack, but their tempo and mindset is clearly not what it used to be."
Speaking about City's new star Harland, Capello also raised his own questions: "Harland doesn't seem to be getting accurate passes, which begs the question, do they really want to create chances for him? Are they willing to try some new tactics? It's clear that they don't seem to know how to pass effectively to Harland and lack the energy and passion they used to have."
Capello further pointed out that City's current problems may not be limited to the player level, but also related to manager Pep Guardiola: "Maybe as time passes, City are tired of Guardiola. Maybe at some point Pep has really run out of steam and can't bring new changes to the team. The only one who tried to make a breakthrough was Doku, but then he too was lost. To be honest, it's really difficult for me to give advice to help Pep get out of the rut quickly."
