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Kylian Mbappe scored a hat trick against Manchester City, but his first goal in particular was the result of sloppy defending by Pep Guardiola’s side.
Jon Mackenzie explains how 🧠
#realmadrid #mbappe #soccer
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Where was this analysis when madrid was a defensively clown in 2023? English media always finding excuses
Never try racing mbappe as a defender, you’re cooked
Because City sold Juli. Who was the only forward they had that could press the defense.
BRAZIL MENTIONED
I'm liking the new place.
A high backline vs Mbappe is asking for problems he will feast on that.
Nice shirt.
"With Mbappe"
Yessir 😂
That T shirt 😍
"which put them in a foot race… with Mbappe" went unreasonably cold
This is an excuse, but that was Edersons 25th game of the season with his 16th defense line up and it changed in 5 minutes when stones had to come off. That being said Madrid deserved it they were the better team and I hope are squad can get fit soon before we can’t climb out the hole
Nah mate, didn’t notice Real battering ‘em
Shhhh…. We're playing them on Sunday, don't tell them things Trent can exploit.
En criollo: Le ganaron jugando al pelotazo
Guardiola's over reliance on Busquets has caught up with him. He had to create a super pivot and that manifested in the form of Rodri. Busquets had superior technical abilities and tactical flair but lacked mobility and pace which was compensated buly Xavi and Iniesta. Pep used Rodri massive stamina and technical discipline to fuel his midfield, turning Kevin into a half Xavi and Iniesta hybrid allowing Foden tge freedom to play as a half winger attacking midfielder, which has caused them to suffer in the absence of Rodri.
I fear the day Rodri returns.
He exposed nothing. Everyone paying attention knew about thr state of city
Mbappe explaining every goal he scored
Why Pep did not take notes from Flick, that is the question
The problem is team selection,why are bernado silva and gundogan playing?mcatee should start ,over then anyday ,they cant make runs ,its like they have 120 min exhaustion in 10 mins
A high line without pressing doesn't work (seen here). Pressing with out a high line doesn't work either (ETH at Utd). You need both for it to work.
the price for playing hihg line is this result
That's not the only problem Man city has 😂😂😂
Why do I keep seeing these comments about Real "exposing" City? That's like exposing an OnlyFans girl. City have been losing by big margins all season long. They lost 4-0 to Spurs, 4-1 to Sporting, 4-2 to PSG, and 5-1 to Arsenal. To put this in perspective, in the previous two seasons, City never lost in the league or the CL by more than one goal.
so just play a lower defensive line then
At Arsenal, we have Mbappe in Saliba's pockets all day. 😂
Who edits these videos
For the second goal watch the build up and do not take your eyes off Nico Gonzalez , what he does is so criminally atrocious I couldn't believe what I was seeing he doesn't run back properly then comes to a grinding halt as Rodrygo runs past him into space creating the 4 v 3 that Madrid score from . Yes I know Gundogan was marking nobody and Bernardo Silva was useless and Savinho Foden and Marmoush barely broke into a jog for two seconds . But still Gonzalez was worse , why? Because that is his only fckn job
I love his T-shirt ❤
Dr Sócrates!
Excelente remera
His shirt LOL "Democracia Corinthiana – Corinthian's democracy".
The City has fallen. Now FFP them outta the league lmao
Manchester Sidy
"Did you notice how sloppy man city's defending was…?" 😂
Good sir, it wasn't subtle.
It was glorious
The first goal is such a bad analysis, there were about 10 passes before Ascensio's pass. Real Madrid were obviously unwilling to build up, they baited the press constantly, Ascensio was surrounded by 3 players 2 times in that passing sequence when pressed. Real Madrid baited the press & tired Man C, this made it that only Vini & Mbappe were in Man C's half pitch, then it was just Mbappe vs 1-2 defenders with 60 yards of space or Vini.
It’s funny how arguably the greatest tactician of all time constantly falls to such a timeless and simple tactic
Bro gvardiol is the one that tries. Youd rather see a player getting sent whilst trying to block a shot then see them standing there
thought the thumbnail was Vsauce and was ready for an absolute mind bender
Most top teams always play some sort of high line. CBs able to defend a long ball over the top in a 2v1 is schoolboy stuff.
"I don't know what to do with my hands"
Nice “Democracia Corinthiana” shirt!
Mbappé + SPEED = Just too good
this is not the forwards’ fault imo. the defenders knew who they were defending against, the coach knew. and most times coaches give their players a trigger before they know when to press. The defenders should have done better imo.
if rico started at rb and khusanov was pushed back into rcb with stones in midfield that 1st goal would have never happened
They Remind Me Of Tottenham 😂
Thank you! As a defender who keeps getting through passes passed behind me, this is a very good video! I’ll know what to tell my teammates and where to position myself now.
They applied pressure sometimes… But Real Madrid isn’t a mediocre team that accepts defeat like the ones City usually faces. 😂
That match was thrown
And that's all on Pep.. how come he swaps Phil with Savio in a big game like this. Knowing very well that Savio is best 1/2v1 on the flanks and Phil together with Kevin and Erling are the best ball pressers in the squad and Phil is best in the middle. The guy loves Bernado so much such that he can't even see when the guy is out of form, Silva was nowhere to be found yesterday from the get-go. Aw Guardiola really costed us yesterday