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Manchester City rotate while fighting Chelsea in the semifinals FA Cup 2020/2021. Pep Guardiola also paid dearly for the decision.
Man City fell 0-1 to Chelsea in the 2020/2021 Champions League semifinals. In a match at Wembley, Saturday (17/4/2021), Hakim Ziyech was the cause of City’s defeat.
Timo Werner’s cross was the start of Chelsea’s goal. Ziyech who was the chance scorer in the 55th minute.
City made changes to 8 players. On the front lines, City played Gabriel Jesus as a lone striker. He is supported by Raheem Sterling, De Bruyne and Ferran Torres.
The scheme of the game is different from when City against Borussia Dortmund by playing Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, and Phil Foden.
Meanwhile, the three midfielders Guardiola trusted when City won over Dortmund were Ilkay Guendogan, Rodri and Bernardo Silva. In the match against Chelsea, City lowered two pivots, Fernandinho and Rodri.
Two full-back posts were occupied by Joao Cancelo and Benjamin Mendy when Chelsea fell from Chelsea, replacing Oleksandr Zinchenko and Kyle Walker in the match against Dortmund.
“There have been so many changes that have had a negative impact,” said former Tottenham player Jermaine Jenas on BBC Radio.
“The three forwards did not function at all. I do not believe Guardiola did not play his best team today,” he said.
Former Arsenal player, Lee Dixon, also confirmed that City will be disappointed with the results of this match.
“If City grab two or three trophies at the end of the season, that would be fine. But, they will be disappointed by this for a while, “said Dixon BBC.
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