by The predicted position of the guard authors: 3RD (NB: This is not necessarily the prediction of UNLINS, but the average of the tips of our writers)
Last season: 3.
Prospects
In the past eight months, a lot of money has been spent in the past eight months, about £ 300 million, after a catastrophic season after their scales. They ended a distant third place and lost the FA Cup final so that they were trophyless. The most recent harvest of income became a short taste of life under Pep Guardiola at the World Club World Championship and everyone showed promising. After Rodri missed most of the last season, it feels as if his fitness is deciding the fate of the team. If Guardiola can bring him back to his best after a terrible injury – and can keep him fit, the city can feel excited again.
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Guardiola stated that the city has to adapt to the development of football after he had to struggle with the increase in physicality and fitness that dulled its skills. There could be a greater emphasis on opponents to try to open the rooms. Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden, Jérémy Doku and Savinho will be extremely important in a world after Kevin de Bruyne. City fought more than ever when the teams had broken down last season, and Guardiola believed that his team could not deal with the physicality of others.
It will be interesting to see who gets the nod in the goal on the opening weekend. Everson has been Guardiolas No. 1 for years, but the arrival of James Trafford could change this. The Brazilian has redefined the position, and Trafford, a former City Academy player, is part of a new generation that has followed his strategy and tried to repeat his ability to distribute the ball briefly. Trafford is young and not the finished article, but he has all the qualities to be a world class goalkeeper in the coming years.
At the other end, Haaland will be so dangerous as always, with fitness, the only question mark that hangs over him after a few disorders. In contrast to this time last year, Guardiola has a second striker to which he is all needed in Omar Marmoush. The Egyptian was an integral part of the city’s repeat season after its arrival in January and was to be fully populated, which gave them additional dimensions.
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The manager
Pep Guardiola personally took the last season, upset himself because he had not arrested the slide and irritated by below -average players. He will not accept a similar presentation this season, especially after the considerable effort in the redesign of the squad. Guardiola overtook his coaching team with the most striking date when Jürgen Klopp’s former No. 2 Pep Ljinder, who joined as an assistant coach. The change in the staff will bring new ideas on what Guardiola was looking for when he was looking for refreshment on the field and shelter.
Image outside the field
These annoying charges will not disappear for Manchester City and the Premier League. It feels as if this situation has moved on, since Adam was a boy and rivals will continue to use it as a stick to beat the club while City claims innocence and claims a witch hunt. Nobody is satisfied with the state of affairs and everyone will want to finance as soon as possible because it is a constant distraction. After a long criticism, freezing the ticket prices brought a good will to squeeze every cent that they could out of the followers.
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Stern signs
It is positive that City finally has a real left-back in Rayan Aït-Nouri, but Rayan Cherki is the more exciting acquisition. The 21-year-old has been associated with top clubs since his teenage years, but City has finally got into the hands of Lyon’s attacking midfielder who falls into the Maverick category. He dribbles, scores and scores goals and at the same time has the ability to produce the unpredictable with the ball at his feet, and he can play in numerous positions behind a striker. It is difficult to predict what he will do next, which will affect the defenders. At a time when football is prescribed, Cherki can be the regular switch.
Step
A year ago, Oscar Bobb achieved Shield Community to signal that he was about to break out. He had enjoyed a great pre -season and Guardiola was confident in his qualities. The highly rated Bobb was the reason why City was happy to part with Cole Palmer, and thought they had someone who could surpass him in their ranks. Unfortunately for Bobb he broke a leg in training and needed a long rehabilitation phase that lasted longer than expected, which means that he had three Premier League appearances as a replacement. There is a major competition in the positions he wants to play, but in view of the chance he could be a starry.
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A big season for …
At its own discretion, in 2024-25, Phil Foden’s high standards did not do justice to the high standards. Foden has claimed the “Player of the Year Award of the Professional Footballer ‘Association” for the past season, and fell dramatically. He attributed the problems on the pitch to various factors, including the challenges “outside the pitch”, and it is understandable that those who had an impact on his performance. The 25-year-old is a generation talent who has everything his manager wants in a player, and he will be desperately geared towards showing it. In view of the right freedom, he should be the man who leads the recent incarnation of Guardiola’s football and a new era in City.
