superpg1688 Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola admits he feels like every team is starting to dare to play against his team.

The Citizens have seen a clear drop in form this season, both in the league and in Europe, and the Spanish manager admits his side have lost much of their intimidation, with many teams starting to play more daringly at the Etihad Stadium, as opposed to their usual full-back form. superpg1688

” Before, no team played one-on-one with us. I remember all the teams coming to the Etihad and dropping deep in defence, ” Guardiola said.

” The first team I saw playing one-on-one was Neil Warnock’s Cardiff and then Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta.”

“Now every team does that. Every team comes here. It doesn’t matter if it’s one-on-one or not. They’ll go straight for Ederson or Stefan Ortega.”

“You have to adapt, you have to improve, otherwise you won’t play in the Champions League .” ( superpg1688 )