The Manchester City manager’s faith in his players to perform out of position was shaken on a tough night against a spirited Bristol City sideNothing escapes Pep Guardiola. “Bristol City have already beaten four Premier League sides in this competition,” the Manchester City manager noted beforehand. “That tells me something is going on and we need to be careful.”Goodness knows what sort of a side Guardiola would come up with if he was being cavalier, then. His safety-first policy here amounted to keeping most of his big-name attackers but reshuffling his defence, perhaps not the wisest policy against adventurous opponents full of confidence and on a hiding to nothing. Related: Sergio Agüero rides to Manchester City’s rescue against Bristol City...
The Championship side’s fearless play in the Carabao Cup win over Manchester United may inspire Premier League teams trying to combat Manchester CityThere are too few games that I can say are really special – especially those I’ve not played in – but watching my first professional club, Bristol City, do the improbable and knock the holders, Manchester United, out of the League Cup on Wednesday when the cliche “proper cup tie” perfectly summed up the occasion, is one of them. Related: Bristol City’s cup win for the ages built on faith and fearless football | Ben Fisher Continue reading...
Max Rushden and co discuss a Carabao Cup cracker at Ashton Gate, Swansea’s predicament, and preview the festive fixturesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Doyle and Lars Sivertsen to reflect on a Cup shock, a Premier League sacking and everything in between for the latest Football Weekly Extra. Continue reading...
Max Rushden and co discuss the week’s Carabao Cup action, if Leicester have appointed the right man and what the exploits of England’s U-17s tell usRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Simon Burnton and Lars Sivertsen run the rule over this week’s Carabao Cup action, where Pep Guardiola blamed the ball for not scoring against Wolves, Slaven Bilic’s West Ham produced a comeback of epic proportions to stun Spurs at Wembley and a new hero emerged at the Emirates after Arsenal’s 18-year-old substitute came to the rescue against Norwich. Continue reading...