Influence from Liverpool to Man City? Jamie Carragher explains how the former assistant of Jurgen Klopp Pep Lijnders can have an impact on Pep Guardiola | Football news
Man City’s 4-0 victory in Wolves has shown that they were standing for the Premier League pursuit – but the way they did it Jamie Carragher wondering if the new approach of Pep Guardiola was influenced by Liverpool.
After City has filed their usual standards the last mandate, Guardiola called on Pep Lijnders as an assistant coach, the former deputy of Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool.
With City playing an offside trap with molinine and marking on the counterattack, Carragher thinks that the Lijnders “have a great influence on Guardiola”, noting the similarities with the style that Lijnders and Klopp favored during their stay together in Anfield.
A high line
Defensively, Man City pushed several times to try to catch the wolves offside-and did this when Marshall Munetsi headed during the first half. This plan was even executed near the road line, with the City background line heading up while the Wolves were trying to play the ball forward.
“I couldn’t believe what I saw, the players all jumped at the top to try to grasp the players of the offside wolves,” said Carragher Monday evening football.
“It is very similar to Liverpool. It made me think of what influence is perhaps the new coach on this team.”
Whether inspired by Liverpool or not, Sky Sports Expert Gary Neville applauded Man City’s defense performance to keep such a disciplined line.
“It’s really a good game,” he added. “To obtain a back-four unit in synchronization like that, you need a little. It’s really a good game of [centre-back] John Stones. “”
Fast counterattacks
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Issy Christiansen and Jamie Redknapp Analyze the beginnings of Tijjani Reijnders in Manchester City after the new signature was involved in three of the four goals
Carragher has also noted similarities between the city’s performance with the threat of Liverpool on the break under Klopp.
The goal of Tijjani Reijnders came from a rapid movement on the ground, Guardiola making a celebration point with the Lijnders the next day.
“The number of goals counters up that the Liverpool team would mark [Sadio] Mane and [Mohamed] Salah, moving forward, “said Carragher.” When I looked at the goal of Reijnders … Perhaps not a goal from Pep Guardiola.
“Of course, the teams of Pep Guardiola have scored many counter-attack goals in the past. But what has really stood out for this is the type of goal he was. They win it and then they left.
“Lijnders – Guardiola thanks him, the hug. Now, we do not know exactly what it is for, but I do not think that it is a coincidence with some of the things I saw in the game that, as a coach, has a great influence on Pep Guardiola.”
Pep Guardiola kisses his assistant coach Pep Lijnders after the Man City score against Wolves
Subsequently, Guardiola himself said that City was trying to be better with the attacking breaks last season.
“This is a weapon that we want to use this season – when we get the ball, attack faster than before.”
Pep adapt again
Whether it is an inspiration from Liverpool of Lijnders or not, it seems that Clar Guardiola has once again redesigned his side of man.
Carragher says that the serial winner has recognized the change in style in the Premier League far from controlled construction and patients in a more dynamic approach – and responded.
“What Pep said last season, when he talked about the place where the match was going on, he said in fact:” It was not really my football “, football that was seen from teams in the Premier League. Transition, football from start to finish.
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Protruding facts of the Premier League match between Wolves and Manchester City
“I think he said Brentford, he spoke of Bournemouth, he did not only speak of real teams. How many teams from the Premier League played like that.”
City has shown that they can also be able to play this way. After learning from their rivals, they seem to be serious contenders again to the crown of the Premier League. It is a view shared by Neville.
“Watching this match on Saturday was a bit:” Oh, have we just forgotten the obvious? “Pep Guardiola, if he loses a title, he will bring him back,” said Neville.
“He earns titles almost every year he has led to his career, and when you saw Reijnders on Saturday, you think of Rodri to return, you think of the stones and [Ruben] Dias, [Erling] Haaland at the front … It is a spine and a half, it is a winning vertebral column, it is a winning vertebral column with a prolific manager.
“City, right next to what we saw on Saturday, if they keep their players in good shape, they could really be in business.”
