I ̇lkay Gündoğan suggested Manchester CityThe fight this season does not concern the “behavior” that helped them win four Premier League Titles in a row.
Champions for six of the last seven years, the city dip this season let them sweat to complete in the first five this season and qualify for The UEFA Champions League.
Gündoğan acknowledges that injury to key players as Rod They played a role. However, the midfielder also indicated that the group sometimes did not have the same level of “determination and desire” as in previous campaigns.
“I feel that in many games on our part we may have ever given too much importance for tactics and we really did not pay attention to behavior; ourselves’ behavior,” Gündoğan Espn said.
“Having this determination, desire, aggressiveness. Like the simple things that are part of the game, but maybe sometimes you just think too much about placing yourself or anything. You may forget about other things that are a bit normal or should be at least normal.”
The city slowly rebuilt its season after an unfortunate form in November and December, which fell out of the title race. Dangerous in its last four games in all competitions has a PEP Guardiola party seven games to secure the top five five Which would be enough If you want to qualify for the Champions League next season.
They start with a game against Crystal Palace On Saturday at the stadium Etihad and Gündoğan said he was positive for running after he saw what he believed could be a turning point with a hard fight Fa Cup Win on Bournemouth at the end of March.
“Frankly, in the last few games I see a certain change, especially the unpleasant, very unpleasant game against Bournemouth in the FA Cup,” he said. “The way they play – aggressive, physically strong – and the way we treat their place there, especially after the first also admitted, I think it was just incredible.”
For Gündoğan, cohesion, which proved to be from the goal to win 2-1 at the vitality stadium, as impressive as any moment of individual brilliance.
“Maybe people do not give it much recognition, because people tend to, especially in our society and also in the football company right now, tend to attribute more beautiful goal, beautiful help or beautiful actions of one player,” he said.
“They no longer bind so much work for the team, have the right mentality and be there, fighting for themselves, staying close and doing everything together.
“So sometimes you can drift to be a little carried away from these things. But frankly, I see it from The International Break now in March, because we returned together, I see improvements in this area.”
