Owen to the "crown":
ManCity? “Generation is slowly passing its zenith”
"With De Bruyne, Gündogan, Kovacic and Bernardo Silva, they have an extremely old midfield. I think this generation is slowly passing its peak," world footballer and TV pundit Michael Owen told the "Krone" newspaper about the reeling giants Manchester City.
The English champions are now without a win in six competitive matches. According to former Real Madrid star Michael Owen, however, the Sky Blues' crisis is not just down to their current injury woes. "There are so many things that can go wrong. Pep Guardiola has a small squad, so when players like Rodri aren't available, problems are inevitable," says Owen. "The 115 charges in court don't leave the team unscathed either. There are some serious question marks, even for the players."
Lots of problems ahead of Sunday's thriller at Anfield Road against league leaders Liverpool. If Erling Haaland & Co. lose the clash, the gap to the Reds will already be eleven points. "There's not much to be said against Liverpool at the moment," says Owen, who sees his former club as the favorites. "Coach Slot is doing a fantastic job there. He's well respected by the players. The team looks incredibly organized, plays very controlled."
And has found a surprising "new" six-man in Ryan Gravenberch. "Putting the youngster in this position was a great move." Ibrahima Konate will not be available to Liverpool on Sunday due to injury. Captain Virgil van Dijk: "We know how difficult these games are against them. We have to focus on how we can hurt them."
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Kommentare
Willkommen in unserer Community! Eingehende Beiträge werden geprüft und anschließend veröffentlicht. Bitte achten Sie auf Einhaltung unserer Netiquette und AGB. Für ausführliche Diskussionen steht Ihnen ebenso das krone.at-Forum zur Verfügung. Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.
User-Beiträge geben nicht notwendigerweise die Meinung des Betreibers/der Redaktion bzw. von Krone Multimedia (KMM) wieder. In diesem Sinne distanziert sich die Redaktion/der Betreiber von den Inhalten in diesem Diskussionsforum. KMM behält sich insbesondere vor, gegen geltendes Recht verstoßende, den guten Sitten oder der Netiquette widersprechende bzw. dem Ansehen von KMM zuwiderlaufende Beiträge zu löschen, diesbezüglichen Schadenersatz gegenüber dem betreffenden User geltend zu machen, die Nutzer-Daten zu Zwecken der Rechtsverfolgung zu verwenden und strafrechtlich relevante Beiträge zur Anzeige zu bringen (siehe auch AGB). Hier können Sie das Community-Team via unserer Melde- und Abhilfestelle kontaktieren.