In the playoff stage of the Club World Cup, Manchester City unexpectedly lost to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal with a score of 3:4. This situation is being analyzed by experts, reports manchestercity.news.
In particular, the experts of manchestercity.news, who cover City's activities, associated this defeat primarily with mistakes in the defensive line. According to them, Guardiola needed to add a player like Abduqodir Khusanov to the main lineup.
At the Club World Cup, City beat Juventus 5:2, and fans thought Al-Hilal would also be easily defeated. But everything changed unexpectedly.
Erling Haaland specifically praised the performance of opposing goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. The Moroccan goalkeeper played very well. It is also believed that on any other day, City would have achieved a confident victory in this match.
The main problem of Guardiola’s team is defense. Al-Hilal head coach Simone Inzaghi once again drew attention to City's failures in counter-attacks.
It was a tough game for Ruben Dias. In the key goal episode scored by Kalidou Koulibaly, he could not resist the opponent. In this regard, it is noted that Khusanov deserves his chance.
Although Khusanov has made a name for himself with impressive performances, since March he has only appeared in the starting lineup in the 6:0 win over Al-Ain. Experts see him as a fast central defender whom Guardiola is lacking.
His match against Tottenham is a clear example of this. In this position, Guardiola uses Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Akanji. But Dias’s slowness, Akanji’s lack of concentration, and Stones’s injuries have become the team’s weak points.
Khusanov, on the other hand, is described as fast, able to stop attacks, fight in the penalty area, and control the ball.
Guardiola selects Dias and Gvardiol for the center of defense. However, Khusanov has made almost no mistakes in this position and now also deserves to get playing time.
His performances against Tottenham, Real, and Liverpool have shown that he is a top-level central defender.
Now City is preparing for the new Premier League season. Abduqodir Khusanov and his team will begin the championship away against Wolverhampton on August 16.
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