Manchester City, struggling fiercely for the English title, failed to secure the victory by hosting Nottingham Forest at home in the 29th round. Despite Pep Guardiola's team taking the lead twice, the match ended in a 2-2 draw, and the "Citizens" lost two very valuable points. Reuters also assessed this result as a painful loss in the championship race.
During the match, City didn't look bad in attack. Antoine Semeno opened the scoring in the first half, and Rodri put his team ahead again in the second half. However, the "Forestlers" found the answer each time, and in the end, this big match in Manchester ended in a draw. Thus, Guardiola's disciples once again felt the pain of not being able to maintain victory at home.
After conceding the second goal, Pep Guardiola put Abduqodir Husanov on the field to save the score and stop the opponent's quick counter-attacks. After the Uzbek defender entered the game, he tried to stabilize the situation, and a number of analysts assessed his actions not as negative, but as beneficial.
Especially, the Esteemed Kompany portal, specializing in Manchester City, rated Husanov 6/10, suggesting he could have been brought on a bit earlier. According to the source, he performed well after joining the game and contributed to the team retaining at least one point.
Other statistical platforms also gave Husanov an average-positive rating: SofaScore gave him 6.7, FotMob 6.1, and Flashscore 6.4. These figures show that Abdukodir adapted to the game in a short time and tried to maintain order in the defense, not to aggravate the situation.
Overall, according to influential sources, Ruben Dias was one of the most reliable defenders for City tonight, while Sherki appeared as the most dangerous figure in attack. Rodri and Ait-Nuri also showed active play. But if we look at it at the team level, the biggest problem today is again the failure to see victory through to the end.
In short, Abduqodir Husanov got off on time, didn't look bad, and played reliable minutes. But the main conclusion for "Manchester City" is different: in the fight for the championship, such draws sometimes cost more than defeats.
Read “Zamin” on Telegram!
