Manchester City Players Are Playing Without Conviction – Micah Richards

Ex-Manchester City defender, Micah Richards has come out to blast his former side after their 4-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Manchester City were simply awful throughout the game, and the proof that they were off it completely was in how they were totally dominated in midfield.

Micah added that Pep‘s players are currently playing with a clear lack of energy and conviction.

His words, “I am flabbergasted. Spurs were excellent. Maddison was the best player on the pitch. From Man City’s point of view, it is truly awful and I don’t say that a lot about City. They were off it, the distances weren’t correct, they were dominated in midfield, they have a lack of energy, conviction, and they didn’t know how to break Spurs down.

I thought the contract [signed by Guardiola earlier in the week] would give them a lift but it wasn’t meant to be. It could have been a blip but it was more than that looking at that today. To be at the Etihad and not score in games like this, it’s a bad one.”

WOW.

Pep Guardiola Sala is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Manchester City. Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice, the youngest to win the UEFA Champions League, and he also holds the records for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, the Bundesliga, and the Premier League. He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.

Guardiola has played for and advocated on behalf of the Catalonia football team. Between 1995 and 2005, he played seven friendly games for Catalonia.

Under Guardiola’s predecessor Frank Rijkaard, Barcelona were known for a 4–3–3 with plenty of flair with Ronaldinho being the centre point of the attack. Under Guardiola, however, the team became more disciplined with a greater focus on possession and a disciplined and aggressive pressing style.

Guardiola was born to Dolors and Valentí. He has two older sisters and a younger brother, Pere, a football agent. He is an atheist. Guardiola met his wife Cristina Serra when he was 18. They married on 29 May 2014.