The keys to the City champion

In the finals of FA Cup and the one of Champions League pending dispute, the City of Manchester the first title of the season has been won. The group of Pep Guardiola revalidated the Premier title and shows that he continues to be the great dominator of English football by winning him fifth league of the last six.

After leading the standings for most of the course, Arsenal have succumbed to the might of a City beyond excellence. Many were key to Pep getting his fifth Premier, but here are the main ones.

The Haaland effect

He came for City to go up a notch and he more than achieved it. Perhaps his main mission is the Champions League (he was in the final), but the Norwegian stands out even more in the Premier, where he blew up all the statistics. There were 36 goals in 33 league games, record numbers (nobody scored more goals in a season) that led to the title. “They already know how to win leagues,” Haaland once said, but with him, City have become more complete and ferocious.

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Constancy and winning streak

There are few teams as consistent as Manchester City. In the decisive stretch, when the titles were settled, Guardiola’s team chained a streak of 11 consecutive victories. They are unbeaten in 14 games, with only one draw, and have not lost since February 5. That in the Premier, where there are very strong rivals, is almost impossible to achieve. Pep made his team a Swiss watch linked to success.

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hungry for success

Pep Guardiola denounced at the beginning of the year that his players lacked passion and hunger to win from the first minute. Since that speech, everyone has found what their coach is asking for and they are plugged in and want to win with all their might.

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A group in uppercase letters

The City squad is a constellation of stars, although the great secret is the great harmony that all its pieces have. The ‘citizens’ play like a symphony where nothing goes out of tune. All movements have a purpose and a concrete meaning to add up to. In addition, Pep introduces new registers and nuances to further enrich the game of his TEAM.

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Your ‘B unit’

As we said, City’s ‘aggression’ is very strong, but if you have top substitutes like Akanji, Laporte, Foden, Mahrez or Julián Álvarez, everything will be easier.

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Pep Guardiola

There will be regrets, but Pep is one of the best technicians in history. It’s not that their teams play offensive football, it’s that they win (11 leagues in 14 years). He did it at Barça, at Bayern and now at a City that is a masterpiece. He has a privileged mind and an almost unlimited bag of resources, adaptation and overcoming all difficulties. Haaland put it this way: “He explains to you what will happen and then it will happen as he said.”