Holding Midfield: Case Study: Manchester City 3-1 Everton 27/1/2016

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Although in very different situations and neither in any peril, both Manchester City and Everton aren’t particularly happy with how their seasons have gone. City once again looked to improve their squad with heavy investment in the summer, spending over a hundred million on Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Otamendi and Fabian Delph. Nevertheless, City still don’t appear to have moved forward much from the side that won the league under Roberto Mancini back in 2012. With the investment pumped into the squad, you would have expected them to kick on at some point yet, despite the talents they have brought in, they remain on the same level. Everton are some way from the drop zone but should be in the top half of the table. A dysfunctional defence means they aren’t capitalising on a strong attack, so a chance at a trophy is more important to Roberto Martinez than his opposite number to keep the wolves from the door. Manuel Pellegrini picked a 4-4-2 diamond for his side (from my knowledge this is the first time he’s ever done so – any confirmation by those more informed on City would be appreciated – although he did use a […]

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