In the recent fixtures, Manchester City has quietly regained its form, remaining unbeaten in five consecutive league matches and securing victories in three of them. This has significantly improved their position on the Premier League table, bringing them within striking distance of returning to the top four. Even compared to the league leaders, Guardiola's team is only 12 points behind. Considering Manchester City's "epic" performances in the second half of previous seasons, it is not impossible for them to make a strong comeback if their competitors falter. At the same time, in order to achieve their goal of a comeback, Manchester City has also shown remarkable efficiency in their transfer market acquisitions. Three signings have been finalized since the transfer window opened. Manchester City's transfer operations have demonstrated a "steady, accurate, and fierce" approach. They first secured the young central defender Kusano from Lorient, who stands at only 1.86 meters tall but possesses excellent defensive awareness and can play multiple positions including right-back and defensive midfield, significantly enhancing the depth of Manchester City's midfield and defense. This transfer has already been officially announced. Meanwhile, Manchester City quickly secured Vitor Roos from Palmeiras. The Brazilian U17 international has established himself as a key player this season and is considered one of the most promising players in world football. Subsequently, Manchester City also acquired Malmoosh, for which they paid a transfer fee of 80 million euros. This makes him the "top signing" of the transfer period so far. While most major clubs are still waiting to make moves, Manchester City's speed in…

Football is ever-changing, and the experiences of Manchester United's new star, Kobe Mino, over the past two years illustrate this point. Last season, he suffered a serious injury at the beginning, and no one expected him to have such a strong finish, becoming the most promising player on the team and even starting for England in the European Cup. However, since the start of this season, the 19-year-old English international has fallen into a slump, performing poorly and missing two months due to a foot injury. Although he performed well against big teams like Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal, he was again in poor form against weaker opponents like Southampton, failing to take a shot on goal and being substituted at halftime. The rumors of demanding a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds have angered fans, who call for him to be sold. In the plans of Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Mino is no longer indispensable and can be sold if the price is right. If Mino were in a stable team, he could develop better, but in today's Red Devils, his potential may not be suitable for development, which could depend on his physical development, the team's tactics, and his own thoughts. In today's Premier League, standards for height, running ability, and physical fitness have significantly increased. Since the 2019/20 season, few clubs have given playing time to midfielders under 175cm tall. From the 2022/23 season to the 2023/24 season, the playing time of midfielders close to 185cm has increased by 25%, with midfielders needing to be tall,…

From recent performances, Manchester City has shown signs of stabilizing and recovering. Considering that the winter transfer window has opened, if Manchester City can complete several important signings in succession, there is still hope to regain good competitiveness in the second half of the season. For Manchester City, which is in the rebuilding phase of the squad, it is completely acceptable to finish in the top four and successfully enter the Champions League next season. At present, Manchester City's recruitment operations are very fast, and there have even been confirmed gains. In the view of outsiders, the reason why Manchester City performed poorly overall this season mainly comes from two aspects. The first reason is that the team suffered too many injuries, especially in midfield and defense, including De Bruyne, Rodri, Stones, Ake and others were hit by injuries. Especially Rodri. Since the Spanish international was injured, Manchester City's record has plummeted, sliding all the way to the bottom, almost withdrawing from the league title race before the season is halfway through, a situation that has not appeared in recent seasons. Kovacic, who replaced Rodri, performed far apart on both offense and defense, leaving Guardiola in a dilemma of "a good cook without rice". The second reason is that with the aging of the team, there are too many veterans in the starting lineup, with poor running ability, and they can no longer keep up with the rhythm of many teams. This phenomenon is particularly prominent in several veterans such as De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Kyle Walker. Especially when…

Due to Manchester City's recent poor performance, the club's management has begun to plan a large-scale cleaning operation. Many former veterans of the team, due to their poor performance this season, may be included in Guardiola's cleaning plan. Recently, according to the latest report from the "Daily Mail", Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva, known as B-Silva, may also be sold by the club next season. Due to the extremely poor performance this season, the Manchester City management has decided to take action and started to prepare for the future layout of the team, aiming to optimize the team structure to ensure that the team can sweep away the depression and return to its former peak state. The 30-year-old B-Silva is also within the scope of Manchester City's adjustment. However, the reason for B-Silva being cleaned up by Manchester City is not entirely because of his personal state decline, but for other reasons. Everyone knows that B-Silva, as a key member of the Manchester City team and Guardiola's favorite player, his ability and contribution are beyond doubt. However, in football, age and contract status are often important factors in determining a player's stay or departure. B-Silva is about to enter the second half of his career, and his contract is about to enter the last year, which undoubtedly increases the uncertainty for the club in renewal negotiations. To avoid the potential transfer turmoil affecting the stability of the team in the future, Manchester City chose to push B-Silva into the transfer market at this moment, which is both a respect for…