MX23RW : Thursday, March 28 17:30:47| >> :120:4844:4844:
[monks data]
Attendance: 54,294
Manchester City logo
Premier League
Nov 5, 2016 at 3pm UK
 
Middlesbrough logo

1-1

Aguero (43')
FT(HT: 1-0)
de Roon (91')

Pep Guardiola unimpressed by Middlesbrough tactics

Guardiola unimpressed by Boro tactics
© SilverHub
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says that he is not impressed by the tactics used by Middlesbrough during the 1-1 draw between the two sides at the Etihad.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that he was not impressed by the tactics employed by Middlesbrough during this afternoon's Premier League clash between the two sides.

City dropped valuable points in the Premier League title race as Marten De Roon scored a stoppage-time equaliser to cancel out Sergio Aguero's opener at the Etihad Stadium.

Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne both missed chances to give the hosts a cushion, and Guardiola was left to rue the missed opportunities.

Asked if he was impressed by Boro's gameplan, Guardiola told reporters: "No I am not... I am not here to talk about the performance of my opponents. [Aitor Karanka] is their coach and knows better than me how they want to play. In the second half we didn't play like in the first half but I didn't think we played badly.

"I think they had one chance in the beginning of the second half and one in the last minute. Like against Everton and Southampton, when you see what the opponents did in all three games at home and we dropped six points, they arrived maybe four or five times in our box. When you play the way we want to play, they had 10 players in the box for 90 minutes.

"We created enough chances, we attacked really well and we controlled the counter-attacks but when you arrive in the last minutes just 1-0, everything can happen. If we talk about the performance after a demanding game last Tuesday, how we started, moving the ball right and left, maybe in the last minutes the team can be tired. But if we had scored the second goal, the chance for Sergio or Kevin (De Bruyne), the game was over."

City are now winless in their last three home games and have only won one of their last five Premier League outings.

ID:284716: cacheID:284716:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3119:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Paul Lambert looks on prior to kickoff during the FA Cup fift- round match between Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United on February 21, 2016
Read Next:
Wolves appoint Lambert as new manager
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!