Reasons Why Man City Are So Strong

Premier League 2017/2018 season has been started and until the end November there is a frightening team which only lost 2 points. Manchester City. The Blue Manchester has collected 34 points until gameweek 12 and leave the second place with 8 points differences. These are the reason behind their strong campaign. 

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1. Transfer Policy
   Pep Guardiola first season in Man City was not successful although they had a very good started until October. One of the biggest problem was the defense. Last season, City’s defenders mostly more than 30 years old like Kolarov, Zabaleta, Clichy, and Sagna. Actually, they are a good defender, but their speed couldn’t adapt to Pep’s attacking style, so when the opponent started to launch counter attack, there’s a big hole left in defense. In addition, their new transfers in goalkeeper position, Claudio Bravo, had a worst season because of blunders he made game by game. On the other hand, their main targetman Sergio Aguero suffered injury and decreasing performance after injury.
   
   
   The transfer policy began on January 2017, when they landed young talented Brazilian striker, Gabriel Jesus. The impact was positive, he scored goals and also boosted Aguero’s performance. Unfortunately, Jesus also suffered injury and the gap with the leader, Chelsea, was too far. The Manchester Blue finished the season with no trophy, first for Guardiola in his coaching.
   
   
   Facing new season, 2017/2018, The Citizens are the most serious team in transfer policy. They let a lot of players who is not in manager’s plan depart with cheap price or on loan, mostly defense players, like Joe Hart, Kolarov, Zabaleta, and the others. Man City determined to arrive fresh defenders and goalkeeper although they had to spend a lot of money. For right back position, City expensed 80 mil Euro for two players. They also spent 40 mil Euro for a goalkeeper, a new world record transfer for goalkeeper. In total, The Citizens purchased almost 180 mil Euro for three new defenders and goalkeeper. Besides defense players, Pep also has a new talented winger to improve the attacker for 50 mil Euro.
   
   
   The impact of the transfer policy was very positive, Pep can his attacking style with fresh leg for wingback/fullback and defense players, even for the team, they had more cleansheet this season until GW 12 than before.
    
2. Improvement in Game Play
   The new players bring positive energy for Man City attacking style. With Guardiola’s favorite 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 formation, the new players who are also in manager’s request, settle with the team style very well. Duo creative players, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva have more freedom to create chances every game from central midfield, they can pass to two wingers, two wingbacks, or the striker, even they can also go forward or take a shot. The distance between players far better this season, they play attractive football, the pressing line is also very good, and the most improvement is in defense. 
   
   
3. Confident
   Fresh players in defense, attractive play, score a lot of goals, concede less, bringing win game by game to the Citizens squad. Until GW12, Man City only failed to win a game in PL when they met Everton at the beginning of the season. The rest, they won all matches in the League, domestic league cup, even they are still perfect in Champions League. It boosts their mood game by game, bringing them to the top of their confident to win every game even when they had to concede first at away game like Champions League match against Napoli. If the manager and his management always do their best to keep the players’ mood on and off the pitch, Manchester City without a doubt will be still at the top of the league until Christmas.

As the result of their performance, Manchester City is top of the league with 40 goals scored and only 7 goals conceded until GW 12. The rivals absolutely must work harder if they want to challenge the Citizens to win the Premier League this season.