<![CDATA[EBL: Manchester City]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/s/manchester-cityhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3z09!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cd66440-5107-495a-b948-9561550db468_1280x1280.pngEBL: Manchester Cityhttps://www.ebl2017.com/s/manchester-citySubstackSat, 11 Apr 2026 07:30:58 GMT<![CDATA[Pep Guardiola’s New System Could Decide the Premier League Title]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiolas-new-system-could-decidehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiolas-new-system-could-decideTue, 10 Feb 2026 07:51:25 GMT🚨 Pep Guardiola has implemented a new system & it could decide the Premier League title.

A 4-2-2-2 introduced at the most decisive point of the season…

I analysed the system & whether it’s enough to topple Arsenal.

Full breakdown 👇

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]]><![CDATA[🔵⚪️ Manchester City’s Biggest Problem]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/manchester-citys-biggest-problemhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/manchester-citys-biggest-problemWed, 03 Dec 2025 12:12:33 GMT🔵⚪️ Pep Guardiola has changed his defensive philosophy since Lijnders joined.

Manchester City now defend through the same lens as Andoni Iraola & Jürgen Klopp — but it’s not working.

Here’s why 👇

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔵⚪️ Are Manchester City Arsenal’s Biggest Title Rivals?]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/are-manchester-city-arsenals-biggesthttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/are-manchester-city-arsenals-biggestThu, 23 Oct 2025 10:28:26 GMT🔵⚪️Manchester City currently sit 3 points behind Arsenal, 2nd in the Premier League.

With Liverpool’s recent woes, it begs the question, are Pep Guardiola’s team Mikel Arteta & Arsenal’s biggest title rivals?

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔵 What the Hell is Going on with Pep’s City?]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-pepshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/what-the-hell-is-going-on-with-pepsThu, 11 Sep 2025 06:43:25 GMTWhat the hell is going on with Pep's City?!

Below, in an in-depth thread, I assess City's defeat to Brighton, Guardiola's tactics, the influence of Ljinders & the flawed paradigm of 'results-based analysis'.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔵 Pep Guardiola, Pep Lijnders, and Manchester City’s New Idea]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiola-pep-lijnders-and-manchesterhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiola-pep-lijnders-and-manchesterTue, 19 Aug 2025 07:12:55 GMT🔵 Are Pep’s City back? 🔵

Everyone’s talking about their dominance vs Wolves… but nobody’s talking about the most important part of the performance.

Lijnders’ influence. City’s new pressing idea.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola's Inverted Centre Backs!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiolas-inverted-centre-backshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/pep-guardiolas-inverted-centre-backsSat, 14 Jun 2025 00:41:41 GMT

Pep Guardiola has implemented yet another new role in football where John Stones, his centre back, drifts into midfield and STICKS there!

After a discussion on Twitter, I subsequently thought coining John Stones' new role as an 'ascending centre back' would make sense, but it doesn't. Ascending is a gradual upward slant, but such a term could also be use…

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