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Liverpool and the complexity of winning and losing

Charging defeated sides with accusations of mental fragility is nearly always a reductive criticism.

1 week ago video

Who could replace Fernandinho at Manchester City?

Whoever Manchester City choose, they will have significant shoes to fill. What is certain is that City will not just…

3 weeks ago podcast

City v Liverpool & Solskjaer's Manchester United

Alex and Joe discuss Manchester City's victory over Liverpool, and the new look at Solskjaer's Manchester United.

1 month ago video

Thiago Motta's 2-7-2 formation explained

He’s not thinking about the ‘keeper playing ahead of the defenders – that’s the sort of mistranslation that just makes…

2 months ago feature

How Guardiola harnessed the power of the Rondo at Barcelona, Bayern and - now - Manchester City

Callum Rice-Coates explains how Pep Guardiola has used the Rondo, a basic training-ground exercise, to encourage technical and spacial improvements…

2 months ago video

How Pep Guardiola improves his players

The Rondo is an encapsulation of Pep Guardiola’s coaching philosophy, a conduit through which his basic principles are channelled onto…

2 months ago podcast

Ralph Hasenhüttl & Identity

Alex and Joe get all excited about Ralph Hasenhüttl at Southampton, after Arsenal suffered a surprise loss at St Mary's…

2 months ago feature

Premier League Weekend Review: Pre-Christmas Slog

Our review of the Premier League weekend: Hasenhuttl's spiritely Southampton derailed Arsenal, while Liverpool cantered beyond a predictably disappointing Manchester…

2 months ago feature

Would Leo Messi be successful at Manchester City?

We will surely never know, but - hypothetically - how would Manchester City accommodate Leo Messi's extraordinary range of abilities?

2 months ago podcast

How did Chelsea beat Manchester City?

Joe and Alex discuss how Manchester City were defeated in their recent trip to Stamford Bridge by an excellently drilled…

2 months ago video

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City?

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City? Yes, Messi is under contract at Barcelona until 2022, not to mention…

3 months ago video

Manchester City and the 'Football Leaks' explained

Manchester City's success was all thanks to an unlimited supply of money – yes – but also to the prudence…

3 months ago video

Finance & Law | How the global financial crisis changed football

Since 2008, we have seen the creation of an elite band – a bulge bracket, to use financial market terminology…

3 months ago feature

FFP breaches show the moral decay across football's entire spectrum

Der Spiegel's allegations are yet to be proven, but their substance suggests a sport completely out of control and out…

4 months ago feature

Tottenham vs Manchester City: One in five

Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Wembley on Monday night to see Tottenham fall short against Manchester City.

4 months ago video

Tactics Explained | Guardiola vs Klopp: Possession vs Space

Guardiola and Klopp's understanding of the each other’s strengths began in the Bundesliga in 2013/14; its effects are still being…

4 months ago feature

The Leroy Sané incident in the Champions League - a penalty, for the good of the game

A player who tries to keep his balance shouldn't be punished for his honesty.

5 months ago video

Finance & Law | Manchester City's controversial Etihad deal

Etihad Airways, the national airline of Abu Dhabi, replaced Thomas Cook as shirt sponsor in 2009. This had an immediate…

5 months ago video

Finance & Law | City Football Group: Globalisation & Conflicts Of Interest

What is for sure is that City Football Group (CFG), of which Manchester City is the biggest team, is quietly…

6 months ago feature

Life through a lens: Manchester City photographer Sharon Latham

Stephen Tudor meets Sharon Latham, long-time club photographer at Manchester City.

6 months ago