Ilkay Gundogan: Man City’s Battle with Mental Blocks and Missed Opportunities (After champions league loss)
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Ilkay Gundogan
Ilkay Gundogan was discussing Manchester City’s recent struggles and the pressure they are facing. Gundogan admitted that the team is failing to make the right decisions during crucial moments of matches.
Ilkay Gundogan said “We miss the right timing to release the ball and lose balls in transition every time and give them counter-attacks and have to chase every time 50 or 60 metres backwards. That’s not what we’re built for, we’re built for possession to keep the ball, be strong and even if you cannot do anything with the ball don’t lose it. At the moment, it’s just not working out for us.”
Gundogan elaborated on the mental challenges the team is experiencing, suggesting that small setbacks in matches are significantly affecting their overall performance and rhythm.
Ilkay Gundogan said “That’s a mental issue as well. You can see that we are sometimes one action we miss the ball or lose a duel and you see that we drop immediately and lose the rhythm. They don’t even need to do much but it has such a big effect on us right now. Even more you have to do the simple things as good as possible and create and fluidly and then it’s going to work hard again. This is how you get confidence back even in a game. Do the small and simple things to get your confidence back. In crucial moments at the moment we are always doing the wrong things.”
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