Others are expanding their troops, but Manchester City wants to lose weight. What does Guardiola want to do?

"Manchester City must streamline the lineup, I am considering the players." - Guardiola plans to send away 5 players, Manchester City usher in a new era

After winning Etnuri, Reindez and Cherki one after another, Manchester City's work in streamlining the lineup is also progressing rapidly. Kyle Walker, Gallish and Carlwin Phillips are no longer in the team's future plans, and James McCarty is also likely to leave the team after the U21 European Youth Championship. Guardiola is also preparing to rent out Echevery and Vittor Rees. Manchester City's first-team lineup is likely to have at least 6 players leaving the team.

Rejected 10 players, Guardiola ignored youth training?

In this Club World Cup, Guardiola brought 27 players to North America. The 10 youth training players who had the hope of participating stayed in Manchester. He did not want to cause conflicts in the locker room because of the inability to play. According to the requirements of the Premier League and the Champions League, there cannot be more than 17 foreign players on the list of participating clubs. Considering the departure of Gallish and McCarthy, the number of local players in Manchester City is only 5, which does not include Rico Lewis and Nico O'Reilly. Guardiola's "indifferent" attitude towards youth training players is incredible.

Ask for people in the winter window and drive people in the summer window. What do Guardiola want to do?

"Small Lineup" deals with intensive schedules, can Guardiola have a long memory?

In the 2024/25 season, Manchester City's decline was largely due to insufficient lineup depth and unable to cope with the injury crisis. The 5-man big purchase in the winter window can be regarded as a move to make up for the loss. Just as other teams were expanding the number of players in the rotation, Guardiola "rebels back on his word" and asked the club to reduce the lineup, completely ignoring the objective fact that no one was available before. After experiencing the huge consumption of the Club World Cup, Manchester City players will enter the pre-season preparation stage with their tired bodies. The paranoid tactical experts are unwilling to give up their ideas. The Blue Moon Legion's journey in the new season will inevitably be full of hidden dangers.