Man City lost in the championship race: Smug or exhausted?

Man City were in front of Newcastle in the 24th minute but ended up suffering 1-2 losses in a confusing manner. So what's going on with The Citizens?

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Man City lost in the championship race: Smug or exhausted?
When Sergio Aguero tore Newcastle at St James' Park at the 24th second, the question then was whether much more of Pep Guardiola's side would score. They scored 7 goals against Rotherham, 9 goals before Burton and this time?

However, the reality is quite grim because Man City did not have any additional goals, on the other hand, for Newcastle to concede twice and concede defeat to shame. More importantly, this defeat caused the Green Man to shoot himself in the race to win the championship with Liverpool when the gap was 4 points but "Red Brigade" had 1 match without kicking.

City's problem is probably in the attitude of competition. They were ahead of their opponents early in the day to show their smugness that led to contempt. Failure against Newcastle is not the first time Man City have come up against the English Premier League 2018/19. In 2 defeats against Leicester (1-2) and Crystal Palace (2-3), Guardiola's teachers were all teams who opened the scores quite early but ended up empty-handed. The loophole in the defense plus the lack of sharp work has forced Man City to accept the defeat that they should have won.

According to statistics, until the present time of the 2018 Premier League, Man City has dropped 16 points, more than what they did in the previous season. However, few can imagine that a mighty Man City stumbled in the matches they had to lead to the opponent's table.

Man City took on Newcastle's defeat despite being ahead from 24 seconds
Man City took on Newcastle's defeat despite being ahead from 24 seconds

This has never happened to The Citizens but this season, it suddenly became a trend. Of course, Man City is always overwhelming in the ability to control the ball and possess 530 more passes than "prey". However, once again the Green Man is the one who must receive the bitter outcome.

Besides complacency, many comments that Man City broke down because they were exhausted because of the dense schedule. However, Kevin De Bruyne is fully energized. So is David Silva and Sergio Aguero. All three players are in the lead against Newcastle. This means on Man City's bench including strikers who are achieving high formations Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez and Bernardo Silva. Looking at what happened, from the beginning of the season 2018/19 until now, Man City has played a total of 38 matches in all competitions, 7 more than Liverpool.


Man City took on Newcastle's defeat despite being ahead from 24 seconds

However, remember that Man City is the team with the best squad of the Premier League when any substitute player is strong enough. Obviously, objectively speaking, Man City took defeat because of complacency and contempt for the world. Before the Green Man's eyes will be a trip to Everton and their mission is nothing but a 3-point win before it is too late. Now, Man City has no way back!