How Manchester City Took Back Control
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🗓️ 28 May 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Manchester City will be the favorites when they take on Chelsea in the Champions League Final on Saturday in Portugal. And while City's march to the final now feels almost inevitable, especially on the heels of yet another Premier League title, it's easy forget that this team was floundering in the middle of the pack just six months ago. The Athletic's Sam Lee joins us today to explain how the team turned their season around, thanks in large part to three key players, and what another Champions League title would mean for manager Pep Guardiola's legacy.
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| 0:46.0 | 6 months ago Manchester City was on the verge of falling apart. |
| 0:57.0 | West from a job interview on their knees away from home this season barely able to pick up a point |
| 1:04.0 | of come to the air to have a place where they always lose and they frustrated |
| 1:09.0 | to have gone to the other and Manchester City. |
| 1:12.0 | They were 10th in the Premier League and looked nothing like the Manchester City teams |
| 1:16.0 | that have dominated English soccer for a decade. |
| 1:19.0 | We used to say to be slick and plenty of movement and good pass and good wear of pass |
| 1:25.0 | and good time of runs, all those things have absolutely disappeared. |
| 1:30.0 | But now they're Premier League champions once again and tomorrow they'll compete |
| 1:34.0 | in the biggest game in European club soccer, the Champions League final. |
| 1:48.0 | Today the Athletic Sam Lee explains how Man City turned their season around in dramatic fashion |
| 1:53.0 | and what a victory this weekend would mean for head coach Pep Guardiola. |
| 1:57.0 | I think anybody who understands anything about football will know that this guy is a genius. |
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