Despite Man City’s resounding 4-1 victory over West Ham, one player still did not receive the love of fans, asking the team’s board of directors to quickly kick him out of Etihad.
Man City got off to a bad start and gave away team West Ham two dangerous opportunities at the beginning of the match, but coach Pep Guardiola’s worries were relieved in the 10th minute, when Vladimir Coufal scored an own goal after an effort. blocking Savinho’s cross. Man City continued to play loosely in defense, but they were lucky not to concede and even doubled the gap when striker Erling Haaland jumped high and headed home after Savinho’s precise pass before the break. .
Right at the beginning of the second half, Haaland completed a double before Phil Foden wrote his name on the electronic board a few minutes later. However, Man City was unable to keep a clean sheet, as striker Niclas Fullkrug scored an honorable goal for away team West Ham.
Thus, after 14 matches, Man City returned to its old habit of winning consecutive victories after overcoming Leicester in the previous round. These victories helped the defending champion have 34 points after 20 rounds and rise to 6th on the rankings, 3 points behind the 3rd place team but playing 1 more match.
Despite having a strong comeback with the destruction of West Ham, the team’s fans are still not satisfied with the performance of midfielder Mateo Kovacic, who plays the role of anchor, connecting the defense line and the line. the home team’s attack.
Man City fans are not satisfied with Kovacic
“He performed not even as well as a central defender like John Stones who was assigned to play against his strengths. It was a disaster.”
“Guardiola needs to quickly find a solution in the January transfer window with a replacement for Kovacic if he wants to return to the championship track.”
“I don’t think he is a player worthy of being in the Man City squad.”
“Kovacic is the weakest link in today’s victory.”
“If we still trust Kovacic, we will soon return to the dark days.”