What in the world happened ? Is this the same dead beat team that lost in the league ? The team that lost motivation, the game and possibly La Liga ? How can embarrassment turn to perfection in just under 3 days ?
1- This team's greatest strength is also it's Achilles heel. It's the ability to self motivate. The bigger the game the better the performance. Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Milan and now Man City. The performances in these games were worthy of the title "best team in the world". The passing, dribbling, finishing and tactics were all perfect. The biggest teams in Europe were outplayed and outclassed everywhere on the pitch. At least until now, big games are matter of pride.
2- Now let's look at it the other way around. Whenever a team of smaller stature faces Barcelona, the team expects the opponent to just roll over and lose just because..... well, "we are Barcelona" and we have "more possession". And when that so called "small team" scores, the team becomes shell shocked as this isn't supposed to happen in the scenario the players had in their heads. Keep in mind that some of those teams are not actually weak or small. To underestimate Valencia and Real Sociedad is foolish to say the least.
One thing is for sure, this team still has what it takes to win something at the end of the season, But if they rest on their laurels they are digging their own grave.
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