Manchester City welcome the visitors Brighton & Hove Albion in the English Football Association Cup – Semi-finals. The match will be held on Saturday, April, 6th, at the Wembley Stadium (London).
This campaign, Manchester City are even more blistering than they were a season ago. For example, Bernardo Silva flourished better as he played in four different positions. The high competition from Liverpool and a number of other contenders has better revealed Josep Guardiola’s genius and talent to make up a flexible plan that can be fixed throughout the match if issues arise. Alexander Zinchenko – we cannot but list him separately – is the side’s top wingback in terms of the manager’s system. It often happens that wingers (here it is Raheem Sterling) move to the wings, whereas the wingback moves to the center, that is, performs as a false fullback (Zinchenko is not best here though, as Kyle Walker and Benjamin Mendy surpass him by physics).
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The ‘Citizens’’ cherished dream is to win all four trophies (they’ve already picked up the EFL Cup, so there are the Champions League, the Premiere League, and the FA Cup gold medals to be gained). The team feature solid chances to do so, as in the Champions League (in terms of the team game and the system alignment), objectively, they may be opposed by Barcelona-Liverpool winners; Manchester may face one of the clubs only in the final. Juventus look more vulnerable, as Massimiliano Allegri is very inflexible throughout the game and may undertake major alternations only in the second leg. Otherwise, Juve have no chances (they have ones only provided Guardiola fails and Allegri features another moment of genius). In the Premiere League, the ‘Citizens’ are seen favorites throughout the season, Guardiola is known for his сourse victories, but Liverpool may make a surprise.
This all has much to do with the City’s Cup clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at Wembley. Ahead of the coming Champions League fixtures, it’s crucial not to overload the leaders and provide for their injuries. Therefore, a 9:0 scoreline is not what should be expected tomorrow.
Brighton have good resources and generally look decent in the elite division. A simplified play is a common trend for PL managers. Thus, Bournemouth, who used to show possession football for a long time, have drastically pruned down their play this season, that certainly favors their record. Brighton did not show possession performance – since their appearance in the PL in the 2017-18, they played quite an unpretentious football, which is upsetting, as they have players capable of implementing a more sophisticated method.
We believe Brighton will try to balance the City out with their oversimplified style. This may work out in theory but won’t stop the ‘Citizens’ on their way to another trophy. Manchester may possibly look to save their effort ahead of the Champions League, which may affect the match result; therefore, we’d better avoid betting on a handicap. Guardiola’s side will certainly win, but out bet is on an overscoring outcome. The prediction of over 2.5 goals pays off very often as far as the City’s clashes are concerned, so, it will probably pay off tomorrow either.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals.
