Alan Shearer didn’t hold back in his criticism of Manchester City following their shocking Champions League collapse against Feyenoord at Etihad Stadium. Despite being ahead thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Ilkay Gundogan, Pep Guardiola’s team, who have lost their last five games, saw their lead slip away due to a remarkable 14-minute comeback by the Dutch side
A series of unforced errors, including those made by Josko Gvardiol and Ederson, led to the surrendering of a three-goal lead. After it seemed like City would win easily, Shearer was blunt in his analysis of how they let Feyenoord stage a comeback.
We’re in for an interesting 10 minutes through stupid errors, lapses in concentration and letting the opposition back into the game,” he commented on Amazon Prime after Feyenoord’s second goal. “For a team with such experience even when the subs have been made, the game management has been really awful
3-2 up, taking a quick free kick with two minutes to go.” The ex-Premier League striker reiterated his point after David Hancko’s equaliser. “I said about game management and they’re trying to kill the game and hold a high line, it didn’t work at all,” he conceded.
Brilliant from Feyenoord, the belief to keep on going and put this team under pressure, hoping they’d fall and cave in and that’s exactly what has happened.”
At the full time whistle, Shearer didn’t hold back in his assessment of Man City’s performance, delivering a scathing critique that will no doubt be music to the ears of Liverpool fans before their Premier League clash this weekend as he described Guardiola’s side as ‘weak, light and frail’ . “They look weak. They look light and frail and are giving the opposition far too many chances,” said Shearer.
They were cruising midway through this game, whatever you do whatever you cannot do is give the opposition chances and a little bit of hope. That is exactly what they did. Even when they were winning 3-2 with two minutes to go they were trying to take a quick free-kick. Why? Kill the game.”
