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Haaland reflects the lack of confidence, De Bruyne missed the possibility of his final championship

9:56pm, 19 May 2025【Football】

It is really unexpected that Manchester City lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup at the end of the season and lost the trophy. You know, this is their only remaining opportunity this season. But in fact, Guardiola really can't see this in his performance. On the contrary, Crystal Palace is more interested in winning the first major trophy in his team's history, and their performance is indeed worthy of this honor.

For this, this season, Manchester City's honor is only the Community Shield Championship medal that started last year's season. Overall, it is indeed difficult to record it, which means that they are really playing the big four this season, and nothing is left. Manchester City missed the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup in a single season, this is the first time since 2017. For Guardiola, this failure is indeed too speechless.

For Guardiola, it is not just him who has no confidence. Haaland is the club's number one shooter and will make a feud when he gets a chance to shoot, which is something fans would never imagine. He gave the ball to Marmush, but the latter lost it.

After the game, De Bruyne updated his social media, posted photos of himself applauding the fans, and wrote: "Although it's a pity that we failed to win this championship, we still thank you very much for your support." Old friend Bernardo also posted a message saying that this is a regret for De Bruyne, but it may be a regret for him, because he was also sold, and Guardiola is thinking about opening a new framework.

However, the tasks of De Bruyne, Haaland and Guardiola have not been completed for the time being. The next two rounds of local competitions are of great value. Currently, Manchester City is only ranked sixth in the England competition. They need to improve their rankings and strive to qualify for the Champions League. This is a guaranteed job for Guardiola, and there must be no gap or miss. Only in this way can they have the opportunity to buy new players to improve their strength and lay the foundation for their next return.

It is reported that Manchester City is preparing to spend 180 million pounds to finalize the transfer of two new players before the Club World Cup next month. Although Blue Moon spent 180 million pounds to sign up in the winter window, they will only have more and no less in the summer window. According to news reports, Guardiola has listed Leverkusen's midfield core Wirtz and AC Milan organizer Reindez as the top targets this summer. Among them, Leverkusen priced Wilz for more than 100 million pounds, but Manchester City did not retreat and may add McCarty, worth 25 million pounds to the deal; Milan also made it clear that if they want to sign Reindes, Manchester City must break the transfer record of 56.3 million pounds set by the team's sales of Kaka that year.