Guardiola Abandons Possession-First Approach for Result-Oriented Play—Slot Will Suffer Even More

In Round 11 of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3-0 at home. Camel.live experts believe that

Guardiola’s shift from a possession-first philosophy to a result-oriented approach will make Arne Slot suffer even more in the future and also put Mikel Arteta on edge.

The expert said: “This may be Guardiola’s favorite victory—not only because it’s his 1,000th game in management, but also because he beat a title-contending team with a ‘simple tactic’. No longer a ‘detail-obsessive’, he used more long balls and crosses, abandoning possession supremacy to prioritize results. This gave Erling Haaland more space and made Jeremy Doku’s runs more threatening. Yet occasionally, Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden still carried out possession-based penetration. Guardiola has been quietly changing, which will make Slot suffer even more ahead and leave Arteta feeling nervous.”