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‘You can see’ - Nathan Ake makes admission about Pep Guardiola's recent Man City defensive tactic
29.03.2023 - 09:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Nathan Ake insists the Manchester City squad are getting used to playing three at the back amid Pep Guardiola’s recent tactical change.
The Blues have operated the system a number of times in recent months, including during their two matches before the international break - the 7-0 whitewash of RB Leipzig in the Champions League and in the 6-0 demolition of Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
It remains unclear whether Guardiola will stick with the formation when Liverpool travel to the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime. Ake has been one of City’s most consistent defenders this season and has been used in numerous positions.
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The 28-year-old played as one of the back three against Leipzig before being rested against Burnley but previously had played in his natural centre-back role in a back four.
He has also featured at left-back at times to compensate for City’s lack of depth in the position amid the summer exit of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Joao Cancelo’s January loan to Bayern Munich. Bernardo Silva has also filled as a wing-back on occasions.
Ake says the team are getting used to playing with a back-three, telling SportBible: “I think the more you train it, the more familiar it becomes. You can see that from the whole team since we've been playing three at the back."
Ake hailed the intuitiveness of boss Guardiola, underlining how the Catalan coach has improved his game after the defender's 2020 arrival. “Tactically, he is so good," Ake explained.
"Every meeting, he is so clear. He analyses everything. He loves the game so much that he knows everything about everyone. As a player, going into the game, you know exactly what you have to do and what
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