How New Man City Signing Sessions, including ‘New KDB’, will do it at Club World Cup

Manchester City urgently needs a new start.

While the third ended in the Premier League is not a total disaster, the way in which their defending defense collapsed, sent a signal that the power that English had dominated football Half a decade was no longer infallible.

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We can of course point to the long -term injury of the Balloon d’Or winner Rodri If one of the ripening points behind their struggles, but even then you would expect Pep GuardiolaThe side to have the depth to tackle his loss more effectively.

Ultimately, instead of a tactical change, the city splashed more than £ 170 million on new signing sessions Omar MarmoushNico Gonzalez, Abdukodir Khusanov and Victor Reis to get their season back on track.

Of these four, however, only Marmoush has had a significant impact so far. Gonzalez was exiled early to a reserve team, Khusanov had a shaky start and travel played only one competition minute since his arrival.

Loses Talisman Kevin De Bruyne is undoubtedly a loss for the team after the club has allowed its contract to run, but City needs fresh blood if they want to close the gap for champions Liverpool.

And they quickly moved by adding three new players Tijjani ReijndersRayan Ait-Nouri and Rayan Cherkiwhile a fourth registration Marcus Bettinelli It is expected that the Scott Carson Role of goalkeeper and cheerleader of the third choice.

Below we look deeply at the three new signing sessions and show how they will have an impact on this city team that will start next season and to the World Cup Club.

Rayan Ait-Nouri, 24 years old, left back

The first player we will discuss is the 24-year-old Algerian International, Rayan Ait-Nouri, signed in a £ 31 million deal from Wolves.

The signing of Ait-Nouri checks two large compartments for Guardiola and his staff.

First of all, he has an extensive Premier League experience with 135 performances in the competition since he came to Wolves van Angers in France in 2021.

The second important tick is that he fills a position of a real specialist at left back, instead of being trained in Like Josko Gvardiol” Nathan Ake or Rico Lewis have been earlier.

Ait-Nouri must arrive immediately and make that position its own position.

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Last season, Ait-Nouri was one of the striking players for Wolves in the context of a team that struggled to the bottom of the table for most of the season.

He is a balanced defender who will offer the city real quality in all phases of the game.

When defending he is comfortably defensive when he is isolated broadly and he generates sales with tackles, blocks or interceptions, and can come in to help his central defenders.

He is also very able to contribute a lot to the attacking phase, creating his team a threat by staying wide and stretching the width of the field.

In the middle third part, when he takes the ball, he finds creative passing corners to find the striker on the last rule or to break the last line with balls that runners can release behind the line of defense.

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And in the last third part he goes on the ball and can cross the quality or when he bursts to the by-line.

City seems to have moved very quickly to secure the signature of their first choice left-back for the near future.

Tijjani Reijnders, 26 years old, central midfielder

From an age perspective, the interesting city against the general trend is by signing a player who is already 26 years old in Reijnders, signed from AC Milan For £ 46 million.

The Dutch international has 23 caps and four goals at senior international level and last season he finished with 10 goals and five assists in the Series A only.

Is Reijnders seen as the replacement for De Bruyne in the midfield of the city? Well, maybe at least partially. The two are similar because they are at their best in the attacking phase of the game.

Reijnders is a ball carrier who can take possession of tight spaces and helps to break down a deep block by dribbling or finding creative passing corners.

This was a part of the competition where City struggled last season with teams that were deeply and tried to attack the city in the wide areas to break them down in the middle with little quality.

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Although Reijnders contributes defensively, he is especially strong when pressing and encountering when his team loses possession in higher areas.

He can play deeper, almost next to the 6, and receive the ball and play to dictate the pace of the attack for his team, but he is also very impressive in more advanced positions when the game is really tight.

His ability to take the ball and beat a man at the center can really open games for his team by creating space for others, but he also uses this in the last third to make a corner for shots around the edge of the area.

Reijnders can play more as a box-crashing midfielder, but also pays a threat to his ability to shoot at a distance.

In this case he has some similarities with De Bruyne, and he will give a target threat of the midfield city, would otherwise be missing.

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With De Bruyne who left the club and with Ilkay Gundogan” Bernardo Silva And Mateo Kovacic Everything at the end of their peak years was the important city strengthened the position.

And Reijnders must go a long way to help them break down the defense blocks of the opposition.

Rayan Cherki, 21 years old, attacking midfielder

City has already achieved one of the most intriguing transfers of the summer with the £ 35 million deal to sign the 21-year-old Rayan Cherki of Lyon In France.

Cherki has long been discussed as one of the most naturally gifted and technically talented players of his generation.

However, the Frenchman was seen as a player who was difficult to deal with and who had a very close relationship with his hometown in Lyon.

But last season, Cherki grew up as a player because he had a more central role for his team, which really brought him to the fore as one of the best young players in Europe.

He has now made his entire international debut for France and he seems to be an important attacking player for the national team.

His decision to leave Lyon led to the interest of top teams in England, but it was City who moved the fastest to secure his signature.

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There are two big questions about the signing of Cherki per city. The first is whether Guardiola Cherki will enable to retain its unique creativity and dribbling style.

When Jack Grealish Arrived in the city for a club record £ 100 million from Aston Villa He was a strong ball carrier.

But that dynamic ability to hire his husband is coached from his game and is part of the reason that he is now considered excess for requirements at Etihad after he has been omitted from their World Cup team.

That said, Guardiola has been happy Jeremy Doku To be a dribbler with a large volume during his time in the city, so maybe the Spanish coach Cherki is the same.

The second question concerns its position. Cherki does not have the defensive profile or the working speed to play in deeper midfield areas, so he probably does not fit as one of the two 8s in midfield for City.

That may mean that he plays from the attack, and with a dock on the left, we could see City build an attack with an incredible threat of both flanks.

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Cherki can score goals for himself, but is extremely creative and able to play tight defensive blocks with his ability to dribble and to play fast passes to teammates to break through and create space that can be used.

When signing Cherki it is fair to say that Man City may have signed a real game breaker for next season.

The Club World Cup and Conclusion

City mentioned all seven of the signing sessions they have made over the past six months – end up with a total of almost £ 300 million – in the 27 -man -traveling team for The World Cup Club in the United States.

It gives Guardiola the chance to see all three of his new toys on the field in his game system.

The UnderPerformance of City last season led to a decisive reaction from city leaders, with a number of important recruitment needs that were already met even more things, probably when the open reopens on June 16.

All three new signing sessions have the opportunity to have an immediate and important impact on the team, but compliance with some of their predecessors will be a huge question.

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