And is the criticism of «boring, old - fashioned, deep - sitting, counter attacking, 4 -2-3-1 football» justified given he's managed just 11
Bundesliga games either side of the league's shortest winter break?
Not exact matches
Indeed, Guardiola can overtake two of his old
sides in the history books if City win their next five league matches, with his Barcelona
side of 2010/11 winning 16 in a row in La Liga, and his Bayern Munich
side of 2013/14 winning 19 consecutive
Bundesliga games.
The
Bundesliga side threatended to make a
game of it by crashing the bar, but a sumptuous effort from the Brazilian Marcelo looks to have settled the tie.
The 17 - year - old was on top of his
game as the Norwegian
side went 3 - 0 up inside 30 minutes during the recent Europa League tie, before the
Bundesliga side came back and won 3 - 4.
With just 9 points from 11
games this season, the Gelsenkirchen
side sit in the relegation playoff slot in the
Bundesliga, and naturally this heightens rumours of discontent amongst the playing staff.
The
Bundesliga side lost 2 - 1 in Turin two weeks ago, but will come in to this
game with more hope having turned around their dire league form in the meantime.
The Frenchman may already have changed his tune, though, and has declared that he will be picking a strong Arsenal
side for our first group
game at home to the German
Bundesliga outfit Cologne this Thursday, reports the Arsenal website.
During his time playing for
Bundesliga side Hamburg SV, the German managed to clock up a record of two goals and six assists in 92
games.
But he has already played over 50
games for his
Bundesliga club Stuttgart and has made the step up to the senior national
side.
That was not enough to save his career as an Arsenal player though, so Wenger sold him on to the German
Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee that was probably a pittance in the modern
game.
Koln have 6 defeats and 2 draws in the
Bundesliga so far, and have also lost all three previous Europa League
games, so this should pose little threat to the Arsenal fringe
side.
As his
side currently sit atop the
Bundesliga table and remain unbeaten after 12
games, he has gained further attention and as per The Sun earlier this week, he was linked with taking over from Wenger at the Emirates when he opts to step down.
Bayern Munich wrapped up their fifth successive
Bundesliga title with three
games of the 2016/17 season to spare, finishing the campaign a full 15 points clear of second - placed RB Leipzig, and with more goals scored (89) and fewer conceded (22) than every other
side in the German top flight.
But the changes made to Wenger's starting line up suggested he was placing greater focus on the upcoming
game with Bayern Munich, a
side who sit 15 points clear at the top of the
Bundesliga and who are heavy favourites in the champions league betting to reach the last eight.
Should the
Bundesliga side lose their last home
game against Anderlecht, Arsenal will top the group with a win against Galatasaray in Turkey.
Dirk Schuster's
side know they are not able to create as many chances as the likes of Bayern Munich or even Stuttgart - Darmstadt have the second - lowest shots per
game ratio in the
Bundesliga this season - so they need to take advantage of other avenues.
Last season, Rodriguez netted 3 goals and provided 4 assists in 36
games for the
Bundesliga side.
Dortmund are 17th in the
Bundesliga and in the relegation zone, having lost 10
games — the most of any
side this season.
After thrashing Barcelona yesterday 4 - 0 in the International Champions Cup, Liverpool will play their final
game of the pre-season against German
Bundesliga side FSV Mainz.
In the current season, the former Zurich defender has featured in 27
games for the
Bundesliga side, scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists.
This season, Ricardo has featured in 21
games for the
Bundesliga side, scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists (Transfermarkt).
Dortmund, who previously led the league after a brilliant start, haven't won in the
Bundesliga since September and defeat to relegation - threatened Bremen was the
side's 10th
game without a win in any competition.
Modeste, formerly of Blackburn Rovers, scored 25 goals in 32
games for the
Bundesliga side last season.
The Argentine international had been enduring a nightmare run where he hadn't scored since March 2016 but he put things right in the last
game finally scoring against Hamburg in a 2 - 0 win that sent his
side up into second place in the
Bundesliga.
The English
game is physical and during his time in the
Bundesliga, Christensen developed that
side of his
game and he is now able to compete in this division.
Last season, the 22 - year - old star featured in 35
games for the
Bundesliga side, scored 9 goals and also provided 8 assists.