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#3 Aymeric Laporte missed in a defensively disorganized performance
If all over the place needed an illustration, City's defence today would be the perfect specimen to look up to. That's what it was. A defence very disorganized and with almost zero communication amongst themselves. Raul Jimenez and Patrick Cutrone completely wrecked the centre-half duo of Nicolas Otamendi and Fernandinho.
The strike partnership outdid the centre back partners for pace and physicality. Cutrone was confident to take Otamendi on and it didn't even take much effort.
Manchester City themselves gifted Wolves several chances to take the lead and the scoreline could have been reading 3-0 at the half time itself. Kyle Walker misplaced two passes to Otamendi and the Argentine was switched off on both occasions.
Joao Cancelo was good in the attacking end but he ended up losing the ball towards the build-up to the first Wolves goal. Again, Rodri Hernandez and Fernandinho were reeling to backtrack and Otamendi just slid into the tackle (and missed) rather than backtrack and try to act as an extra body to block the ball.
Aymeric Laporte is individually a very good defender and also a good organizer of his defensive line. His presence was and will be missed in the team until he comes back.
