{"id":271411,"date":"2025-10-02T08:25:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/271411\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T08:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:25:12","slug":"monaco-2-2-man-city-erling-haaland-says-its-not-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/271411\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco 2-2 Man City: Erling Haaland says &#8216;it&#8217;s not good enough&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">City were on their way to making it back-to-back wins in the Champions League this season but Dier&#8217;s nerveless, last-minute penalty salvaged a draw for Monaco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Guardiola&#8217;s side are unbeaten in their last six games, but a worrying trend is beginning to emerge of conceding late goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They have conceded eight times in all competitions so far, but half of those have come at crucial periods in each half.<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">23 August:<\/b> 2-0 home loss against Tottenham after conceding in the third minute of injury-time in the first half<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">31 August:<\/b> 2-1 loss at Brighton after conceding in the 89th minute<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">21 September:<\/b> 1-1 draw at Arsenal after conceding in the 93rd minute<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">1 October:<\/b> 2-2 draw at Monaco after conceding in the 90th minute<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It means City have dropped three points in the Premier League after conceding in the 89th minute or later &#8211; which would have seen them on level points with second-placed Arsenal &#8211; and a further two in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This was also a missed opportunity to put right their recent poor away record in Europe, now failing to win their past five games on the road in the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The result follows on from last season&#8217;s disappointment of not winning a major trophy, being knocked out of the Champions League at the play-off round and finishing third in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You wouldn&#8217;t panic,&#8221; former Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt said on Match of the Day. &#8220;Everyone wants to win their games and get the adulation of what a great team you are but it is not normal to keep doing it year on year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Man City have done it for so many years but they are having a bit of a struggle over the last couple of years. 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