The German observed that City’s style left much to good luck, and pointed that out after they beat a reserve Bayern Munich team.
Unlike Barcelona, Arsenal or other possession based teams, City do not play at a fast pace or press, and Lehmann pointed this out.
“Man City play very, very boring football,” he said. “They just make their opponents fall asleep with lots of possession. That is not tactically very demanding. The way they play here is the way any amateur team plays, only not on such good grass.
“They just pack men behind the ball, have five against two and just move the ball around. The goal then just comes from a fortunate circumstance.”
