Andree Jeglertz wants his Manchester City players to keep imposing their own style of play upon their opponents, even if a packed schedule causes him to rotate his squad in the Champions League this week.
Jeglertz expects Man City consistency regardless of Champions League rotation
Manchester City have a huge top-of-the-table WSL clash with Chelsea to come on Saturday, but first, they must attend to European matters.
The English champions visit Inter on Tuesday, having thumped West Ham 5-0 last Saturday to overtake Chelsea at the top of the Women's Super League.
City then have a huge clash with Chelsea to come on Saturday, with two further games to play prior to the next international break, away to Hacken in the Champions League and at home to Tottenham in the league.
City have drawn all three of their Champions League games so far this term, with their winless run in the league stage of the competition now stretching back four games (D3 L1), after they won their previous five such matches.
Jeglertz is yet to decide how he will manage his squad over the coming days, but whoever lines up against Inter, he does not expect City's intensity to drop.
"It's only two days between these games and three days to Chelsea," Jeglertz told reporters on Monday.
"So, there are a lot of things to consider; the load for the players, how they recover from that massive game against West Ham, then how we can get the best out of the squad.
"This balance is always something to consider, but we need to figure out how we maintain our way of playing – no matter who we play, we want to play the same way.
"Okay, we play different opponents, but our identity should always be recognised, no matter if it's two days or seven days between games.
"All these games are coming in periods when you play a lot of tight and important matches in the league. The balance for us is to be able to win and get a 90-minute performance at a high level.
"That's what we aim for. There are no guarantees, but the idea and the philosophy is to perform the best we can. That's the target tomorrow, and we'll see how it goes."
City's only previous Champions League meetings with Italian opposition came against Fiorentina in the 2020-21 round of 16, with the English side winning 3-0 at home and 5-0 away.
Despite City's underwhelming European form, striker Khadija Shaw has netted five times in her seven Champions League appearances overall, including scoring in her last two such games.
Only Arsenal's Alessia Russo (17) and Juventus' Alba Redondo (16) have attempted more shots than Shaw (15) in the competition this season.
