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Chapter 58 Guardiola's arrival and Manchester City's tactical transformation (two in one)

After the conversation that day was over, De Bruyne stayed at Zhao Jinge's house.

In the days that followed, the two, who had just joined the new team and couldn't wait to show themselves to fans all over the world, began to sweat profusely in Zhao Jinge's private training ground, trying to maintain a good competitive state before the team assembled.

In addition to the daily training, the two people who couldn't stay idle also started to train some, which was a small routine between the two of them.

After this period of mutual cooperation, Zhao Jinge also felt that the tacit understanding between himself and De Bruyne was growing.

In addition to training with De Bruyne, Zhao Jinge is also familiarizing himself with his newly acquired skills as much as possible, and wants to do his best to master the state of sending and receiving freely.

After the start of the new season, he will be ready to load his fourth template.

The Manchester City club plans to gather players in early July to prepare for the summer.

Starting from July 7, in addition to several friendly matches, Manchester City will also play related matches of the International Champions Cup.

And the Premier League matches of the new season will start on August 8, and there is not much time left for Manchester City to prepare.

时间来到7月6日，刚刚在7月4号度过自己17岁生日的赵今歌与德布劳内一起来到了，曼城去年刚刚建成的位于伊蒂哈德球场旁边的新训练基地。

Guardiola, who has just entered Manchester City, will hold the first all-hands meeting of the Manchester City team here.

Walking into this top training base in the world, under the leadership of the staff, Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne soon came to the training ground of the first team.

There is still a while before Guardiola notifies the assembly time, and many Manchester City players have come here scattered on the training ground.

Everyone was divided into several small circles, chatting and looking at the new players who just transferred this summer.

On the new aid side, they are also looking at the old players in the team, except for the captain Kompany walking around and saying hello to his teammates.

Several main players in the team like Aguero, Nasri, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Joe Hart, Zabaleta and others gathered together Together.

There was no intention of coming to say hello to the new players.

Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne stood on the side of the court and did not take the initiative to communicate with them. The two just stood there and kept talking.

Sterling and Otamendi, two newcomers, are also whispering.

Some other substitute players are also distributed on the training ground in twos and threes.

Due to the turmoil in the summer, the atmosphere in the entire Manchester City team did not seem so harmonious, and there was a certain gap within the entire team.

Looking at the situation on the training ground, Zhao Jinge said softly to De Bruyne:

"Kevin, it seems that other than the captain, our old teammates in the team are not as easy to get along with as expected!"

De Bruyne gave Zhao Jinge a blank look.

"It doesn't matter whether you get along well or not. If you hadn't scored twice as soon as you played, no one in Wolfsburg would take the initiative to talk to you, a kid who just entered the first team!"

"It's true. After all, the football field is a place where strength speaks. Wherever strength is, it is the most popular. Maybe they are afraid of being taken away by the two of us as the starting players?"

De Bruyne didn't say much, but the smile on his face also showed that he fully agreed with Zhao Jinge's point of view.

After a while, it was time for assembly, and all the new and old players of Manchester City also arrived.

Guardiola brought his coaching staff to the sidelines of the training ground.

Guardiola looked at the Manchester City players standing in two rows in front of him, and made a small calculation in his heart.

Guardiola's entry into Manchester City this year actually seems quite hasty.

Originally, according to Guardiola's idea, the club must buy a group of players according to its own plan, and update Manchester City's existing player system.

There are two reasons for this: one is to increase the number of people in the team, better control the situation in the locker room, and maintain the stability of the team.

There are too many lessons in history that have caused the head coach to fall into the sand because of the problems in the locker room.

Not to mention, next season's Mourinho will have a bad head and blood because of the problem in the locker room.

The second is to add more pass and control elements to Manchester City's player system, so that the entire Manchester City will gradually shape into the shape of Guardiola.

But unlike the situation in history, this time Guardiola did not break up peacefully with Bayern Munich with the glory of three consecutive Bundesliga titles and the Champions League semi-finals.

On the contrary, he was completely pushed out by Bayern Munich's top management, and he was swept away with the blame.

Although it is the same as in history, Manchester City came out and became Guardiola's receiver.

But Guardiola's situation is completely different. In history, he came with a reputation and was regarded as a savior by Manchester City.

A large amount of transfer fees at will, and the right to buy whoever he wants are all in the hands of Guardiola.

But now Guardiola came to Manchester City as a loser.

The team's big money in the summer was all finalized before Guardiola's arrival.

Although the transfer period is not over yet, compared with him in history, the remaining funds and the right to choose the buyer have shrunk greatly.

In addition, Guardiola himself has changed a lot, and his desire for success has become stronger.

The failure and humiliation suffered at Bayern Munich stabbed Guardiola's heart heavily.

The greatly stimulated Guardiola wants to prove to the world that he is definitely not a head coach who can't get along without the Barcelona system.

The current Manchester City is the stage for Guardiola to prove himself to the world, and the players in front of him are the bargaining chips for him to conquer the Premier League and even Europe.

Guardiola is generally satisfied with these Manchester City players, but Guardiola, a goalkeeper like Joe Hart, doesn't like it very much.

A goalkeeper whose performance is not stable, Guardiola is not at ease to hand over the team's gate to him to guard.

As for another Yaya Toure who had an unhappy fight with him, Guardiola did not express his dissatisfaction with him.

The current Yaya Toure is definitely the cornerstone midfielder core of this Manchester City team. If he wants to achieve good results in the Premier League or the Champions League, Guardiola still needs to rely on the energy of Yaya Toure, an all-around fighter.

After all, in Manchester City, Guardiola does not have the next Professor Bu to reuse, as long as Yaya Toure is willing to listen to Guardiola's command and not openly oppose Guagua's decision.

Guardiola will never take the initiative to find Yaya Toure trouble.

Guardiola has neither the ability nor the idea to make drastic changes to the team. He just wants to add a midfielder in line with his tactical philosophy to the team's main lineup.

In addition, it is to find a world-class goalkeeper to replace Joe Hart, who is an unstable part of the team in his heart.

Guardiola's slightly scrutinizing gaze swept over the faces of every Manchester City player present.

Even Joe Hart, who was no longer in Guardiola's plan, was looked up and down by Guardiola with sharp eyes.

This can be regarded as the first meeting between the new and old players of Manchester City and Guardiola. The atmosphere at the scene was extremely dignified under Guardiola's strong gaze.

Tension began to spread in the training ground, and even Zhao Jinge swallowed quietly.

Before the air on the training ground was about to freeze, Guardiola finally said the first sentence since the meeting:

"I think everyone in front of me should know me. I am Guardiola. From this season, I will be your head coach!"

"You can call me boss or boss, these two names are no different to me."

"What I came here to do was to win more titles. I don't know how many of you in front of me came to Manchester City with that in mind."

"But this is not important. If you don't have a heart that wants to be a champion, you will never persevere in my team."

"Before the summer training camp, I need everyone to fulfill my three requirements!"

"First, obey my command and obey my orders. Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, and you must do the same!"

"Second, whether it's on the training ground or on the court. I want to see you go all out to implement my tactics and requirements."

"Third, implement the above two points unconditionally."

"Now, the whole team is conducting a physical fitness test with the cooperation of the team doctor, followed by a physical condition assessment before the summer training camp. I hope that your bodies can give me a satisfactory result. Disband!"

The new official took office three fires, and Guardiola gave the Manchester City team a disarm as soon as he came up.There is no way as a head coach, he must completely control the situation of the entire team.

Guardiola knows that many players will definitely contradict his words, but his performance on the court will never lie.

Guardiola has already made preparations to kill a player as an example to others if he does not obey his command on the court.

In the subsequent physical fitness test and physical condition assessment, the physical condition of many players did not meet Guardiola's standards.

During the June vacation, many players indulged in vacation and food, and did not carry out the necessary body management and daily training.

In addition to Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne, only a few players such as Captain Kompany, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho, David Silva, and Aguero have reached Guardiola's standards .

In this way, Guardiola, who was not in a particularly sunny mood, was suddenly stormy.

Guardiola has given a death order to Manchester City players whose bodies are not up to standard.

As long as you can't meet the physical standards for joining the team, you must stay in the gym to exercise. When you reach the physical standards, you can participate in the team's joint training.

If the physical condition is still not up to standard before the warm-up match, Guardiola will report to the club's senior management, sell it before the transfer period closes, and introduce other players as supplements.

As for the other players who meet the criteria for joining the team, Guardiola asked them to follow the assistant coach in charge of physical training for a week of physical training.

During the summer warm-up match, the team's tactical drill and integration will be carried out in the match-based training.

After arranging the team's daily training tasks, Guardiola sat on the sidelines, watched the players' training, and began to write and draw in the notebook in his hand for tactical considerations.

For Guardiola, a tactical master, how to integrate a powerful Manchester City team in the shortest possible time with the existing player configuration and his football philosophy is not easy.

Before the introduction of new players, Manchester City's main lineup has actually been put on the bright side.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Before finding a new goalkeeper to replace him, Guardiola's best candidate for the goalkeeper position is still Joe Hart.

Defenders: Sabaleta, Otamendi, Kompany, Kolarov.

These four should be Manchester City's main defense next season, and veterans Demichelis and Sagna will serve as important rotations for the defense.

To be honest, Guardiola is not satisfied with such a defense line. He has made a decision to continue to introduce two high-level defenders next season.

Midfield: David Silva, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, De Bruyne.

These four are the midfielders he relies on most. Except for Fernandinho who is slightly worse, the other three are definitely the world's top players in their respective positions.

Especially David Silva and De Bruyne, the former is a player he was quite optimistic about in Barcelona, ​​and the latter is one of the culprits that made him come to Manchester City.

In Guardiola's eyes, De Bruyne has the potential to become the commander of Manchester City's midfield. In the next season, Guardiola decided to make De Bruyne the metronome of Manchester City's midfield.

Among the substitute players, Fernando can also be used as a rotation player, but during the physical examination just now, Nasri, who was seriously overweight, caused Guardiola's dissatisfaction and was temporarily removed from Guardiola's team list!

Forwards: Zhao Jinge, Aguero, Sterling.

These three should be Manchester City's main strikers for next season's striker.With the exception of Sterling, the other two have impressed Guardiola.

Aguero has won the Premier League Golden Boot and is a well-deserved striker core for Manchester City.

Zhao Jinge is another culprit that brought him to Manchester City, the youngest Golden Boot in the history of the Bundesliga, and the youngest Golden Boot in the history of the Europa League.

How much sorrow I felt for Zhao Jinge when I was in Bayern Munich, and how much joy I feel in Manchester City now.

Maybe he will become the new Messi under his command and cultivate the next Messi with his own hands. Guardiola suddenly felt a kind of joy of nurturing.

After determining the main lineup for next season, Guardiola began to create a new technical and tactical style of play for Manchester City.

"Put the game in the opponent's half" is Guardiola's consistent attitude in the game.

This kind of coaching philosophy allows Manchester City to face a game environment where they are in a positional battle for most of the game time next season.

In defense, more face-to-face is needed, and the fast-paced transition from offense to defense rarely needs to face the situation of defensive battles.

In such a situation, whether the midfielder's waist is strong or not determines the strength of Manchester City's defense to a large extent.

Fortunately, Manchester City has a pair of top midfielders in the Premier League and even in the world.

But the last one is still the choice of the last two, which makes Guardiola's head big.

In the end Guardiola made the decision to let Yaya Tourette refer to De Bruyne.

Then in order to make up for the premise of Yaya Toure's position, he has a lack of defense in the midfield and a personal understanding of the use of full-backs.

Guardiola showed his own unique imagination, he creatively arranged two full-backs, only the full-back on the team's side of possession pressed forward along the touchline.

On the other side, let the winger position player be in the front field close to the side.

The full-back behind him leaves the regular area of ​​​​the full-back, draws in along the 45-degree defense line to the middle, and fills in the area where the midfielder is located, temporarily playing the role of the midfielder.

Assist other central midfield players to form a 2-3 midfielder position, increase the control ability of the central midfield and the contact point to the side in positional warfare.

And improve the team's own defensive ability when facing the opponent's fast-paced defensive counterattack.

This approach takes full advantage of the full-back players who may be "idle" at certain periods of the game.

It objectively ensures that De Bruyne, the "metronome" in the frontcourt of Manchester City, stays in the offensive 30-meter area most of the time without having to retreat frequently, making up for the defensive strength of the midfield.

De Bruyne can always cruise horizontally in the middle and sideways of the offensive 30-meter area between the front of the opponent's back line and the midfielder, waiting for opportunities.

Anytime, anywhere, you can cooperate with Zhao Jinge, David Silva, Aguero or Sterling to form a coordinated attack on the side or the center.

And let De Bruyne's famous threatening ball delivery get the best display, and he can concentrate on his offensive ability.

For Manchester City's opponents, if they don't disrupt their own formation, it will be difficult to arrange special personnel to conduct real-time match-ups against De Bruyne, so as to leave a team in their own hinterland that may explode at any time. hidden dangers.

Not only that, but Guardiola also made some new changes to his pass and control tactics. For the first time, he decided to let the midfielders immediately press high in place after the opponent got the ball.

Take advantage of your own side's long-term pressure on the opponent in the half court to carry out positional warfare and strong attacks.

Manchester City has kept a large number of midfielders in the opponent's half for a long time. Timely adding high-position pressing to the team's tactics can effectively improve the team's offensive and defensive capabilities.

Looking at the new tactic he has formulated, Guardiola actually has some doubts himself. The feasibility of this tactic still needs a lot of games to verify.

Whether it can be successful has become the only condition for Guardiola to look at tactics.

After experiencing the painful lessons of Bayern Munich, Guardiola lost a bit of the soul chasing dreams of a tactical genius, and a little more persistence and fruitfulness after experiencing reality!
　The daily stage is coming to an end soon, the warm-up match will be covered in one stroke, and tomorrow I should write about the journey of the new season.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)