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Chapter 57: The arrival of Guardiola and Manchester City’s tactical transformation!

After the day’s conversation, 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 around the world began to sweat in Zhao Jinge’s private training ground, trying to maintain a good competitive condition before the team assembled.

In addition to daily training, the two people who could not be idle also began to train some, which belonged to the small routine between the two.

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

In addition to training with De Bruyne, Zhao Jinge is also getting as familiar with his newly acquired skills 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.

Manchester City plans to assemble their players in early July to prepare for the summer season.

From 18 July, Manchester City will play in addition to several friendly matches, as well as international champions cup related competitions.

The new Premier League season is about to start on August 10, leaving not much time for Manchester City to prepare.

On July 6, Zhao Jinge, who had just celebrated his 17th birthday on July 4, arrived with De Bruyne, Manchester City’s new training base next to the Etihad Stadium, which was just completed last year.

Guardiola, who has just joined Manchester City, will hold the first plenary meeting of the Manchester City squad here.

Walking into this top training base in the world, under the guidance of the staff, Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne soon arrived at the training ground of the first team.

There is still a moment before Guardiola’s notice of the assembly, and there are already many Manchester City players scattered on the training ground.

Everyone divided into small circles, chatting and looking at the new signings who had just transferred this summer.

On the new signings side, they are also looking at the old players in the team, except for captain Kompany walking around and greeting all his teammates.

Several of the team’s main players like Sergio Aguero, Nasri, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Joe Hart, Zabaleta and others are coming together.

There is no intention of coming to greet the new players.

Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne stood on the side of the court, and did not take the initiative to step forward to communicate with them, the two just stood there and kept saying something.

The two newcomers, Sterling and Otamendi, were also whispering.

Other substitutes are also spread out on the training ground.

Due to the turmoil of the summer, the atmosphere in the entire Manchester City squad does not seem so harmonious, and there is a certain gap within the entire team.

Zhao Jinge looked at the situation on the training ground and said softly to De Bruyne: “Kevin, it seems that the old teammates in our team, except for the captain, don’t look as easy to get along with as they imagined!” ”

De Bruyne gave Zhao Jinge a blank look.

“It doesn’t matter if you get along well or not, if you hadn’t scored twice as soon as you played, no one in Wolfsburg would have taken the initiative to pay attention to you, a little imp who just entered the first team!”

“It is also said that after all, the football stadium is a place that speaks by strength, and wherever you have the strength is the most popular, maybe they are afraid of being robbed of the starting player position by the two of us?”

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

After a while, it was time to assemble, and Manchester City’s new and old players were all here.

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.

Pep Guardiola’s arrival at Manchester City this year has actually been quite hasty.

Originally, according to Guardiola’s idea, the club must have bought a number of players according to its own plan, and carried out an update to 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 dressing room, and maintain the stability of the team.

There are too many lessons in history that have left the manager in the sand down because of the problems in the dressing room.

Far from it, next season’s Mourinho fell because of the locker room problem.

The second is to add more passing elements to Manchester City’s player system, so that the entire Manchester City is gradually shaped into the shape of Guardiola.

But unlike history, this time Guardiola did not break up peacefully with Bayern Munich with the glory of the Bundesliga trife and the last four of the Champions League.

On the contrary, he was completely pushed out by the top management of Bayern Munich and swept away with the pot on his back.

Although it is the same as in history, Manchester City came out as Guardiola’s successor.

But Pep Guardiola’s situation is completely different, he is a man who has been regarded as a savior by Manchester City in history.

The large discretionary transfer fee, the right to buy whoever he wants, has been handed over to Guardiola.

But now Guardiola came to Manchester City as a loser.

The team’s big deal for the summer was finalized before Pep Guardiola’s arrival.

Although the transfer period has not yet ended, the funds left behind and the right to buy the choice have been greatly reduced compared to him in history.

In addition, Guardiola himself has changed a lot, and his desire to succeed has become stronger.

The defeat and humiliation suffered at Bayern Munich stabbed Guardiola’s heart hard.

The stimulated Guardiola wants to prove to the world that he is definitely not a manager who cannot play without the Barca system.

Manchester City is now the stage where Guardiola can prove himself, and the players in front of him are his bargaining chips to conquer the Premier League and even Europe.

Guardiola is generally happy with these players at Manchester City, but goalkeepers like Joe Hart Guardiola are not very like.

A goalkeeper whose performance has not been consistent, Guardiola is not comfortable leaving the door to him.

As for Yaya Toure, another person with whom he had a bad time, Guardiola did not express his dissatisfaction with him.

The current Yaya Toure is definitely the cornerstone of this Manchester City team, and if he wants to achieve good results in the Premier League or the Champions League, Guardiola also needs to rely on the energy of Yaya Toure, an all-round warrior.

After all, in Manchester City, Guardiola does not have the next Professor Bu to reuse, as long as Yaya Toureken obeys Guardiola’s command and does not openly oppose Guardiola’s decision.

Guardiola will definitely not take the initiative to find trouble with Yaya Toure.

Guardiola does not have the ability or idea to make major changes to the team at the moment, he just wants to add a midfielder who fits his tactical philosophy to the team’s main squad.

Beyond that, it’s about finding a world-class goalkeeper to replace Joe Hart, who is an unstable part of the team in his mind.

Pep Guardiola’s slightly scrutinizing gaze swept across 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 a sharp gaze.

This is the first time that Manchester City’s new and old players have met with Guardiola, and the atmosphere of the scene is particularly solemn under Guardiola’s strong gaze.

A tense aura began to spread in the training ground, and even Zhao Jinge quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Before the air on the training ground was about to freeze, Guardiola finally said his first words since meeting: “I think everyone in front of me should know me, I am Pep Guardiola, from this season, I will be your manager!” ”

“You can call me Boss or Boss, the two titles are no different for me.”

“All I came here to do was win more titles, and I don’t know how many of you in front of me came to Manchester City with that in mind.”

“But it doesn’t matter, if you don’t have a heart to win the title, you definitely won’t stick with my team.”

“Before the summer camp, I need everyone to fulfill my three requirements!”

“First, obey my command and obey my command. Soldiers have a duty to obey orders, and you must do the same! ”

“Second, whether it’s on the training ground or on the pitch. I want to see you go all out to implement my tactics and requirements. ”

“Third, implement the above two points unconditionally.”

“Now, with the cooperation of the team doctor, the physical fitness test is carried out, followed by the physical condition assessment before the summer training camp, I hope that your body can give me a satisfactory result. Disband! ”

The new official took over three fires, and Pep Guardiola gave the Manchester City squad a blow as soon as he came up. There is no way to be a manager, he has to be in full control of the whole team.

Guardiola knows there are plenty of players who will certainly take his word for granted, but performances on the pitch will never lie.

Guardiola is ready to kill any player on the pitch if he doesn’t listen to the command.

In subsequent fitness tests and physical condition assessments, there were many players whose physical condition did not meet Pep Guardiola’s standards.

Many players indulge in vacation and food during the June holidays, and do not carry out the necessary body management and daily training.

In addition to Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne, only captain Kompany, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho, David Silva, Aguero and a few others have reached Pep Guardiola’s standards.

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

Guardiola gave a death order to the Manchester City player whose body was up to standard.

As long as you do not meet the physical standards for joining the team, you must stay in the gym to exercise, and when you meet the physical standards to participate in the team’s joint training.

If the fitness is still substandard before the warm-up match, Guardiola will report to the club’s senior management and sell it off before the transfer period closes and bring in other players as a supplement.

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

During the summer warm-up matches, the team’s tactical practice and integration are carried out in the competition training.

After arranging the team’s daily training tasks, Guardiola sat on the sidelines, watching the players’ training while beginning to write and draw in his notebook for tactical considerations.

For Pep Guardiola, a master tactician, how to integrate a strong Manchester City team in the shortest possible time, with the existing player configuration combined with his football philosophy, is also quite a difficult task.

Before the introduction of new players, Manchester City’s main squad was actually on the surface.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Until a new goalkeeper is found, Pep Guardiola’s best candidate for the position can only choose Joe Hart.

Defenders: Sabaleta, Otamendi, Kompany, Kolarov.

These four should be City’s main backline next season, with veterans Demichelis and Sarnia as important rotations in the backline.

To be honest, Guardiola is not happy with such a backline, and he has already made the decision to continue bringing in two high-level defenders next season.

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

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

David Silva and De Bruyne, in particular, the former is his favorite player at Barcelona, and the latter is one of the main culprits for bringing him to Manchester City.

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

Among the substitutes, Fernando can also be used as a rotation, but just during the physical examination, Nasri, who is seriously overweight, caused Guardiola’s dissatisfaction and was temporarily drawn out of Guardiola’s team squad!

Forwards: Zhao Jinge, Sergio Aguero, Sterling.

These three should be Manchester City’s main players in the forward line next season. Apart from Raheem Sterling, the other two have impressed Guardiola.

Sergio Aguero won the Premier League Golden Boot and is the heart of Manchester City’s well-deserved striker.

Zhao Jinge is another culprit who 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 at Bayern Munich, and how much joy I feel now in Manchester City.

Perhaps he will become his new Messi and nurture the next Messi with his own hands, and Guardiola suddenly feels a joy of cultivation.

Having secured his squad for next season, Pep Guardiola has set out to build City’s new tactical play.

“Putting the game in the opponent’s half” is Pep Guardiola’s usual attitude in the game.

Such a coaching philosophy has allowed Manchester City to play in a positional attack for the vast majority of next season.

In defense, more face is needed, and the fast-paced shift from attack to defense rarely requires the situation of positional warfare defense.

In such a situation, whether the midfielder’s waist is hard or not largely determines Manchester City’s defensive intensity.

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

But the previous one is still the choice of the top two, leaving Guardiola’s head bigger.

In the end, Guardiola made the decision to put Yaya Toure on De Bruyne’s side.

Then, in order to make up for the premise of Yaya Toure’s position, he defended the central midfield and his personal understanding of the use of full-backs.

Pep Guardiola showed his unique imagination by creatively arranging the two full-backs, except that the full-back on the possession side of the team pressed forward along the touchline.

On the other wing, keep the winger in front close to the wing.

The full-backs behind him leave the regular area of the full-backs and retract along the 45-degree line to the center to fill in the area where the back-back players are, temporarily playing the role of back.

Assist other midfield players to form a position of 2-3 backs, increase the control ability of the center and the contact point on the wing in the positional battle.

And improve the team’s own defensive ability in the face of the opponent’s fast-paced defensive counterattack.

This approach makes the most of full-backs who may be ‘idle’ at certain times in the game.

Objectively ensures that De Bruyne, the ‘metronome’ of Manchester City’s midfield, stays in the attacking 30-meter area most of the time without frequent retreats to make up for the defensive intensity of the midfield.

De Bruyne can always swim horizontally in the middle and wide of the attacking 30-metre zone between the opposing defender’s line and the midfield, waiting for the opportunity.

You can work with Zhao Jinge, David Silva, Aguero or Sterling anytime and anywhere to form a coordinated attack on the wing or in the middle.

And let De Bruyne be famous for the threat ball delivery, get the best possible display, can concentrate on the attacking talent.

For Manchester City’s opponents, if they do not disrupt their own formation, it is difficult to arrange a special person to conduct real-time counter-positioning against De Bruyne, thus leaving a hidden danger that will erupt at any time in their own hinterland.

Not only that, Guardiola also made a new change to his passing tactics, deciding for the first time that the midfielders would immediately press in place as soon as the opponent had the ball.

Take advantage of your own side’s long-term crushing of the opponent in the half and carry out a positional battle and strong attack.

Manchester City has long retained a large number of midfielders in the opponent’s half, and adding high-level pressing links to the team’s tactics in a timely manner can effectively improve the team’s offensive and defensive capabilities.

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

Success has become the only condition that Guardiola looks at tactics.

After experiencing the painful lessons of Bayern Munich, Guardiola has less of the soul of tactical genius and more persistence and fruitfulness after experiencing reality!

Author testimonials Torres does not want to play single-knife, the daily phase is coming to an end, the warm-up game will be over, and tomorrow should write about the journey of the new season.