Chapter 351 Guardiola: Manchester City buys Messi? It's not impossible!
Maria actually guessed right, more than half of the fans at the scene came for Lin Quan.
As for people who came to welcome the team's new coach Guardiola, there were some, but not that many. Many people came for Lin Quan and also to welcome Guardiola.
But Guardiola didn't know this. He was so touched to see so many fans coming to support him! Manchester City is such a great place! The team's boss is reasonable and the fans are so hospitable. If he can't leave something for the team, he will really let down these fans who support him.
Manchester City attached great importance to Guardiola's joining and held a grand meeting for him at the Etihad Stadium.
Many fans and reporters came to the meeting, and the scene was very lively.
Manchester City fans held various welcome banners and shouted Guardiola's name, regarding Guardiola as a savior.
Everyone hopes that he can help the team get out of its current slump.
As for the reporters present, they were there purely to chase the attention, to hype the topic and increase the sales and clicks of the newspaper.
Sky Sports even held a live broadcast to broadcast the meeting to fans around the world.
This live broadcast, which was held during non-prime time during the day, attracted more than 5 million viewers at the same time.
This number of viewers has exceeded the number of spectators for many Premier League games! "As expected of a world-class coach, a mere meeting has attracted so many people!"
"That's right, this is the man who created the Dream Team III dynasty and won the Champions League twice in three years!"
"Haha, I wonder if Guardiola can continue the glory he created at Barcelona in Manchester City!"
"I don't think so. Manchester City's foundation is far inferior to Barcelona. Barcelona's La Masia youth training camp is well-known to the world. Manchester City? I have never heard of any famous youth training players in Manchester City!"
"Manchester City's youth training is indeed a shortcoming, but this is also related to the fact that they received the investment in a short time. After all, it has only been six years since the Abu Dhabi consortium bought the team."
"That's right. For teams like Barcelona and Ajax, it took several generations and decades to build their youth training systems. It was not achieved overnight."
"The Abu Dhabi consortium is quite reliable. They attach great importance to youth training. A lot of the club's operating costs each year are spent on improving youth training facilities and establishing youth training teams at all levels!"
"It does sound much better than Paris Saint-Germain. They don't just rely on spending money to buy players to solve the problem!"
“So there is a gap between the wealthy and the wealthy in the Middle East!”
"Indeed, the Qatari consortium seems to be just a hobby, and cannot be compared with the Abu Dhabi consortium behind Manchester City!"
The fans were originally discussing Manchester City, but then the topic veered off track.
It gradually turned into verbal criticism of Paris Saint-Germain!
It turns out that fans don't absolutely hate money-driven football.
They just hate those teams that don't respect the laws of football, don't do their own youth training, and only know how to wave money to poach other players in the transfer market.
Manchester City was also an object of dislike in the beginning, but over the years Manchester City has gradually got on the right track.
Manchester City’s current youth training is not bad, but it may take some time to produce results. However, they are at least on the right track and have a promising future!
There is no need to even wait for the future, Manchester City is already very strong now.
Although most of the players are not trained by themselves, this is not uncommon in football. There are not many players in Real Madrid's lineup who are trained by themselves.
The more powerful the team is, the higher the standards for selecting players are, which means that even players from the team's youth training system find it difficult to gain a foothold in the home team.
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At the meeting, Guardiola took one look at the expectant faces of tens of thousands of fans at the scene and immediately felt the responsibility on his shoulders.
He took a deep breath and said:
"I am very grateful to Manchester City for giving me the opportunity to coach here. Manchester City is a team with a long history and a reborn team.
I am looking forward to the next four years here and I am sure I will enjoy the process with everyone.”
When the fans at the scene heard Guardiola's words, they excitedly cheered and applauded him.
"Today, I don't want to talk about my past successes. After all, everyone knows that I have two Champions League titles. There is no need to emphasize this point!"
Guardiola said with a smile, and the fans at the scene also burst into laughter.
This is a response to a coach whose catchphrase is "I have two Champions League titles!"
"Now that I'm here, I want Manchester City to find a new, stronger and more suitable tactical style for the team, such as Manchester City-style passing and controlling football!"
Guardiola's words once again won warm applause from the fans. What they were most worried about was that Guardiola would mechanically copy Barcelona's approach and apply it to Manchester City without making any changes.
But from Guardiola's words just now, they heard the other party's promise that Guardiola would not do that.
"I know the current players at Manchester City, like the guy wearing the No. 10 shirt!"
This sentence caused laughter from the fans again, and the camera was also aimed at Lin Quan who was sitting in the front row.
Manchester City’s number ten is none other than Lin Quan.
Given the relationship between Lin Quan and Guardiola, it would be strange if he didn't even understand Lin Quan!
"Manchester City has a group of very good players. I will take the time to get to know them, embrace them and, of course, get mad at them from time to time!"
The Manchester City player sitting next to Lin Quan looked at him inquiringly, as if to confirm this with him.
Lin Quan nodded. Guardiola usually has a good temper, but once he gets into work mode, he becomes ruthless.
At the end of the meeting, Guardiola made some compliments: “One of my dreams was to play for Manchester City as a player, but that is no longer possible.
But now being here as the head coach is a dream come true in a way!"
Manchester City fans were very happy to hear Guardiola's words and gave him warm applause.
But Lin Quan on the sidelines couldn't help but think: I didn't expect that Guardiola, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually flatter!
Guardiola enjoyed the enthusiastic applause from the fans: "I must say that the atmosphere here is incredible. On the first day I arrived in Manchester, I felt the enthusiasm of the fans.
I hope to live in such an atmosphere forever, eager to learn more, want to get in touch with more, so as to become the excellent coach in your hearts! ”
After Guardiola complimented the team and the fans, the meeting came to an end.
When it came to the live interview session, reporters who had been unable to contain themselves came forward one after another, and the first question they asked made people prick up their ears.
Someone among the reporters shouted: "Coach Pep, will you buy Messi?"
Guardiola was stunned for a moment, then laughed twice and responded:
"Messi is a very good player. If he is willing to come and the club is willing to buy him, I certainly hope to bring him to the Etihad Stadium. After all, like everyone else, I want to see the chemistry between the two Messis on the court."
The fans and reporters at the scene all laughed knowingly, and Guardiola expressed everyone's thoughts.
Many people are indeed very curious about what it would be like if Lin Quan and Messi were on the same team. The results of these two leading the team separately are already so terrible. If the two of them join forces, I am afraid that no team in the entire football world can compete with them, right? Of course, considering the extremely high prices of these two people, it is not an easy task to gather them together at the same time.
During the summer transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain made an offer to Manchester City. Although it was unsuccessful, it made the world know the true value of players of Messi and Lin Quan's level - more than 200 million euros! If a team wants to gather these two players at the same time, the transfer fee alone will cost more than 400 million euros.
Even if Manchester City and Barcelona want to achieve this goal, they will have to pay at least 200 million euros.
This amount is an astronomical figure for most teams in today's football world.
Perhaps only teams like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, which are backed by wealthy people from the Middle East, have such financial resources!
It just so happens that Manchester City, where Lin Quan is, has such financial resources, and Guardiola and Messi have always had a good relationship.
With Manchester City's financial resources and if Guardiola uses his personal connections to lobby Messi, it is really possible to convince him to join.
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So, after hearing Guardiola's statement, fans and reporters couldn't help but imagine something.
Some nosy reporters have already prepared their own stories in their minds, waiting for the press conference to end so that they can go back and make big news.
It wasn't just the reporters who wanted to make a big news, Man City's big boss Mansour also attended Guardiola's meeting in person.
After hearing Guardiola's statement, he mistakenly thought that the other party was making a request to the club.
So, he told his assistant seriously:
"After the winter break, we will make another offer to Barcelona and try to see if we can bring Messi from Barcelona."
Although this may cost a lot of money, for the wealthy Mansour, money is not a problem at all.
As long as it can strengthen the team's strength, he will not refuse any request made by Guardiola.
Guardiola's joining Manchester City has received extremely high attention in the UK and even throughout Europe.
Guardiola is very famous and has achieved great success in his coaching career, so his every move has always attracted much attention.
In addition, the team he joined was the champion of the last Champions League, and the team also had one of the hottest superstars in football.
Such a strong combination will naturally cause concern and vigilance among other teams, especially those giants aiming for the Champions League.
Especially since Guardiola also proposed to buy Messi, this caused even more concern among everyone.
After Guardiola's words reached La Liga, Barcelona immediately came out to make a statement: Messi is not for sale. Barcelona will never put Messi on the shelf at any time. He will live out his life in Camp Nou! Obviously, Barcelona is a little panicked.
As Messi's mentor, Guardiola holds a high position in Messi's heart.
Including Messi and many players in the Barcelona team, they miss the time when they played under Guardiola.
Therefore, the Barcelona club is very worried that these players will not be able to resist the temptation and will be bewitched by Guardiola and really run to Manchester City.
Barcelona has already missed Lin Quan and absolutely cannot let Messi go.
If Messi leaves, Barcelona will probably be beaten back to its original form! Their entire team's tactical system is now built around Messi. Once Messi leaves, they will be completely finished.
Although Barcelona has repeatedly emphasized that Messi is not for sale and it is absolutely impossible to sell him.
But reporters and fans did not really believe what Barcelona said.
In the era of commercial football, what the club says is like fart. How can it be credible?
The winter break is coming soon. Once the transfer window opens, they will know whether what Barcelona said is true or not! …
In a mansion in Barcelona, Leo Messi turned off the live TV broadcast.
He was a little confused! Pep actually said he wanted to take him to Manchester City?
Is he serious, or is he kidding?
If he really invites me, should I accept it? Messi is very upset. He has deep feelings for Barcelona and does not want to leave here.
But Guardiola is indebted to him and admires him very much.
Rejecting Guardiola's invitation will make Messi feel guilty towards him.
So, the best case scenario is that Guardiola returns to Camp Nou and the master and apprentice join hands again.
But this beautiful vision was shattered the moment Guardiola landed in the Premier League.
Thinking of this, Messi couldn't help but sigh.
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The biggest reactions to Guardiola joining Manchester City came from their two rivals in the league - Manchester United and Chelsea.
As Manchester City's arch-rival, Manchester United is the last one to want Manchester City to emerge from the trough.
They hope that Manchester City will continue to sink like this, and then wait until the next Manchester derby, when they will give Manchester City a severe lesson at Old Trafford.
As for Chelsea, they are Manchester City's biggest rival for the championship this season.
In the past five league games, Chelsea has successfully overtaken the sluggish Manchester City in the standings with a series of consecutive victories.
Currently, after 17 rounds of matches, Chelsea has 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, ranking first with 42 points.
Manchester City is currently in second place with 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, and 39 points.
The gap between the two teams is not that big, there is only one game.
Considering that the two sides will have a direct confrontation in the second half of the season, if Manchester City recovers their form and beats Chelsea when visiting Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's current lead will be gone.
Therefore, Mourinho and his Chelsea are full of vigilance towards Guardiola's arrival.
(End of this chapter)