Chapter 441 Haaland worship, Manchester City's strength shocked Europe
Guardiola was surprised by Haaland's visit, but when he heard that the other party was planning to bring his son to join his old club, he gave them face and personally took them to the youth training camp for a trial.
After a trial, Guardiola spoke highly of Haaland.
Although this kid is only 15 years old, he is tall, strong, and has a keen sense of smell in front of the goal. He is obviously a good center forward.
But unlike ordinary center forwards, he is very fast, flexible and not bulky at all.
Although Haaland's footwork is indeed a bit rough, these can be trained. If he is willing to endure hardships and work hard to train well, Guardiola and Manchester City will surely teach him everything they know and train him well.
If it really doesn't work, you can ask Lin Quan to give him some special lessons to help him improve his shooting skills.
With his physique, speed, strength and physical confrontation, if he can fully develop his shooting skills, Guardiola thinks he will at least be a top-notch star.
Guardiola was very satisfied with Haaland Jr. and signed him on the spot.
Haaland is 15 years old this year, so Manchester City first signed a three-year youth training contract with him, and then signed a formal professional contract after he turns 18.
Generally speaking, the salaries of youth players in each team are generally not high.
However, Manchester City is more generous, and the contract salary they offer to youth players can be up to 7,000 pounds per week.
Although it is far from that of professional players, it is almost the ceiling for youth players under the age of 18.
Manchester City offered Haaland a weekly salary of 5,000 pounds. From this amount, it can be seen that Guardiola still attaches great importance to him.
Both Haaland and his son are very satisfied with the treatment offered by Manchester City. They have lived in the UK for a long time and know that the average salary in the UK is only about 2,000 pounds, and it is a monthly salary.
Haaland's salary is more than ten times higher than the average salary. What else can he be dissatisfied with? And with Guardiola's attention to Haaland, when he comes of age, he will definitely be able to get a professional contract with a larger amount and better treatment.
So, old Haaland happily signed the contract for his son.
After signing the contract, Guardiola personally took the father and son around the club and introduced them to the facilities of the club's new training base.
Old Haaland had long heard that Manchester City had undergone earth-shaking changes after the Abu Dhabi consortium took over, but after seeing what is happening in the training base now, he still couldn't help but be shocked.
Boss Mansour is really generous!
How could Manchester City have received such treatment in the past? When he played for Manchester City, Manchester City was extremely poor and had always been in the middle and lower reaches. In 2001, it was even relegated due to poor performance.
Now, Manchester City no longer has to worry about relegation. Their goal every year is to win the league championship or even the Champions League.
It is truly a tremendous change, it's a pity that I didn't catch up with the good times.
If I had been born a few years later, perhaps I could have benefited from Manchester City's rise.
But on second thought, he was very clear about his own strength. If Manchester City really rose, Guardiola and the club's top management might not look down on him with his level.
Therefore, fate is something that cannot be forced.
Let the younger generation accomplish what he has not accomplished! Haaland has been a fan of Manchester City since he was a child. Now he can join Manchester City's youth training camp and follow the footsteps of his father. It is a very cool thing for him.
Especially when he saw a lot of well-known stars in the team, Haaland's eyes lit up and he almost stared straight.
"Hey, new guy, what position do you play?"
As the princes of Manchester City, Foden and Sancho heard that there were new players joining and immediately ran to watch the fun.
"Hmm? Who are you?"
Haaland's ferocious eyes swept over, and immediately stunned Foden and Sancho, who were ready to establish the newcomer's authority and take him in as their younger brothers.
What a fierce look!
What a strong body!
Foden and Sancho looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
Let’s put aside how good this guy’s basketball skills are, but with this physique and height, if they really came to a fight, even the two of them tied together might not be enough to beat the other.
"My name is Foden, I play in midfield, his name is Sancho, he is the right winger for the U17 team."
"U17?"
Haaland looked at the two men in confusion. Judging from their appearance and height, they looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old.
"Of course, I'm also in the U17 class. The U15 kids are no match for us, so the coach promoted us to the U17 class!"
Foden straightened his chest and said with some pride.
After hearing the other party's introduction, Haaland immediately understood.
These two players seem to be quite strong and are about the same age as me. More importantly, their positions on the court can provide great help to me as a striker.
We must have a good relationship with them, so that we can get more rebounds and score more goals on the field in the future.
Haaland has a good personality and good social skills. Although it was the first time the three met, he was able to get closer to Foden and Sancho with just a few words.
Although in terms of age, Sancho, who was born in March, is the oldest, and Haaland, who was born in July, is the youngest, he has surpassed them and is now the eldest among the three.
Poor Foden and Sancho, they originally wanted to recruit younger brothers, but unexpectedly they became someone else's younger brothers.
Haaland did not enter the U17 team directly at the beginning, but entered the U15 team of his age.
However, after playing several super games in the echelon team where he killed everyone who stood in his way, he was immediately promoted to the U17 team by the youth training coach.
Foden and Sancho had come to their senses and felt that they had been fooled by this kid. How could they recognize this big brother without knowing why? But in the blink of an eye, the other team was promoted to U17, and it was said that he was killing everyone in the U15 game, and the opponent's defenders and goalkeepers were almost crying.
He is worthy of being our big brother, he is really awesome.
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Lin Quan is very interested in Haaland and occasionally takes time to watch his games.
When the three little ones saw the leader of the first-team appear in the stands, they became even more excited and performed hard on the court.
The three formed Manchester City's forward trident, with Foden on the left, Sancho on the right and Haaland in the middle.
This combination is simply invincible in the U17 arena.
There was almost no club's echelon that could stop the attack of these three people. As time went on, everyone knew that there were three extraordinary people in Manchester City's youth training camp.
Some teams became interested and began to send scouts to observe the three of them on site to see if there was any chance to poach them.
Although it is difficult to poach players from Manchester City, a team like Manchester City that has money, good results and a good team atmosphere is the most difficult to poach players from.
But this is not impossible. After all, the strength of many youth training players may not meet the requirements of Manchester City's first team for the time being, and they are eager to get more playing time.
Therefore, they will choose to loan out or simply transfer out to join other teams to look for opportunities.
Such things are not uncommon in the football world, and many youth players of top clubs have been eliminated in this way.
Of course, if the strength and potential of these three players are too outstanding, the difficulty of poaching them will be greatly increased, and Guardiola and Manchester City will probably not let them go easily.
As the three little ones became more and more famous, the number of fans coming to watch the game also increased.
After watching the first-team game, if there is enough time, everyone will be interested in watching a game of young players.
Anyway, these kinds of games are usually free, and even if there is a charge, the tickets are very cheap and don’t cost much.
For Manchester City's die-hard fans, being able to witness these players who may write magnificent chapters in the team's history in the future grow up step by step gives them a special sense of satisfaction.
It was like playing a star-development game! While Haaland and other young players were killing it in the U17 competition, Manchester City's first team was also invincible in the league.
In the eighth round of the Premier League, Manchester City swept Newcastle United 6:1 at home, and in the ninth round, they swept Bournemouth 5:1.
Manchester City scored 11 goals in two rounds, which made all the major Premier League teams feel terrified.
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What made them even more terrified was that Manchester City's eleven goals were very evenly distributed.
The 11 goals were scored by 7 players, including 3 goals from Lin Quan, 2 goals from Aguero, 2 goals from David Silva, and 1 goal each from De Bruyne, Kroos, Kante and Nasri.
If Manchester City's offense was very dependent on Lin Quan in previous seasons, then this season, this situation has changed significantly.
Under Guardiola's coaching, Manchester City's offensive system has become increasingly complete and powerful, reaching the point of blossoming in multiple areas.
Every player involved in the offense has the ability to score goals, making it hard to defend against.
As long as the mid- and lower-level teams cannot keep up with Manchester City's passing rhythm, they will easily be left open. Once a loophole appears in any position, Manchester City's fatal blow will be launched immediately from that point.
On October 22, the third round of the Champions League group stage kicked off.
With the momentum of a big victory, Manchester City continues to stay at home to face the challenge of Sevilla, the winner of last Europa League.
The two teams met once in the European Super Cup at the beginning of the season. On that occasion, Sevilla showed tenacious fighting spirit and strong resilience, causing considerable trouble to Manchester City.
Although Manchester City won in the end, no one in Manchester City dared to underestimate the strength of their opponent.
Moreover, in the La Liga that ended not long ago, Sevilla defeated Barcelona at home, showing their strong strength to the world.
This is not a weak team and cannot be taken lightly!
If you don't want to repeat Barcelona's mistakes, you have to take it seriously.
In order to welcome the arrival of the opponent, Manchester City did its homework, studied the opponent's technical and tactical play, and made targeted deployments.
In order to win this game, Guardiola fielded all his main players and fielded Manchester City's strongest lineup to face the challenge.
These arrangements can be said to give the opponents enough face and respect.
But all this made the Sevilla coach smile bitterly.
They are just an ordinary team. They were just lucky and won the Europa League a few more times. As the European champions, this is your home ground. Is it necessary to make such a big fuss?
Alas, seeing that Manchester City had made such thorough preparations and did not give any chances, the head coach of Sevilla felt extremely bitter: This game, I am afraid it will be difficult! As he expected, in this game, Manchester City showed the terrifying dominance of the European champions and beat Sevilla without any chance to fight back.
They had 87% ball possession throughout the game, 37 shots, 11 of which were on target, and scored a total of 4 goals.
Sevilla's ball possession rate was a pitiful 13%, they hardly ever got the ball, had only two shots, and only a handful of five times they entered the opponent's 30-meter area.
Manchester City fans who were lucky enough to watch the game at home were all thrilled.
Such a hearty game made them feel relaxed! Our Manchester City is really amazing! In addition to ordinary fans, there were also young players from the Manchester City team who came to watch the game.
Seeing the wonderful performances of the big-name stars of the first-team on the field, the young players were so excited that they cheered for their favorite stars at the top of their lungs.
In the 78th minute of the game, when Lin Quan dodged and scored despite being double-teamed by multiple opponents, the atmosphere at the scene reached its peak!
"Damn, Brother Lin is awesome!"
“This ball is so cool!”
The young players all stared with their eyes wide open. Is this really something a human can do?
"I've decided. From now on, I will be Manchester City's Xiaolin Quan!"
Foden patted his chest and shouted loudly.
His position on the field is closest to Lin Quan, and his playing style is also similar. Guardiola once praised him, thinking that he has the shadow of Lin Quan.
Foden regarded this compliment as affirmation and approval from the head coach, so he confidently called himself the second Lin Quan.
Sancho on the side was not happy: "Brother Lin was born as a right winger, I am also a right winger, I am Brother Lin's successor!"
"You're talking nonsense. Brother Lin can play in multiple positions in the frontcourt, including winger, attacking midfielder, and shadow striker. I can play these positions, but can you?"
Foden put his hands on his hips, looking like he was the real deal and you were a fake.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Haaland quickly stepped forward to act as peacemaker.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. What's the point of calling ourselves a champion? I think we should still train hard and strive to perform better on the field. Then we'll see what the fans and football experts think of us!"
The two thought about it and realized that this was the truth. No matter how much they boasted about themselves, it would be useless if they didn't get recognition from others.
Neither of them regarded Haaland as a competitor, because given his size, it is obvious that he is not the type of player like Lin Quan, and he plays as a center forward, which does not fit his position.
However, what the two of them didn't know was that after watching this game, Haaland secretly made up his mind that one day in the future, he must catch up with or even surpass his predecessor Lin Quan! ...
The match between Manchester City and Sevilla caused quite a stir in the football world. After watching the match, not to mention the fans of Sevilla, fans all over Europe were all sweating.
Manchester City is too scary, right ? Who can be their opponent?
It just so happens that an old unlucky guy is about to run into Manchester City.
And this unlucky guy is Manchester United next door!
The twice-a-year Manchester derby is here again!
(End of this chapter)