Compared with previous years, this year's new season is not as busy as before for Manchester City.

Because they failed to win any of the four major titles last season, they don't have to consider competitions such as the Community Shield and the European Super Cup.

So, after returning to Europe from North America, Guardiola took the team to Spain and found several opponents to compete with.

In the match against Villarreal, the performance of the opponent's 21-year-old young midfielder Rodri caught Guardiola's attention.

Although the opponent is not very experienced and can be seen to be still a little green, the characteristics he showed reminded Guardiola of a person - Barcelona's Busquets.

Rodri's positioning is very reasonable and his overall view is excellent. He can see the opponent's offensive intentions very well and mark the players who pose the greatest threat, limiting and disrupting the opponent's penetration and attack in the middle.

And thanks to his outstanding height, he has a great advantage in the air and has basically never lost in the header.

Not only that, Rodri also has good transition ability. He can safely deliver the ball to his teammates through short passes and transfers, and sometimes even instigate a threatening attack.

These abilities are what Guardiola appreciates very much.

It can be seen that Rodri's main task on the field is defense.

But he is not just a defensive player, he is more like a polygonal warrior.

Of course, Rodri is not completely without shortcomings.

At least for now, although this guy is very tall, his body is far from strong, and his physical confrontation ability is not as strong as imagined.

At least in the several confrontations with Gundogan and De Bruyne, he did not gain much advantage.

As for facing a player like Lin Quan who has speed, skills and flexibility, his defense was simply unbearable to watch and he was easily passed.

Of course, this may be because Lin Quan is too strong, and Rodri lacked experience in dealing with this type of player, so he performed so badly.

But there are so many people in Manchester City, and there is only one Lin Quan. When facing others, Rodri did not fall into a disadvantage and his performance was quite remarkable.

Thinking of this, Guardiola wrote down Rodri's name and put him on his observation list.

As long as he can continue to grow, once he reaches the passing line in Guardiola's mind, he may make a move to sign him.

Spanish players usually have good footwork and are the type of players Guardiola favors.

In addition, there is no problem with language communication, and it will be relatively easy to use.

Moreover, with the protection of the team boss and the head coach, he will integrate into the team faster, and once he joins the team, he will be able to form combat effectiveness quickly.

The result of this warm-up match was Manchester City 2:0, defeating the Yellow Submarine without any bloodshed.

Manchester City's second warm-up opponent is Real Madrid's younger brother Espanyol.

Espanyol is a team based in Barcelona, ​​so naturally it became a sworn enemy of Barcelona, ​​and then naturally it joined Real Madrid and became a member of the Real Madrid system.

The Spaniards are not very strong, but they can occasionally cause some trouble for Barcelona.

This is just right to test the offensive power of Manchester City’s forward line in the new season!

In this game, Guardiola pushed Sane to the front line to form a front line partnership with Aguero, and Manchester City's overall formation became 3142.

Looking at this formation, you can tell that Manchester City is going to play a pressing attack.

This is indeed the case. In this game, the Spaniards were trapped in their own half and could not get out.

Manchester City's powerful midfield and frontcourt took turns to show their strength, making their goal in a state of panic and constantly subjecting them to various tests.

Flying on both wings, penetrating through the middle, grabbing the ball in the penalty area, heading the ball, long shots outside the penalty area, players breaking through with their personal strength, passing and cutting cooperation between two or three people in a small area, etc.!

Manchester City's offensive tactics were varied, leaving the Spaniards helpless.

At the end of the first half, the score was already 3:0.

Considering that this is a warm-up match, it would be a bad look for both sides if we really slaughtered the opponent at their home ground.

So Manchester City made substitutions in the second half and started to play more conservatively, but even so, the substitutes still scored two goals.

Fortunately, at the end of the second half, Wu Lei, a Chinese player on the Spanish team, scored a solo goal, which helped the home team save a little face.

After losing the game, the opposing coach didn't look very happy, but the players in the team were all laughing and didn't take the result seriously at all.

Some young players have even taken the initiative to come up to Manchester City's stars, take photos with them, exchange jerseys and even ask for their autographs.

Such a good opportunity to chase stars should not be wasted!

Wu Lei was very happy after scoring the goal. He found Lin Quan and wanted to exchange jerseys with him.

"Brother Lin, I am your idol. Ugh, you are my idol!"

Wu Lei was so excited that he even said the wrong words, but it was obvious that he really liked and admired Lin Quan.

Lin Quan was a little embarrassed. The other person was five years older than him, but he called him "brother" so naturally...

The two of them were in similar positions and had a lot in common, so they started chatting.

Like Lin Quan, Wu Lei can also play in multiple positions. Of course, he is not as comprehensive as Lin Quan, and he definitely cannot play in midfield.

So it is not surprising that Wu Lei regards Lin Quan as his idol. He likes to watch Manchester City's games, learn the various offensive skills demonstrated by Lin Quan in the games, and then try to apply them to the games.

Although he is unable to use many of Lin Quan's tactics due to his own talent limit and physical fitness, he can still learn something from them, which is of great help and improvement to Wu Lei.

After all, Lin Quan never likes to show off his skills. He only uses the simplest and most practical things. If you can really learn them, it can really help you.

Benzema has a deep understanding of this!

Benzema has been trying to return to the national team recently and has been very active and hard-working on all fronts in order to impress France coach Deschamps and the domestic fans who have been criticizing him. However, the effect seems to be less than ideal. He was not even called up for such an important match as France's match against the Netherlands, which means that his absence from next year's World Cup seems to be a high probability event.

Since joining Espanyol, Wu Lei has gradually fought his way up to a starting position from being a substitute, and is now the unshakable starting left winger for the Espanyol team.

And he does have the ability to start. Last season, Wu Lei played 29 times for Espanyol, scored 9 goals and provided 6 assists, performing very well.

Such performance is said to have attracted the attention of some wealthy clubs. Although Wu Lei may not meet their requirements in terms of strength, the huge market of 1.4 billion people behind him is really attractive.

But Wu Lei is obviously very clear about his own level. If he goes to a top club now, he can only be a substitute and his playing time is not guaranteed. It is very likely that his strength will not be improved, but it will delay himself.

Therefore, he was not tempted by the outside world and remained patiently with Espanyol to continue improving his strength.

He feels that he is in very good shape this season and is confident that he can score double-digit goals. By then, he might be able to compete with Tottenham's Son Heung-min for the title of the best player in Asia.

After chatting with Wu Lei for a while and learning about his plan, Lin Quan fully agreed with his decision.

It's good to be aware of the limits of your abilities.

He has a friend who changed three teams in two years because he failed to see this point.

The two took a final photo together and exchanged jerseys.

If time wasn't limited, the two might have gone out for a meal.

Although Wu Lei plays football in Barcelona, ​​Lin Quan, as a local, is much more familiar with this place than he is. He knows exactly where the delicious food is!

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Big news continues to break out in the transfer market, but the new season of the Premier League has already started.

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Compared with the Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A, the new Premier League season started a week earlier.

This attracted many viewers to the opening match of the Premier League and they came to watch the Premier League games.

The Premier League's official capabilities in commercial promotion and operations are indeed top-notch.

The opening match of the new Premier League season is between Arsenal, which has undergone a change of coach, and Leicester City, which has also changed its coach.

In this game, both teams played very vigorously, and Arsenal scored the first goal just 2 minutes into the game.

However, before they could be happy for a few minutes, Leicester City quickly equalized the score.

After that, both sides scored alternately and the first half ended in a 2:2 tie.

Not long after the start of the second half, Vardy scored twice, changing the score to 2:3, and Leicester City reversed Arsenal.

Arsenal's new coach Emery is likely to lose his first home game after taking office.

At the critical moment, two veterans stood up. Ramsey and Giroud scored consecutively in the 83rd and 85th minutes to help the team complete the reversal. In the end, they defeated Leicester City 4:3 and got off to a good start.

Although the process was thrilling, the result was still good for Arsenal fans.

After Wenger, who had coached the team for more than 20 years, left, the team was confused and no one knew where the Arsenal would go in the new season.

This good start will make them happy for at least a week.

After the opening game, other games started one after another.

Liverpool, which recruited new players in the summer transfer window with the intention of regaining its glory, suffered a setback in the first game of the new season.

In the away game against Watford, they were equalized by their opponents in injury time and unfortunately failed to get a good start.

The defending champions Chelsea, who followed closely behind, were even worse off, receiving two red cards at home and losing 2:3 to Burnley, which was the first big upset of the season.

The battle for the Premier League title this season is bound to be more intense. Although there are 38 rounds in the league, every game is crucial and no mistakes can be made, especially at home.

Chelsea lost the first game, not only losing the ball but also losing face, which added a lot of difficulties to their road to defending the title this season.

Compared to Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are much more stable. Both teams beat their opponents 2:0 away from home and got off to a good start in the new season.

As for the Red Devils Manchester United, who made the biggest move in the summer transfer window, they beat West Ham United 4-0 at home, got off to a good start and also grabbed the top spot! Manchester United is really aggressive this season. If the first round was because they played well at home, then the second round away from home, they won 4-0 again, which completely shut up the outside world.

Two consecutive wins and an 8-goal start are unprecedented even in Manchester United's team history.

Liverpool finally got their first win in this round, but lost 1:2 in a strong match against Chelsea.

Arsenal lost 0:1 to Stoke City away, and Gunners fans began to feel confused again.

The biggest upset of this round happened to Manchester City. In the home game against Everton, Guardiola used a 3142 formation for the first time.

As a result, wing-back Walker received a red card early, making Manchester City's tactics fail.

To make matters worse, Rooney, who returned to Everton, broke out in this game and scored a goal in the first half.

Facing the opponent's iron bucket formation, Manchester City, with one man less, tried their best in the second half and finally equalized the score.

However, their record of one win and one loss also caused them to fall out of the top four in the league standings.

Fans of Manchester United next door were already cheering for the Red Devils' two consecutive victories. Now that they saw that Manchester City seemed to be continuing the sluggish state of last year, they ran around to tell others and celebrated.

The Manchester sky seemed to be changing color again! In the third round, Manchester City defeated their opponent 2:0 away from home again, disappointing those who were waiting to see the joke.

But Manchester United next door still performed explosively. In this round of the game, they beat Leicester City 2:0 at Old Trafford, extending their winning streak to 3 games.

A three-game winning streak has allowed Manchester United to secure their top spot, and they have not conceded a goal so far in the new season.

Mourinho's training of the team's defense has begun to show results. At least from the first three rounds, they are the strongest defensive team in the entire Premier League.

On the other hand, Guardiola's Manchester City's three-center-back formation is not very new, as Manchester City has used it before.

But isn't the single defensive midfielder tactic a bit too risky? Although everyone admits that Kante is very strong, facing the huge space on both sides of the ribs, he can't do anything alone! How to solve this problem has become the key issue that Manchester City needs to focus on now.

There is nothing to worry about in terms of offense. Manchester City's forward line has performed very well in recent games. The main problem is actually in the midfield and backcourt.

As long as the opponent gets past the midfield defense line and hits the ball to the backcourt, Manchester City's defense will inevitably face a huge test.

Therefore, when defending, the focus is not on the back line, but on the forward line and midfield in the frontcourt.

These six players must put enough pressure on the opponent at the first moment, disrupt the opponent's forward pass and advancement, and prevent them from breaking through Manchester City's front defense line.

Moreover, the goalkeeper must stand out, his range of movement needs to be large, and his attacking ability cannot be too weak. (End of this chapter)