Chapter 702 Why don't you play by the rules?
Manchester City is indeed making two preparations this season. On the one hand, it is striving to enter the European competition zone in the league, and on the other hand, it is stepping up its efforts in the cup competition, hoping to make a difference in the cup competition.
They reached the semi-finals of the League Cup but encountered their city rivals Manchester United.
The two-legged semi-final in February will be a big test for Manchester City.
The league has always been difficult to improve, and Manchester City has encountered strong opponents in the cup competition. The possibility of qualifying for the European competition is not very high.
Both Soriano and Begiristain are aware of this.
Mansour's face also became ugly, because he invested so much money to build such a team, but the results did not improve much. This has to be said to be a very discouraging thing.
Guardiola's Manchester City can be said to be a complete reconstruction. After Mark Hughes stepped down, Guardiola took office. From Mansour and Mubarak to Soriano and Begiristain, they all supported him. So he could clean out players he didn't want like Robinho at will, and he could also reject players he didn't want like Tevez.
It can be said that he was drawing a blueprint for Manchester City from a blank sheet of paper.
From the current perspective, the blueprint drawn up by Guardiola is very interesting. From a certain strategic perspective, it is quite surprising, because this Premier League team plays a passing and controlling style similar to Barcelona, and the style of play is also very nice, with very high technical and tactical content. It is definitely the most surprising team in the Premier League.
But competitive sports ultimately depend on results. If the results are not good, nothing you say will work.
Therefore, Guardiola is now very controversial.
The media and fans all think that this guy is doomed and should be fired immediately. He is simply a fake head coach.
But in the eyes of many professionals, Guardiola's coaching is still worthy of discussion.
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"To be honest, I was a little surprised." When talking about Manchester City's performance, Su Dong smiled bitterly.
"I originally thought that Manchester City would perform steadily in the league this season, but would perform relatively poorly in the cup competitions. Unexpectedly, they made it to the semi-finals of the League Cup, but ranked outside the top ten in the league."
Su Dong made this judgment based on his understanding of Guardiola's coaching style.
The biggest feature of Guardiola's Manchester City is stability. The passing and control of the ball are very stable, but there is a lack of sharp explosive points. Di Maria and Sanchez both have strong personal abilities, but these two players have great limitations. They are more of deputies, like wingmen, and it is difficult for them to stand on their own, and their breakthroughs are more on the wing.
If you look closely at Manchester City's games this season, you will find that Guardiola often lets Santa Cruz move to the flank to provide support. He wants to attack the junction of the opponent's full-back and central defender, but the effect is not good. Santa Cruz is obviously not used to this style of play.
This kind of stable team that lacks explosive points should perform well in the league.
Because the league emphasizes a protracted war and relies on overall strength, Manchester City is definitely not bad in this regard. Its overall strength can definitely rank in the top six in the Premier League. On the contrary, in the cup competition where the battle is more targeted and resolved within 180 minutes, Manchester City performs well. This is indeed difficult for Su Dong to understand.
Football is like this sometimes, it's hard to have a fixed pattern.
Soriano and Begiristain both understood Su Dong's idea, and immediately explained the reason to Mansour, and then smiled at Su Dong and said, "The main reason is that the style of the Premier League is different from other leagues. The pace here is too fast."
"Yes, when the tempo is fast and the midfield passing and controlling the ball is not well connected, mistakes can easily lead to a quick counterattack by the opponent, which is very fatal. Many times, goals are conceded or even losses are caused by this."
Attacking instead of defending, or in other words, Guardiola's Manchester City is controlling instead of defending, there will be a problem.
That is, when you are not in a good position on offense or in ball control, your defense will also become very poor.
At times like this, it is particularly important to have a star player with strong personal abilities in the front.
Not to mention anything else, if Su Dong was there, Manchester City would have a very stable receiving point in front who would not easily lose the ball. Even if the ball was intercepted and they counterattacked, the opponent would not dare to press forward in a big way because Su Dong was in the front.
Nowadays, who would dare to fight Su Dong one-on-one?
Even in a counterattack, you have to leave two or even three players behind you? Sometimes, football is just a game of pieces.
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Soriano and Begiristain came to Abu Dhabi specifically with the hope of persuading Sudon to join Manchester City.
The two are still full of confidence in Guardiola's coaching, because Manchester City is indeed undergoing earth-shaking changes under Guardiola's training. More importantly, it is difficult for Manchester City to find a head coach who is more suitable and has stronger technical and tactical levels than Guardiola.
Mansour also promised in person that there is no upper limit to his investment in Manchester City. He hopes to make Manchester City a business card and make this team a top giant in the Premier League and even European football.
"I know this is not easy and requires the help of a great superstar like you."
But even so, Su Dong still did not give a direct response. He only said that he would seriously consider it and study it carefully with his team. He tactfully stated that many of the decisions he made now were beyond his control.
Mansour, Soriano and Begiristain all expressed their understanding and hoped to get a positive response from Sudong. Manchester City welcomes Sudong at any time.
Not only that, Mansour also revealed that he had talked to Neringer about Pepe, and hoped to see Sudong join Manchester City together with Pepe, which would be a great thing for Manchester City.
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Watching Su Dong leave, Mansour could not hide his disappointment.
From beginning to end, Su Dong never clearly expressed any intention, which was somewhat contrary to his previous expectations.
According to his original idea, shouldn't he have come forward in person, expressed his sincerity, and promised him a sky-high annual salary, so that Su Dong would be so moved that he would agree to transfer to Manchester City on the spot?
The plot doesn't seem to be going according to his script!
Su Dong doesn't play by the rules at all.
Soriano and Begiristain had expected this to happen.
In fact, neither of them agreed to meet Su Dong in Abu Dhabi, not because of anything else, but because the timing was not yet ripe.
But Mansour was a little too anxious and wanted to lock in Sudong early to avoid being overtaken by other teams.
This is actually not difficult to understand.
All we can say is that Mansour truly loves the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
"In fact, it's a good thing to talk it out. Although he didn't agree, he didn't refuse either. This shows that he is not actually opposed to joining us Manchester City. I guess what he is more worried about is the results." Begiristain comforted.
Soriano nodded. "With Su Dong's strength and status, we must at least enter the European competition zone to match him. Moreover, he not only has to consider himself, but also the interests of sponsors. To be honest, for a superstar of his level, it is really like what he said, sometimes he has no choice as to which team to transfer to."
Others may not know how many sponsorship contracts Su Dong has, but Soriano knows more about it.
More sponsorship means more income, which is a good thing, but proportionally, greater responsibilities also come with it.
To give a simple example, the sponsor signed Su Dong because he can play in the Champions League.
Well, if Su Dong transferred to Manchester City, and Manchester City could not play in the Champions League, not to mention the Europa League, what would Su Dong's current sponsors think? Would they sue Su Dong for compensation when their interests were damaged? At this time, Su Dong needed more time to think and prepare.
At least get the sponsors.
Mansour actually doesn't know much about football, and knows very little about superstars like Su Dong. After hearing Soriano and Begiristain's analysis, he immediately felt that he should think carefully about it.
More importantly, Su Dong is the athlete with the highest commercial value in the world.
Note that it is not just football players, but all athletes who have the highest commercial value.
The reason why Manchester City chose Sudong and the reason why Soriano concluded that Sudong's joining could bring an opportunity for Manchester City's transformation is because of this point. He possesses amazing commercial value that other superstars can hardly achieve.
Apart from anything else, looking at the rapid growth of Bayern's revenue in recent years, it is not difficult to see Su Dong's value.
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Su Dong left Mansour's luxurious room and took the elevator back to the floor where Bayern was located.
He had previously received many promises from Manchester City from Mendes, including annual salary, bonuses, and various benefits and conditions. It can be said that Manchester City's sincerity is still very high.
From Mansour's conversation tonight, Su Dong could also feel Manchester City's sincerity towards him.
He is not averse to Manchester City. He does not have the bad impression of Manchester City as many people do, nor does he look down on Manchester City, because he knows that as long as Manchester City continues to invest and as long as Guardiola performs normally, he believes that it will not be long before Manchester City will become a competitive team in the Premier League.
To some extent, Guardiola's tactical style is still very attractive to Su Dong.
However, Mendes was right. The initiative in this matter was in Su Dong's hands, and he didn't need to make a decision so hastily.
Now, the most important thing for Su Dong is to ensure his performance in Bayern.
He is eager to win three consecutive Champions League titles, complete the tasks given by the Road to King of Football system, upgrade as soon as possible and open up a whole new world. All of this will have to wait until the completion of this season.
Su Dong has been waiting for five years to complete this task. Now that it is about to be realized, he does not want to be distracted at this time and think too much about other things.
Only after the end of the season, regardless of whether the task is finally completed, will Su Dong make a decision.
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When Su Dong returned to his hotel room, he found that in addition to Pepe, who shared the same room with him, Marcelo and Toni Kroos were also there.
Needless to say, Marcelo, Toni Kroos also has a very good relationship with Su Dong, especially in recent times, he gave Su Dong an assist hat trick, and his performance was also remarkable.
When he saw Toni Kroos, Su Dong suddenly remembered something.
(End of this chapter)
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