Chapter 759 Superhero Su Dong
On the first day of the team training, Guardiola and Begiristain officially announced the two vice-captains of the team during a meeting in the locker room. Both Zabaleta and Kompany were very surprised by their election.
They were even more surprised when they learned from Begiristain that it was Su Dong who recommended them to be vice-captains.
Why did a new captain who was parachuted in not quickly hold on to power but instead actively distribute it? Either he was too weak and worried that he could not control the team, so he used decentralization to win over potential opponents, or he was absolutely confident in his own strength and did not worry that potential competitors would threaten him.
No matter from which perspective, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe should belong to the latter.
At least, Begiristain came here in person to support the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
With Su Dong's current influence and status, it is definitely more than enough for him to be the captain of Manchester City.
His intention of appointing two vice-captains was very clear: he hoped to unite the locker room.
Therefore, Zabaleta and Kompany also expressed their full support for Guardiola and Su Dong's work.
Begiristain is also very satisfied with this result.
But what surprised him even more was Su Dong's transformation.
He really didn't expect that Su Dong, who used to be low-key, would do so well after becoming captain. His skills and strategies were superb. Even captains of other teams like Gareth Barry cooperated with him.
In this way, Manchester City has finally stabilized in the new season.
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The first day of the training camp was mostly about physical examinations.
Every player will undergo a rigorous physical examination, mainly to see how they are doing during the holiday.
Some players lack self-discipline and are overweight, but this is not a big problem. As long as they lose weight as soon as possible in the next training camp and get back into shape, there won't be a big problem.
Some players participated in the World Cup and are physically tired, so they need to rest well.
Su Dong is in the best physical condition. Even when traveling in Africa and watching the World Cup, he can still spare an hour every day to train in the hotel gym, which keeps his physical condition quite good.
At the same time, it also allowed everyone in Manchester City to feel Su Dong's self-discipline up close.
In the past, they had heard about it through reports from media reporters, but now that they have personal contact with him, they can truly feel why Su Dong is the number one player in world football. This has also made them more convinced and more looking forward to the team's future.
This summer, after introducing several strong players such as Sudong and Pepe, Manchester City's overall strength will be taken to a higher level than before.
Therefore, the goal Guardiola set for the team this season is to reach the top four and qualify for the Champions League.
For players who previously played for Bayern, such as Sudong and Pepe, playing in the Champions League is commonplace.
But for players like Kompany, Zabaleta, Gareth Barry and others, this is their lifelong pursuit.
Being able to play in the Champions League is already the pinnacle of their careers.
Even Busquets, who came from Barcelona, has no experience in the Champions League.
Everyone in Manchester City is looking forward to this season's goals.
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After reporting in, at noon that day, Su Dong took the lead and paid for lunch for all his teammates out of his own pocket.
Starting from the selection of the restaurant, the role of Su Dong's core team and the results of his proactive appointments with teammates over the past period of time became apparent.
Pepe, Marcelo and David Silva all responded positively and offered suggestions. Other players also put forward their own suggestions and were very enthusiastic. In the end, they chose a restaurant in the center of Manchester that everyone thought was suitable.
Su Dong was a rare rich man who directly booked an entire floor of this not very spacious restaurant to avoid being disturbed by outsiders and allow his teammates to dine in peace.
During the meal, Su Dong took the opportunity to talk to the players, and left the task of livening up the atmosphere to Marcelo.
This guy is very outgoing and can chat with anyone. He is not very old and he can liven up the atmosphere quickly.
Su Dong did not act pretentiously, but took the initiative to approach his teammates, chat with them, or ask about their situation with concern.
Seeing that Sanchez remained silent, Su Dong walked up to him and talked to him about the World Cup that had just ended.
Sanchez is indeed very capable and can play in three positions in the frontcourt: left, center and right. He is not tall and his playing style is a bit like Messi, but not as delicate as Messi. However, he is faster, his breakthroughs are very sharp, and he fights very hard.
This is a characteristic of Chile.
Every player trained by Bielsa works extremely hard.
From David Silva, Su Dong learned that Sanchez was a relatively introverted person. There was no off-field news about him on weekdays. It was said that he rarely went out and even had little contact with his teammates in the locker room.
Su Dong took the initiative to mention the World Cup, Chile and Bielsa to Sanchez, which really aroused Sanchez's interest in conversation.
"I watched the match between Chile and Spain. Chile created a lot of chances and played very bravely. They even saw a chance. I think if they could have equalized the score, the situation might have been completely different."
Su Dong's analysis was recognized by Sanchez, but he mentioned one point, that is, Chile's style of play is very exhausting, especially in the second half.
"We got a red card in the 38th minute, which forced all of us to work harder. Although we scored a goal, the consumption was really huge. Spain also played more conservatively, making full use of their passing and possession advantage to mobilize and consume us. This was not only physically exhausting, but also mentally exhausting."
Su Dong could understand what Sanchez said. He had played for Barcelona and Bayern, so he knew the completely different psychological feelings brought about by the advantages and disadvantages of passing and controlling the ball.
When it comes to football, and especially Bielsa, Sanchez has a lot to talk about.
He believes that the football played by Guardiola and Bielsa is really similar, but also very different. So the environment he plays for Manchester City and the Chilean national team is similar, but the feeling is completely different and it is particularly interesting.
Su Dong expressed his admiration for Bielsa and hoped to have the opportunity to visit this crazy coach.
Sanchez smiled and promised that he would help Su Dong arrange it if he had the chance.
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Afterwards, Su Dong chatted with Di Maria for a while.
The two have the same agent. Di Maria is Messi's teammate in the national team, so he is also close to Su Dong.
What the two talked about most was the positioning in the team's tactics.
Di Maria is left-footed, but he can also play on the right, and like Sanchez, Guardiola has very high requirements for him to press and oppress in the frontcourt, which has never happened in the Portuguese Super League before.
Judging from his performance last season, Di Maria did a good job.
"You must be familiar with Marcelo. His defense on the left is a bit worrying, but his offensive ability can definitely help you." Su Dong is full of confidence in this.
Di Maria had also heard of Marcelo and nodded expectantly.
If the left side can really be developed into Manchester City's sharpest offensive channel, then he, the left winger, will also benefit.
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On the morning of the second day of training, Manchester City gathered at Carrington and then headed for the airport to charter a flight to the United States for summer training.
This time, Manchester City's North American training camp is arranged in a secluded town outside Philadelphia on the east coast of the United States. Various training facilities are relatively complete. Soriano, Begiristain and Guardiola have all visited the site before.
The training location was personally selected by Guardiola, who often travels to the United States during holidays because of his wife's work.
The plane arrived directly at Philadelphia International Airport.
What surprised everyone in Manchester City was that even after transferring to Manchester City, Su Dong still had quite a lot of fans in the United States, and many media reporters heard the news and came to the airport to greet him.
As soon as Manchester City appeared, they were immediately surrounded by media reporters and fans, and everyone ran straight towards Su Dong.
This made everyone in Manchester City feel the influence of the world's number one football player.
Even in the football desert of the United States, there are so many fans and media reporters coming to pick him up at the airport, which shows Su Dong's appeal.
Seeing the surprised expressions of his teammates, Marcelo smiled complacently.
"From now on, you have to get used to such scenes!"
What this means is that almost everywhere you go, this kind of commotion will occur.
"Even in the hot summer, when we arrive in the Middle East, many fans will rush to pick us up at the airport." Pepe also smiled proudly.
If it weren't for what they saw, everyone would think these two were bragging.
But facts speak louder than words.
After finally getting rid of the harassment of the media and fans at the airport, Manchester City boarded the bus that had been prepared long ago and headed all the way to the training camp. However, when they arrived at the hotel, they were once again blocked by local fans and media reporters who were waiting there.
Needless to say, it was another hassle.
Just when everyone thought that it was almost over, when the team went to the training ground to prepare for training, they found that media reporters had also followed them to the training ground, and many fans were waiting outside the stadium.
This is really hard to believe.
All of them came for Su Dong, just wanting to see Su Dong with their own eyes.
"Americans worship the strong, so Hollywood movies are full of personal heroism, and Su Dong is undoubtedly the most charismatic superhero on the football field." Gareth Barry tried his best to explain the phenomenon he saw.
Although, he was also very shocked in his heart.
I'm afraid even Beckham back then might not have caused such a stir in the United States? Who would have thought that Su Dong would have so many fans in the United States.
No wonder Soriano wants to use the influence of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to open up the North American market for Manchester City.
If nothing else, just based on Su Dong's influence, Manchester City can't catch up, so doesn't it have to rely on him?
(End of this chapter)
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