Chapter 798 As long as the check is well danced, there is no team that cannot be poached!
As the captain of the team, Su Dong must consider the unity of the locker room.
At this meeting, he believed that the team should not make any public statements because the problems with Joe Hart and Gareth Barry did not occur during their playing time for the team, and the team should not intervene even if the situation outside was serious.
But he said that he would communicate well with his two teammates and handle the matter properly.
Sudong's proposal was supported by Guardiola and Begiristain.
Both of them are professional players and they all know the rules of the locker room.
Are there any problems with the scandals involving Joe Hart and Gareth Barry? Needless to say, yes, and they are huge. It can even be said that they lack professional ethics and self-discipline.
Not to mention the upcoming battle for the national team, just the fact that the two of them were hanging out in nightclubs during the league period is intolerable.
This kind of thing is either not exposed, or once it is exposed, it will naturally be criticized by the media and fans.
But in this situation, the team must protect the players first.
Even though Guardiola had many dissatisfactions with Joe Hart, he also supported Su Dong's suggestion.
Soriano finally made the decision and asked the public relations department to come up with a plan as soon as possible to calm public opinion in the shortest possible time.
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The matter between Joe Hart and Gareth Barry was only part of the meeting.
The club then discussed daily operations and some issues regarding winter signings. After discussing the players, Su Dong was about to leave, but was kept by Soriano.
"We'd all like to hear some opinions from you and the locker room," Soriano said.
Su Dong looked at Guardiola and Begiristain and found that no one seemed surprised, then he began to understand.
They dared to use the matter of Joe Hart and Gareth Barry to call me back from Oxford for a meeting, but it was just a cover. The real purpose was to "promote" me and let me participate in such a big event concerning the daily management of the team and the club's recruitment.
As the captain of the team, this is actually overstepping his authority.
Many times, the club respects the captain and will ask for his opinion, but it is more of a reference, let alone directly participating in the meeting for discussion.
Regarding the team's winter signings, Guardiola first hopes to bring in a goalkeeper, but whether it is Liverpool's Reina or Barcelona's Valdes, it is obviously unlikely that they will transfer to Manchester City.
As a result, the team currently does not have many good candidates for goalkeeper recruitment.
This is actually the reason why Su Dong believes that Joe Hart should be protected. After all, Given is old, and Manchester City still needs to rely on Joe Hart for the next game. Once he is punished, it will anger the England goalkeeper, which is not a good thing.
Guardiola is also not happy with Micah Richards.
This season he has used Micah Richards as right back and center back, and has had some highlights, but most of the time he has been mediocre or even sluggish, which is disappointing.
The team's current main players are the combination of Kompany and Pepe. Both players have performed very well. Jerome Boateng is a player that Guardiola likes very much, but his performance is still somewhat worrying.
Therefore, Guardiola also wants to get Benfica's Brazilian central defender David Luiz.
David Luiz is 23 years old and 1.88 meters tall. He joined Benfica in 2007 and has performed very well so far. He was called up to the Brazilian national team after the World Cup in South Africa and is very valuable.
Chelsea is currently very interested in him and wants to use him to strengthen the team's defense.
Guardiola is also fond of this central defender who has excellent physical conditions, delicate footwork and excellent long pass. He believes that if he joins the team, he can compete with Pepe, Kompany and Boateng.
Manchester City's style of play places high demands on central defenders and consumes a lot of energy on the back line. They want to fight on multiple fronts, but they only have three central defenders. Guardiola thinks that is not enough, so he wants to bring in David Luiz.
For Manchester City management, introducing David Luiz can also hit Chelsea, which is killing two birds with one stone.
You know, so far this season, Manchester City ranks first, but Chelsea is closely behind with a difference of one point, which is also clear. Manchester City would not mind if they can hit their opponents.
"Su, what do you think?" Soriano suddenly asked.
Su Dong was a little surprised. He was planning to sit in on the lecture, and even forgot about it after he finished listening. But why did he suddenly ask about it? Seeing Su Dong looking at him and then at Guardiola, Begiristain laughed and said, "Just say it, speak freely."
Guardiola also smiled and nodded, obviously wanting to hear Su Dong's thoughts.
Su Dong understood that he couldn't escape this level.
In fact, he is not willing to be too involved in the management of the club. Being the captain is already a reluctant thing for him, and now he has to participate more, which is not his style.
How many people are eagerly waiting to get promoted and increase their voice in the club.
But for Su Dong, he really had no interest in this regard.
However, since he is going to tell the truth, he will definitely tell the truth.
"To be honest, David Luiz is very strong and has amazing potential. I think he will be no worse than Pepe in the future, and I think he can adapt to our team's tactics, but for now, he is still a little reckless."
Guardiola nodded and added, "Being reckless is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Of course." Su Dong agreed.
Being reckless is not necessarily a bad thing.
Sometimes, for defensive players, the more they do, the more mistakes they make.
Therefore, some "smart" defensive players will adopt a more conservative strategy and try to avoid doing too much, giving the fans the impression that they are very stable and seem to never make mistakes.
But some players will appear to be more proactive and often take the initiative to take on tasks, which can easily lead to mistakes and make them appear rash.
So is it better to be steady or reckless? In fact, fans tend to prefer steady, but teams tend to prefer recklessness.
Mistakes are not scary. What is scary is that you are afraid of making mistakes and do nothing.
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In order to improve the team's competitiveness, Manchester City spared no expense and even did not set a cap on Guardiola's transfers.
Is David Luiz a good fit for the team?
Can!
Soriano immediately made the decision and asked Begiristain's technical team to come up with a plan immediately and start contacting Benfica, trying to buy the Brazilian central defender before Chelsea.
This made Su Dong feel the courage of Manchester City's management. When they made decisions, they didn't need to worry about funds at all.
With the Abu Dhabi consortium standing behind it, Manchester City is so wealthy today.
In European football, there is no team that cannot be poached as long as you dance the check well.
However, soon, another thing happened that surprised Su Dong.
Guardiola mentioned Arsenal's Fabregas to Begiristain.
Begiristain made it clear that he had contacted Fabregas many times and even went to London to lobby in person. Guardiola also called him, but Fabregas was determined to join Barcelona and he wanted to go back.
After failing to poach Fabregas, Guardiola and Begiristain set their sights on Barcelona's La Masia youth training camp.
As we all know, La Masia youth training camp has ushered in a wave of talent.
After Messi and Bojan, a group of young talents such as Dos Santos emerged, and two of them attracted Guardiola's interest. One is the midfielder Thiago who has dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship, and the other is the extremely fast full-back Bellerin.
Bellerin, who does not turn 16 until March, is an outstanding player in the La Masia youth training camp. He is very fast and has attracted the attention of some Premier League teams including Arsenal very early on. Manchester City has a natural advantage in this regard.
Guardiola, Begiristain and Soriano all came from Barcelona, and Sudon is also destined to enter the Barcelona Hall of Fame, which is still very attractive to Bellerin.
More importantly, Alves' presence makes Bellerin see no hope.
Compared to Bellerin, Thiago's situation is more complicated.
The 19-year-old midfielder made his debut for the first team in 2009, but only played one game. He was still in the first team last season, but only played two games. So far this season, he has had few opportunities to play.
A very important reason is that head coach Mourinho does not like this type of midfielder. He appreciates the likes of Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure more, and even wants to introduce a midfielder like Essien.
The presence of Xavi and Iniesta, coupled with the preference of head coach Mourinho, makes Thiago's chances at Barcelona very slim, so Manchester City is in contact with Barcelona, hoping to sign Thiago and strengthen the team's midfield.
Guardiola believes that Thiago will be a strong addition to the team's midfield, or the defensive midfield, because so far, the only defensive midfielder in Manchester City who can really satisfy Guardiola is Busquets.
With Michael Johnson destined to be abandoned, it would be wise to bring in another young midfielder.
Su Dong was also able to feel the profound influence of Mourinho's coaching on Barcelona's technical and tactical skills, as well as youth training traditions, from the words of Begiristain and Guardiola, combined with Cruyff's column and some information he heard himself.
So much so that Cruyff said in his column that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City.
This shows how dissatisfied he is with Barcelona under Mourinho's coaching.
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In addition, Guardiola also wants to continue recruiting forward players.
On the one hand, he is not satisfied with Santa Cruz and wants to strengthen the recruitment of center forward substitutes; on the other hand, the two wingers Di Maria and Sanchez are very good, Adam Johnson also has certain performance, but Wright-Phillips is somewhat unsatisfactory.
Guardiola hopes that the technical department can draw up a plan as soon as possible and also make some moves at the center and winger positions.
The Spaniard believes that Manchester City is on the right track and as long as the team's strength continues to improve, it will definitely achieve great things in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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