Chapter 901 Manchester City's Biggest Hidden Danger
Arriving at Carrington in the morning, when he met Guardiola in the parking lot, the Spaniard told Su Dong to hold a meeting after lunch.
Although he didn't say specifically what he was going to do, Su Dong guessed it.
Even though he has been in the Premier League for a year, he still cannot understand what is going on in the minds of some English players, like Joe Hart this time.
After conceding two goals in the game, the score after the game is bound to be low, so I gave you a six, which is average, right? But why did he say those words? What good would it bring him to blame the team's tactics and criticize his teammates in front of him? Does he think that he can ease his current situation by putting pressure through the media and local fans? Manchester City is not other Premier League teams, nor is it the Manchester City when Mark Hughes was the coach, because there are few English people in the current Manchester City, from the management to the coaching staff, all of them are professionals from the European continent.
It's fine to say these things in the locker room, but if you tell the media, what do you want to do? Guardiola said to him rudely: You have no right to say these things! See, things are getting awkward, right?
This made Su Dong unable to help but think of what happened during the national team competition last season, and he kept getting into trouble.
Su Dong had read a book before, which said that the family backgrounds of English football players generally come from the bottom of society, and there are very few middle-class people. They also have low educational levels because they have been playing football since childhood. In addition, the professional level of English football is very poor, with black money, alcoholism, gambling, and strong body...
Coupled with the development of the media industry, the media's enthusiasm for creating and destroying stars, and the high value and annual salaries of local players brought about by the localization policy, players are highly praised at a young age, which leads to a misalignment of self-cognition and even loss of self-awareness.
These are the various problems that Manchester City has encountered in the locker room from last year to now.
You know, this is the Premier League after so many years of development.
Su Dong can fully imagine what the situation was like when Wenger came to the Premier League and coached Arsenal. The Joe Hart incident is a big deal, but it is also a small deal. It all depends on how Guardiola views it.
If it is not handled well, the locker room will not be convinced, especially the players on the back line, who will be angry.
But if we crack down strictly, it will be difficult because Joe Hart is England's goalkeeper.
Sometimes Su Dong wondered, is this what he relies on?
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In the subsequent training, everyone clearly felt this atmosphere.
Several English players in the team are closer to Joe Hart, which is more like a group, and seems incompatible with the foreign players.
Some things are not as heavy as a pound if they are not weighed, but they weigh a thousand pounds if they are weighed.
Many times, the divisions and factions in the locker room evolve like this, slowly and bit by bit.
More importantly, the English players in Manchester City are probably the main players in other teams. For example, Gareth Barry is the captain of Aston Villa, but in Manchester City, it’s okay that he can’t compete with David Silva and Busquets. Last season, even Toni Kroos stood over him.
Even though he has the team's performance under pressure, can he really accept it?
There is also Adam Johnson. Anyone can see that with the addition of Hazard and Douglas Costa to the team, Manchester City now has four wingers, and his position has been seriously squeezed to the margins.
Among the English local players, Trippier and Sterling are doing relatively well. These two players are young players promoted by Guardiola, but they are not yet capable of challenging for the starting position.
This rift started when Guardiola coached Manchester City.
On the one hand, it is the policy regulations of the Premier League, and on the other hand, English players really cannot meet Guardiola's requirements, so he can only buy a group of them as rotation or substitutes.
Even so, there was still no peace in the locker room.
Because of this, whether it is the three giants of the management, Guardiola, or even Su Dong’s fiancée, they can see that without Su Dong’s pressure, Manchester City’s locker room would have been ruined long ago.
At least Su Dong is here, they have to submit and listen to what he says!
This will also become Manchester City's biggest hidden danger in the new season.
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After lunch, Su Dong went to the coaches' meeting room for a meeting.
The management came to Begiristain, who was the technical director and was supposed to be present.
The only player who came was Su Dong, and it was obvious that Guardiola did not want too many people to participate.
The coaching team included three people, Guardiola, Estiart and Torrent.
Needless to say, the topic is the decision on how to deal with Joe Hart.
Technical director Begiristain first expressed his support for the coaching staff and the locker room, believing that such remarks that challenged the authority of the head coach and the locker room must be punished. In any case, they supported the decision of the coaching staff and the locker room.
"Courtois has performed well in training these days." Torrent said lightly.
Many people attributed the achievement to Su Dong, because Su Dong had just brought him to Amsterdam not long ago. After coming back, the Belgian teenager had a high enthusiasm for training and performed very well. Unsue recognized him very much.
Whether it is the Manchester City coaching staff, technical team, or Ferguson, everyone who has seen Courtois can see his potential and talent at a glance. The key lies in whether he can adapt to Guardiola's requirements? For the time being, he is trying hard to change, and at a young age, he is far from being formed and needs to be sculpted.
Su Dong is actually very optimistic about Courtois, but from the perspective of the team captain, he does not think it is a good choice to let him take the position too early because it involves the management of the locker room.
"I suggest that he should be suspended for one game and then fined." Su Dong put forward his opinion.
Su Dong quickly gave his reasons, "There are big problems in the locker room now, and the hidden dangers are quite large. The internal competition is very fierce, which makes everyone very nervous. Joe Hart's words are more or less an attempt to shirk some responsibility. After all, he conceded two goals, and as a goalkeeper, he is under a lot of pressure."
"I think that we should treat everyone equally in the locker room and not send out wrong signals that will cause misunderstandings among the players. This can easily lead to problems. We should use rules to tell the players who is in better shape and who can better help the team and who should play."
It is normal for the head coach to have his own preferences in personnel selection.
Everyone knows that Guardiola actually doesn't like Joe Hart. Why?
His passing ability is so poor!
This is totally not what Guardiola wants.
But he is the England national team goalkeeper and a member of Manchester City's youth training system. Is it appropriate to target him directly just because the head coach likes him and seize on his mistake?
Well, let Courtois take over, can he withstand such pressure? By then, everyone and all public opinion will think that he was forced to do so by Guardiola, not by his own strength.
Didn't Busquets face so much criticism the year before last? If Courtois can handle the pressure and perform well, that's fine, but what if he can't?
Su Dong’s opinion is actually very clear. The coaching staff should not interfere with whether Joe Hart is suitable for the team or whether Courtois can get promoted. Just let them compete and give them opportunities. Whoever performs better will get promoted.
After playing a few games and a period of time, players in good form will get more opportunities, while players in poor form will have their playing time gradually compressed. Even if Courtois is really allowed to play, the pressure on the Belgians will not be so great, and the doubts will be much smaller.
It may even reach a certain point where the media and fans will call for Joe Hart to be substituted.
Isn't this better? "I think what Su said makes sense," Begiristain said.
Estiart and Torrent also nodded.
As a head coach, Guardiola can be willful, but as a member of the management, he must remain rational.
Sometimes, Guardiola is just too willful and too stubborn.
Of course, geniuses are stubborn.
But this time, Guardiola was convinced by Su Dong.
"Okay, then let's do as Su said. Suspend him for one game, fine him for a week, and ask him to apologize in the locker room. We'll handle the matter internally."
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After getting the results, Su Dong began to perform his duties as captain.
He went straight to Joe Hart, criticised him for those comments and gave him a dressing room penalty.
Joe Hart himself was a little scared, but now he heard that he was suspended for one game and the matter was handled internally, so of course he was happy and relieved. He was really worried that he would be demoted to the lowest point.
This will not only affect his position in Manchester City, but will also shake his position in the England national team.
If he really loses his starting position in Manchester City, he will only have one choice, which is to leave the team.
"The team will have plenty of games to play this season, so don't put too much pressure on yourself. The coaching staff doesn't have a clear preference for who will play and who will be on the bench. The key is to see how you perform in training and in the games. Do you understand what I mean?"
Joe Hart didn't understand.
Su Dong had no idea how many times he had told him this in the past year.
Before, he could ignore the competition because there was no competitor, but now there is a competitor, can he still do this? Then, Su Dong found an excuse to communicate with Gareth Barry, Milner, Trippier and Sterling, even the third goalkeeper Given, mainly to appease them and convey the team's intentions. The main principle is that whoever is in good condition will play.
Finally, in the evening, Su Dong found Courtois who was practicing with Unsuega.
Su Dong told Courtois that if nothing unexpected happens, he will be a starter in the Premier League debut this season, which is a rare opportunity.
The Premier League debut happened to be the first round of the new Premier League season, and it was a home game. Many factors came together to give it a special meaning.
"Boy, the opportunity has appeared and is right in front of you. It depends on you whether you can seize it!"
Courtois didn't expect that the opportunity would come so soon.
But as Su Dong said, this is also a test.
If we seize this opportunity, it will be a good start for the subsequent competition.
Only if he gets off to a good start in his debut will the coaching staff have a reason to give him more playing time; only if he performs better in the competition will he have the possibility to overtake Joe Hart.
"Thank you." Courtois said sincerely.
Su Dong smiled, patted Courtois' shoulder encouragingly, turned around and left.
(End of this chapter)
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