i want to be king

Chapter 758 The Natural Leader
Finally came the team training day!
Since Wang Chuqing went south to Oxford University to go through the admission procedures, Su Dong asked Manchester City to arrange a driver for him.

There's no way, even now, he doesn't have time to take a driver's license test.

I have made up my mind countless times, but I can't make time for it countless times.

This has become the focus of friends around him, and even the media and fans ridiculing him.

Some media even made fun of him before. If he had one percent of his talent on the court in driving a car, Su Dong would not be reduced to where he is now, and he can't even drive a car.

It's so contemptuous of people!
But there is no way, I really can't drive.

……

When I arrived in Carrington, I could clearly see the smile hidden in the eyes of the staff.

Not surprisingly, it is estimated that in Manchester City's first team, the only person who can't drive is Su Dong.

No one would really make fun of him with this matter, and more would just regard him as a small flaw in Su Dong's body, which would make him more approachable. After all, no one likes a flawless person, right?
When he walked into the locker room with his bags, Su Dong easily found his wardrobe, but what really caught his attention was not the wardrobe, but the walls of the locker room, which were covered with various tactical diagrams and positioning diagrams.

Su Dong carried his bag and walked up to the drawings, watching them patiently.

When he came to Carrington a few times ago, he also visited the dressing room, but he had never seen these drawings. This shows that these are just prepared by Guardiola and the coaching staff, and they are all his tactical plans for Manchester City.

The drawings clearly indicate each player's tasks, running positions and passing routes, how to play and coordinate, how to run, where to run to meet, and where to pass...

This is definitely the most detailed tactical blueprint that Su Dong has ever seen.

Not to mention anything else, just drawing these drawings is a big project.

No wonder Pep Guardiola's first-team coaching staff needs so many people.

The tactical arrangement is so meticulous, and the details are even more perfect. This kind of head coach Su Dong has also experienced it, that is, Benitez, but the biggest difference between Guardiola and Benitez is that the two have different philosophies.

Benitez is deeply influenced by Italian football, and he has a defensive gene in his bones. He always thinks about restraining his opponent's tactics first. Guardiola is deeply influenced by the Dutch football total defense gene, and he advocates offense in his bones.

Su Dong met Van Gaal once in UEFA and chatted with him a lot, including Guardiola.

Van Gaal's impression of Guardiola is also very good, but he believes that Guardiola is very similar to the madman Bielsa. Both of them have a kind of paranoia in their bones, but they are completely different.

Guardiola's paranoia is that he wants the players to remain absolutely rational and calm, and execute his tactics perfectly, while Bielsa is more passionate. Although he has extremely high demands on the players, he is not demanding on the players.

Converging from the individual to the whole, the most interesting thing about Guardiola's team is its stability, but it lacks a kind of passion and blood.

Perhaps, Guardiola believes that his team does not need these, just like Benitez.

Bielsa's team is full of passion and blood, but lacks stability.

Specific to Manchester City last season, Van Gaal believes that Guardiola's team has a very good concept and is very advanced in thinking, but it always maintains an offensive posture, even full of aggressiveness when pressing, but once the frontcourt cannot open the situation and has to adopt a defensive posture, Guardiola's team did very badly.

Simply put, Pep Guardiola's teams can't defend.

"Guardiola's style of play will be very pleasing in the league. As long as the overall strength of the team is better than the opponent, he can basically play to his due level, and then rely on his stable and excellent pass and possession tactics to defeat the opponent."

"However, when it comes to a strong dialogue, or a key game like the Champions League knockout match, when the opponent is not afraid of your passing and possession, and even their offense can force you to defend, Guardiola's deficiencies on the defensive end will be exposed. That's why he needs you so urgently, because as long as you are here, you can break through the opponent's goal and create a threat, you can minimize the number of times you have to defend, and even the opponent's offensive resources will be greatly reduced."

At this moment, standing in front of the locker room wall, Su Dong looked at the maze-like tactical blueprint in front of him. He felt that his head was a bit big, and he also felt that Guardiola was really, really powerful.

Of course, Van Gaal and Bielsa are also very good, especially Van Gaal.

You know, what Bielsa admires most is Van Gaal's Ajax, and even Bielsa's failed three-three-one-three formation in Argentina is Ajax who wants to learn from Van Gaal.

It must be mentioned here that the formation is purely for the convenience of ordinary people to understand and feel the team's tactics. In fact, on the court, no one will arrange positions and run completely according to the tactical formation.

Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and this is the truth.

Rijkaard, Mourinho and Guardiola appeared in Van Gaal's team, and they may appear one after another in the future. His coaching at Barcelona seemed to have failed, but in fact, Sudong met many people and spoke highly of Van Gaal, which is why he was able to enter the palace for the second time.

But unfortunately, there are too many complicated factors that lead to Van Gaal's unsuccessful coaching in Barcelona. In addition, his relationship with Cruyff is very bad.

……

When Su Dong finished packing and came out, he happened to see Guardiola, Begiristan and others talking on the sidelines of the training ground.

When they saw Su Dong, they were not surprised at all.

In the past, Su Dong was the first to come to the training base, but now that he is the captain, it is normal to come earlier.

"I heard that you have invited many players to meet in the past two or three days?" Begiristan asked with concern.

Su Dong did this without telling the club, and even the contact information of other players was given by Begiristan.

"I have basically seen everything that should be seen." Su Dong laughed.

These future teammates are still saving face. Su Dong called to invite them, and they all attended the appointment.

Due to time constraints, Su Dong couldn't make an appointment for everyone to meet alone. For the time being, he could only make appointments with the important players of the first team. As for the other players, they could only wait for the opportunity or communicate alone during the training camp.

"How was the chat?" Begiristan asked with concern.

Guardiola also looked at Su Dong with concern. He knew that the success or failure of Su Dong, the captain, would have a huge impact on him. If the team can no longer be twisted into one rope, Manchester City will take the lead in the new season against the traditional four families, as well as Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and other teams?
"It's okay, everyone talked openly and honestly, and the atmosphere was relatively harmonious. Many people expressed their support for my future work in person." Su Dong said with a smile, looking confident.

From Su Dong's expression, both Begiristan and Guardiola can feel that the progress is going smoothly.

And this also surprised them.

Su Dong had never been a captain before, not even a vice captain, so it can be said that he has no experience in leading a team.

It is also because of this that Begiristan came to Carrington today, just to give Su Dong a platform.

Unexpectedly, Su Dong's series of combined punches surprised Begiristan, Guardiola and others.

Especially in recent days, he has continuously met with his teammates and actively communicated with them. This is undoubtedly a very powerful move.

Let me ask, with Su Dong's status and influence in world football today, who can refuse him to come forward?

Not to mention a team like Manchester City without superstars, even in the star-studded Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid, if Su Dong came forward, which superstar could refuse?

What a natural born leader!
"This is just the beginning, the first step of the Long March, and you need to cooperate with me in the next step. You must hurry up and help me implement the application I made, and do it quickly. Otherwise, if I can't do the things I promised my teammates, I, the captain, will lose face." Su Dong urged.

Begiristain and Guardiola looked at each other and laughed in unison.

Today's Su Dong is becoming more and more like a captain, especially in handling things.

Many people think that the management hopes that the captain of the team is on the side of the management, but it is not.

There is a natural gap in the relationship between management and players, management and the managed.

The task of the captain is to connect the two, instead of blindly favoring one side. At the same time, he must also pay attention to maintaining the unity of the locker room, integrating the team into a concerted force, and playing it out in the game.

This requires the captain to always firmly mingle with the players, become a transmission channel for the players' appeals, and at the same time help the management to better control the locker room.

"Don't worry, I've asked them to fulfill your request, and I guarantee that you won't be missed." Begiristan laughed.

Su Dong is also very knowledgeable and interesting, and he will not raise those very tricky requests at all. At this stage, he only mentions some players' personal pain points, but does not involve much appeal. For Manchester City, it is a little troublesome thing, nothing.

"As the vice-captain for the new season, do you have any suitable candidates?" Begiristan asked again.

Su Dong, the captain, has temporarily gained a firm footing, but the team still needs to have a vice captain, so who should be chosen must be based on Su Dong's opinion.

"I have basically talked with them. I suggest that the deputy captain be increased from the original one to two, and Zabaleta and Kompany will be in charge." Su Dong suggested.

Both Begiristan and Guardiola were obviously a little surprised. They had guessed before that Su Dong must also want to hold the vice-captain in his hands to further consolidate his authority as the captain. The most suitable candidate is David Silva or even Pepe.

Did not expect him to propose Zabaleta and Kompany.

This is really surprising.

(End of this chapter)