i want to be king

Chapter 889

When Manchester City's signing targets were locked on top stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Aguero, no one expected that Manchester City suddenly announced a blockbuster transfer without making a sound.

Manchester City officially announced the introduction of midfielder Harvey Martinez from Athletic Bilbao in La Liga at a high price of 500 million pounds. Athletic Bilbao officials also quickly issued a statement confirming the deal.

This quickly aroused intense media attention around the world.

Harvey Martinez?

Is Javi Martinez not worth the price?

Actually not.

Even though Javi Martinez is only 22 years old, he has played the main force of the Basque Lions for five seasons, and his performance is getting better and better. He was also shortlisted for Spain's [-] World Cup squad. He was the youngest player in the Spanish national team at that time.

In the past season, Harvey Martinez was also the best midfielder in the Athletic Bilbao team. With his outstanding performance, he has attracted the attention of La Liga giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Manchester United has also suffered from the pain of the midfielder recently. After the introduction of Hargreaves from Bayern with a lot of money, it has not been able to get out of the injury and has not shown a satisfactory state. Therefore, Ferguson has also paid attention to Harvey Martinez for a long time.

It can be said that Harvey Martinez has received the attention of many giants.

Who would have thought that such a sweet pastry would be quietly picked by Manchester City.

After the news came out, the entire European football world was shocked.

In fact, there is no need to say more about Manchester City's midfield strength. The two massacres last season are the best proof.

Whether it is Manchester United or Arsenal, under Manchester City's pass control system, they are basically unable to show their strength and can only defend passively.

Even Arsenal, which is good at passing and controlling the ball, only has a ball possession rate of just over 30.00% in front of Manchester City, and Manchester United is even less than [-]%.

Needless to say, other teams are basically passively beaten.

In this case, Guardiola also brought in Javi Martinez, which is really a surprise.

Could it be that Manchester City's midfielder still has weaknesses?
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Su Dong, who is far away in China, received news from the club earlier than the media.

He is the captain of the team and will be more informed in this regard.

He called Harvey Martinez immediately, and expressed his welcome to Manchester City on behalf of the locker room. At the same time, he also introduced the situation of Manchester City to him, saying that he would personally introduce his teammates to him.

In the end, Su Dong reassured Harvey Martinez that he would definitely not lack opportunities to play in Manchester City.

This is actually an information asymmetry.

Not to mention that the outside media doesn’t know, Harvey Martinez himself doesn’t know, even many players and employees inside Manchester City don’t know. Only the top management and the core backbone of the technical team know that the introduction of Harvey Martinez is a last resort.

Guardiola advocates offensive full-backs. He likes to use full-backs like Marcelo, but Zabaleta on the right is diligent and hard-working. His offensive ability is not weak, but he is not very strong. He can only be regarded as barely usable.

Manchester City's style of play has already been used last season, and it has been studied by the opponent for so long. It is estimated that many teams have studied it thoroughly. Maybe they may not be able to restrain it, but it is inevitable to cause some troubles for Manchester City.

In this case, it is not feasible to remain complacent, and we can only boldly seek breakthroughs.

Guardiola's earliest plan was to introduce a strong right back, such as Daniel Alves, Maicon and Lahm, but Lahm obviously couldn't do it.

The introduction of a right back will not work, so Guardiola can only change his mind.

So, he wanted to try to change his formation.

From the current four-three-three, it has evolved into three-four-three with the traditions of Barcelona and the Netherlands.

The biggest difference between [-] and [-] lies in the starting point of the attack.

In the four-three-three tactic, the winger is more likely to stick to the side, and the starting point of the attack is more on the side. However, although the winger of the three-four-three is also on the side, but there is one more midfielder, the combination of the side and the center will be more frequent, and the starting point of the attack will actually become the ribs.

This is actually the adjustment that Guardiola has always wanted to make. After all, [-] consumes too much for the center forward.

Even with a big killer like Su Dong, the offensive efficiency is still low.

But rib penetration is different. It not only conforms to the technical characteristics of Manchester City's current players, but also can create more problems for the opponent, which will definitely make everyone's eyes shine.

But at this time, there will be a problem, that is, among the three defenders, who will be the one who is behind?

You know, it’s not enough to have a good defense. Even delaying the defense of this central defender is not the main consideration at all, but his overall view, ability to read the game, and his passing ability.

There is another way, which is to let Busquets delay, but in this way, the position of midfield delay requires a person.

Thiago is competent, but he is not mature enough and needs time to practice and polish.

Toni Kroos would do, too, but not particularly ideal.

Guardiola, Su Dong, Begiristan and others decided to introduce a central defender after several consultations.

But looking at the whole world, this type of central defender is basically not seen.

Finally, after several choices, Guardiola hand-picked Athletic Bilbao midfielder Harvey Martinez.

The reason is actually very simple. He has a height of 1.9 meters [-], a strong body, and a strong ability to control the air. But at the same time, he is a midfielder with excellent passing ability. There are no problems with the overall situation and the ability to read the game.

Guardiola's idea is to transform him into a central defender version of Busquets.

After confirming the target, Manchester City's technical team acted immediately, and immediately organized an investigation around Harvey Martinez. The transfer department also quickly moved, and finally made a quick move without disturbing other giants, and settled Athletic Bilbao and Harvey Martinez.

The transfer fee of 500 million pounds is indeed not cheap, but if it can really be exchanged for Manchester City's successful change, it is definitely worth it.

Four-three-three is the basic formation of Manchester City, and the running-in is already in place, but if there is an additional three-four-three formation, Manchester City's ability to deal with different opponents will be greatly improved, which cannot be bought with money.

Su Dong watched the process of the transaction from the beginning to the end, from research to delineation of the scope, to the determination of the target, and then to signing. On the one hand, he lamented the efficiency brought by Manchester City's money, and on the other hand, he lamented that Guardiola's thinking angle was indeed different from others.

Transforming players, this is actually what many head coaches do, but Guardiola's thinking angle is obviously different.

It's as if he asked Su Dong to withdraw from the center to play as a free agent before, which is actually the same reason.

Sometimes Su Dong even wondered if Guardiola had ever considered transforming himself into a central defender or even a goalkeeper?

The more he thought about it, the more Su Dong felt that this transformation maniac was quite evil.

Cruyff didn't transform him like this back then!

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Javi Martinez has exploded the European transfer market with his move to Manchester City.

With the rise of Manchester City, and now Paris Saint-Germain has been acquired by a Qatari consortium, the competition for players among European giants is becoming increasingly fierce, especially for high-quality players.

After the Qatari consortium acquired Paris Saint-Germain, they immediately announced a blockbuster transfer, bringing in the talented Argentine midfielder Pastore from Palermo in Serie A for a sky-high price of 500 million euros.

Through his outstanding performance, the new Kaka has been placed high hopes by the entire European football world and has attracted the attention of many wealthy teams. Unexpectedly, Paris Saint-Germain, who is rich and powerful, will be king when he makes a shot.

First, Manchester City finalized Harvey Martinez, and Paris Saint-Germain introduced Pastore, all of whom were coveted players from traditional giants. This also surprised everyone to find that the entire European football pattern has undergone earth-shaking changes.

In the past, when it came to transfers, everyone was staring at the giants, but now it's obviously not the case.

Whether it is Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain, both have super economic strength and are not stingy in investment.

While the shock brought by the transfer of Xavi Martinez and Pastore had not completely dissipated, the Italian media once again broke the news that Anzhi from the Russian Super League signed Cheetah Eto'o from Inter Milan at a high price of 600 million euros.

If it's just that, then it's nothing. Although Eto'o is 30 years old, he is worth the price.

The problem is that Anzhi offered Eto'o a sky-high annual salary of 2000 million euros, which made him the second highest salary in the world after Sudong.

This is definitely like a blockbuster, hitting the European transfer market and once again detonating the whole world.

Everyone was surprised to find that the pattern of European football has completely changed.

Especially after La Liga Malaga announced that it was acquired by members of Qatar, it received a capital injection and introduced European famous players such as Van Nistelrooy, Toulalang, and Joaquin in one go, and its strength skyrocketed.

After the new boss came to power, Roma also wantonly introduced strong support, including Bo Yang, Lamela, Gago and other famous players, all joined the Red Wolves successively.

For a time, the entire European football world has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The whole world is shocked by the strong rise of these upstarts and the depression of the traditional giants.

It is called rational investment, but why is it not financial resources?

Just like Real Madrid, after investing heavily in [-], they are now starting to tighten their money.

Barcelona has pursued Cesc Fabregas for many years, but has not been able to sign the captain of Arsenal so far. What is the reason?

In the final analysis, Barcelona did not give enough money.

As for the Premier League, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, the four traditional families, also do not intend to increase investment.

Only Chelsea, who almost lost the top four in the league last season, made the Blues feel a sense of crisis. After firing Ancelotti, Villas-Boas was ushered in. The team will also start a round of vigorous youth reform.

(End of this chapter)