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Chapter 894 He really looks like Messi!
On the training ground, Manchester City's players were divided into two groups for internal matches.

One of the groups adopted a four-three-three formation, which is Manchester City's iconic tactic, with Aguero as the center, and Di Maria and Sanchez partnering on the wings. This is also Manchester City's standard configuration, but Aguero is used instead of Su Dong.

The other group used a three-four-three formation, with Javi Martinez in defense, Pepe and David Luiz on both sides, Hazard, Dzeko and Douglas Costa in the frontcourt, and David Silva in the midfield.

Since it was an internal match, Guardiola only arranged two different tactics to play, to clarify the thinking, and let the players play freely on the court, which greatly improved the enthusiasm of the players.

The two groups of players played very unrestrainedly on the court, and also played very openly on the scene, and no one had the intention of holding back.

Everyone can see that this is a test for them by coach Guardiola.

Whether it is a new aid or an old player, they are all working hard. If you want to leave a deep impression on the head coach in this game, it is best to establish your main position during the summer training period, so as to avoid having to play as a substitute during the season.

It is with this kind of mind that the players of the two groups played very hard.

Every player is doing his best to show himself.

Needless to say, the players in the frontcourt, basically as long as they get the ball, they try their best to give full play to their advantages.

This also made the game on the field very good-looking, and frequently won warm applause from the sidelines.

……

Su Dong did not participate in the game today, but stood on the sidelines with the coaching staff.

This also shows Su Dong's unique and detached position in Manchester City.

Su Dong and Guardiola are already very familiar with the players on the court, and the real target of investigation is the newly joined players, such as Harvey Martinez.

Before he joined Manchester City, Guardiola had already talked with him on the phone, and even met him in Spain, so Javi Martinez knew Guardiola's positioning and planning for him very well, and he also wanted to try to change his style of play. After all, with his current characteristics, he cannot play the core of the team.

But if he can play in the back line, as Guardiola planned, he will be the core of the team's defense, and his weight and status will also be greatly improved. He can clearly distinguish this point.

Since I have known for a long time, Harvey Martinez seems to be able to play the central defender with ease, and his own technical characteristics are compatible, so he can play with ease, but there is still a clear lack of tacit understanding, which needs more time to polish.

In the frontcourt, Aguero played the role of scorer in the four-three-three formation, and he performed well. Several threatening shots and goals were very characteristic. It can be seen that he is a striker with a very keen sense of smell in front of the goal.

I believe that his joining can greatly improve Manchester City's scoring ability, especially when Su Dong is absent.

With a stable substitute like Aguero, I believe Su Dong's game pressure in the new season will be reduced a lot.

For example, in some unimportant games, or in multi-line battles, Aguero can be on his own to avoid Sudong's continuous battles, which will affect his state.

It is Eden Hazard and Douglas Costa who really caught Su Dong and Guardiola's attention.

The latter actually doesn't have much to say, just sticking to the ball, a typical Brazilian breakthrough player.

Instead, Hazard.

"He's really like Messi." Su Dong only watched him play for a while, and then he could see his movements clearly.

Short stature, low center of gravity, very flexible, quick stop and go, excellent speed change, habit of adjusting in small steps, coupled with excellent foot skills, these all give Hazard a very good ability to dribble and break through.

Especially in a narrow range, he is able to dribble the ball frequently to stand out from the encirclement.

It's as if on the court at this moment, every time Hazard takes the ball, he can break through continuously, disrupting the opponent's defense.

"But there is still a clear gap between him and Messi." Su Dong quickly said again.

Su Dong has played football with Messi for many years. He is very aware of Messi's characteristics. After watching Hazard play, he clearly knows the difference between the two, especially the gap between Hazard and Messi.

"The most important thing is shooting and passing." Guardiola said in a nutshell.

"Yeah." Su Dong nodded.

Messi is a very special person, just like Cristiano Ronaldo.

Don't think that this is some so-called blood theory, or something else, but a fact.

Messi grew up in Argentina since he was a child. When he was young, he received a set of youth training education in Argentina, which gave him delicate foot skills and outstanding combination of man and ball. He knows how to play his own characteristics and advantages.

After arriving in Europe, Messi received the most formal youth training in Europe, and constantly improved various deficiencies in Argentina's youth training, such as instability, and Messi's passing ability is also the world's top.

This is always underestimated by many people.

If Messi does not break through, but just passes, he will definitely not lose to Iniesta or Harvey, and he will definitely be a top passer in the world, with the ball passing under high-speed dribbling.

And this is what Hazard does not have.

The other thing is shooting. Messi has practiced shooting in the past few years, but Hazard still can't see it.

The two have a lot in common, for example, they are not strong enough and fast enough. The breakthrough with the ball depends on changing speed, changing direction and flexibility, but the problem lies in the passing. Hazard's passing is much inferior to Messi.

In other words, after breaking through, Messi can keenly capture the gap and pass the ball, but Hazard can't.

Sometimes the media and fans love statistics, like dribbles.

But in fact, what the head coach often has to consider is not the number of passes, but what can the pass bring?
A pass from the wing is far less important than a pass from the front of the penalty area.

Ten successful dribbles, but failed to create a threatening pass after the dribble, and one successful dribble was able to create a threatening pass. Obviously, the latter has greater tactical significance and is also the most important thing for the head coach.

Therefore, pure data is meaningless. What really needs to be considered is the position of the surname and the effect of the surname.

Obviously, Messi is more powerful.

Regardless of the extraordinary position or the extraordinary effect, Messi is better than Hazard.

"At most, he creates threats in the ribs, such as the corner of the penalty area, and attracts defensive attention by dribbling the ball. The effect is far less sharp and comprehensive than Messi." Su Dong analyzed.

Hazard looks more like a typical European technical genius, while Messi is the Europeanization of a South American technical genius, and belongs to the type of one plus one greater than two. Both play very reasonably, but Messi's footwork is more delicate and the ball feels better.

This is actually due to Messi's experience, which cannot be learned and copied by other players.

Even if some people are found, like Messi, who received youth training in Argentina or Brazil and then came to Europe after growing up, it will be difficult to train a second Messi.

The same goes for Cristiano Ronaldo.

He has African ancestry, has fast-twitch fibers, is very fast, and is very muscular, and he is in Madeira Islands. Everyone knows that this is a transit point for South America, Africa and Europe.

Back then, Maritimo gathered many Brazilian players, such as Pepe.

It was in this environment that Ronnie developed his own skills, and with the improvement of age and the refinement of Ferguson, he found his own style of play, which is the current style of play and reached its peak.

Don't underestimate Ronnie and think that he is a powerful player, but in fact, his footwork is still very good.

The so-called poor is relative to Messi's level of technical genius. Compared with other players, Ronnie's foot skills are still very good.

However, this rascal increasingly prefers to rely on his body, speed, and explosive power to solve problems.

No way, who made his African-American blood give him amazing speed and explosive power?
Su Dong felt that in a few years, with the decline in speed and explosiveness, Ronnie would probably transform into a scorer.

At least, it is impossible for him to go back to the age when he was dribbling and flashing.

Character and achievement will not allow it, nor will the muscles of the body.

Can not go back!

If the unique experiences of Messi and Ronnie allow them to mix a variety of different advantages, then Hazard is a typical European technical genius, spiritual, but still quite satisfactory.

"To what extent do you think it can be achieved?" Guardiola asked.

Su Dong shook his head, "I can't see it, but I roughly guessed it myself. It is no problem to deal with the Premier League. The Champions League group stage should also be able to handle it. But in the Champions League knockout round, I am afraid that it will be greatly reduced. The further you go, the weaker the effect will be. Using him as the core is still not strong enough!"

Guardiola laughed when he heard it, "I think so too."

The so-called strong is actually the kind of strong who can lead a team to break through alone.

Looking at the entire European football world, there are only a handful of players who can possess such strength.

Su Dong, Ronnie, Messi, what else?
Probably no more!

The Brazilian genius Neymar that many people are talking about outside has such potential, even greater potential than Hazard, because he has many things that Hazard lacks.

But for now, just the three of them!

It's not that Su Dong and Guardiola's vision is too high, but that they have both experienced the Champions League, and they all know what kind of defensive strength is in the Champions League knockout.

Not to mention, the head coaches who have entered the Champions League knockouts play targeted tactics, which is absolutely fatal.

Without absolute strength, which one can lead the team to burst the opponent's defense?
You know, on the football field, after all, it still depends on strength to speak.

Those vain things can't be played on the football field at all.

Therefore, Hazard's position in Manchester City was finalized after the first training game.

(End of this chapter)