I Want to Be the King of Football

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In the visiting dressing room at the Emirates Stadium, Guardiola was full of praise for the team's performance.

Once inside, the Manchester City manager made no secret of his pride and pride in his team's first-half performance.

It's no wonder that last season he led the team so suffocated that now he is starting to raise his eyebrows, and the whole person is happy.

Last season's Manchester City was the best in terms of ball possession, but the offense and results were unsatisfactory. In the end, it was only a Europa League cup, but this is really unimpressive for Manchester City, which has invested heavily for two consecutive years. convince.

Guardiola is a rookie head coach and has been controversial, and was almost dismissed.

It can be said that last season, from Guardiola to Soriano to Begiristan, Manchester City were burdened with heavy pressure and burden, but all of this has evaporated this season.

The arrival of Pepe has strengthened the team's back line and transformed Manchester City into the best defensive team in the Premier League; the addition of Tony Kroos has greatly relieved the pressure on Busquets and David Silva, The trio together form Manchester City's iron triangle of possession, unbreakable.

But the most important thing is Su Dong.

Guardiola vividly remembers being asked why Santa Cruz did so well at Blackburn, but not when he came to Manchester City?

Guardiola's answer at the time was that Blackburn's style of football was not modern enough.

This sentence was ridiculed by many people, because Manchester City's results were not ideal at that time, let alone telling the truth, even if Guardiola took a bite of rice, it was a crime, and a breath of air was wrong.

But is there something wrong with this?

No problem!

What is the hardest position to play in modern football?

No one really thinks it's a defender, a midfielder, right?

It's a striker!

Guardiola is a midfielder, and he can answer without hesitation, that is, the striker, especially the center.

In the modern football tactical system, the further forward and closer to the opponent's goal, the higher the requirements for the player's ability.

Why not Santa Cruz?

The answer is very simple, that is, the ability is not enough.

The rest is to carefully study which aspect of his ability is insufficient under the premise of insufficient ability?

Is it the ability of a center who can hold the ball behind his back? Or is his physical ability not good enough? Or is he lacking in his ability to head the ball to the top?

But in general, his ability is not enough.

Then why did Su Dong do it?

Because he is strong enough!

Last season, many people accused Manchester City of being a pseudo-strong team, a nouveau riche, and a mercenary army. Why?

Manchester City has always been able to take full advantage of the ball in the game, but has never been able to score goals. Is it because of the lack of overall strength of Manchester City?

really not.

Manchester City invested so much money, and all the players introduced have proven their strength in other teams, and none of them are weak.

The reason why the team could not win and the results were poor was that the strength of the stars in the team was not enough.

Or you can say, not strong enough!

I believe that fans who often watch the game will not be unfamiliar with the two scenarios.

A weak team was pressed and beaten by a strong team. After struggling to support, at a certain key point, relying on a counterattack, they scored a goal.

A strong team pressed the underdog to fight desperately, unable to open the situation or score goals. Finally, at a certain key point, a certain player had a flash of inspiration and scored a goal to win for the team.

This should be a very common phenomenon in the two football games, so why is there such a different situation?

The answer is very simple, the strength of the star determines a certain moment!

In these two environments, both the strong and weak teams are doing their best to play their strongest side, restraining their opponents in a targeted manner. , but they never gave in, but withstood the pressure,

And created the opportunity to fight back.

This is a manifestation of the strength of the star.

The strong team has the advantage, but the opponent has withstood the pressure and never scored a goal. This is a manifestation of the strong team's lack of offensive players to win the opponent. Otherwise, there should be a flash of inspiration, or It's a devastating goal.

In many cases, the strength of the leading star determines the upper limit of a team.

Take a look at Manchester City last season, is there a star who can do it?

Is there a star who can turn things around at a critical moment?

Is there a star whose individual ability stands out from the crowd?

The answer is, no!

Even Sanchez, the strongest in the team, still disarms when he is closely guarded by his opponents.

What about Su Dong?

How many games has he already played this season, saving the team from jeopardy at crucial moments?

How many of his goals are the opener, and how many are the lore?

In a team, the two most important positions can also be said to be the pillars, that is, the center and the center.

Last season, only Kompany was barely competent in Manchester City's central defender, which was far from enough, so Guardiola must introduce Pepe. The result is also obvious. When Pepe came, Manchester City's defense was immediately reborn.

Why?

Because Pepe is one of the most capable central defenders in the world of football today!

Not to mention the center, Su Dong is the most active player in the world of football today, with the strongest personal ability.

Even compared with those historical legends, he can definitely be among the strongest.

With such a strong point, Manchester City's front and rear pillars support the overall competitiveness of this team, so even if the goalkeeper pulls his hips a bit, Manchester City is still in a rut.

Looking at Arsenal again, isn't the problem obvious?

Who is Wenger's central defender?

Juru, Koscielny and Squealach have no real strong point.

Who is the center?

Van Persie can only be regarded as slightly stronger, Chamark is a role player, and the rest is gone.

Such Arsenal can achieve good results, that is strange!

If David Silva, Pepe, Toni Kroos, Busquets and Kompany decide the lower limit of Manchester City, then Sudong determines the upper limit of Manchester City.

With the current momentum of Manchester City, anyone can see that this team is destined to become the strongest team in Europe, and it doesn't even need to add one later.

The most fortunate thing for the giants competing for the Champions League this season is that Manchester City cannot play the Champions League.

Otherwise, there is really nothing to do with them!

For example, Barcelona's Mourinho shouted early that Barcelona would do everything in its power to hit the Champions League.

This year is the best chance because there is no Sudong in the Champions League, but next year he will be back!

That's not what he's saying now, it's what Mourinho said before the season started.

This also represents the view of the mainstream European coaching circles on Guardiola's Manchester City after joining forces with Su Dong.

And Manchester City also confirmed the outside world's view of them through game after game.

Especially tonight, Arsenal was 5-0 in the first half. No matter how you look at it, it is the rhythm of rhythmically winning the opponent.

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Guardiola stood among the players in the dressing room and was really excited.

He had a lot of rhetoric he wanted to shout out and motivate his players, but in the end, all the thousands of words turned into one sentence.

Continue to work hard in the second half, don't let down the 5-0 in the first half!

All the Manchester City players in the dressing room were instantly excited.

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The game restarts.

After changing sides in the second half, Arsenal were still very passive.

Down five to zero, Wenger's team has been completely at a disadvantage.

Manchester City controlled the advantage and continued to attack Arsenal, while the Gunners barely maintained their positions, occasionally hitting a wave of attacks, trying to score at home and save face.

But in the 57th minute, Manchester City successfully intercepted the ball on the left.

After Pepe came out with Van Persie, he cooperated with Marcelo to steal Arsenal's pass on the left, and Marcelo directly took a big foot, transferred the ball to the right, and handed it to the unguarded Zabaleta. .

The Argentine right-back stopped the ball forward, started quickly, dribbled the ball directly across the midline, and went straight to Arsenal's half.

Manchester City's counterattack was also quick.

Su Dong did not blindly advance in the middle, waiting for his teammates to pass, but saw that Arsenal's defense was retreating quickly, he immediately retreated, pulled out the defense of the Arsenal defender, and ran out to meet Zabaleta. .

Zabaleta immediately passed the ball to Su Dong, and he was about to rush into the penalty area.

After Su Dong stopped the ball and turned around, he suddenly pointed to Di Maria on the left, and the whole person also made a gesture to pass the ball to the left, which immediately caused all Arsenal's defenders to look to the left.

Unexpectedly, Su Dong was just bluffing, and instead of passing to the left, he suddenly sent a through ball from the outer instep of his right foot and gave the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Seriously overlooked, Sanchez slanted into the penalty area, successfully formed a single-handed anti-offside, and calmly pushed the empty goal and succeeded.

Six to zero!

The Chilean winger was so excited that he rushed towards Su Dong, jumped directly onto Su Dong, and roared in ecstasy!

beautiful!

Su Dong easily ripped apart Arsenal's defense with a pass.

Six to zero!

Arsenal's defenders have miscalculated, Sudong can not only threaten the opponent's goal himself, but also create a threat, and he is also very cunning, he even deliberately pointed to the left before passing the ball to Sanchez, Confused Arsenal defenders.

Facing such an opponent, it's really desperate!

Of course, the more desperate is probably Wenger and his players, who conceded six goals in less than an hour at home. This is not only a manifestation of Manchester City's strong offensive firepower, but also Arsenal's poor strength. evidence.

Now, we have to admit that the overall pattern of the Premier League has changed. From the reversal of Arsenal by Tottenham Hotspur to the bloody massacre of the Gunners by Manchester City, the sudden change in the pattern of the Premier League can be seen.

There is no doubt that Manchester City is already a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League and the leader in the standings, and Tottenham Hotspur has the power to change the Premier League's landscape.

Teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, if they don't strengthen their strength, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep the top four in the league!