Chapter 839： There is no Su Dong in this year's Champions League!

"Good job, guys!"

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

As soon as he entered the goal, the Manchester City coach made no secret of his pride and pride in the team's performance in the first half.

It's no wonder that last season he led the team so stubbornly that he is now beginning to exaggerate, and the whole person is happy.

Last season, Manchester City was the leader in ball possession, but the offense and results were unsatisfactory. In the end, it was just a Europa League, but for Manchester City, which has invested heavily in two consecutive years, it is really unsatisfactory. convince.

Guardiola is a rookie coach, he himself was controversial, and even almost got out of class.

It can be said that from Guardiola to Soriano to Bergeristan last season, Manchester City was burdened with heavy pressure and burdens, but all of this has disappeared this season.

Pepe’s arrival strengthened the team’s defense and made Manchester City the best defensive team in the Premier League; the addition of Tony Kroos greatly eased the pressure on Busquets and David Silva. The three together formed Manchester City's ball-control triangle, which is unbreakable.

But the most important thing is Su Dong.

Guardiola still remembers clearly that someone once asked him why Santa Cruz performed so well in Blackburn, but after coming to Manchester City, he couldn't do it under his coaching?

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

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

But is there something wrong with this?

Nothing wrong!

Which position is the most difficult to play in modern football?

No one really thinks it is a defender, a midfielder, right?

It's a striker!

Guardiola is a midfielder, he can answer without hesitation, is the forward, especially the center.

In the modern football tactical system, the farther forward and the closer to the opponent's goal, the higher the demands on the players' abilities.

Why not Santa Cruz?

The answer is simple, it is not enough.

What is left is to carefully study which aspect of his ability is insufficient under the premise of insufficient ability?

Is it the ability of the center who holds the ball behind his back? Or is his physical confrontation ability not good enough? Or is he lacking in the ability to head the ball?

But in general, his ability is not good.

So why did Su Dong do?

Because he is strong enough!

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

Manchester City can always take advantage of the ball in the game, but has never been able to score goals. Is Manchester City's overall strength insufficient?

really not.

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

The reason why the team is unable to win and the performance is not good is that the team's stars are not strong enough.

Or it can be said that it is not strong enough!

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

A weak team was crushed by a strong team, and after strenuous support, at a certain key point, relying on a counterattack, scored a goal.

A strong team pressed the weak to fight desperately, unable to start the situation alive, unable to score goals, and finally at a certain key point, a certain player had a flash of inspiration, scored a goal, and won for the team.

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

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

In these two environments, both the strong and the weak teams are doing their best to exert their strongest side and restrain their opponents in a targeted manner. The strong team has taken the advantage and exerted enough pressure on the opposing guards. , But they never gave in, but withstood the pressure and created an opportunity to fight back.

This is a manifestation of the strength of the leading star.

The strong team has taken advantage of it, but the opponent has held the pressure and never scored a goal. This is a manifestation of the strength of the offensive players of the strong team to win the opponent. Otherwise, there should be a flash of inspiration, or It was a scoring goal.

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

Look at Manchester City last season. Is there a star that can be achieved?

Is there a star that can turn things around at critical moments?

Are there any players who stand out from the crowd?

The answer is no!

Even Sanchez, the strongest player in the team, still disarms when encountering opponents who are closely guarded.

But what about Su Dong?

How many games has he played this season, saving the team from distress at a critical moment?

How many goals did he score first, and how many goals he scored as a lore?

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

Last season, only Kompany was barely competent for Manchester City's central defender. This is far from enough. Therefore, Guardiola must introduce Pepe. The result is also obvious. When Pepe comes, Manchester City's defense is instantly reborn.

Why?

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

Not to mention the center, Su Dong is the most personally capable player among the current players in world football.

Even if compared with those historical legendary stars, he can definitely rank among the strongest.

With such a strong point, Manchester City’s two main pillars support the overall competitiveness of this team, so even if the goalkeeper pulls his hips, Manchester City is still as powerful as it is.

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

Who is Wenger's central defender?

Zhulu, Koscielny and Squelach, none of them are really strong.

Who is the center?

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

This is a strange thing for Arsenal to achieve good results!

If it is said that David Silva, Pepe, Tony Cross, Busquets and Kompany, etc., determine the lower limit of Manchester City, then Su Dong determines the upper limit of Manchester City.

With the momentum of Manchester City now, anyone can see that this team is destined to become the strongest team in Europe, and there is no need to add one more.

The most fortunate thing for the giants competing for the Champions League this season is that Manchester City can't play in the Champions League.

Otherwise, nothing will happen to them!

For example, Barcelona's Mourinho called out early that Barcelona will try their best to hit the Champions League.

"This year is the best opportunity, because there is no Su Dong in the Champions League, but next year he will be back!"

This is not what Mourinho said before the start of the season.

This also represents the views of the mainstream European coaching circle on Guardiola's Manchester City after teaming up with Su Dong.

And Manchester City also through a game, confirmed the outside world's views on them.

Especially to tonight, Arsenal had a bloodbath of 5-0 in the first half. No matter how you look at it, it is a rhythm to beat the opponent.

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Guardiola stood among the players in the locker room, really excited.

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

"Everyone keep working 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 suddenly excited.

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The game restarted.

After changing sides in the second half, Arsenal remained passive.

Behind zero to five, Wenger's team has completely fallen behind.

Manchester City controlled the advantage and constantly launched attacks towards Arsenal, while the Gunners barely maintained their positions and occasionally played 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 followed Van Persie out, he cooperated with Marcelo and intercepted Arsenal's pass on the left. Marcelo directly moved the ball to the right and handed it to the undefended Sabaletta. .

Argentina's right back stopped the ball forward, started quickly, dribbled the ball directly across the center line, and went straight to Arsenal at halftime.

Manchester City's counterattack also rose quickly.

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

Sabaletta 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 acted aggressively. Passing the ball to the left, all Arsenal's defensive players suddenly looked to the left.

Unexpectedly, Su Dong was just bluffing and did not pass to the left. Instead, he suddenly sent a through plug from the outside of his right foot and gave the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Severely neglected, Sanchez slashed into the penalty area and successfully formed a single shot against offside, calmly pushing the empty goal.

Six to zero!

The Chilean winger was so excited that he rushed towards Su Dong and jumped directly onto Su Dong, yelling forgot!

"beautiful!"

"Su Dong was able to easily tear open Arsenal's line of defense with a pass between the idle stalks."

"Six to zero!"

"The Arsenal defenders have miscalculated. Su Dong can not only threaten the opponent’s goal, but also create a threat. He is also very cunning. Before passing the ball to Sanchez, he even deliberately pointed to the left. Confused Arsenal's defensive players."

"It's really desperate to face such an opponent!"

"Of course, it is Wenger and his players who are even more desperate. They have lost 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 lack of strength. evidence."

"Now, we have to admit that the overall structure of the Premier League has changed. From the reversal of Arsenal by Tottenham Hotspur to the **** butchering of the Gunners by Manchester City, we can see the sudden change in the structure of the Premier League."

"There is no doubt that Manchester City is already a force that cannot be ignored in the Premier League, and it is the leader in the standings, and Tottenham Hotspur also has the strength to change the structure of the Premier League."

"Teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, without strengthening their strength, I am afraid it will be difficult to keep the top four in the league!"