Guillem Balague's column was well written, well-founded, very rigorous and detailed, and it expressed the sentiments of most Premier League fans. Of course, it was also criticized and criticized by G4 fans.
But judging from the discussion and controversy it triggered, it is enough to prove the value of this article.
Gao Shen also read it, then forwarded it on Twitter and liked Guillem Balague, expressing his appreciation for his article and saying that he would do his best.
At the same time, Gao Shen also secretly decided in his heart that if he had the opportunity to publish an autobiography in the future, he would let Guillem Balague write it. This guy's writing and narration are really strong, and he is professional.
sex.
As a person in the industry, Gao Shen is actually not as lofty as Guillem Balague thought. He thinks more from the perspective of Manchester City's head coach. If Manchester City wants to rise, it must overturn the barriers to force G4.
,This is inevitable.
As for what is needed to make the Premier League more exciting, these are not questions that advanced people should think about.
Previously, Brian Kidd had revealed to Gao Shen that when he went to the Premier League for a meeting, he had private conversations with the Premier League executives. The other party made it clear that they would not interfere with Manchester City's finances. As long as there is no financial crisis, they are happy to see it.
To the rise of Manchester City.
As league managers, they obviously also hope that the rise of Manchester City can bring more freshness and excitement to the Premier League.
More importantly, the football that Manchester City advocates is more continental and more exciting.
Arsenal used to play very exciting football, but in recent years they have fallen flat.
This in itself is already a disguised encouragement to Manchester City.
If Gao Shen suddenly wanted to buy Messi on a whim, the Premier League would probably be so happy that he would be so happy.
And Guillem Balague used "Judgment Day" as the title, which really pointed out the situation that Gao Shen and Manchester City are facing now.
Although they are the leaders, Manchester City is not the leader after losing these two games.
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The war is approaching, and the national football players are returning to the team one after another, or are on their way back to the team.
As before, the South American internationals had to travel long distances, and many of them played in two games.
"The good news is that none of our players were injured during this period of national team training and competition. Everyone is healthy and back intact." Lucas said with a smile.
It is now the day before the game, and Gao Shen is holding an internal coaching meeting in Carrington.
"But the bad news is that our opponent, Arsenal, has no injuries like us."
Everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard this.
Manchester City faced Arsenal at home. This was the first time Gao Shen had been forced to G4 this season.
To paraphrase Guillem Balague, this will be the first trial to see whether Manchester City's sophisticated Manchester City are sharper? Or Wenger's Arsenal are more sophisticated?
"In the first four rounds, Arsenal is the second-most attacking team after us among all the teams in the Premier League, scoring 15 goals, but it is also the worst defensive team among the top ten teams in the Premier League.
The team lost five."
Chelsea and Manchester United both lost two, Manchester City only lost one, Liverpool lost three, and Tottenham lost four.
This doesn't mean anything, but Arsenal's team has always had problems defensively.
When Lucas said this, he deliberately stopped.
Everyone was a little surprised at first and looked at the analyst, but Lucas winked at Gao Shen. Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Gao Shen, and they found that he was holding his chin and leaning on the conference table, obviously.
I'm thinking about a problem.
The conference room suddenly became quiet, and Gao Shen finally reacted, a little surprised.
"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at him, and Gao Shen felt strange.
"Gao, didn't you show the world how to beat Arsenal last season?" Lucas said with a smile.
Everyone burst out laughing after hearing this, and that game was indeed a classic.
Gao Shen made harsh words early on, and Wenger and Arsenal fans were furious.
But in the end, when it came to the game, Arsenal was really beaten by the sophisticated Napoli, and they didn't even have a chance to resist.
"How about you demonstrate one more time?" Lucas suggested.
When Gao Shen heard this, he was also happy, "Hey, the media may really ask this question at the pre-match press conference in the afternoon. I have to think carefully about how to answer it."
Everyone is taking the case one after another, is this okay?
"We are discussing serious matters." Lucas said seriously.
Gao Shen laughed, "If I said that Wenger would be afraid of me, would you believe it?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Everyone's first reaction was definitely disbelief.
Who is Wenger?
Will he be afraid?
But if you think about it more carefully, let alone say, this is really a possibility.
As a result, from Real Madrid to Naples, Wenger really didn't get any advantage from Gao Shen, and even lost miserably. He was eliminated from the Champions League twice after being defeated miserably, and he was worthy of the title of the sixteenth player of the Champions League.
Secondly, this season's Manchester City is indeed not inferior in terms of lineup or strength, and is even slightly better than Arsenal.
Of course, Arsenal's strength is not bad either.
Adebayor, Robin van Persie, Fabregas, Rosicky, Alexander Song, Vermaelen, Gallas, Sagna...
Aren’t they also a group of famous generals?
But the important thing is that Arsenal is away from home and Manchester City are in good shape now.
"What do you think?" Carlo has worked with Gao Shen for three years, and he knows Gao Shen's character very well.
Everyone also laughed and pricked up their ears to listen.
"As I told you before in Naples, Wenger's team has a big problem, that is, when switching from offense to defense, it is very problematic to position in the first place. Guess, does Wenger know?
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"Of course I know, how could I not know?" Sari blurted out.
As a head coach, you must know your team very well.
I have to say that I didn't know it before, but after losing like this continuously, Wenger will definitely know the problem when he reviews the game.
"Then what tactics do you think he will use to play in this away game?" Gao Shen asked.
Everyone was suddenly enlightened, but showed expressions of disbelief.
Conservative tactics?
is it possible?
Wenger has always shown himself with beautiful football, so if he is asked to play more conservative tactics, it seems that even Ferguson can't do it.
But when I think about it again, it seems reasonable.
Gao Shen did not rush to continue, but waited until everyone had thought about it before continuing.
"Let me tell you, we are deeply troubled by two weeks of national team games. Obviously, Arsenal is also the same. We have many South American internationals, Arsenal has relatively few, but they also have African internationals. From a certain
To a certain extent, everyone is evenly matched."
Everyone nodded.
At this level of team, every international player is a backbone player of the national team.
"We are affected, and they are also affected. We are at home, but they have to play away. Do you think, in this case, Wenger is sure to play against us at our home court?"
The profound questions are the key points.
From an ideal point of view, Wenger is not conservative, but from a practical point of view, he should be conservative.
Especially last season, when facing Naples, Wenger lost miserably. He was directly taught by Gao Shen in front of fans all over the world. His old face was swollen from being slapped. How could he not want to get it back now?
A fair one?
"Then what do you mean..." Carlo understood what Gao Shen said.
"Actually, our situation is the same, but there is a big difference, that is, our lineup is relatively better than Arsenal, so I was thinking that we should not compete with our opponents when Arsenal's physical fitness is still very good.
It’s pointless to fight to the death, isn’t it?”
This is Sun Bin's theory of the upper Sichu against the middle Si, the middle Si against the lower Si, and the lower Si against the upper Si.
Of course, players will not be divided into three, six or nine grades, and there may not necessarily be such a big gap.
When many substitute players are in good condition, their performance is not inferior to that of the main players.
What Gao Shen wants to express is to hide the real trump card and save it for the critical moment, and let others compete with Arsenal. When the Gunners are almost exhausted, then throw out the trump card.
"I guess Wenger will definitely think so too." Gao Shen said with a smile.
If Manchester City competes with Arsenal with its full lineup, and if the Gunners hold on firmly, Manchester City may not be able to take advantage. This is difficult to say, because if Arsenal focuses on defense, they are actually not weak in ability.
Therefore, Wenger will hide his hand and wait until Manchester City is almost exhausted before using it.
"Then what should we do now?" Carlo asked concerned.
Everyone also looked at Gao Shen.
"Arsenal has some problems that have no solution. For example, their central defenders are not very tall. For example, their full-backs are strong in attack but weak in defense. Their goalkeeper is also a problem."
Vermaelen, Kolo Toure and Gallas are not very tall, so when they encounter high forwards, they suffer a lot.
Speaking of which, I have to thank Didier Drogba.
Because he tortured a certain Arsenal high school defender to the point of psychological trauma, and he became an injured Zhongyong from then on.
Both full-backs are strong in offense and weak in defense. Manchester City is best at attacking from the wing. As long as Robben, Robinho, Hazard and others are given one-on-one opportunities, they can completely destroy Arsenal's wing.
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Therefore, what Gao Shen has to do is to try his best to create such an environment and give full play to the advantages of the wing players.
Of course, the premise is that Arsenal is almost exhausted.
Otherwise, if the opponent adopts a defensive strategy, Robben, Robinho and Hazard will easily fall into a stalemate war of attrition, which is also not good for them because they have to face Manchester United a week later.
After listening to the profound thoughts, everyone basically agreed with it.
This is actually a relatively safe tactic.
Because many players in the Manchester City team, such as Suarez, Felipe, Robinho, David Luiz and Zabaleta, have returned to South America to compete, they are even more affected by the national team.
Judging from the current situation, even if these people play, it is still unknown how well they can perform.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to follow advanced thinking.
But no one expected that Gao Shen would say something next, which surprised and even shocked everyone.
