None of the international players have returned to the team yet, but Manchester City's Carrington training base is already bustling with activity.
In addition to the players who stayed behind, there are also some international players who are closer to the team and have returned to the team one after another.
For example, Gareth Bale.
The Welshman is always the first player to return to the team, and in addition to training with the remaining players, he always increases his training volume. Buenaventura and Pintus said that he often asked for more training.
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The result of this is that Gareth Bale's physical fitness has improved a lot compared to when he first arrived at Manchester City.
Especially the tendons exposed after taking off the jersey definitely left a deep impression on everyone.
Last season, on the left wing, Gao Shen actually admired Hazard more. The Belgian winger also worked hard, especially on strengthening his physical training, which made him perform very well in the team, suppressing Robinho.
But Gareth Bale's performance was not bad at all.
By this season, Gao Shen even had to make adjustments and let Robinho start to appear on the right.
The left wing became a competition between Hazard and Gareth Bale, and even Sturridge was unable to get many playing opportunities.
For these two players, the usage of Gao Shen is also different.
Hazard has excellent dribbling ability and his characteristics are a bit like Messi's. He is suitable to open up situations when encountering a tenacious defensive team.
Gareth Bale is extremely fast, has superior strength, excellent physical fitness, and amazing impact. When there is space, he is like a dragon-slaying knife, always able to carve a path to the goal.
More importantly, Gareth Bale is a full-back with strong defensive ability and strong will.
This leads to the fact that in many strong dialogues, Gao Shen actually prefers to use Gareth Bale.
Not for anything else, just because it's easy to use.
Moreover, Gareth Bale has a very strong scoring ability on the left side of the penalty area, stable footwork and amazing efficiency.
It can be said that as long as you create opportunities for him in this area, he can always draw you in.
Among wingers with good footwork, there are really not many who can score by diagonally cutting in and cutting inside like him.
He has distinctive characteristics, outstanding talent, and most importantly, he trains extremely hard, which makes it difficult for Gao Shen not to reuse him.
Just like now.
Everyone has finished training and left Carrington. Gareth Bale is still on the field alone, practicing his free kicks and shooting.
This is what Gao Shen requires of him, and he will not make any discounts.
Many people have asked Gao Shen, why is Gareth Bale always able to score goals in the Bale area?
The answer is here!
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"Gareth."
Gao Shen moved two chairs and placed them at the door of the training building, brought a few bottles of water, and then shouted to Gareth Bale and waved him over.
The Welshman had just finished extra training and was sweating profusely and panting like an ox, but when he heard Gao Shen's shouting, he immediately ran over.
"Boss, are you looking for me?"
Ever since the game against Manchester United last season, Gareth Bale has admired Gao Shen so much that he spoke in an extremely polite tone with obvious respect.
"Sit down and drink water." Gao Shen pointed to the seat and handed over a bottle of water.
Gareth Bale grinned, unscrewed the bottle cap, and drank it all in one go.
Gao Shen was sitting next to the Welshman, looking at his sweaty body. From the bulging muscles, he could feel the explosive power contained in them. This could not be trained overnight.
In a previous life, Real Madrid was willing to pay a transfer fee of 100 million euros for Gareth Bale. It was really no joke.
If a healthy Gareth Bale can develop and improve steadily, Gao Shen can't believe what heights he can reach in the future.
But unfortunately, his decision to move to Real Madrid was not that wise.
The first is that there is already a Cristiano Ronaldo in the area where he is best at it.
No matter how great Bale's potential is, Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid's leading superstar and his status is unshakable.
Bell is one of the very few scorers whose performance on the side of the inverse foot is not as good as that of the side of the foot, so his performance on the right side is not as amazing as his performance on the left side. Coupled with too many injuries, he eventually ended up playing in the opposite side. Real Madrid's development has not been satisfactory either.
But at this moment, looking at Gareth Bale's tendons, Gao Shen really felt a hint of admiration.
No top star's success is accidental or purely due to talent.
Even if he is extremely talented like Messi, he has made efforts that ordinary people cannot imagine.
Because hard work and dedication are themselves part of talent.
For people like Ronaldo and Bale, success achieved through tireless efforts is also an important part of the charm of football.
Even Gao Shen feels that this is the place that resonates most with ordinary people.
Because extraordinary talents like Messi and Maradona are amazing, but they lack a sense of empathy for ordinary people.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale are what ordinary people can imagine.
In Gao Shen's previous life, many fans liked to fight over who would win or lose.
Which one is better, Messi or Ronaldo?
Actually, it's really not necessary.
They both represent two completely different extremes, both are the strongest!
Now, Gao Shen wants to train Gareth Bale and see if he can achieve higher achievements than his previous life after coming to Manchester City instead of going to Real Madrid?
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"How are you doing recently?" Gao Shen asked casually.
Gareth Bale's eyes lit up, "Very good, very good."
Gao Shen was delighted, "I see you made a good free throw just now."
"Hit rate and stability are not good enough."
Gao Shen nodded, the skill of free kick is also a hard work, and the success rate is usually not too high, especially in official matches.
Many people are very accurate in free throws on weekdays, but during games, under the influence of pressure and interference from various factors on the scene, their shooting percentage actually drops a lot.
"Do you know Maicon?" Gao Shen was not obsessed with other topics.
"Maicon? You know, the best right back in the world, very strong."
Real Madrid almost brought Maicon to the Bernabeu this summer, but unfortunately, they could not reach agreement on the price with Inter Milan.
I don’t know whether this is a blessing or a misfortune for the Brazilian right back.
"Do you have the confidence to face him?" Gao Shen asked solemnly.
"Me?" Gareth Bale was a little surprised.
"Yes, one-on-one, I'll give you space to sprint. Are you sure?" Gao Shen asked again in a deep voice.
Gareth Bale immediately understood what the head coach meant.
Isn't this just to let him play the main role against Inter Milan?
This is a big opportunity for any Manchester City player.
The competition in Manchester City this season is too fierce, with two powerful players competing for almost every position.
If you can perform well in key battles, you will undoubtedly have an advantage in the competition for positions.
More importantly, Gareth Bale still has a household registration book.
"One-on-one, I'm sure!" Gareth Bale replied.
His tone was firm and he looked confident.
Isn't it that he trains and prepares so hard so that he can seize the opportunity when it comes?
Now, the opportunity has come.
Gao Shen nodded, "I understand."
After a pause, Gao Shen continued: "Looking back, I asked Lucas to prepare a detailed information and video recording of Maicon and Inter Milan. You should study it carefully. When the time comes, our offense will focus on you."
One side.”
Gareth Bale felt the high expectations placed on him by Gao Shen and nodded immediately.
"Don't worry, boss, I won't let you down."
Gao Shen smiled and nodded.
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Watching Gareth Bale return to the locker room, Gao Shen was still sitting where he was, leaning against the back of his seat, looking at the sunset that had set in the distance.
People say that the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk.
But Gao Shen feels now that everything has just begun.
Times have changed, people have changed, tactics have changed, everything has changed.
But many things won't change.
For example, Gareth Bale is even stronger and more confident than Gao Shen was at this time in his previous life.
There is no Benitez's four-two-three-one, but Inter Milan has Leonardo's offensive football.
More importantly, Gao Shen wants to create more one-on-one opportunities for Gareth Bale to face Maicon.
If you have conditions, you have to go up; if you don’t have conditions, you have to go up even if you create conditions!
Anyway, I just want Gareth Bale to kill Maicon!
I just want to see who can stop it!
Thinking of this, Gao Shen suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart.
As a time traveler, he is often involuntarily trapped by the memories of his past life, but he wants to break this barrier and smash everything in the past.
No one can stop me!
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On the third day after the international players returned to the team, Manchester City left for the away game.
In the eighth round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Blackpool away from home.
Gao Shen still carried out a large rotation, and all South American international players were hidden by Gao Shen.
Throughout the first half, Manchester City performed unsatisfactorily and were never able to score Blackpool's goal.
It wasn't until the 67th minute of the second half that Van Persie's goal helped Manchester City open the scoring.
But soon, Haywood scored a goal to equalize the score.
This was a turnover from Gary Cahill.
But just a minute later, Sturridge surpassed the score again, and then Hazard also scored a goal.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Blackpool three to one.
In this round, Manchester United drew 2-2 at home with West Bromwich Albion, Chelsea drew 0-0 away with Aston Villa, and Liverpool lost 0-2 away to their local derby rival Everton...
Only Manchester City defeated Blackpool 3-1 and Arsenal reversed Birmingham 2-1.
Gao Shen's team is as stable as ever, but Wenger's team rarely shows a bloody spirit.
Everyone believes that as long as Wenger's team can maintain this kind of blood, they believe that this season's favorites can still achieve something.
As for Manchester City, after eight consecutive wins in the Premier League, they have once again become the number one favorite to win the championship.
Even teams such as Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool have begun to widen the gap, making it increasingly difficult to shake Manchester City's dominance of the Premier League.
After playing at Blackpool, Gao Shen did not return to Manchester with the team. Instead, he left the team with Lucas and Sarri and flew to Italy.
