After returning to Munich from Paris, Su Dong immediately went with the team to Turin, Italy, to challenge Juventus away from home.
This is the last game of the group stage.
In the fifth round of the group stage, Juventus gave up a very good situation to Bordeaux and lost to Blanco's team 0-1 away from home, so that they are now very passive in the group qualifying situation.
In the final round of the group stage, Bordeaux challenged Zurich away and Juventus faced Bayern at home.
No matter how you look at it, Bordeaux has a better chance of winning.
Before the game, the Italian media had been hyping up the situation, hoping that Bayern would be merciful because they had already qualified for the top spot.
The same is true for Heynckes. None of the main players such as Su Dong, Robben, Modric and Marcelo were included.
But when it came to the game, before Bayern could exert any force, Juventus itself was in chaos.
In the first ten minutes or so, Bayern had continuous chances, hitting the goal and even hitting the post once.
Although Juventus scored first later, Bayern quickly equalized the score.
Juventus played more and more urgently, and were finally defeated by Bayern's counterattacks again and again.
Four to one!
In the absence of main players such as Su Dong and Robben, Bayern actually defeated Juventus 4-1 away from home.
Not to mention Juventus, even Bayern themselves couldn’t believe it.
In fact, if Bayern hadn't performed poorly, this would have turned into a massacre.
Heynckes said incomprehensibly at the post-match press conference, "This is an unexpected victory!"
Who says it's not?
Bayern was clearly planning to let things slip, but Juventus still played like this. Who can blame them?
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Bordeaux defeated Zurich 1-0 in an away game. In the end, Bayern and Bordeaux qualified together, with Juventus finishing third.
After the game, Juventus was strongly criticized by the Italian media, especially Ferrara, whose coaching was indeed too stretched.
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At the weekend, in the 16th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern challenged Bochum away from home.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Olic passed in from the left, Su Dong stepped forward and fired a volley, opening the scoring for Bayern, one to zero.
Ten minutes later, Bastian Schweinsteiger sent a through ball. Sudong moved forward to the left side of the penalty area, kicked off near the baseline, and hit the ball into the far corner at almost zero angle, setting up another goal for Bayern.
One city, two to zero.
After that, Olic scored twice, Thomas Muller and Robben, who came on the bench, scored one goal each.
Bayern eventually beat Bochum 6-0 away from home.
Since the seventeenth round has already progressed, Bayern's first half of the game ended early.
Needless to say, Bayern won the half-time championship early and early.
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From Germany to Abu Dhabi, Bayern directly chartered a special plane.
In this regard, Bayern has always been very willing to invest.
The special plane carried Bayern directly to Abu Dhabi and was warmly welcomed by local fans.
The organizers also attach great importance to Bayern's arrival. The reception standards are extremely high. The hotels they stay in are all the top Emirates Palace Hotel in the area. They also arrange a training ground for Bayern to use.
In the past few years, Bayern has almost always gone to the Middle East for training during the winter break. It is very familiar with places such as the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and is no stranger to Abu Dhabi, and it is faster to adapt.
Due to the tight schedule, Bayern immediately went to the training ground for training after arriving in Abu Dhabi.
This attracted many local fans to watch. The stadium was surrounded by fans wearing traditional UAE local costumes. When they saw the Bayern players appearing, they were all very excited, and many people were shouting Su Dong's name.
After Bayern's development in the Middle East in the past few years, Su Dong's influence in this region is also very large. He has also signed three regional sponsors in the Middle East, earning a huge income every year.
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Bayern's first opponent in the Club World Cup is the CONCACAF champion team Atlante from Mexico.
In the previous round, this team defeated Auckland City from Oceania 3-0 to advance, so its strength is not bad.
However, according to the traditional impression in the past, in the Club World Cup, only the Copa Libertadores champions from South America can barely pose a threat to the Champions League champion team, especially the star-studded Bayern.
Players from Sudong and Bayern are relatively relaxed during training, mainly adjusting their condition and getting rid of jet lag.
In fact, there is a three-hour difference from Munich to the United Arab Emirates, which does not have a particularly big impact on Bayern.
The players now insist on training, get some sleep at night, and be able to participate in the game vigorously tomorrow.
But before the training ended, I saw Bayern's new sports director Nellinger, who was traveling with the team, walking into the training chatting and laughing with a group of Emirati people wearing white robes and white headscarves.
field.
The color of the leader's robe is obviously different from the others. It is dark brown, which is particularly eye-catching.
Su Dong looked from a distance and found that the man was none other than Mansour, the boss behind Manchester City.
This is Abu Dhabi. Mansour is one of the most powerful people in the UAE and the owner of Manchester City. His appearance here is not surprising at all. It seems that he was chatting with Nellinger just now.
For a while.
I wonder what they were talking about?
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Mansoor mobilized a large number of people to visit the class, so naturally it was not without purpose.
On behalf of the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi, he first welcomed the arrival of Bayern stars. He also promised to provide all-round services to Bayern during the Club World Cup and wished Bayern players good results in Abu Dhabi.
Later, he talked with Heynckes, Lahm, Sudong and other players on the team.
Robben has returned from injury, but whether he can play in the Club World Cup depends on the specific situation, but Ribery is definitely too late.
This made Mansour feel quite disappointed. Originally, he was looking forward to seeing the Bayern Trident perform wonderfully for the fans in Abu Dhabi, but he admired Sudong the most.
That night, Mansour acted as host and invited everyone from Bayern to dinner at the hotel where Bayern was staying.
The club is still responsible for the players' diet. After all, the diet of professional players still needs to be controlled.
After dinner, Mansour also invited Su Dong to meet him as a fan.
The meeting place was in the hotel's luxurious suite, which is exclusively used by Abu Dhabi royal family members and distinguished guests.
What surprised Su Dong was that in addition to Mansour, Soriano and Begiristain were also there.
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When meeting old friends in a foreign country, it is inevitable to exchange pleasantries.
Mansour was very patient and always maintained a spring-like smile, never feeling left out at all.
Soriano and Begiristain both flew here from Manchester by private plane, and needless to say, the purpose was for Su Dongpo.
In fact, everyone at Bayern knows it, and probably even Nellinger himself knows it, but Su Dong's contract only has half a year left, and if he really wants to leave, no one can stop him.
"In recent rounds, the team's performance has improved, but it is still ranked 11th in the league. Guardiola is very dissatisfied with the team's performance. The team's current problems are very obvious, including offense, ball control and defense.
It's all very problematic." Begiristain sighed. It is really, really difficult to transform a Premier League team into a ball-possessing team.
How many years did it take Wenger to build Arsenal? How much effort did he put into it?
Guardiola has just started coaching and lacks experience. In addition, Manchester City's lineup does not particularly meet his requirements. As a result, he is very depressed now and feels that it is difficult to use his skills.
After hearing this, Su Dong nodded, "The offense on the two wings is okay, but there is a lack of threat in the middle. Santa Cruz is not dominant enough and cannot withstand the opponent's central defender and defense. As a result, Manchester City's current playing style is very limited.
big."
Good tactics also require the right players to execute them.
Guardiola's tactics are actually very good, especially the midfielder. The three midfielders composed of David Silva, Busquets and Gareth Barry actually play very awkwardly, but they are still firmly under control.
Right to the ball.
This summer, Manchester City originally wanted to buy Modric, but Bayern attaches great importance to the midfielder and has no intention of selling it.
This is not surprising, Modric is now the core of Bayern's midfield, and his role is more obvious than Bastian Schweinsteiger.
The defense is equally unstable, even the goalkeeper.
Guardiola has mentioned more than once that he wants a better goalkeeper. Neither Given nor Joe Hart is the type he likes. They even deviate a lot. What he wants most is Balde.
Among players of this type like Sis and Neuer, Neuer is the best.
But Bayern is not short of money. If they want to steal people from Bayern, especially Neuer, is this possible?
Su Dong guessed that Mansour should have had some talks with Nellinger in the afternoon, but he did not know the specific results of the talks.
Soriano and Begiristain could also hear some clues from Su Dong's words.
It's not that Su Dong doesn't pay attention to Manchester City, but he has always been paying attention to Manchester City.
There are senior management here that he is familiar with, and Guardiola is coached by him that he admires. Mansour is also determined to recruit heavily and build a competitive team as soon as possible. More importantly, Manchester City is one of the few who can
The remaining two teams that can afford Su Dong's salary are probably Manchester United and Real Madrid.
As for Chelsea, since the subprime mortgage crisis, Abramovich's wealth has shrunk significantly and they simply cannot afford the huge cost of bringing in Sudong.
The biggest obstacle that restricts Su Dong from joining Manchester City is his performance.
With Sudong's strength and influence, Manchester City's competitiveness will definitely be greatly improved, but at the very least, Manchester City must show sufficient standards, such as entering the European theater.
You can't even get into the European theater. Is it possible that Su Dong is going to drag an old and weak army to the league alone?
Soriano and Begiristain have also been communicating with Mendes and know Su Dong's thoughts. Therefore, they have repeatedly emphasized that Manchester City's goal this season is the European theater.
Judging from the current performance, it is very difficult to enter the Champions League, because the other giants in the Premier League are not fuel-efficient.
Manchester City's goal is to reach the Europa League.
"We have reached the semi-finals of the League Cup now," Begiristain said.
