There used to be many people who missed the Barcelona Dream Team at its peak.
The trident formed by Ronaldinho, Sudong and Messi, and the iron midfield triangle formed by Deco, Xavi and Marcos Senna, these are the dreams that many Barcelona fans, and even fans of other teams, cherish.
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But only people like Su Dong who play in Barcelona know that in the midfield configuration, the combination of Deco and Xavi is not the best. On the contrary, the combination of Iniesta and Xavi is more reasonable.
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Xavi is the metronome of the team and the core organizer of the midfield. He is responsible for sorting out and linking up. He has a long pass and can also get rid of it.
Iniesta's ability to advance the ball is very good, his final pass is also very sharp, his connection with the forward players is very good, and his ability to break through in a small area is very strong, but his speed is relatively slow.
Marcos Senna is more responsible for sweeping and receiving, and his ability to get and deliver the ball is also very good.
The division of labor and cooperation of the iron triangle in the midfield is generally like this, which makes Barcelona's midfield offense more three-dimensional and has more abundant methods.
If Iniesta is replaced by Deco, perhaps the threat on both offense and defense will be greater, but the midfielder's ball control, ball advancement and final pass will all become worse.
In fact, in the Spanish national team, the combination of Xavi, Iniesta and Marcos Senna has also produced amazing results, helping Spain win the European Cup and is likely to win the World Cup next year.
In the modern football system, the division of labor between players on the court is becoming more and more clear. There must be Gattuso next to Pirlo. It is best to have Iniesta standing next to Xavi, not Deco.
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From this point of view, the iron triangle of Xavi, Iniesta and Marcos Senna can be called a classic.
Now, in Manchester City's three midfielders, Busquets plays the ball stably, has the ability to sweep up defenses, and is more of a deep-lying player. David Silva is a bit like Iniesta, and can play the role of the iron triangle.
Star's responsibilities.
Then the question arises. Modric is actually not Xavi's type of player. Although he is both offensive and defensive, and is good at breaking away, his most powerful thing is dribbling and precise through balls. In addition, he can also play on both sides.
Create a threat in the ribs and even penetrate into the penalty area to participate in the attack.
In other words, Modric actually plays like Iniesta.
In Bayern's current team, Modric also plays a role similar to that of a novice, while Xavi's role belongs to Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Of course, each player has its own characteristics and advantages, and the functions and division of labor will also be different, but that's generally the case.
If Manchester City introduces Modric, will Modric and David Silva be able to cooperate?
In other words, can the two of them really achieve the effect of one plus one greater than two?
On the contrary, Su Dong feels that what Manchester City needs is a player similar to Xavi, and Bastian Schweinsteiger and Toni Kroos would be more suitable, especially Toni Kroos.
Toni Kroos has a very good long pass, which makes him very threatening on the court.
In the past few years, European football techniques and tactics have been abandoning the long pass because it is too inefficient. For example, the long pass in the Premier League has been criticized.
Why is it low?
First of all, long-distance passing puts very high demands on the passer. Some players have to adjust or even stop the ball before making a long pass. This can easily delay the opportunity.
In addition, when passing long passes, the arc and speed of the ball in mid-air, as well as the stability of the pass, and more importantly, the accuracy of the landing point. These are very high requirements for a passer who can achieve this.
Very few.
Finally, long passes are also a big test for the receiver to stop the ball, especially long-distance high balls, which are even more troublesome.
As a center, Su Dong has a deeper experience. Because he often stops the ball, the opponent's defensive players have already surrounded him, and good opportunities are missed in vain.
But not all long pass players are like this. For example, Xavi Alonso's long pass is very flat, fast, and very accurate, and the receiver is also very easy to catch. Although Su Dong has never cooperated with him,
But you can also feel it through video.
Toni Kroos also belongs to this type of passer, and he is proficient in both left and right feet. He can also pass from the side. His ability to escape is average, but his ability to protect the ball is very strong, which is due to his body.
Excellent physical fitness and rarely injured, which is synonymous with endurance, and strong running ability. It can be said that if it were not for Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos would now be the core of Bayern's midfield.
In Su Dong's view, when they already have players like David Silva, Manchester City should actually introduce Toni Kroos instead of Modric.
This was the thought that suddenly popped into Su Dong's mind when he saw Toni Kroos when he entered the door.
A midfield combination of David Silva, Busquets and Toni Kroos should be interesting.
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Su Dong did not express his thoughts.
He is not a straight male cancer patient like Toni Kroos.
Previously, Su Dong changed his goal celebration and started kissing the ring on his left hand. So some media asked Bayern players what they thought of Su Dong's kissing the ring on his left hand after scoring a goal.
All other Bayern players are praised, only Toni Kroos.
This kid is boring, reserved and introverted, but the media just likes to interview players like this, because it is easier to dig out what the media reporters want from their mouths.
As expected, after being harassed by the media, Toni Kroos expressed his views on Sudong's new celebration.
"If the goal celebration was choreographed, I think it would be a bit silly."
Needless to say, Toni Kroos's words immediately became the focus of media speculation.
What German genius disdains Su Dong, what Toni Kroos mocks Su Dong as stupid...
In short, there is an endless stream of news of all kinds.
Toni Kroos knew he had made a mistake as soon as he finished speaking. He immediately ran over to apologize to Su Dong and explained the whole story. Finally, he agreed to treat Su Dong and the whole team to a meal, and then he canceled it.
After getting along for a long time, Su Dong became more and more aware of Toni Kroos's temperament, and naturally also knew what he was like.
He is the type who doesn't speak a word but is astonishing when he does. He is also the type that the media likes the most.
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"How is it? Manchester City really intends to sign you?" Pepe asked with concern.
This is no secret in the whole world.
Behind closed doors, they are all close friends. Su Dong did not hide anything and nodded, "Actually, they still want to sign you."
Peipei was amused and said with a smile: "If you go, then I will go."
In fact, Pepe joined Bayern because of Su Dong.
So much so that even Ronnie was complaining that among the four brothers, Jose Semedo could not play football, but Pepe always followed Sudong, while Ronnie was left alone. It was so pitiful.
Pepe always jokingly said that because he was teammates with Ronnie in the national team, he had to be teammates with Su Dong in the club, otherwise it would be too unfair to Su Dong.
But in fact, the real reason is that in addition to brotherly love for Su Dong, Pepe also has a deepest gratitude hidden in his heart, because Su Dong helped him a lot back then, and he will never forget it.
Therefore, if Su Dong really wants to transfer to Manchester City, and Manchester City can persuade Bayern to release him, then Pepe will also be willing to transfer.
"What about you, Marcelo?" Pepe looked at Marcelo.
The Brazilian boy frowned and looked at Pepe and then at Su Dong. He hesitated for a moment and nodded: "If Bayern releases him, then I will go too and continue to be your teammate."
Only then did Pepe laugh with satisfaction.
Su Dong also shook his head speechlessly, how could it be so easy?
If players have the final say on transfers, why do they still need to negotiate with clubs and transfer fees?
"Su, do you really want to leave after this season?" Toni Kroos asked with concern.
Su Dong smiled and said, "It's not clear yet, so don't listen to their nonsense."
Toni Kroos didn't quite believe it, because everyone in the team knew it.
It is actually not challenging for Su Dong to play in the Bundesliga. Let alone Bayern, even in the entire Bundesliga, Su Dong's personal ability is outstanding. Superstars like Franck Ribery and Robben are ashamed.
No defender can stop him.
According to Su Dong, among the many teams in the Bundesliga, there is no stronger combination of central defenders than Bayern.
Therefore, sometimes, it is not as difficult to deal with defenders in Bundesliga games as it is to deal with Lucio and Pepe when Bayern trains in separate teams on weekdays.
"However, if I really want to leave Bayern and leave the Bundesliga, then I really want to go to the Premier League." Su Dong said frankly.
"Why?" Toni Cross asked curiously.
"Challenge!" Su Dong smiled.
"Back then, when I was in Valencia, I won the European Golden Boot. Many of them said that I could only score so many goals in La Liga. If I leave La Liga, I won't be able to play anymore."
Toni Kroos, Pepe and others must have seen the news back then, and doubts about Sudong have always existed.
Even now.
"Later I went to Barcelona, but they still doubted me because I was still in La Liga. When I left La Liga and switched to the Bundesliga, they believed more confidently that I was not good enough. They thought that the reason why I came to the Bundesliga was because the competition here was stronger.
No, I don’t dare go to the Premier League to accept challenges or anything like that.”
When he said this, Su Dong let out a long sigh with mixed emotions.
"After so many years, these doubts have always existed. The better you perform, the more doubtful they become."
Toni Kroos and Pepe looked at each other and wanted to say something, but Sudong continued to speak.
"Actually, I know that some of them say this on purpose. You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep. They can always find some points of doubt, but I still want to try."
"Go to the Premier League, go to that league that they say is extremely difficult to challenge, try it out, and prove it to them and show everyone that I, Su Dong, can play well wherever I go!"
At the end of the sentence, Su Dong shook his head and sighed again.
