As the team training camp approached, Su Dong invited several of his close friends to gather at Ronnie's home in Cheshire in advance.
Pepe, Marcelo, Toni Kroos and David Silva all brought their wives or girlfriends to the appointment. Su Dong was responsible for entertaining these four old friends, while Wang Chuqing accompanied the female relatives.
As night falls, everything is quiet.
Five people were sitting on the balcony on the second floor, drinking water and drinks and chatting about the upcoming new season.
Su Dong took the initiative to mention Guardiola's hope that he would take over as captain of the team, but he said that he was still considering it and had not made a decision yet, and wanted to hear everyone's opinions.
"You can speak freely and share your thoughts." Su Dong said sincerely.
Pepe is Sudong's best friend, and he was naturally the first to express his opinion, "What else is there to think about? Frankly speaking, I think that with the current situation of the team, if you are not the captain, who should be? Others have this
Ability and prestige?”
Pepe's words were also echoed by Marcelo and Toni Kroos.
These two players are both young players, and they both came to Manchester City because of Su Dong's relationship, especially Toni Kroos, who was recommended to Guardiola by Su Dong. Before joining Manchester City, Toni Kroos also
I made a special call to Su Dong.
The two had a very good relationship while at Bayern, and after arriving at Manchester City, they were further tied together.
Su Dong turned to look at David Silva. In fact, what he cared about most was the Spaniard's opinion.
On the one hand, this is because David Silva has been in Manchester City for a year and is very familiar with various situations. On the other hand, Su Dong has been separated from him for several years. Although the relationship has always been very good, they finally separated.
After a long time, he didn't know what David Silva was thinking.
Beckenbauer said that Su Dong's top priority now is to form his own core team, so that others will naturally follow him, and slowly, he will become the core of the locker room.
But the team is not formed casually. On the one hand, it must be absolutely reliable and be regarded as one's confidants. If necessary, it can even be used to "kill the chicken to scare the monkeys." Of course, if it is killed in public, it must also find ways to make up for it in private, and even fight in advance.
A vaccination to avoid betrayal and separation.
On the other hand, the core team must also be able to lead by example.
As Beckenbauer said, the other players in the locker room will not look at what you do or how you do it, but will look at the people gathered around you, what they are doing, how they are doing it, and how they are doing it.
This is used as a criterion to judge whether you are worthy of being attached to.
To put it simply, Su Dong and his core team must not only lead by example, but also play a core role in the team's technical and tactical levels, so that others can be convinced.
Needless to say, Pepe and Sudong are absolutely trustworthy, and Toni Kroos is also a very hard-working person. He is relatively low-key in private, but he speaks a bit straightforwardly, but he rarely gives interviews to the media.
Marcelo is relatively out-of-the-box, but he is very good at enlivening the atmosphere and is an indispensable lubricant in the locker room.
David Silva is relatively low-key, but has outstanding strength. Before Su Dong arrived, he was the biggest star in the Manchester City team and is now the second-ranked star under Su Dong.
Su Dong trusted David Silva, so he invited him, but now, he must further clarify David Silva's thoughts and whether he supports him as the captain.
When David Silva saw Su Dong looking at him, he was also thinking about this problem.
"I agree with what Pepe said. At present, no one in the Manchester City team except you has the qualifications to be the captain, so I think you deserve to be the captain, but now the team's
The problem is also very difficult.”
Su Dong heard David Silva's recognition and support for him, and also felt his sincere support for him.
"You analyze it for us." Su Dong said.
David Silva nodded, and after careful consideration, he started to introduce.
The current Manchester City dressing room is actually quite messy, almost a mess.
During the Mark Hughes period, Robinho made a fuss, causing chaos in the locker room. Captain Richard Dunne could not control Robinho at all, so that Robinho ran away several times.
It fell, causing shock in the locker room and fans.
This is really unprofessional!
After Richard Dunne was sold to Aston Villa, Manchester City's dressing room was divided into a number of different groups.
Zabaleta, Kompany, Gareth Barry and others have all served as captains of the team, but these few people lack the influence to make everyone obey in the locker room, so that the team's
The captain remains undecided.
"Gareth Barry was the captain when he played for Aston Villa, but his current position is not secure. Similarly, due to the requirements for youth training qualifications, there are many players from the youth team in the first team, such as
Midfielders Michael Johnson and Micah Richards, the former is extremely talented, but after a serious injury, he can basically no longer play football."
"Micah Richards is from Manchester City's youth training, and now we have Trippier, as well as Wright Phillips and Adam Johnson. None of these local players have the strength to occupy a place in the lineup, but they are all local players.
"
In any team, local players are a core force that cannot be ignored.
This is especially true of the Premier League.
This is why the local household registration book is so valuable.
"Both Zabaleta and Kompany joined the team late, and their foundations are relatively weak, but they both have personalities and intend to be captains. And from the current point of view, after the failure to introduce Maicon, Zabaleta
Tower's right back is relatively solid, Micah Richards and Trippier will be substitutes, and Kompany will also be the main center back."
"What about Bridge at left back?" Marcelo asked with concern.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I personally think it is difficult for Bridge to compete with you, but you cannot ignore it. After all, you are new here. He has been in the Premier League for many years, so this
Summer training is very important."
Marcelo nodded, agreeing with David Silva's analysis.
"Moutinho, Di Maria, and even Sanchez, these are all run by Mendes. I think these are relatively easy for us to win. I will tell Busquets that there is no big problem."
When David Silva said this, everyone suddenly became enlightened.
If it is as he analyzed, Sudong, Di Maria and Sanchez will occupy the frontcourt, David Silva and Busquets in the midfield, and the other, whether it is Toni Kroos or Moutinho, will also occupy the frontcourt.
It is to support Su Dong, Gareth Barry is not very competitive in this aspect.
In the defense, Pepe and Marcelo will definitely support Sudong, which leaves Kompany, Zabaleta, and goalkeeper Joe Hart.
"In the past two days, the team has introduced Jerome Boateng from Hamburg, who is also an old acquaintance," Pepe said.
Toni Kroos immediately took over, "I'm familiar with him, so I'll tell him."
Looking at it this way, players who support Su Dong account for the vast majority of the locker room and lineup.
Su Dong suddenly felt, had Begiristan considered this when forming the team?
"David's analysis is good!" Su Dong gave David Silva an appreciative smile, and the latter quickly waved modestly, "But we must be clear, we do not fight for power and gain, and we will never suppress dissidents. Our purpose is only
One is to unite all teammates who can unite, twist the team into a rope, form core competitiveness, and avoid being scattered."
"Here, I can say that if someone is more suitable than me, I am willing to do my best to support him!"
Pepe, David Silva and others all looked at each other, obviously there was no more suitable candidate.
"If I really become captain, I still hope to organize more teammates, especially teammates like Kompany, Zabaleta, Gareth Barry, Phillips, Adam Johnson and others to create a team.
A united whole.”
Beckenbauer told Su Dong that in addition to having confidants, he should also be able to unite those capable teammates. Whether they are the main players or substitutes, these capable players should be valued, because they need to be relied on to perform in the game.
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The great leader once said that you should make many friends and few opponents.
Su Dong has always practiced this concept, whether he was in Sporting Lisbon, Valencia, Barcelona and Bayern, he has done this, and now, he still has to do it.
But at the same time, he also needs to do something to make all the players in the locker room believe that he is standing with them and can seek their welfare and rights, so that they will trust and rely on him.
So, Su Dong asked David Silva some internal matters within the team, such as what are the demands in the locker room?
There are so many different demands. Everyone’s interests are different, but there are some things in common.
For example, David Silva mentioned that Manchester City has done a very poor job in receiving players, especially some players who have just transferred. This is something Su Dong should seize the time to appeal to the club so that they can better help.
Transferred players so that they can integrate into the team as soon as possible and concentrate on training and competition.
Another pain point is the team's upcoming training camp in the United States.
This time in the United States, the team will train for more than half a month, which can be described as a long journey. David Silva suggested that Su Dong could suggest that the players can bring their family members to accompany them, but Su Dong believed that this was unlikely because Guarantee
Diola also attaches great importance to training, and it is not suitable to bring his family.
"I mentioned to the club that during the training camp, the players' families can be arranged to visit the United States, and the club will bear the expenses." Su Dong adopted a compromise strategy.
David Silva thinks this is a good idea.
Later, he put forward several suggestions, some of which Su Dong thought were feasible, and some of which were difficult to handle.
But after David Silva's analysis, Su Dong finally had a preliminary understanding of the team's locker room.
Next, he plans to visit the players one by one.
Let’s start with those players who have the ability to appear in the lineup.
