In the head coach's office at Tottenham Hotspur's training base in the northern suburbs of London, veteran coach Harry Redknapp is studying game footage with his two right-hand assistants, Joe Jordan and Kevin Bond.
Joe Jordan is a famous Scottish player. He played for giants such as Manchester United and AC Milan in his career. He played in the World Cup and Champions League finals. After retiring, he transformed into a coach and worked at Tottenham Hotspur. He is now the chief assistant coach.
Kevin Bond is Redknapp's partner for many years. The two started from Portsmouth, went through Southampton, and then followed Redknapp to Tottenham Hotspur. They are considered old coaches.
The most trusted assistant.
The three of them were sitting in the office and had just watched Manchester City's last warm-up match of the season.
"Guardiola is really good at playing." Kevin Bond shook his head and smiled.
"Before, he never let Su Dong play, which caused such a big controversy. He said he wanted to hide it, but now, he suddenly let him play. He played for more than ten minutes and scored a goal. What does this mean?
What's going on?"
Redknapp's expression also became very serious, the matter was serious.
That’s Su Dong!
A goal monster who scores dozens of goals in a season!
Who dares to ignore him?
If nothing else, Su Dong just stood still on the field, and Redknapp had to arrange for two people to watch over him to feel relieved.
What's more, now, Su Dong suddenly came on as a substitute and scored a goal in nine minutes.
Others didn't show much, but Su Dong's sense of shooting is still there, his agile movement is still there, and his timing to seize opportunities is still there, which is enough to make him the most terrifying scorer on the court.
Yes, even a Su Dong who is seriously not in the best condition is still the most terrifying!
Not to mention, I don’t know what Su Dong’s condition is now.
"Guardiola probably wants him to go up and find his rhythm and form this time." Joe Jordan was also a forward back then, and he was a very good forward, so he will know more about the situation of forwards.
Although a forward only needs to score goals, but if he wants to score goals, he must do more.
Scoring a goal is never a simple matter of kicking the ball, but a very huge system project.
Passing, catching, running, timing, observation of the surrounding environment, anticipation of defensive players' movements, goalkeeper's position...
The existence of too many complicated factors makes scoring a goal the most complicated thing on the football field.
Many times, fans only see the moment when the striker scores a goal and ignore what happened before and after that moment.
The visible tip of the iceberg is often the most inconspicuous.
"It seems that Su Dong is in very good condition. Guardiola deliberately hid him and made it clear that he wanted to use him as a surprise weapon." Kevin Bond guessed, but he also felt very troubled by this.
Su Dong is definitely the most terrifying superstar in the world. He is one of those superstars who you clearly know is scary, but you don't know how to defend him. This feeling of powerlessness makes people extremely desperate.
"From the current point of view, Guardiola should still adopt a four-three-three formation, with Su Dong in the center, Di Maria and Sanchez playing on the wings. In the midfield, David Silva and Busquets will definitely occupy the main force, and the other
Toni Kroos, Moutinho and Gareth Barry have all played a lot."
"On the left side of the defense, Marcelo, Pepe and Kompany partnered. On the right side, he tried Zabaleta and Jerome Boateng. Both players made mistakes and were not very stable.
, the defense of the two wingers is not very ideal, this should be our opportunity."
Wing attack has always been Tottenham Hotspur's strength. The wings composed of Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale were the key to Tottenham Hotspur's fourth place in the Premier League last season.
It can be said that these two wingers with fast speed and amazing impact should be able to suppress Manchester City's two wings.
But the key to the problem is not here, but the midfield suppression and defense.
Manchester City's full-backs have always been full of problems, but their midfield and even the three lines have superb passing and ball control capabilities. When they have the ball in hand, their defensive problems are not particularly serious.
And Su Dong, he is Tottenham Hotspur's biggest problem.
"Michael Dawson, Ledley King, and Huddlestone, do you think these three people can defend Sudong?" Redknapp asked suddenly.
After Joe Jordan and Kevin Bond looked at each other for a while, they both frowned in confusion.
The three Tottenham Hotspur players have one thing in common. They are all very tall, about 1.9 meters tall. They are also from England's youth training. They have good strength and confrontation. Huddlestone's advantage is also his passing ability.
ball.
"It's hard to say." After a long time, Kevin Bond sighed helplessly.
If you think about it carefully, it's really frustrating.
Three people tried to defend each other, but they came to a conclusion that was hard to say.
What a terrible gap!
"This guy is really a monster!" Redknapp exclaimed.
Who says it's not?
Looking at European football, besides Su Dong, who else can do it?
Even superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi can usually defend with only two or so players, but for Su Dong, three players don't have the confidence, which is so frustrating!
The old handsome man stood up from the sofa and paced back and forth in the office.
Joe Jordan and Kevin Bond were also thinking hard.
The atmosphere in the office suddenly became silent, which made people feel very depressed.
After pacing back and forth for a while, the old coach finally made a decision.
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As the new season approaches, the attention of media and fans around the world has been drawn back to the Premier League.
The Premier League in the new season is different from the previous one, mainly due to the implementation of a brand new regulation, the seventeen plus eight new policy.
The so-called seventeen plus eight means that each Premier League team can only submit a roster of 25 players, of which there must be eight locally trained players. The so-called locally trained players mean that there are three players before the age of 21.
Sixteen months or three seasons, registered with the Football Association of England or Wales.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The starting point of the new policy is that the popularity of the Premier League is in sharp contrast with the weakness of the England national team, which makes the Football Association hope to use the strength of the Premier League to enhance the competition of the national team.
force.
But as a result, both the number of applicants and the number of locally trained players have had a huge impact on the wealthy teams. From the current point of view, the regular first-team main players of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City will definitely not be able to sign up for eight players.
of.
Therefore, the team will either be aggressively searching for local residents in the transfer market, or it will be supporting youth team players to make up the numbers. No matter which one, it will definitely have some impact on the overall strength of the team.
This new policy will definitely further increase the value of local players in England, so Manchester City is still looking for local players who meet Guardiola's tactical requirements, hoping to fill the team's vacancies in the new policy.
If the team has not found a suitable player before the transfer market closes, it will have to use youth team players to make up the number. Now Trippier, Micah Richards, Michael Johnson and other young players have already
was included.
But it's still not enough.
This is not only a problem for Manchester City, the situation of Liverpool and Chelsea is not much better than Manchester City.
The only ones that are better are Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. These teams all have a lot of local players. Arsenal is special. In the past few years, they have scoured the world for young players and trained them into players.
Our own youth training can be regarded as meeting the requirements of the New Deal.
In fact, none of England's local players meet Guardiola's requirements, but due to the New Deal, the team is not just content to be a spoiler this season. If they want to go further, they must not let go of any chance to strengthen their own strength.
opportunities, so Begiristan is still looking for players everywhere.
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The new season is about to start, and Manchester City needs to submit player rosters and jersey numbers.
To this end, Manchester City also specially organized a player meeting in the locker room.
As the captain of the team, Su Dong presided over the meeting, allowing the players to have an honest conversation, choose the jersey number they wanted, or exchange it with other players.
Most players do not have this need. Some new players basically chose their favorite jersey when they joined. Su Dong took over Manchester City's No. 9 jersey at that time.
Ever since Bulgaria forward Bodinov left the team, his No. 9 jersey has been vacant. There have been rumors that this jersey was reserved for Sudong, so even Santa Cruz chose other jerseys.
Number.
And this time, Su Dong did take over the No. 9 jersey.
This was also his jersey number at Valencia, Barcelona and Bayern, and it has even become his label.
England's national goalkeeper Joe Hart will challenge Given's main goalkeeper position this season, but he did not ask Given for the jersey representing the main goalkeeper No. 1, but chose the finale number 25. This is actually
It is also one of the regular numbers for goalkeepers.
After allocating the jerseys, the club officially submits them to the Football Association and the Premier League, and also publishes them on the club's official website.
If new players are introduced in the future, the jersey numbers will also be selected from the currently vacant jersey numbers.
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The kick-off time for the Premier League's opening match is at noon.
This is earlier than normal Premier League games, but the advantage is that even fans in Asia can watch the simultaneous live broadcast of the game during the prime time in the evening.
Manchester City is playing away from home, so the team decided to go south to London one day early.
There is nothing we can do about it. If we go south on the day of the competition, time will be very tight.
So, on the evening of the 13th, after finishing the training session, the team packed up their things and headed south to London collectively.
By this time, London was already filled with pre-war tensions.
On the first day of the new Premier League season, only Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City is the focus of the game.
But the next day, Liverpool's home game against Arsenal also attracted the attention of the world.
Chelsea and Manchester United are both playing at home. The opponents of these two teams are West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle United. It is very possible to win three points at home.
Therefore, Manchester City's debut of the new season is under great pressure.
