English football began to really take the influence of alcohol seriously, and that was after Arsene Wenger took charge of Arsenal.
Wenger has carried out a series of drastic reforms at the Gunners, the focus of which is to change the players' eating habits, paying special attention to alcohol. However, it is still difficult to eliminate it. It can only be said to be controlled as much as possible.
In fact, the drinking situation among English players has improved a lot over the years.
At least in the past, after each team played a game or finished training, they would go to the bar in small groups.
Therefore, bar culture is actually a very important part of English football culture, and many clubs were even established in bars.
In contrast, players' excessive drinking can become news nowadays, so it can be seen that things have improved.
But culture is hard to eradicate, especially for local English players who have been exposed to it since childhood.
Young people in their early twenties are when they are strong and have endless energy. Even if they drank too much the night before, after a good sleep, they will basically recover when they wake up the next morning. This is
It gave them the wrong impression that alcohol actually has no effect on players' bodies.
As everyone knows, the harm of alcohol is silent.
As we all know, the foundation of football is the body. Muscle strength is crucial for a professional player, and testosterone is the key to muscle growth and recovery.
Studies have shown that one bottle of beer can cause a person to lose a quarter of their testosterone over the next ten to sixteen hours.
The specific derivation process is very complicated, but it is a recognized fact that drinking alcohol has a great impact on muscle recovery.
Because of this, Wenger tried his best to prevent Arsenal players from drinking.
Now, Guardiola also plans to implement an alcohol ban in Manchester City.
Su Dong is also very supportive and said that he will do his best to cooperate with Guardiola's alcohol ban in the locker room.
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After talking about the players and drinking, Begiristain, Guardiola and Su Dong sat in the office and talked about the team's situation.
In his anger just now, Guardiola really wanted to sell those four players, but after thinking about it carefully, this didn't work either.
The Premier League policy is there. Without these players, where can Manchester City introduce high-level local players?
Nowadays, England's local high-level players are prized, and every one of them must be held in the palm of the hand. Not only are they high in value, but they also have high annual salaries, so Manchester United is willing to pay a sky-high annual salary to retain Rooney.
"Blackburn are about to be acquired by the Indian poultry giant. Head coach Allardyce has made it clear that he hopes to sign Wright Phillips. You have to prepare in advance. If you want to keep him, you have to give him more
If you don’t plan to keep the opportunity to play, you probably won’t be able to keep it during the winter break.” Begiristain reminded Guardiola.
Wright-Phillips is also England's number one winger. For teams like Manchester City and Chelsea, it is really nothing. It is difficult to even play in the game. But for other teams, this may not be the case.
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Not only Blackburn, but even Liverpool are interested in him.
The Violent Football Club originally didn't have any money to sign players, but now that it's been acquired, I believe they can get the money.
As for the players, he definitely hopes to participate in more games.
As a local player, if he really goes to Blackburn Rovers, he will definitely make no less money than he would in Manchester City.
Guardiola also has a headache, because none of the English players in the team currently suit his taste. If possible, he really hopes to build the team with all foreign players.
But there is no way, the Premier League policy stipulates that there must be at least eight local players, there is no way to avoid it.
"Losing the League Cup gives us an opportunity to train and examine young players. Next is the game against Wolves. I considered giving Trippier a try at right back, but if Wright-Phillips really wants to leave, then let's go.
"Guardiola said helplessly.
His employers have always been very willful and it is difficult for him to convince himself to give opportunities to those who do not meet his requirements.
Trippier and Sterling, these are the two local players that Guardiola values the most at present. They are both young players. After being trained, they will all be in Manchester City's youth training.
Trippier is twenty years old, but Sterling is still young.
"How did your technical department inspect the Brazilian Santos player named Neymar?" Guardiola suddenly asked.
This player is also a rare talent. He is young, but extremely talented and has an amazing skeleton. He is a good material.
"Neymar is very popular now. Not only Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern... almost all the giant teams are paying attention to him, but his ownership is very complicated. We have contacted Mendes and he is interested in
Neymar is also at a loss, so progress is slow."
"What about Eden Hazard from Ligue 1 Lille?" Guardiola asked again.
Su Dong has been listening silently. He has known about Neymar for a long time, but this is the first time he heard that the technical department is also inspecting the Belgian genius from Lille. It is said that Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern are also there.
Keep an eye on him.
Hazard is the best player in Ligue 1 this season. He is the main force of the Belgian national teams at all levels. He is good at moving on both sides and in the attacking midfielder position. The most outstanding thing is his explosive power and change of speed when dribbling the ball.
His ability and ability to break through others is truly unparalleled.
He was selected as the best rookie in Ligue 1 in both the 200809 and 200910 seasons. In the 200910 season, he was also selected into the best team of Ligue 1. This season, he became one of the best players in Ligue 1.
Not long ago, some British media believed that he was the next Cristiano Ronaldo, but in fact, in terms of height and characteristics, he is more like Messi.
"Lille has not performed very well recently. Hazard is crucial to them. It is estimated that he will not be sold during the winter break. It will not be until next summer at the earliest. The transfer fee is initially estimated to be between 15 million euros and 20 million euros."
Between tens of millions of euros, we also have to compete with Arsenal, Bayern and Chelsea, who are also paying attention to Hazard."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Rich teams are always more cautious when dealing with such young rookies, and they will pay attention and follow them for a long time.
But if Manchester City takes action, they will quickly take action to grab it.
This is not only true for Neymar and Hazard, but also for the two Belgian talents that Manchester City wanted to introduce before, De Bruyne and Courtois. Even Barcelona's Thiago and Bellerin, Manchester City also
Also subject to competition from Arsenal.
Nowadays, with the situation in European football, foreign capital is pouring in crazily, and the demand for outstanding talents is getting higher and higher.
Any manager with a little foresight can see that in the next few years, the player values and annual salaries in European football are bound to rise again. Manchester United is willing to renew Rooney with such a high salary, probably because of this consideration.
The contract lasts for five or six years. It seems high now, but it may not be high in another year or two.
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Su Dong returned to Carrington in Guardiola's car.
Along the way, the two of them were chatting about the current situation of the team.
Being able to defeat Arsenal 3-3 under the extremely unfavorable circumstances of a red card and a penalty kick, Manchester City's morale has also been greatly improved, and their fighting spirit is also very high.
People like Gareth Barry and Joe Hart are drinking heavily, but they may not have the intention to celebrate after the war.
Of course, relaxation is a given.
Guardiola's attitude is that he must be severely criticized and punished. After all, this is the second offense and cannot be tolerated.
But when it comes to selling people, it's just a matter of anger.
"I really feel now that we have a chance to win the league championship." Guardiola drove the car, looked ahead and said very firmly. Obviously he himself agreed with this sentence very much.
The same is true for Su Dong, "Don't worry, I will manage the locker room well."
After Guardiola heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Su Dong, then quickly turned back and continued to look forward.
He could feel Su Dong's mood at this moment, because Su Dong actually didn't want to be the captain at all. It was he who tried every possible means to convince him with emotion and reason.
Nowadays, Su Dong not only has to play football and score goals for Manchester City, but also manages the locker room. However, he also meets such teammates who like to toss, and he is probably very speechless.
If he hadn't become the captain, he could just drop the burden and ignore the matter.
As the saying goes, if you are not in your position, you will not seek your own government.
"I'm sorry!" Guardiola said suddenly.
The car was very quiet. Su Dong heard clearly, but he couldn't believe it. He suspected that he heard wrongly and turned to look at Guardiola who was driving. The Spaniard didn't know whether he didn't dare to look at him or didn't notice him.
His eyes were always looking straight ahead.
"I know, actually you don't like being the captain. If it weren't for me, you would definitely have turned it down."
Su Dong was silent and did not deny that he really didn't like it.
His friends Raul and Totti are both captains of Real Madrid and Roma, and they both work very hard.
Even Bayern's captain Lahm looks relaxed, but in fact there are a lot of things going on.
The locker room is like a vanity fair. The captain needs to weigh the interests of all parties and handle the relationship between the locker room, the coaching staff and the management. The position is very important, but there are also many things and great responsibilities.
Especially for someone like Su Dong, who is both the captain and the number one star in the team, you can imagine the pressure.
"Don't talk about these mother-in-law and mother-in-law things. Whether you want to be the captain or not, you have become the captain anyway." Su Dong said the end, and he laughed, "In any case, your task is to adjust the team's tactics well.
Build a competitive team and develop targeted tactics for every game."
"And my task is to manage the locker room well, lead the players to fully cooperate with you, implement your tactics, and defeat your opponents on the court. As long as I can win in the end and win the championship, then all of this will be worth it."
Su Dong's statement made Guardiola couldn't help but nod his head. Thousands of words finally turned into two words.
"Thanks!"
No one could understand the pressure he was under last season. He invested so much money, but still failed to make it to the Champions League. At the worst point, he even suspected that he would be fired, but in the end he survived.
The team is going smoothly this season, but Guardiola knows very well how important Su Dong is.
At least in the minds of the club management, it is more important than him as the head coach!
