This is the first time that the Abu Dhabi consortium has held such a grand Christmas dinner since it acquired Manchester City.
In fact, this should be the largest Christmas dinner in Manchester City's history.
Not only the players, employees and staff of the first team and the two youth teams of the youth academy were invited to participate, but also many club celebrities were specially invited to attend to celebrate that the club was still ranked first in the Premier League before Christmas.
There are also media gathering outside, and many newspapers have arranged for personnel to stay outside.
Obviously, Manchester City today has begun to possess the temperament of a big team and has begun to attract the attention of the media and fans.
As the captain of the team, Su Dong is responsible for greeting players. In addition to receiving players from the first team, he also greets players from the youth team. The focus is on several newly joined players.
Strictly speaking, Thiago and Bellerin are not official players of Manchester City yet. They have to wait until the transfer market opens during the winter break, that is, after January 1, both clubs officially submit their submissions to FIFA and UEFA.
After the transfer documents are submitted, the transfer process is truly completed, but before that, they are still Barcelona players.
But the two clubs had officially signed the contract, and they were actually considered Manchester City players. So after Begiristan negotiated with Bartomeu and signed the contract, the two players left Barcelona and went directly to Manchester.
Follow the team for training.
Su Dong is the captain, and he is responsible for helping the two players integrate into the team.
Bellerin was handed over to Sterling by Su Dong, while Thiago entered the first team directly. Su Dong handed him over to David Silva because both of them are Spaniards.
This dinner was the first time for the two of them to appear in public as Manchester City players, and naturally attracted the attention of the outside media.
Su Dong still remembers that when he joined Valencia, the media paid such attention to him, so this time he also took the initiative to block Thiago and Bellerin a lot, especially when entering the venue, the media reporters
Some of the attempts to make things difficult were blocked by Su Dong.
This also gave the two newly joined players a better impression of Su Dong.
You know, when Su Dong was playing for Barcelona, he was the target that many players in the youth team looked up to.
Although he later fell out with the Barcelona management, Sudong's status in Barcelona is still extraordinary, and he is still the benchmark that countless players are eager to catch up with.
In addition to the two players who transferred from Barcelona, Manchester City also invited some players on loan this time, as well as De Bruyne and Courtois who played for Genk in Belgium. These two players also played with Tia
Like Go, they have not completed the formal transfer procedures, but they are actually already Manchester City players.
De Bruyne is fine, the most conspicuous thing is his hair, but Courtois surprised Su Dong.
In European football, Su Dongdu is already quite tall, but unexpectedly, Courtois is even taller than him.
It's just that the Belgian goalkeeper looks thin, a bit like a bamboo pole, which worries Su Dong. He really wants to grab Begiristain, who is in charge of technology, and ask if this is the goalkeeper approved by Guardiola?
You know, it is not a problem for the goalkeeper to be tall. Many goalkeepers are very tall, but tall goalkeepers are often not agile enough in their movements, especially their footwork, which is what Guardiola values the most.
Are you sure Courtois can pass the ball to the players in the backcourt?
Although he had doubts in his heart, Su Dong was still very enthusiastic on the surface. After all, the Belgian goalkeeper would become his teammate. As the captain, he should have a good relationship with each of them.
Therefore, after they arrived in Manchester, Su Dong arranged for the club's driver to pick them up at the hotel for a dinner. He also took the two of them to the area where the first team was located, met with all the first team players, and introduced their teammates one by one.
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Joe Hart and Given are both quite indifferent to Courtois, and they are obviously influenced by the outside world.
"Don't take it too seriously. Once you get to know them both, they will become more enthusiastic." Su Dong explained with a smile.
Courtois didn't seem to care, "I'm here to grab the main position, not to make friends."
Su Dong was obviously taken aback by these words.
Nima, do you need to be so straightforward?
Although the whole world knows that you are here to grab the main position, can't you be more tactful?
Su Dong immediately turned to look at Toni Kroos and shook his head secretly.
Yes, he is another player who is loved and welcomed by the media!
You know, the media likes the most outspoken players, because once they speak, they can say anything, and they usually speak very straightforwardly, so they often make explosive remarks.
Just like Toni Kroos said about Su Dong, if the relationship between the two was not good, everyone would probably fall out.
Toni Kroos generally does not accept interviews with the media easily, nor does he take the initiative to say anything, but once he opens his mouth, it often requires the club's public relations staff to wipe his ass, and even Su Dong to help him deal with the aftermath in the locker room.
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It’s not so easy to be a straight man these days!
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The process of having a dinner party is actually pretty much the same.
Mubarak spoke on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Consortium before the dinner. The main content was to thank the players for their hard work in the past few months, which has enabled Manchester City to advance simultaneously in the Europa League and the Premier League.
Although there is still one round of the Europa League to be played in mid-week, regardless of victory or defeat, Manchester City will qualify as the group leader.
The real suspense is between Juventus and Lech Poznan. Among them, the Bianconeri are the most miserable now. It depends on the expressions of Manchester City and Lech Poznan. How can they still have the glory of the European powerhouse back then?
Mubarak conveyed Mansour's appreciation and greetings, and also promised on behalf of the club management that he hopes the team can continue their efforts and strive to achieve success in the Europa League and the Premier League. The club will never be stingy and will
Give huge bonuses to the team to reward players for their outstanding performance.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In the history of Manchester City, they have never won the Premier League championship, and there are only two top league championships in England. The latest one is almost fifty years ago.
If you don't say anything, it will be forgotten.
As for the European championship, the only Cup Winners' Cup championship in the club's history is not very valuable, and it has been almost half a century.
If the club can make some gains in the Premier League and Europa League this season, it will definitely be a glorious period in the club's history. It has been two years since the acquisition of Manchester City, but the results have not improved and even been criticized.
For the Abu Dhabi consortium, which has been criticized and ridiculed, it can also greatly relieve their pressure.
Mansour conveyed through Mubarak that the team management is formulating a new reward system. As long as the team can continue to work hard, maintain the current state, and achieve good results in the Premier League and Europa League, everyone will be rewarded.
You will receive a generous bonus.
There is nothing more attractive than bonuses, which is evident from the enthusiastic response from the players on site.
Professional players, don’t they just play for money?
Soriano also quickly came up to speak, saying that in addition to players, coaches and employees will also have corresponding reward systems, which are currently being improved and will be announced in January.
"Everyone, I hope everyone can understand that every effort we make now is creating a new history of this century-old club. Each of you can leave your own name in the history of the club!"
Fame and fortune are undoubtedly the most exciting things.
Especially for players who join Manchester City, if it is not for money, then they are really very few.
For example, like Su Dong, he is not in it for money, but he also cares about fame.
He is eager to succeed in Manchester City, especially to lead a weak team to rise strongly like Maradona did in Naples. He even has to do better than Maradona.
Not only does he want to win the league championship, he also hopes to one day lead Manchester City to win the Champions League.
Although this is difficult, he is working hard for it.
This makes it even more necessary for him to unite everyone on the team and play a good leading role as captain.
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The atmosphere of the dinner was very good, after all, Manchester City is not stingy in this regard.
Since the busy Christmas holiday is about to begin, the players are also very restrained, let alone drinking. Even many dishes are exclusively for other guests, and the dishes served by the players are obviously much lighter.
There is no way around this. During the league, everyone must exercise restraint.
As the team's number one star, Su Dong initially accompanied Guardiola and was dragged along by Soriano and Begiristain to entertain guests and meet many people, which made him extremely annoyed. Finally, he found a
Make an excuse and run away quickly.
He is really not used to such social situations!
The same goes for Guardiola.
After the Spanish bald Qiang saw Su Dong running away, he quickly found an excuse to escape.
The two ran back to the area where the players were, one after the other, their eyes met, and they all laughed in unison.
"To be honest, to deal with this kind of situation, I would rather go to the gym and practice for several hours." Su Dong smiled bitterly.
Guardiola nodded hurriedly, "Yes, I would rather watch the game video in the coaching room, or study our next opponent. This is actually more interesting than this occasion."
"So, people like you don't have many friends." Su Dong yelled and said with a smile.
Guardiola raised his eyebrows and said, "You seem to be no better."
The two of them laughed again.
In fact, they are not very good at communication.
Although Su Dong is very good at dealing with the media now, it is actually the result of many experiences and training. In addition, when he was at Barcelona and Bayern, the club's public relations staff received special training, which gave Su Dong a lot of experience.
But facing such a situation, he was really helpless.
Later, Su Dong and Guardiola both returned to the players. This is where they feel most comfortable.
The topic among the players is mainly the Christmas schedule, especially the first game of next year, an away game against the Gunners.
The red card in the first four minutes of the first round, the penalty kick in stoppage time in the first half, and the final score of 3-3, Arsenal became the only Premier League giant that Manchester City has failed to defeat so far this season.
"New grudges are added to old grudges, it's time to settle things with Arsenal!" Su Dong proudly encouraged his teammates.
