The external slogans are loud and loud, but if one's own strength and performance do not keep up, it will become a rhetorical statement.
Guardiola is obviously not a person who likes to talk. On the contrary, he prefers to do things quietly behind the scenes.
When many people saw the schedule, they thought that Manchester City's most difficult schedule was over.
Because there will be no strong opponents in the future.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been beaten. Except for Liverpool getting three points at home, the four major Premier League families were all beaten twice by Manchester City without exception.
This report card is definitely the real deal.
When many media analyzed it, they felt that Manchester City could relax for a while. As long as they performed normally, they would be able to maintain their current hard-won lead and win the Premier League championship.
But in fact, it's not that simple.
Nowadays, Manchester City is exhausted from long battles. Needless to say, the players have consumed a lot. By March and April, everyone has almost reached their physical limit. But at this time, Manchester City still needs to continue to fight on the third front. This is very
A terrifying thing.
It's like a person who works overtime for a week in a row at the company, and finally reaches the weekend, thinking that he can have a good rest, but the boss suddenly tells you, sorry, our company has received a large order, and everyone will work overtime on the weekend.
Even if the salary offered by the boss is high enough, the overtime pay offered is sincere enough, and the bonus offered is attractive enough, will the employees have the urge to curse? Not to mention working very hard, if they can get
It's great to be out of normal condition.
If you imagine the players as this group of employees, you can understand Manchester City's situation at this moment.
In multi-front operations, the fatigue index is a process of continuous accumulation and rising.
The closer you get to the end, the greater the pressure will be and the higher the possibility of collapse.
Just like Arsenal's unbeaten record back then, why did it start with Rooney and end with Rooney?
Sometimes the reason is psychological.
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Manchester City's next schedule is very intensive.
They have to face Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn in the league, Arsenal in the FA Cup, and Braga in the Europa League.
Several consecutive games are intertwined, and the schedule is quite intensive.
"Braga can be eliminated as a threat by us first."
Manel Estiarte is Guardiola's think tank and is responsible for overall strategic analysis and team management.
"We defeated the Portuguese Super League team 3-0 in an away game, and then it's home. It shouldn't be a big problem."
In addition to technical director Begiristain, the regular meeting was attended by captain Su Dong and two vice-captains, as well as the coaching staff, who all nodded in agreement with Estiat's analysis.
After defeating their opponents 3-0 in the away game and basically having the right to advance, if Manchester City still plays Braga at home, it would be a fool's errand.
"Our biggest problem now is that Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Blackburn are taking turns."
In terms of schedule, Manchester City will first meet Braga in the middle of the week. This is the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. On the weekend, it will be Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. However, since Manchester City has also entered the FA Cup, they will face Tottenham Hotspur.
Tenham Hotspur's game has been postponed.
Therefore, we will play Arsenal first on the weekend, Tottenham Hotspur in the middle of next week, and Blackburn on the weekend.
These three teams are all tough opponents!
Arsenal is in the FA Cup, and the outcome is determined by one battle.
Tottenham Hotspur are among the top four in the Premier League, and Manchester City is playing at home. If they are pulled down, Manchester United behind them will inevitably shorten the gap again. With the current situation, Manchester City is in danger.
Even if there is any loosening, the advantage that the club has finally established may be overturned at any time.
Finally, it goes without saying that Blackburn is a very difficult team to deal with, as evidenced by the first game between the two sides.
In other words, it will be difficult for Manchester City to let go in these three games and they must try their best to win.
From the perspective of the strategic layout of the entire league, if all three games are won, Manchester City reaches the FA Cup final, and the Premier League has basically established a general trend, then Manchester City will be able to get out of the current predicament.
If they are entangled, the situation in the league will continue to be stalemate, and the FA Cup is a game that determines the outcome. If you lose, you will be eliminated.
"We will definitely not give up against Arsenal in the FA Cup. We will also try our best to win against Tottenham and Blackburn in the league, so what is before us now is how we can make good use of the resources we have."
After Estiarte finished speaking, he looked at Guardiola and everyone present and sat down silently.
Everyone knows that Manchester City's biggest problem right now is their frontcourt offense.
To put it simply, the offense in the frontcourt is still weak.
It is no secret that Di Maria and Sanchez lack strong substitute players, so the media has been hyping that Manchester City will poach Willian, Douglas Costa and Teixeira from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Although Adam Johnson has performed well for a period of time, he is still not satisfactory.
This is a consistent characteristic of English players, their ability to hold the ball is too weak.
Dzeko was brought in as Su Dong's substitute. There is no doubt about his strength, but his movements are still slow. This caused him to have some problems when cooperating with Manchester City players, and he was not particularly adapted to the Premier League situation.
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Now there are voices outside that Manchester City made the wrong choice when recruiting players. They should not have chosen Dzeko, but should have bought Suarez because the latter's performance at Liverpool was very eye-catching.
But sometimes, team transfer is not a panacea, and it is difficult to achieve 100% perfection.
So the problem now is that the core combat power of Manchester City is the trident combination of Sudong, Di Maria and Sanchez, especially Sudong. Only when he is here, Manchester City has the confidence and confidence.
The problem is, it’s impossible to use Su Dong to death, right?
He is already one of the top three players in Manchester City's playing time this season. If he is still used like this in March and April, there will be problems.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The best way is to take turns with Su Dong, some and some as substitutes.
"Su, what do you think?" Guardiola asked.
Everyone immediately turned to Su Dong for realization, and they all knew in their hearts that Su Dong's opinion was very important.
The coaching staff may even organize their teams around his opinions to deal with the upcoming schedule.
Su Dong sat in his seat and looked at the concerned eyes of everyone. He nodded slightly, "Logically speaking, the game against Arsenal is the most important. The FA Cup semi-finals are another game that determines the outcome. I guess everyone
Everyone feels that we should try our best to play Arsenal, and then play Tottenham Hotspur depending on the situation."
Everyone nodded, this kind of thinking is normal.
"But I don't know if you have noticed that Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are very tight on points. This means that Tottenham Hotspur will definitely fight us desperately for the top four spots. They
I won’t give up any chance, this will be the most difficult battle.”
It goes without saying how tempting it is to be among the top four in the league.
It was previously reported by the media that Atletico Madrid played in the Champions League and failed to win a single match in the group stage, taking away a bonus of 16 million euros. That’s 16 million euros!
If it is a Premier League team, the bonuses will be even larger.
It can be said that this is an income that no team can give up.
Relying on this bonus, Atletico Madrid suddenly entered the top 20 in the revenue rankings of European football clubs. With this money, they suddenly changed their guns and started to reform the team's lineup.
If Atletico Madrid runs smoothly, the overall strength of this team will continue to improve from now on in the next few years.
So Atletico Madrid has tasted the sweetness, not even playing in the Europa League this season, and trying its best to hit the top four in the league.
Atletico Madrid understands this, but Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and other teams don’t understand?
If we compare this to a business, which company in the world can despise such a deal worth over 100 million?
"Tottenham Hotspur are determined to get the top four, and they will definitely fight us to the end. In other words, this game, like Arsenal's FA Cup knockout round, will be a fight to the death!"
Su Dong analyzed it very firmly.
Everyone immediately frowned.
Whether it's Tottenham or Arsenal, they are all prepared and know it will be difficult.
But now that Su Dong said this, they suddenly felt that these two games would be more difficult than imagined, especially the home game against Tottenham Hotspur.
"What do you think?" Guardiola asked with concern.
"Concentrate our forces and fight the most difficult game."
Guardiola and everyone immediately frowned. Both games were difficult. Which one was more difficult?
"You mean, Tottenham Hotspur?" Begiristain guessed.
Su Dong nodded, "I think Tottenham Hotspur will be more difficult in comparison."
"Why?" Guardiola was curious.
No matter how you look at it, it won’t be more difficult for Tottenham Hotspur, right?
Arsenal are in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Without any chance in the league, Wenger will definitely try his best to compete for the FA Cup.
The same goes for Tottenham, but shouldn't it be harder for Arsenal?
"I feel it." Su Dong said helplessly, "Compared to Tottenham Hotspur's defense, especially the central defender, I think Arsenal will be better to deal with."
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Is this the reason?
It seems to be true!
It’s just that if Wenger heard this, he would probably burst into tears!
Nima, isn’t this too disrespectful?
Even though Manchester City won the away game by 9-1, it doesn’t mean I’m belittling Arsenal so much!
Who are you looking down on?
"In the game against Arsenal, let Dzeko rush for a while. If he can win, that's fine. If he can't, give me thirty minutes!"
Everyone was shocked.
Can you kill Arsenal in thirty minutes?
Although you are the male protagonist, you must also be responsible for what you say!
Guardiola was thinking over and over in his mind.
If it is true as Su Dong said, then all Manchester City's main players can be retained to play against Tottenham Hotspur.
Su Dong's idea was somewhat different from his previous thinking, but he also felt that Su Dong's idea had great possibility.
To put it bluntly, Arsenal also has its own problems. Before the FA Cup, they have to play Liverpool, and after the FA Cup they play Bolton away. When Chelsea rebounded in the second half, Arsenal was tied with fourth-placed Chelsea and fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
The gap between Tenham Hotspur and Hotspur is not particularly big.
Would Wenger dare to bet on the FA Cup?
If you're not careful, you may even lose your bet on the top four!
