When Manchester City's recruitment targets were targeted at top stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Aguero, no one expected that Manchester City would suddenly announce a blockbuster transfer without making any noise.
Manchester City officially announced that it has acquired midfielder Javi Martinez from Athletic Bilbao in La Liga for a high price of 25 million pounds. Athletic Bilbao also quickly issued a statement confirming the transaction.
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This quickly attracted intense media attention around the world.
Javi Martinez?
Is Javi Martinez not worth the price?
Actually it's not.
Although Javi Martinez is only 22 years old, he has been the main player of the Basque Lions for five seasons, and his performance is getting better and better. He was also shortlisted for Spain's 2010 World Cup.
He was the youngest player in the Spanish national team at that time.
In the past season, Javi Martinez was also the best midfielder in the Athletic Bilbao team. With his outstanding performance, he attracted the attention of La Liga giants such as Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Manchester United has also been suffering from midfielders recently. After spending a lot of money to introduce Hargreaves from Bayern, he has not been able to get over the injury and has never shown a satisfactory state. Therefore, Ferguson also expressed his concern for Javi Martinez.
Followed for a long time.
It can be said that Javi Martinez has attracted the attention of many wealthy families.
Who would have thought that such a piece of cake would be picked up by Manchester City quietly.
After the news came out, the entire European football world was shocked.
In fact, there is no need to say more about the strength of Manchester City's midfield. The two brutal massacres last season are the best proof.
Whether it is Manchester United or Arsenal, under Manchester City's passing and control system, they are basically unable to show their strength and can only defend passively.
Even Arsenal, which is good at passing and controlling the ball, only has a ball possession rate of over 30% in front of Manchester City, and Manchester United's is less than 30%.
Needless to say, other teams were basically beaten passively.
Under such circumstances, Guardiola also introduced Javi Martinez, which is really surprising.
Could it be said that Manchester City's midfielder still has weaknesses?
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Su Dong, who is far away in China, received the news from the club earlier than the media.
He is the captain of the team and will be more knowledgeable in this regard.
He immediately called Javi Martinez and expressed his welcome to Manchester City on behalf of the locker room. He also introduced him to the situation in Manchester City and said that he would personally introduce his teammates to him when the time comes.
Finally, Su Dong reassured Javi Martinez that he will not lack game opportunities in Manchester City.
This is actually information asymmetry.
Not to mention that the outside media don’t know, Javi Martinez himself doesn’t know, and even many players and employees within Manchester City don’t know. Only the top management and the core backbone of the technical team know that the introduction of Javi Martinez is a last resort.
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Guardiola advocates offensive full-backs, and he likes to use full-backs like Marcelo, but Zabaleta on the right is diligent and diligent, and his offensive ability is not weak, but he is not very strong and can only be barely used.
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This style of play of Manchester City has been used last season, and has been studied by opponents for so long. It is estimated that many teams have studied it thoroughly. It may not be able to restrain it, but it is inevitable to create some trouble for Manchester City.
In this case, complacency will not work, and we can only boldly seek breakthroughs.
Guardiola's earliest plan was to introduce a strong right back, such as Daniel Alves, Maicon and Lahm, but Lahm is obviously not good enough, Maicon's condition has declined sharply, and Alves is in Barcelona again, life and death.
He refused to let him go.
If bringing in a right back doesn't work, then Guardiola will have to change his mind.
So, he wanted to try to change the formation.
From the current 433, it has transformed into the 343 with the tradition of Barcelona and the Netherlands.
The biggest difference between 343 and 433 is the starting point of the attack.
In the 4-3-3 tactic, the wingers are more likely to stick to the wing, and the attack is more initiated from the wing. However, although the 3-4-3 winger is also on the wing, there is one more person in the midfield.
The combination of the road and the middle will be more frequent, and the starting point of the attack actually becomes the ribs.
This is actually an adjustment that Guardiola has always wanted to make. After all, four, three, and three are too much of a drain on the center.
Even with a powerful weapon like Su Dong, the offensive efficiency is still low.
But the penetration of the ribs is different. It not only conforms to the technical characteristics of Manchester City's current players, but also creates more problems for opponents, which will definitely make everyone's eyes shine.
But at this time, we will encounter a problem, that is, among the three defenders, who will be the last one?
You know, this does not mean that the defense is excellent. Even the defense of the central defender who is behind is not the main consideration at all, but his overall view, ability to read the game, and his passing ability. These are the three defenders in the middle.
The most important ability of a central defender is that neither Pepe, Kompany, David Luiz nor Jerome Boateng have this ability in the Manchester City team.
There is another way to do it, which is to let Busquets hold back, but in this case, one person is needed in the midfield position.
Thiago is competent, but he is not mature enough and needs time to practice and refine.
Toni Kroos is okay, but not particularly ideal either.
Guardiola, Su Dong, Begiristain and others decided to introduce a central defender after several negotiations and communications.
But looking around the world, this type of central defender is basically unheard of.
Finally, after several decisions, Guardiola selected Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez.
The reason is actually very simple. He has a height of 1.92 meters, a strong body, and strong aerial ability. But at the same time, he is a midfielder, has outstanding passing ability, and has no problem with the overall situation and the ability to read the game.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Guardiola’s idea is to transform him into a central defender version of Busquets.
After determining the target, Manchester City's technical team immediately took action and immediately organized an investigation around Javi Martinez. The transfer department also quickly took action. In the end, without alerting other wealthy teams, they quickly took action and got Biel.
Atletico Bayo and Javi Martinez.
The transfer fee of 25 million pounds is indeed not cheap, but if it can be exchanged for Manchester City's successful formation, it will definitely be worth it.
The four-three-three is Manchester City's basic formation, and the running-in is already in place. However, if there is an additional three-four-three formation, Manchester City's ability to deal with different opponents will be greatly improved, which is something that money cannot buy.
Su Dong watched the process of this transaction from beginning to end, from research to delineating the scope, to determining the target, and then signing. On the one hand, he lamented the efficiency brought by Manchester City's money, and on the other hand, he lamented the melon
Diola's perspective on thinking about problems is indeed different from others.
Transforming players is something that many head coaches actually do, but Guardiola's thinking angle is obviously different.
Just like when he asked Su Dong to withdraw from the center position and play as a free agent, it is actually the same reason.
Sometimes Su Dong even wonders whether Guardiola has ever considered transforming himself into a central defender or even a goalkeeper?
The more he thought about it, the more Su Dong felt that this transformation maniac was quite evil.
Cruyff didn't transform him like this back then!
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Javi Martinez's move to Manchester City has detonated the European transfer market.
With the rise of Manchester City and now Paris Saint-Germain being acquired by a Qatari consortium, the competition for players among European giants is becoming increasingly fierce, especially the competition for high-quality players.
After the Qatari consortium acquired Paris Saint-Germain, it immediately announced a blockbuster transfer, bringing in the talented Argentine midfielder Pastore from Palermo in Serie A for a sky-high price of 45 million euros.
Through his outstanding performance, the new Kaka has high hopes from the entire European football world and attracted the attention of many wealthy teams. However, he did not expect that the wealthy Paris Saint-Germain would become the king of the game as soon as he made a move.
First, Manchester City finalized Xavi Martinez, and Paris Saint-Germain introduced Pastore. All of them are players that traditional giants covet. This also surprised everyone to find that the entire European football pattern has changed.
Earth-shaking changes.
In the past, when it came to transfers, everyone focused on the wealthy teams, but that is obviously not the case now.
Both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have strong economic strength and are not stingy in investment.
And just when the shock caused by the transfer of Javi Martinez and Pastore had not completely dissipated, the Italian media once again broke the news that Anzhi from the Russian Super League had paid 26 million
At a high price of euros, the cheetah Eto'o was signed from Inter Milan.
If that's all, it doesn't really matter. Although Eto'o is already thirty years old, he is worth the price.
The problem is that Anzhi offered Eto'o a sky-high annual salary of 20 million euros, making him the second-highest salary in the world after Sudong.
This is definitely like a blockbuster that has hit the European transfer market and once again detonated the whole world.
Everyone was surprised to find that the landscape of European football had completely changed.
Especially after La Liga Málaga announced that it was acquired by a member of Qatar, it received a capital injection and introduced famous European players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy, Tularan, Joaquín, etc., and its strength has skyrocketed.
After the new boss came to power, Roma also introduced strong reinforcements, including Bojan, Lamela, Gago and other famous players, who all joined the Giallorossi.
For a time, the entire European football world has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The whole world is shocked by the strong rise of these new wealthy families and the decline of traditional wealthy families.
It's called rational investment, but doesn't it mean it's a lack of financial resources?
Just like Real Madrid, after investing heavily in 2009, they are now starting to tighten their money.
Barcelona has been pursuing Cesc Fabregas for many years but has not yet been able to sign Arsenal's captain. What's the reason?
In the final analysis, Barcelona still doesn't give enough money.
As for the traditional four major families of the Premier League, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, they also have no plans to increase investment.
Only Chelsea almost lost the top four in the league last season, which gave the Blues a sense of crisis. After firing Ancelotti and welcoming Villas-Boas, the team will also begin a vigorous youth reform.
