Manchester City players' impressions of Guardiola are actually very contradictory, a bit like a combination of an angel and a devil.
He is said to be a devil because he has very strict requirements for tactical execution. It can be said that except for Su Dong, whom he trusts the most, all other players in the team must strictly follow his requirements to move and pass.
How to run, where to run, how to pass, where to pass...
Guardiola will prepare almost everything for the players. As a player, you just need to strictly implement it and bring out your own characteristics.
There are pros and cons to this.
Needless to say, the advantage is that the team's overall performance is very stable, and it doesn't matter if someone changes.
Especially young players such as Sterling, Trippier, Thiago, etc., they can also perform very well in this system.
Many people say that Guardiola is good at cultivating young players. This is because of his rigorous and meticulous tactics, which allow young players to clearly know what they want to do and how to do it when they get on the court, and then they can improve their overall tactics.
Within the framework, you can give full play to your own characteristics and your performance will naturally be good.
But the disadvantage is also quite obvious, that is, when players become familiar with this style of play, they will inevitably feel a bit mechanical, lack some imagination and self-awareness, and may even easily develop a sense of laziness.
Of course, for the time being, Manchester City is still enjoying the benefits, and the downsides are few.
As for Guardiola’s angelic side, his management is actually quite humane. Many times he pays more attention to the players’ self-discipline. For example, on the eve of a game, Guardiola doesn’t like to have the team check into a hotel in advance.
Let the players live at home, thinking that this will be more conducive to the players' performance.
However, while being humane, Guardiola also maintains a certain distance from the players and seems a bit alienated.
Although he is a professional player, he rarely interacts with the players. He maintains a managerial detachment, and sometimes even seems too cold and impersonal.
This management model is very scientific and professional, but it lacks a sense of intimacy with the players. When the team encounters difficulties, it is difficult for the players to have the urge to die for their confidants, which has led to Guardiola’s
In the first season of coaching Manchester City, the team seriously lacked the confidence to fight tough battles.
The joining of Su Dong, especially after becoming the team captain, has made up for this problem very well.
Today's Manchester City looks like a division of labor between Guardiola and Su Dong. The former adopts scientific and professional management, while Su Dong gets involved with the players. When necessary, he raises his arms and the whole team responds in unison.
Even to a certain extent, Su Dong's prestige in Manchester City is higher than that of Guardiola, which is why it comes from this.
Because of this, when there were rumors that Barcelona wanted to poach Guardiola, the British media even felt that Manchester City did not need to find another head coach at all, and directly promoted Su Dong as player-head coach and gave him
Just equip yourself with an experienced assistant.
This statement is really not without reason, it is because of Manchester City's current management model, which has caused Su Dong to take away a large part of the authority that should originally belong to the head coach Guardiola.
Guardiola also knew this very well. This was also his choice at the beginning, and Su Dong still highly respected him as a head coach, whether on the court or in daily life, and everyone in front of him and behind him gave him enough
The respect between the two made the two of them work well together, so he didn't even think about solving this problem.
Even whether it was Guardiola's original signing with Manchester City or his recent contract extension, Su Dong has contributed a lot.
All of this has created Su Dong's status in the Manchester City team, which is even more transcendent than Guardiola's.
However, Su Dong did not become arrogant and complacent because of this. Instead, he acted in a more low-key style, was cautious and careful in everything, and was usually quite self-disciplined.
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Every morning, before going to Carrington, Su Dong would train by himself at home. This has been a habit he has developed over the years.
After the training, after taking a shower and changing clothes, Su Dong went out.
After so many years, he has never learned to drive. When his fiancée Wang Chuqing was studying, he could only hire a driver for himself to take him back and forth every day.
On the way to Carrington, he would take time to make video calls with his fiancée, parents and future father-in-law and talk about daily trivial matters. The morning in Manchester happened to be the afternoon in China, and they were happy to chat a little while busy.
After arriving at Carrington, the first stop was the restaurant.
As you get older, not only do you need to adjust your training volume, but your diet also needs to be adjusted.
Su Dong's personal nutritionist, Dr. Paul Lacasco, flies to Manchester from Portugal every week to check Su Dong's physical condition and customize his diet for the coming week. He maintains communication with the personal coaching team every day and makes adjustments at any time.
recipe.
Manchester City also carried out large-scale rectifications not long ago, one of which is very important is the emphasis on players' diet. For example, Guardiola requires that every player must eat in the training base during the league.
The food provided by the team is also of a high standard. Even some fruits that can be seen everywhere are found from specialized suppliers to provide the highest quality fruits, not to mention some meat, but the restaurant also provides some pizza.
High-calorie foods such as burgers, but players can only eat according to recipes.
Of course, Manchester City has hired several chefs with excellent skills to provide services specifically for these players.
Don't think that these chefs are relaxed, in fact they are really busy.
Making delicacies from the mountains and seas into delicious food is actually nothing. What is really difficult is to make things that no one eats, or even those that are difficult to swallow, such as chicken breasts, nutritious and delicious. That is the real difficulty.
ability.
Manchester City even supports chefs to develop some recipes specifically for this purpose, spending a lot of money every year.
Su Dong's recipes will be sent to the restaurant by the personal trainer team the day before, and then the restaurant will prepare the meals.
Players exercise a lot and have a very good appetite. If they eat whatever they want, it is enough for an ordinary person to eat for at least a day.
Especially for a high-standard meal like Sudong, all kinds of nutrients must be taken into consideration. There is not much of each dish, but if there are more than a dozen dishes, it will fill a big table.
Not only is this true for him, but so is others.
If you meet a big eater, you can even eat a cow.
Su Dong was facing a large table of breakfast and dried fruit when he received a call from Ronnie.
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"Hey, brother, you woke up so early?" Su Dong ate in his mouth and asked vaguely.
"I've already finished practicing in the hotel gym, what about you?" Ronnie across from him smiled.
Su Dong whined twice, "Listen, I've already had breakfast at the training base."
"Then you have to leave some for me, we are going there soon."
"Of course it's no problem, as long as you don't mind it."
Real Madrid traveled to Manchester this time and stayed in a hotel in the city, but the training base was borrowed from Manchester United, and the whole world knows that Manchester United's training base is right next door to Manchester City.
However, this situation will end this season. After the end of this season, Manchester City's brand-new, world-class training base next to the Etihad Stadium will be officially opened. In addition to the first team, including the youth team,
The training facilities there are of the highest level and equipped with a lot of high-tech equipment.
"How does it feel to return to Manchester United?" Su Dong suddenly asked.
Ronnie on the opposite side was obviously silent for a while before saying: "It doesn't feel like anything, familiar yet strange."
This is the team he has played for the longest in his career. It would be absolutely false to say that he has no feelings for Manchester United.
But for professional players, if they work together, they will come, and if they don't work, they will go. Whether it is a club or a player, to put it bluntly, it is a combination of interests, and it is always not a good thing to be emotional.
"I met the old man yesterday and he said that you have caused him to suffer from insomnia for a long time." Ronnie laughed.
"What does his insomnia have to do with me?" Su Dong smiled bitterly.
"Isn't it all because of you? He asked me to ask you, do you understand what it means to respect the elderly and cherish the young?"
Su Dong burst out laughing after hearing this. This was indeed what Ferguson would ask.
Of course, the old man wanted to lose face and would not ask this in person. What he told Ronnie was more of a complaint.
Everyone knows that Ronnie and Su Dong are the best friends.
"I apologized to him for you." Ronnie said again.
Su Dong was stunned, what do you mean?
"I told him that your kid has been a little crazy recently, and I will teach you a lesson for him so that you know how to respect your elders."
Yes, after going round and round, I still want to win.
Su Dong laughed and laughed, but didn't take it seriously, "The old man must be very happy."
"No, he reminded me that you are in good condition recently."
When he said this, Ronnie changed the subject, "But my recent state is not bad either."
Su Dong snorted, "After all, do you want to change the direction and praise yourself?"
Ronnie on the other side of the phone was also happy, "Pepe called me last night and he also thought I was in good shape recently."
"He has bad intentions and wants you to drift off." Su Dong looked at Pepe who was eating haese not far away and said happily.
Ronnie was undecided, "To be honest, I feel like I can score tonight."
"What a coincidence, I also feel like I can score a goal." Su Dong said with a smile.
"How many do you think you can score?" Ronnie asked.
This kid also had bad intentions and wanted to step on Su Dong.
Su Dong had been with him for so long and still didn't know what he was thinking. He immediately smiled and said: "One more than you."
"Get out of here!" Ronnie laughed immediately.
The two of them could clearly hear each other's laughter through the phone, and they could also hear Peipei's shout from the other side, asking Su Dong if he was on the phone with Ronnie. The guy was still shouting,
Don't let Ronnie score tonight.
"Did you hear that? Pepe said that if you can score tonight, he will streak from Manchester to Portugal."
"Digging, is it real or fake? Then I have to work hard!"
Su Dong laughed loudly, Pepe had already rushed over to grab the phone, and Su Dong was so frightened that he hurriedly hid.
Ronnie on the other side of the phone also heard the noise and immediately shouted loudly: "Pepe, I'm recording it. Don't cheat after the game. I'm waiting to see you running around naked."
Poor Pepe almost stopped crying.
That bastard has scored in ten consecutive games, am I betting on him?
