The central theme of Josep’s conversations.
“Citizens” on the path to improvement
One of Guardiola’s favorite words is ‘improvement’. Josep often talks about “improvement” and “progress” as the meaning of football. A player who believes he has reached his maximum rarely stays on the coach’s team. The Spaniard believes that perfection is unattainable unless your last name is Messi. Although even Lionel received a ‘false nine’ from a right forward. Only after that Guardiola calmed down and did not demand that the Argentinean prove his toughness again.
There were players at Manchester City who refused to change much. A striking example is Sergio Agüero. Therefore, the coach and the striker had conflicts. As a result, the Argentinian left the team. The player’s brother spoke ill of Guardiola, alluding to the Spaniard’s hypocrisy. He shed tears for Aguero, but did not appreciate him because he did not see the desire to develop. But De Bruyne accepted the “golden rule”. He stayed in Manchester for a long time, even though Kevin was called up by Real Madrid.
Mahrez is another example. But Guardiola gives players freedom off the pitch. This is why so many Manchester City players have had problems. Not only Mahrez, but also Grealish and Walker. The Algerian no longer plays for City. Jack can leave now. And Kyle told Guardiola it was time to leave. Therefore, Ibrahimovic is fine-tuning the details of the deal with the Englishman, who can strengthen Milan’s right flank. The veteran’s place was taken by former midfielder Nunes.
Mateus is ready to develop – he has played on the left in attack and on the right in defense, albeit in a centre-half position. Guardiola has a pattern of behavior with such players. Zinchenko combined the roles of left-back and central midfielder, like Lahm at Bayern. Later in Munich, Kimmich followed a similar path. Rico Lewis will be Guardiola’s next experiment. Josep loves changing the roles of football players. He had central defender Stones as a defensive midfielder.
Rodri also has a hybrid role. Guardiola noticed the Spaniard’s attacking moves while studying old Manchester City matches. Yaya Touré worked successfully in City’s support area before Josep. He distributes passes and manages to attack successfully, like the future winner of the Ballon d’Or. Guardiola recently alluded to Walker and said that if a football player quits, then he should part ways with him. For Josep, there is no break from football. This approach affects his life.
The “family” must now support “father” Josep
Healthy work teams aren’t always incredibly friendly. It is more important that there are no meaningless conflicts. And no one stopped anyone from working. Especially when the pace is high, like in a football team. But players, coaches and club staff often communicate with each other. They are united by flights and travel. You involuntarily make contact. Guardiola devoted a lot of time to the development of football players. And next to it is a list of “buried” talents and superstars.
But every coach has failures; he doesn’t get along with everyone. I didn’t find an approach for everyone. Someone made a mistake when I moved to Manchester City. I didn’t get the chance to play as a starter like Phillips. The midfielder wanted to face his old club but couldn’t play for Ipswich yesterday. With the red-haired beast – co-owner of the “tractor drivers” and world-famous singer Ed Sheeran, Calvin watched Josep’s severe blows. The Citizens threw six goals at the outsider. We could have scored more. Enough inspiration for Foden’s double. And Phil also made an assist. De Bruyne made 2 assists. Doku has a goal and an assist. Even Haaland scored another goal and celebrated a historic 9.5-year contract. This deal was one of Guardiola’s gifts. Josep did not immediately believe director Soriano when he heard about the idea of signing the Norwegian for several seasons. This is success.
We believe that the Manchester City players have awakened their conscience. Although Guardiola made mistakes in the fall, serious personal mistakes were made by the players. They trapped a coach who was going through one of the most difficult periods of his life. Guardiola got divorced. People point out that Guardiola gave Cristina a significant part of his fortune. But that is so little for a Spaniard. Josep is a multimillionaire. Even after giving half of the money to his family, he remained rich.
Guardiola will communicate with his ex-wife as a friend. Christine is right. Her husband cheated on her with Manchester City. He did it with so much passion and enthusiasm, devoting so much time to it that his wife was tired of it. I endured it for a long time, I lived with a footballer and a coach. I thought that as he got older, Josep would start to appreciate it a little more, he would get tired of football. No, he is still tormenting himself and those around him so that the “golden rule” works. Guardiola is obsessed with the development of football.
Marmush is needed to launch Haaland’s project
Erling is not developing. His progression is Guardiola’s new challenge. Manchester City also want to strengthen the defense, where there are many central defenders, but there has been no reliability or order this season. They sign the young Uzbek Khusanov. Guardiola will advise him to attack his opponents with more caution. Referees
Английская Премьер-Лига of poor quality, they can incorrectly assess the tenacity of a beginner. Besides Khusanov, Josep is looking for other talents. Wirtz or Musiala are on the summer wish list. In the meantime, Manchester City invites Marmus. The Eintracht striker said goodbye to the club’s fans the day before after the victory against Borussia Dortmund. The Egyptian did not play so as not to get injured and not to spoil the financially successful deal for the Germans. Guardiola wants a young striker in great shape to join the team immediately and give him a harmonious top three in foreign possessions.
Doku can leave the base. And Foden, if Phil continues to get fit, will become third in combination with Marmus and Haaland. Guardiola expects Omar’s ability to share the ball to be useful to Erling. Haaland made 10 precise passes and touched the ball 19 times against Ipswich. Marmouche averaged 16 passes in a team that attacked much less frequently than Manchester City. Josep needs Omar to chase Liverpool.
The soulless machines do not believe in the other contenders for the title, preferring the “reds”. But there is no point in giving up for Guadiola. In addition, difficult matches await us. On Wednesday, the Citizens will play away against
Пари Сен-Жермен . Next up is a home game against Chelsea. Before the end of February, Guardiola will meet Arteta, Howe, Slot and Postecoglou. If Angelos is not fired from Tottenham by then. And Josep needs players who can improve.What Guardiola is doing can hardly be called healthy and normal. But it is the crazy desire to develop players and team play that sets Josep apart. Obsession makes the Spaniard an incredibly successful coach. And others would go crazy from such immersion. The most enthusiastic, like the young Mourinho, grew tired and no longer plunged into the depths. Guardiola wants to prove with new victories that he is prematurely written off.
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