When the best players are all playing for the same team, will this team become the strongest team? This question remains unknown to this day. But when Guardiola comes to a team like Manchester City that is willing to spend money, his dream of coaching career is almost completed, because here he can buy all the players he wants to sign and create a team. A near perfect football team.
It has been six seasons since Guardiola coached Manchester City. He brought four league titles to Manchester City and almost dominated the Premier League. However, this is not enough for Guardiola, because his ultimate goal is He led Manchester City to win the first Champions League championship in team history. Judging from Manchester City's current record in the Champions League, Guardiola is infinitely close to winning the Champions League, but his team always collapses inexplicably at the last moment, causing Guardiola to I gradually lost confidence in myself, and even thought about quitting.
Harland, who is only 21 years old this year, is one of the best young forwards in today's football. The only one who can rival him is French superstar Mbappe . The transfer fee of 60 million euros is not high for Manchester City. , because if Haaland can become the absolute core of Manchester City's forward like Aguero , Guardiola's 60 million euros will be considered a great value. The arrival of Haaland has made Manchester City's striker even more powerful. In the new season, Manchester City may be able to put Liverpool some distance away.
As we all know, apart from wasting more opportunities, Manchester City's forwards have no major problems in other aspects. What really affects Manchester City's Champions League results is the midfielder position. With the decline of Fernandinho , Manchester City lacks engineering players in the midfield position, and no one is willing to do the dirty work, so the joining of England international Calvin Phillips became inevitable. According to official news from Manchester City: Philips' transfer fee is 42 million pounds, plus Haaland's transfer fee, Manchester City has invested 100 million pounds this summer, ranking first in the Premier League transfer investment list.
Phillips is a very good sweeping defensive midfielder. His stealing, interception and passing abilities are excellent. He can perfectly replace the vacancy left by Fernandinho's departure, allowing Guardiola to own the world football world. The strongest and most perfect team.
The arrival of these two people can almost allow Manchester City to announce the Premier League finale in advance, because Manchester City is already ahead of Liverpool in terms of lineup strength and tactics. It is only because of the lack of the most critical figures in the center and midfielder positions that Manchester City cannot keep Liverpool away. Far behind. Now Guardiola has got his wish, and I wish his team can continue to defend the Premier League championship.
Of course, there is a very big difference between the Champions League and the Premier League. Every team will fight for huge bonuses and championship honors, but every player in Manchester City joins for high wages, and the team also lacks a A captain-type player who can boost the morale of his players in adversity. Neither De Bruyne nor Laporte are competent. Their personalities limit their own development and prevent this team from showing its true strength in adversity.
At present, Manchester City's paper strength is indeed the strongest in the Premier League. However, in the Champions League, the combat effectiveness of teams such as Real Madrid and Bayern is comparable to Manchester City, and Liverpool and Chelsea are in the Champions League. The cohesion shown is very different from that in the league. Their players can even show 200% of their usual performance to compete with Manchester City. All in all, fans and players need to be united in the Champions League. The club's historical experience in the Champions League finals will also become a key influencing factor for a team to win the Champions League finals.Manchester City is still lacking in this aspect. Therefore, if Guardiola wants to lead Manchester City to win the Champions League, he also needs to completely change the team in terms of club culture and other aspects.
