Chapter 624: A starter with a lot of goals!

People didn't take Gao Bo's words seriously.

When a new coach takes office, it's normal to talk big and draw big pies.

Even Manchester City are not out of the question of winning the Premier League, after all, their investment is here.

But the Champions League winners?

It's really not easy, Manchester City don't have much experience in the Champions League, and they were eliminated from the group stage last season.

This season, with so many players, you have to run in.

Moreover, the competition in the Premier League is so fierce and the intensity of the game is so great, to a certain extent, it will also affect the performance of Premier League teams in the Champions League.

Isn't it a bit arrogant to want to win the championship just now, and to attack all the fronts?

The Premier League isn't that easy to mess with!

Don't get it to the end, Manchester City is empty again....

Therefore, many reporters held back their strength to watch Manchester City attack on all fronts, and finally after the collapse of the whole line, they came out to laugh at Gao Bo. ，、

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Gao Bo actually knows that this season's Manchester City is still based on running in new tactics, which will definitely go through some ups and downs, and finally winning the Premier League championship is considered a success, as for the Champions League, in addition to strength, luck is also very important.

Therefore, it is really difficult for Manchester City to win the league and the Champions League double, especially with so many players changed this season.

But Gao Bo didn't care, he didn't say this to reporters and media, but to his own players.

Take what is above, and get what is in it; Take from it, get it from below; If you take from below, you will get nothing.

Master Kong's words are still very reasonable.

Set a higher goal, and even if you don't reach it in the end, it won't be far behind!

As for the crash?

Gao Bo is still very confident in his control, as long as he is there, it is impossible to collapse!

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After the press conference, Manchester City also held a fan meeting ceremony.

The fans at Manchester City are quite enthusiastic!

Around 30,000 fans arrived at the Etihad Stadium, and when the eight new players appeared on the pitch en masse, the City crowd welcomed them with cheers and applause.

Manchester City's fans are holding back their energy, in recent years, Manchester City has invested a lot, but nothing has been gained.

This has made Manchester City the target of ridicule for almost all of England.

When people talk about Manchester City, they can't talk about "nouveau riche" and "mercenaries".

This made Manchester City fans feel a little overwhelmed.

And this season, with a championship coach, Manchester City must have something to gain this season, right?

In the end, none of the players kicked 10 of their autographed football stands, which was considered to be a return to the fans.

After the meeting with the new players, Gao Bo said to the players: "Everyone has worked hard, now you can go on vacation, July 15!" I'll be waiting for you at City Football Academy! Ugly things to say, don't have too much fun this holiday, and when the new season arrives and your body is not ready, then be prepared to spend some time on the bench or simply go to the reserves!! I'm a man of my word, and I mean everything I say to you, so.... Don't think I'm kidding! ”

"Now, disband! Have a great holiday season! ”

Gao Bo left after saying that, leaving a group of players who didn't know Gao Bo looking at each other.

He said it all, will anyone else "have a good time"?

Everyone wants to make a good impression on the new coach.

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On July 15, after a relatively long off-season, the players assembled at the training base.

After the first day of physical examination, the results of the physical examination of the Gao Bo team were still very satisfied.

During this holiday, the physical condition of the players did not drop too significantly, and after a few days of recovery training, they could be fully adjusted, which shows that there are not many players who eat and drink nonsense during this holiday.

Vincent Kompany, the captain of the team, led the new and veteran players to meet each other.

Manchester City's players are basically bought from outside, so there are no dressing room gangs or anything for the time being, at most there are some small gangs, and the new players are integrating quickly.

And then the discussion started about the new head coach of the team.

After winning the Champions League, Gao Bo is undoubtedly one of the biggest managers in Europe, and Manchester City's players certainly do not dare to be arrogant in front of Gao Bo.

The current Manchester City players are still just a group of players who are very famous, but they have not won anything, and the gap between them and Gao Bo is too big in terms of the number of honors alone.

After Gao Bo led his team into the training base, all the players looked at him with reverence.

You don't need to introduce yourself, you know who he is.

But Gao Bo still felt that he needed to introduce himself.

It's his tradition, and he thinks it's important for him to introduce himself every time he goes to a team, like a lion announcing his territory.

"My name is Gao Bo, and from today onwards, I will be your head coach! You will train and compete under my leadership, and I, I will lead you to victory! In my team, I need players who give it their all!! ”

Gao Bo held his head high and looked at his players.

The players also looked at the new coach with respectful eyes.

As the saying goes, changing the commander is like changing the knife.

Every player wants to put on a good performance in front of the new coach so that they can get more opportunities on the pitch.

Therefore, now in the stadium, it is a harmonious scene of handsome and handsome.

What broke this harmony was a burst of game music.

Gao Bo is familiar with this music - it is the background sound of Super Mario's game.

He frowned, and all the City players looked at each other, and soon they saw a big black man scrambling to shove the PSP console into the elastic band of his pants.

Balotelli smiled awkwardly when he saw that everyone was looking at him.

He's a guy who doesn't have much focus, so he can't help but play with the console while everyone is waiting for a new coach.

And when the manager was lecturing, Balotelli, who was hiding at the end of the game, went unnoticed until he accidentally let out the sound of the game console.......

Gobo blackened his face and walked over to Balotelli.

He now regretted that he had left Balotelli, it was indeed a not normal guy.

Where are the players playing game consoles on the training ground on the first day of the season!!

"Bring it!!"

Gao Bo said with a dark face, although Balotelli's brain was a little short-circuited, like those bad students in the class, he was still quite afraid when facing the teacher.

So he put the game console in Gao Bo's hands.

And Gao Bo was thinking about how to repair Balotelli at this time.

On the first day here, if you don't build up some prestige, how will you manage the team in the future?

"Patrick!" Gao Bo turned his head and said.

French football legend Patrick Vieira has also joined Gobo's coaching staff, although he has been in Manchester City's management since 2011 and is now the coach of the youth and development teams on the coaching staff.

"He's your guy!!"

Gao Bo announced.

Vieira smiled wryly, the reserve team is a place where most first-team coaches use to punish players, it's like a garbage shelter....

But Balotelli is not garbage, he doesn't want to go to the reserves!

"Wait!! Instructor!! Coach, I don't want to go to the reserves!! ”

Balotelli shouted, and sent him to kneel.

This guy also knows that after going to the reserve team, I am afraid it will be difficult to get back into the first team.

Gao Bo looked at Balotelli with a flattering look on his face, and Balotelli also hurriedly smiled kindly, and then swore a curse: "I promise not to play games during training, I promise!! ”

"That's not enough, Mario." Gao Bo shook his head, "If you go to the reserve team, it won't have much impact on the team, maybe the strength of the team will improve." ”

"Who said me, I'm Mario Balotelli!!" Balotelli patted his chest and said, "I'm amazing, coach. If you don't believe me, you let me start my first league game, and I promise to score one.... Ah no, two goals!! ”

Balotelli held out two fingers.

"Don't play tricks on your little cleverness, why should I start you? I have two strikers, Edin and Jamie. Gao Bo pointed at Vardy and Dzeko, waved his hand and said, "I can't use you, you better go and stay in the reserves." ”

'I've scored more goals than them!! This shows that I am better than them!! ”

Balotelli yelled that he hadn't given up yet.

And Vardy and Dzeko immediately stopped: "Hey, Mario! Do you have the face to say that? ”

"That's, or we'll compare!!"

Anyway, Balotelli knew that he must not go to the reserves, otherwise...... How could the Polish model he had just hooked up with believe that he was Manchester City's main striker? The main striker of the reserve team?

Balotelli thought.

And Gao Bo's eyes lit up.

Truth be told, David Silva and Eriksen have David Silva and Eriksen in midfield, and Griezmann and Eden Hazard on either flank.

City are both creative and attacking in attack, with Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann able to attract most of the defence on either flank, while their breakthrough and attacking ability can also create plenty of chances to shoot in the box.

Therefore, the requirements for the forwards of the Gao Bo team are not high.

Seize the opportunity and shoot well!

He doesn't need the center to retreat, make the ball or something, in his tactical system, the center has two roles, when defending, he is responsible for forcing the opponent's central defender in the front court, and when he scores, he takes the ball in the penalty area and shoots!

Both of these tasks, whether it is Dzeko or Vardy, I believe they can be done well.

Balotelli is only sitting on the bench in Gao Bo's plan, and when the team can't open the situation, sending a nerve knife like Balotelli may have a miraculous effect.

However, it would not be a bad thing if Balotelli could be a little more aggressive in the face of competition. Balotelli's swear had apparently convinced him that Balotelli had been frightened by the prospect of going to the reserves, so some of the prodigals had turned back.

Gao Bo would never have imagined that if he hadn't been thinking about the Polish chick, Balotelli would be so anxious.

Gobo, who was kept in the dark, gave Balotelli a chance.

He announced that Vardy and Dzeko will start two of the team's five warm-up games before the start of the season, while Balotelli will only start one.

Although it may seem unfair to Balotelli, Gobo made it clear to him that it was punishment for Balotelli's actions just now, and that he only had one chance, and if he scored the last of the three centre-forwards, he would still have to go to the reserves.

Strikers who have scored more goals in five warm-up games will get a starting spot in the first round of the season!!

When Gobo announced the rule, there was an immediate spark of rivalry between Vardy and Dzeko.

In the eyes of the two, Balotelli, who has only one chance to play, is already out, and the starting position in the first leg of the league is the competition between the two of them.

The starter of the first leg of the league, if he performs well, it is very likely that he will directly sit in the position of the main striker!

So it was as if there was an electric current in the air between Vardy and Dzeko.

Gao Bo has three center forwards, and he doesn't mind that the competition between the centers is a little more fierce!