Chapter 479: Contradiction?
The return of Gabriel Jesus has given Pep Guardiola a big sigh of relief, and the wings can finally make a big fuss, at least the team will not play as painfully as before.
D. Silva and David Silva are, after all, technical players, but they don't have the pace. Gabriel Jesus has both speed and skill, making it easier for such a player to make his team fly.
When Seuss returned to the starting line-up, he was like a tiger that had been in a cage for a long time, and he was clearly more excited than the rest of the team when he stood on the court.
Middlesbrough simply had no power to parry, and under the onslaught of Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero, Middlesbrough quickly collapsed.
In the 19th minute of the first half, he used his speed advantage on the left to break through the Middlesbrough defence and provide Aguero with a nanny-style assist, allowing Aguero to score easily.
Five minutes later, he received a direct plug from Wang Dalong in the middle, went to the meeting alone, and scored the second goal for Manchester City himself.
City took a two-goal lead and then the score lasted until half-time.
Then Wang Dalong went down.
When he finished the game, Wang Dalong was a little sullen. It can be seen that Wang Dalong hopes to have more time on the court instead of returning to the bench.
Wang looked a little unhappy, it looked like he didn't know he was going to be replaced early in the game, and he had an embarrassing word written on his forehead. Maybe it would be best to let him play for another half an hour, but now Manchester City obviously don't need him to work the field, and Guardiola is in a position to protect him, and it is understandable to replace him, but it is estimated that he has not been consulted with Wang. ”
Lineker is very good at reading the expressions on the faces of the players, and when he explains, he seems to be on the point.
"Look, he didn't shake hands with Pep Guardiola."
Wang Dalong's face was indeed a little ugly when he came off the field, but he still hugged D. Silva, and then walked to the bench with his head down, after all, no one wants to get off the field so quickly, but it is not as exaggerated as Lineker said.
It's just that the broadcast camera gave Wang Dalong a big close-up, which seems to confirm what Lineker said.
Wang Dalong did not shake hands with Guardiola, but the distance between the two was a little far, and Guardiola was on the right hand side of the command area, nearly 20 meters away from Wang Dalong. Not shaking hands seems normal, but it doesn't seem the same to TV viewers.
In the end, Manchester City won 2-0 away from home, but the media didn't seem to care about the scoreline, focusing instead on Pep Guardiola and Wang Dalong.
At the press conference that followed, the reporter asked Guardiola bluntly.
"Why did you replace Wang Dalong so quickly in the game?"
Pep Guardiola said bluntly: "In order to protect Wang Dalong, when the game is two goals ahead, there is no need to let Wang continue to take risks in the game." The king can understand that. ”
"But it seems that Wang was not happy at all when he left the game? He seems to have a big opinion about your substitution? ”
'It's the manager's right to make substitutions and I don't think there's any fuss. If a manager has to explain a lot of changes, what can a manager do? Actually, you don't have to deliberately create a conflict between me and the king, the king and I both know what everyone's goal is. I just don't want to be in the events that appear in the Champions League, he's totally understandable. ”
Pep Guardiola even smiled.
However, this is contrary to the agreement he reached with Wang Dalong. Wang Dalong had been asking for more than 70 minutes of playing time before, and Guardiola changed his mind without permission.
Wang Dalong was not angry, but Guardiola broke the agreement between the two of them, which made Wang Dalong a little unhappy. If he had to, he thought Guardiola could have communicated with him before the game, but Guardiola didn't.
Although substitutions are a manager's own right, Guardiola has not respected Wang Dalong.
Needless to say, Wang Dalong must be a little sullen.
After that, all kinds of media reports seemed to revolve around the two men, and the Manchester Evening News wrote an article; "There was a rift between Pep Guardiola and Wang, and it was a very unusual move to replace Wang at half-time."
"Pep Guardiola is telling the king that he is the boss of the dressing room." "The Times" also analyzed, "Obviously, this substitution is very unusual, just look at the expression of the king when he left the game, and the distance between the two people was twenty meters away at the time, I can't imagine it." ”
Grass!
Wang Dalong read the newspaper and felt that the newspaper had exaggerated the facts.
It's unpleasant, but it's not as described by the media.
As for Guardiola, he actually has an idea in his heart.
Guardiola is a bit sullen, and likes to talk to the players after doing a lot of things, but such results often cause misunderstandings and unnecessary trouble.
Pep Guardiola is very self-contained and the way he communicates is a bit incomprehensible. For example, until now, Wang Dalong has not received an explanation from Guardiola.
Perhaps, in Guardiola's view, such a thing does not need to be explained at all?
Wang Dalong compared him with Crespo, and found that Crespo made him feel comfortable, and even Leonardo, who was in China at the beginning, was much more comfortable than him.
At the beginning, Leonardo and Crespo respected the opinions of the players and communicated with the players a lot. Especially Crespo, Wang Dalong always feels that Crespo is like a friend, always by his side.
But here at Pep Guardiola, he doesn't feel that way. He and Pep Guardiola always have a short distance, to say that the distance with him is closer? That's impossible, maybe that's the distance between the coach and the players.
Maybe it's a career!
Although there is no pressure to lose here, I also got the most money in the world.
But
Not happy?
When he realized this, he felt really unhappy.
He had to revisit what he came here for, which was to conquer the Premier League, to win the league title, to conquer the Champions League, to win the Champions League.
However, if you are not happy to play football, the meaning of doing so is greatly reduced.
He has been to Manchester City for so long, and he hasn't made friends to talk to, and his teammates at the club seem to be strangers, even if they are getting more and more tacit on the field, but off the field?
Perhaps only one veteran, Yaya Toure, has a good relationship with him.
In short, at Manchester City, there is really a lot less human touch.
This inevitably made him especially remember his brother in Parma.
Soon, of course, they will be able to meet in the Champions League, although he will not be able to play......