Chapter 163: The Definition of Success
Back 20 years ago, Bergkamp represented Ajax in the Eredivisie.
20 years have passed, and he has already seen all kinds of ups and downs, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the enjoyment of the cheers of the fans.
For Bergkamp, the number of times the fans cheered for him in his life was too many times to count, but he still enjoyed it.
It was the Arsenal fans who cheered for him, the Dutch fans who cheered for him, and now it's the Manchester City fans.
He enjoyed it.
Listening to the enthusiastic cheers in his ears, he felt that it was right to play one more season. Coming here is a new beginning, and maybe a good end?
Bergkamp shook his head with a wry smile, it was too early to think about it.
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Wan Sheng is also looking at Bergkamp and he is looking forward to Bergkamp's performance.
It's not that he expects Bergkamp to really play to his full strength, that's unrealistic, after all, Bergkamp is old, and it's hard for him to have the energy of a young player, and it's hard to have that kind of hard work anymore.
Wan Sheng can only hope that Bergkamp can bring a little change to Manchester City's frontline, and his experience is not comparable to the average person, and this is precisely what the team lacks the most.
What's more, there are too many young people in the team.
Maybe in the lower leagues, or in a Premier League powerhouse, it's nothing, tactics, fighting spirit, player ability, etc., can make up for the experience, but the team is already at the top of the Premier League and has to face the more competitive Champions League.
Compared with the real giant team, the team's tactics, fighting spirit, and player ability have no advantage, so being young has become a big problem.
Being young also means having less experience, and less experience is easy to make mistakes in the game, and even if the same tactics are played, whether you are experienced or not will directly affect the effect of play.
So Wansheng expects Bergkamp to bring something to the team.
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But even if Wansheng had expectations for Bergkamp, he didn't expect Bergkamp to play so well!
Bergkamp takes David Silva's place, but certainly not as energetically as David Silva. In terms of running range, confrontation, etc., he can no longer be compared with the youngsters, in addition, he has not been in the team for a long time, and the understanding and execution of tactics are certainly not as good as Manchester City's old players, but the crux of the problem is here, after Bergkamp came on, the threat brought by the team's front court has increased significantly.
Five minutes, just five minutes, City created five good chances in front of goal.
Two of these were Bergkamp's personal contributions. He fed a cannonball each to Darren Bent and partner Joey Button in front, and the other three good chances were also very related to Bergkamp, and it was his crucial pass that gave others a chance to go further.
For a while, the Chinese team was in danger in front of the goal!
"Darren Bent's shot! Deviated...... It's a pity ......"
"Ivan Crewe! Volley! β
"Whew...... There's still a chance! Bergkamp step forward! Didn't get it...... Barton! Barton! Shoot! The ball is in! The ball is in! The ball is in! β
βGooooalοΌ City's third goal, from Joey Barton! β
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Then the whole stadium began to cheer for the goal, and the commentator also praised Manchester City's performance during this period, but the focus of his words was still on Joey Barton, who scored the goal, and also felt that Manchester City's overall offensive performance was better during this time. The Chinese team's defense was very flustered for a while, which brought so many opportunities.
But Wan Sheng looked at Bergkamp.
From a coach's point of view, it is undoubtedly Bergkamp who has made a difference in the team's attacking front. Bergkamp didn't get the ball much and didn't really attract attention up front. But he was always in the right position and played a key passing role.
For example, on the other occasion, Morris stepped in and Bergkamp passed the ball over at the moment. It was Morris who had a chance to push forward to Ivan Crewe.
Why can't David Silva?
Wansheng knows some of the reasons.
The midfield position is not like a wing, it is more about coordination and movement, if you run out of space. Or find a good position, it's easy to find opportunities for the team, in comparison, individual skills, ability is not so important, in comparison, David Silva is younger, and the technique is also excellent, but he can't do the world's top stars, both skill and experience, many times he runs in key positions, and after receiving the pass, perhaps due to the limitations of the big picture, he can't make the most effective pass.
All in all, David Silva is still too immature.
Of course, he also has his strengths, namely physical and technical, and he also has some advantages in terms of confrontation, but at the moment, what he lacks the most is experience.
Wan Sheng walked up to Silva and reminded him, "David, look at Dennis, that will help you." β
David Silva nodded.
He is a very serious player, after coming to Manchester City, he also felt his rapid growth, now he has a main position in the front field, but not arrogant enough to be better than anyone else, Bergkamp can be used as a learning object for him, he knows very well that if you want to improve yourself, you need to not only do more training, but also absorb more experience.
Seeing David Silva's serious look, Wan Sheng also nodded with satisfaction.
He wants David Silva to grow as soon as possible so that he can be the backbone of the team's midfield, and he brought David Silva to Manchester City for that purpose.
At the same time, he also noticed Ozil next to him.
Mesut Ozil is a newcomer to the team and has a lot of potential, and it is difficult for him to represent City at the moment, but Wan Sheng can already see his rapid improvement.
But in reality, Ozil is different from David Silva, perhaps the players who have grown up in Germany have a certain set of mindsets, they are the best executors of tactics, but they are lacking in individual creativity, which can also be found in Ozil.
He's not as creative as David Silva, but he's not bad at all in terms of individual technical talent, and his future is not in Bergkamp, so Wan Sheng asked him to pay attention to Joey Barton's movement and style of play.
"You have to pay more attention to Joey!" Wan Sheng walked up to Ozil and told him, "Joey's technique is not that good, but his running is very good, and he is also very good at using his physical advantage to fight for opportunities. "That's the good thing about Joey Barton.
"But I'm sure you can be better, you're a little bit more talented, and I'm sure you're not going to be inferior to Joey in the future."
Ozil nodded vigorously.
Wansheng's words are not very encouraging, after all, the whole team knows that the core of the team is Morris, and the only one who can really be the main force in the front court is David Silva, and Joey Barton is still young and the old man of the team, but his main position is not stable.
But it is a great encouragement for Mesut Ozil, because Ozil is only a young player, and even he knows that it is difficult to play much time in the new season, after all, he has just become a professional player, and he still lacks too much experience, and it will take a long time to adapt to the team's tactics.
Ozil's heart was full of excitement.
He was transferred from Manchester City Club operation, Wan Sheng did not say anything to him personally, after coming to Manchester City, because there was no communication with the manager, he was also very worried, he didn't know what his position was in the team, this was the first time Wan Sheng said anything to him alone, after listening to these words, he knew that the coach had such high expectations for himself.
Joey Barton?
It was a good goal for him.
Ozil suddenly has a lot of expectations for the future, now his purpose is to occupy a position in the team, a position is good, even if it is a substitute, with the first step can have a second step, sooner or later he will become the absolute main force of the team.
It's like David Silva.
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While Wan Sheng encouraged the players, the game on the field continued.
After Bergkamp came on and Joey Barton scored in the sixth minute, City slowed down the pace of attack, after all, it is very physical and energetic to attack all the time.
Soon the clock was 70 minutes into the second half.
Although Manchester City is not too anxious to attack, but their rhythm is still not something that ordinary teams can adapt to, the kind of fast interspersed running, and the sudden acceleration of the offensive mode have made the Chinese team very uncomfortable.
In the 74th minute, full-back Lescott found an opportunity to help City score their fourth goal with a volley from in front of the box.
After the goal, Manchester City deliberately slowed down the tempo, and the Chinese team was able to catch their breath.
Perhaps the most helpless thing for them is not the score, to say how many goals they score, it's just that their defense is not good, but their pressure on offense is actually greater, for example, now Manchester City has slowed down the pace, and as a result, football is still under the control of Manchester City most of the time, and they go forward to scramble for little effect, even if they have the opportunity to get the ball, it is difficult to play too high.
It's a kind of desperate feeling.
They kind of understand why this Manchester City team won the league title last season with Chelsea and Manchester United, who really don't have a chance against this Manchester City side.
This is the best team in the world!
Many players remembered the evaluation of Sun Jihai by the domestic media last year, "mediocrity is also success", which means that Sun Jihai does not have to perform too well, and being able to become a qualified member of Manchester City is equivalent to success.
At the time, there were many people who were noncommittal about this analysis, but now they find that this assessment is really correct.
The Manchester City team on the other side is too strong, and being part of such a strong team is definitely a success. (To be continued.) )