How much of an impact does De Bruyne's injury have on Manchester City?

The Guardian believes it will have a big impact: "In Pep Guardiola's squad, Lee may have someone to replace, but De Bruyne has no one to replace.

Kevin De Bruyne is the engine of Manchester City's midfield, the team's and Premier League's assist leader, and is the top midfielder in world football today.

His absence will certainly have a big impact on Manchester City, whose attack lacks his organisation and tandem and will greatly reduce the success rate in terms of attacking efficiency.

Lee is the best striker in world football today, there is no doubt about that, but how can he threaten the opposition defence and score if no one puts the ball at his feet?

In a way, Lee can seamlessly connect with the Premier League, and most of the credit goes to De Bruyne!

Manchester City is like a precision instrument, and De Bruyne is in the most critical position of this precision instrument, without him, this precision instrument will not work!"

Manchester City Weekly refuted the Guardian's view: "Kevin De Bruyne is indeed City's most important player, no one can deny that.

But to say that without him, Manchester City would have problems, and this newspaper disagrees.

Without the Belgian, Manchester City also have Bench B, Riyad Mahrez, David Silva...... They can take on the role of the team's playmaker!

Pep Guardiola's passing tactics have never lacked players who can pass the ball, what is lacking is players who can make the final decision.

Lee's arrival has solved Guardiola's "heartache", and in the first five Premier League games, Lee has already shown us that he is the "final word" in Guardiola's tactical system!

De Bruyne's absence will certainly have an impact on Manchester City, but not as much as some media have said!"

More media have adopted a wait-and-see attitude, mainly because Li Chuanqi's form in the first five rounds of the Premier League is too good, so good...... It gives the feeling that as long as he is on the pitch, Manchester City can win completely.

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At the end of an hour and a half of training at Manchester City's training base, the players walked towards the dressing room while chatting.

"Lee, come on!"

Li Chuanqi was communicating in Sterling when he heard a shout.

"Go ahead, the coach is calling you."

Sterling patted Li Chuanqi on the back.

"Bernardo, come too!"

Seat B turned his head to look at Pep Guardiola and pointed to his chest.

After receiving an affirmative answer, seat B walked towards the coaching staff with Li Chuanqi.

Pep Guardiola got straight to the point: "Kevin is out, we lack a player to organise the attack."

Li Chuanqi and Seat B nodded, but Li Chuanqi felt strange, he was a striker, and there was a lack of people in the midfield, what did it have to do with him?

Did the coach want me to play in midfield?!

As soon as this thought popped up, Li Chuanqi startled himself, and hurriedly shook his head in his heart, thinking that it was impossible.

Who wants to pull a top striker back to play in midfield?

And seat B is also here, and it must be for the Portuguese to organize the attack.

"The initial plan is for Bernardo to take on this role."

Pep Guardiola looked at Li Chuanqi and said, "I have another option, which is ......."

Li Chuanqi pointed at himself, and Guardiola nodded.

Xi B looked at Guardiola in surprise, and then looked at Li Chuanqi.

The Portuguese knew he should take his chances and said to Pep Guardiola: "Coach, if I let Lee come back in midfield, I think it's a big waste, he should charge up front and score.

I feel like I'm capable of organising the team's offense!"

Kevin De Bruyne is the heart and absolute workhorse of Manchester City's midfield, and Bench B knows that if he can't take advantage of this opportunity to prove himself, it will be more and more difficult and even marginalized in the future.

Guardiola nodded at the Portuguese in satisfaction.

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He looked at Li Chuanqi again and asked, "What do you think?"

Li Chuanqi looked at seat B and found that his eyes were full of longing, and he seemed to say again, let it be to me!

Li Chuanqi smiled at Pep Guardiola and said: "To be honest, I haven't played in midfield for so many years, and I want to try it."

Xi B's heart tightened, wouldn't it......

The Portuguese laughed and said, "Lee, I remember yesterday you said you wanted to try your hand at goalkeeper."

Li Chuanqi knew that seat B was in a hurry, thinking that he was going to compete with him for a position.

The competition in the professional teams is quite fierce, and there are many people competing for every position.

If he agrees to Guardiola to go back to play in midfield, it will undoubtedly be a place with the midfielder.

It's fine if he's a midfielder, but he's a striker to grab a midfield position...... This is bound to cause displeasure among the midfielders.

"But I think Bernardo is a better fit than me!"

Li Chuanqi looked at Pep Guardiola and said: "He is a midfielder himself, and he is capable enough to take on this heavy responsibility!"

Xi B's expression was sent, and he let out a long breath in his heart, and nodded towards Li Chuanqi.

Pep Guardiola looked at Li Chuanqi and then at seat B, and then said: "That's it, Bernardo is the first choice, and Lee is the second choice."

The two nodded, chatted with the coaching staff for a few words, and left.

Seat B patted Li Chuanqi on the shoulder and said, "I really want to play in the midfield?"

Li Chuanqi shook his head and said, "My striker is playing well, why do I want to compete for a position with you?"

The Portuguese said, "In any case, I should thank you for speaking for me!"

Is this to bring the two closer?

Li Chuanqi shook his head and said, "That is a fact in itself, you are already capable of taking on the role of the core of the midfield. Of all of us, you're the best fit except for Kevin.

If you're in another team, you've probably been at the heart of the midfield!"

The Portuguese feel that Li Chuanqi is the one who knows him best.

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After Li Chuanqi and Bench B left, the tactical coach asked Pep Guardiola strangely: "Actually, we don't need to talk to them about this."

In the eyes of the tactical coach, Pep Guardiola's position in the dressing room is unassailable.

In contrast to the chaos in the Manchester United dressing room next door, the Manchester City dressing room is full of vibrancy and energy.

Pep Guardiola said: "If, I say, if I let Lee go back to play in midfield, if I don't communicate with him in advance, do you think there will be problems?"

Yes!

Do you really want Lee to play in midfield?!

The teaching assistants looked surprised.

The tactical coach said: "We don't really need to let Lee pull back to play in midfield, we have a lot of midfielders and it's a waste of talent."

Let a top striker play in midfield?

Gua Shuai, you really dare to think!

"What a waste!"

Pep Guardiola said: "Actually, where I want Lee to go back to playing in midfield, it's just to motivate Bernardo and put a little more pressure on Bernardo!"

Dared?!

The assistant coaches thought about it for a moment and gave Guardiola a thumbs up.