The most frustrating thing about Manchester City is not Kompany, but Aguero.
When Guardiola first took office at Manchester City the year before last, the outside world once believed that Aguero's position was not guaranteed and that it would be a matter of time before he left.
Guardiola doesn't like tall centers, but that doesn't mean he likes all short men. Even if Zhuo Yang's factor is put aside, Aguero has been a little lazy and doesn't like to defend on the front line in recent years, which is Guardiola's fault.
Intolerable.
So from the beginning, Guardiola has urged Manchester City to get Jesus. It seems that Aguero's prospect in Manchester City is the next Hart.
But more than a year later, Aguero not only did not leave, but he was not lazy anymore. Instead, he became more and more prosperous under Gua's pass-control, total-attack, and total-defense system.
Jesus does have better support capabilities and is quite efficient in returning to defense, but his attacking efficiency on the goal is not as good as Aguero's.
Sterling is indeed faster and the number one troublemaker, but his attack efficiency on the goal is not as efficient as Aguero's.
Sane is indeed very good at brushing the edge and cutting in, and his bottom-down skills are very good, but his attack efficiency on the goal is not as good as Aguero's.
Among the six members of Manchester City's Trident, in terms of overall offensive strength, Aguero is only inferior to Zhuo Yang. Once Zhuo Yang is targeted in a game, Aguero is another most trustworthy offensive point.
It’s not that Aguero was underestimated before, it’s precisely because Manchester City has many offensive masters and there are so many offensive combinations to choose from. It’s no longer the good old days when Aguero was an unstoppable forward arrow, good or bad.
It is impossible to suppress everyone, including Aguero, until they improve and work hard.
It is also a kind of situational involution. Of course, to beautify it, it is called healthy competition.
Aguero is depressed because he didn't play well in the last game.
In the make-up game against Tottenham, Manchester City had the advantage throughout the game, scoring 5 goals in 23 shots. Aguero shot 7 times alone, as many as the entire Tottenham team, ranking first in Manchester City, but only one goal
Didn't get in either.
What's even worse is that they also missed the penalty kick. This means that Manchester City won. If there is another draw, Aguero is not Sterling, and he cannot afford to lose this person.
In the previous game, Sterling missed an empty goal and left the player at his grandma's house. But in the last game, Aguero came on as a substitute and scored twice in just 15 minutes. This is called using practical actions to wash away the shame.
Just like Laporte put pressure on the entire defense, Sterling's courage and humiliation once again gave Aguero a sense of urgency.
To be honest, although Sterling has the joke of not scoring an empty goal, he has contributed the most brilliant performance of his career this season. He cannot compare with Zhuo Yang, but Aguero must maintain himself as the second person behind Zhuo Yang
''s figure.
Guardiola's Manchester City is the new Manchester City, and it is impossible for anyone to take advantage of the past achievements. Look at how many veterans were eliminated last summer. The 30-year-old Aguero neither wants to follow in the footsteps nor lose to the young people.
Manchester City is facing a big era, but they are determined to rejuvenate. Guardiola never shows mercy when he pulls the knife. Aguero heard that Kompany had the intention to leave because of Laporte, but Akun wanted to retire at Manchester City.
In the final analysis, it was Laporte who disturbed the heart of the Manchester City veteran.
Both players and coaches are essentially football people, and they are different from capitalists. Therefore, everyone still admires Laporte's "voluntary assistance" to Bilbao and Agenspor, his two old clubs.
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Letting Stones and Kompany sit on the bench and letting Laporte start, Guardiola has some appreciation for it.
Compared with Laporte, Leicester City's Mahrez looks like a scumbag.
Because Jesus and Sane fell one after another, Manchester City, which was facing a four-front battle, at the request of Guardiola, once again made a transfer offer for Mahrez to Leicester City in the winter window, and it was 60 million.
GBP.
Frankly speaking, this price is very real. If it goes through, it will immediately become the highest bidder in Manchester City's history.
But after Leicester City saw Manchester City's eagerness, they would obviously be sorry for the reputation of the 'Blue Fox' if they didn't take advantage of the situation, so they shouted out a selling price of 98 million pounds - maybe Leicester City themselves felt that 100 million pounds was too much.
Right, and they claim they won’t sell it even if it’s a penny less.
This is the third consecutive transfer window that Manchester City has sent a transfer request to Leicester City. No one can withstand such teasing. Mahrez was so teased that he almost went crazy thinking about coming to Manchester City.
This time, he took action and responded to Manchester City's affection by going on strike from training and matches.
But the deal ultimately failed to materialize, so Mahrez lost contact in a rage, refusing to show up or answer the club's calls.
Mahrez is very important to Leicester City. In the five days since contact was lost, the team lost 1:2 to Everton and drew 1:1 with Swansea. Head coach Puel was very helpless. He bluntly expressed his hope that Mahrez
Si Neng calmed down as soon as possible and quickly returned to the team.
Come back soon, I can't bear it alone...
But Mahrez was still missing.
The trouble has gone too far. Leicester City is not a good person. There are already rumors that the club will permanently ban Mahrez. He still has two and a half years of contract, and Leicester City wants to keep him for 30 months.
Rotten on the reserve bench.
At a critical moment, the European Players Union intervened. Chairman Mo Mo appointed famous Premier League players and former Players Union executive committee member Ferdinand and others as intermediaries to bring Leicester City and Mahrez together.
As a result, the Algerian winger, who had disappeared for a week, returned to Leicester City. It is not known exactly how he negotiated with the club, but he appeared in the squad for the game against Manchester City today.
Zhuoyang is very well-informed. He knows that Mahrez apologized to Leicester City Club and accepted the decision to fine him 200,000 pounds.
In fact, if Mahrez's "missing contact incident" was not directly related to Manchester City, it would be Zhuo Yang who would represent the players' union, not Ferdinand.
The play played by Mahrez was very unprofessional. Even if Leicester City has some unauthentic aspects, everyone can understand the training strike and being out of contact for a week is indeed excessive.
Without the players' union coming forward, Mahrez wouldn't know how to get down from this level.
If there is no support from the players' union, Leicester City would be really determined to ban him, which is justified. Mahrez is really helpless. Do you expect the Algerian Football Association to speak for you?
It stands to reason that Manchester City should think of Mahrez well, but no, because all clubs and managers are very averse to using strikes to threaten training and games, not to mention that you are missing. Today's players do not have a fuel-saving lamp, and they are most afraid of something bad.
example.
Mahrez's impulsiveness actually made Guardiola and the club's senior management wary. Manchester City has learned from Balotelli's mistakes.
This is like a woman who is in love with another woman. She threatens her current husband by dragging him to light the gas tank for you, and asks you if you will be moved or scared?
You can never have too many forward attackers, and Manchester City is already preparing to inspect Dybala and even Hazard for the summer.
Mahrez was on the bench today, and 22-year-old Mali forward Fuseni Diabate replaced him and Vardy in the starting lineup.
Chapter completed!