Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 378 Shan Yongzhuo and Guardiola
The Community Shield match was full of twists and turns, but in the end, Manchester City emerged victorious thanks to Shan Yongzhuo's four goals.

In a post-match interview, Ferguson expressed his frustration: "I have nothing to say about the game."

“My players performed very well, but unfortunately, everything changed after Shan Yongzhuo came on.”

"He is an utterly unreasonable player. He seems to have been born to score goals, and nothing can stop him from scoring."

"Now I even feel it's unfair. Yes, it's unfair to other teams that have Shan Yongzhuo!"

"Of course, I don't know why Shan Yongzhuo came on as a substitute. If he had started, I don't know how many points we would have lost."

"If it were me, I would never let a player like that come on as a substitute."

"..."

Ferguson spoke eloquently, and of course, at the end, he skillfully stirred up trouble within Manchester City.

If it were Mancini, Ferguson wouldn't have said that, but Guardiola is a new coach, and he came with the title of a championship coach.

The fact that Shan Yongzhuo came on as a substitute in this match naturally caught the attention of the cunning Ferguson. So, regardless of whether it was effective or not, he was happy to stir up some internal conflict within Manchester City.

Guardiola's response was quite gentlemanly: "The team performed very well, especially Dan; his performance was astonishing."

"But this match also exposed many of our problems."

"..."

Guardiola spoke eloquently, but didn't offer any explanation for why he placed Shan Yongzhuo on the bench.

However, the ever-curious English media have already sensed something amiss.

then……

With the manager and players at odds, where will Manchester City go in the new season?

Manchester Crisis

The conflict between Guardiola and Shan Yongzhuo deepens.

"..."

One report after another was published, presented in a detailed and convincing manner, as if it were the truth.

However, Manchester City's training is proceeding in an orderly manner. The Premier League opener is in three days, and Manchester City will host Southampton at home.

At this time, such news breaking is not a good thing.

In fact, Shan Yongzhuo was also a bit troubled. He could understand Guardiola's idea of ​​reforming him.

Guardiola's idea of ​​improving the team as a whole by transforming Shan Yongzhuo, making the team a stable and strong team, is actually correct.

After all, no one can guarantee that Shan Yongzhuo will always maintain his unparalleled goal-scoring form.

However, while he understands, Shan Yongzhuo cannot agree with it.

Since his debut in Kafmburg, Shan Yongzhuo has basically always played the role of a free-roaming forward, able to play according to his own ideas and do whatever he wants.

When he was at Kaffinburg, he was naturally the team's ace. At that time, the team was facing pressure such as relegation, and head coach Pflug did not want to change him.

When he arrived in Rome, the team was facing difficulties both internally and externally. The team lacked a true striker and was under immense pressure to achieve results.

For the sake of results, Spalletti allowed Shan Yongzhuo to perform at his own pace, and team leaders such as Totti and De Rossi also fully supported Shan Yongzhuo, so naturally there were no problems.

After arriving at Manchester City, Mancini himself did not have a complete and mature tactical system like Guardiola. In addition, Mancini's personality traits gave Shan Yongzhuo absolute autonomy.

But now, Guardiola can't do that anymore.

In fact, Guardiola is also very troubled.

He wants to transform Manchester City according to his tactical philosophy, and the core of that is needing a player like Messi. Players like Xavi and Iniesta can actually be replaced. They might not be able to achieve the same results as Xavi and Iniesta, but players with similar styles and characteristics are not hard to find.

But it's hard to find a player like Messi.

Guardiola immediately thought of Shan Yongzhuo.

In Guardiola's view, Shan Yongzhuo is actually a very selfish player, and everything he does on the field is for his own goal.

He never participates in defense, nor does he actively seek cooperation with his teammates; he only wants to score goals on his own.

Guardiola used to dislike players like this, but the problem was that Shan Yongzhuo was just too good at scoring goals; he could decide the outcome of a match with his goals.

Such a player cannot be described as selfish.

"what can we do about it?"

Guardiola decided to talk to Shan Yongzhuo.

After training that day, the two went to the office, but the atmosphere became quite awkward.

"One." Finally, Guardiola spoke first: "I know you may find it difficult to adapt, but I hope you can do it. The team needs you to move to the attacking midfield position."

Guardiola flashed his signature smile, and seeing that Shan Yongzhuo remained silent, he further persuaded him: "You possess almost all the qualities that a top professional player should have."

"Impressive physical strength, powerful speed, superb ball control and perfect shooting technique."

"I believe that if you were to organize the offense, you would definitely be able to do it, and that would allow the team to have a more consistent performance."

Guardiola spoke eloquently, which annoyed Shan Yongzhuo, but he didn't interrupt him and continued to listen.

"Last season, the team ranked 15th in the Premier League in terms of goals conceded, averaging 2.5 goals conceded per game, which is unacceptable for a strong team."

"Therefore, I hope you can make sacrifices for the team and move back to take on the role of the team's playmaker."

Guardiola continued to persuade him, believing that Shan Yongzhuo seemed to be making a decision, and that the decision leaned towards accepting a change of position.

But in the end, he was still disappointed.

Shan Yongzhuo certainly couldn't accept moving back to a lower position, but becoming the team's playmaker?
Putting aside whether I'm capable of doing it, even if I were, I still can't accept it!
Taking on the role of organizer means that you will definitely score fewer goals and you can no longer play as freely as before.

This is absolutely not okay.

"Sir." Shan Yongzhuo finally decided to lay his cards on the table. Even if his relationship with Guardiola soured, he could not compromise on matters of principle.

"I want you to know that one of the conditions I came to Manchester City was to be able to play as a free-roaming forward and to play the game as I see fit."

"I can guarantee that my goal will bring victory to the team."

"But this is on the condition that you don't interfere with my playing style!"

Guardiola's expression turned grim upon hearing Shan Yongzhuo's words.

Although his coaching career was short, as a head coach, Guardiola never allowed anyone to challenge his authority.

Yaya Toure did that while he was at Barcelona, ​​so he left.

Now, Shan Yongzhuo has done the same.

Dan Yongzhuo didn't give Guardiola any face and walked straight out of the office.

In Shan Yongzhuo's view, it doesn't matter what Guardiola thinks.

At worst...

If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. If no place wants me, I'll go to Granada!

(End of this chapter)