Chapter 163 The Definition of Success
As early as two years ago, Borgkamp represented Ajax in the Eredivisie League.
Two years have passed, and he has seen all kinds of wind and rain, but the only thing that remains unchanged is the enjoyment of cheering fans.
For Borgkamp, fans cheered too many times in their lifetime, so many that they could not count them at all. Despite this, he still enjoyed this feeling.
Before, Arsenal fans cheered for him, Dutch fans cheered for him, but now they have become Manchester City fans.
He enjoyed this feeling very much.
Listening to the enthusiastic cheers in his ears, he felt that playing for one more season was right. Coming here was a new beginning, and perhaps a good ending as well?
Borgkamp shook his head with a wry smile. It was too early to think about this.
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Wan Sheng was also looking at Borgkamp, and he was looking forward to Borgkamp's performance.
It's not that he expects Borgkamp to be able to fully exert all his strength. It's unrealistic. After all, Borgkamp is old, so it's hard for him to have the energy of a young player, and it's hard for him to have that kind of fighting spirit.
Wan Sheng only hopes that Borgkamp can bring some changes to Manchester City's frontcourt. His experience is not comparable to ordinary people, and this is exactly what the team lacks the most.
More importantly, there are too many young people on the team.
Perhaps in the low-level league or a Premier League powerhouse, this is nothing. Tactics, fighting spirit, player ability, etc. can make up for the problem of experience, but the team is already at the top of the Premier League and has to face the more competitive Champions League.
Compared with real giant teams, the team's tactics, fighting spirit, and player abilities have no advantages, so young becomes a big problem.
Young means less experience, and less experience makes it easy to make mistakes in the game. Even if the same tactics are fought, the rich experience will directly affect the effect of performance.
So Wansheng is looking forward to Borgkamp bringing something to the team.
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But even if Wan Sheng had expectations for Borgkamp, he didn't expect Borgkamp to be so effective!
Borgkamp replaced David Silva's position, but he was definitely not as good as David Silva in terms of energy. He could no longer compare with young people in terms of running range, confrontation, etc. In addition, he has not been in the team for a long time, and his understanding and execution of tactics are definitely not as good as that of Manchester City's old players, but the key to the problem is here. After Borgkamp appeared, the threat brought by the team's front court increased significantly.
In just five minutes, Manchester City created five good opportunities in front of the goal.
The second time was Borgkamp's personal credit, he sent a shell to Darren Bent and his partner Joey Patton in front. The other three good opportunities were also very related to Borgkamp. It was his key pass that gave others a further opportunity.
For a time, the Chinese team was full of dangers!
"Darren Bent's shot! It's a pity..."
"Ivan Kru! Volley!"
"Huh...there's still a chance! Borgkamp stepped forward! I couldn't grab it... Patton! Patton! The ball made a shot! The ball made a shot! The ball made a shot!"
"gooooal! Manchester City's third goal comes from Joey Barton!"
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Next, the whole game started to cheer for the goal, and the commentator praised Manchester City's performance during this period, but the focus of his words was on Joey Patton who scored the goal. He also felt that Manchester City's overall offensive performance was better during this period. The Chinese team's defense was very panicked for a while, which brought so many opportunities.
But Wansheng looked at Borgkamp.
From the perspective of a coach, it is undoubtedly Borgkamp who brought changes to the team's frontcourt offense. Borgkamp didn't get many balls and was actually not attracting attention in the frontcourt, but he always stood in the right position and played a key pass role.
For example, when Morris inserted the ball just now, Borgkamp passed the ball, so Morris had the chance to push it to Ivan Krue.
Why can't David Silva do it?
Wansheng knows some reasons.
The midfield position is not like the wing, but more about cooperation and running. If you run out of time or find a good position, it is easy to find opportunities for the team. In comparison, personal skills and ability are not that important. In comparison, David Silva is younger and has excellent skills, but he is still unable to be like a world-leading star with both skills and experience. Many times he does not run at a critical position, and after receiving the pass, perhaps due to the limitations of the overall situation, he cannot make the most effective pass.
In any case, David Silva is still too immature.
Of course, he also has his own advantages, that is, physical fitness and technology, and has some advantages in confrontation, but at present, what he lacks the most is experience.
Wansheng walked to Silva and reminded him, "David, look at Dennis, that will be very helpful to you."
David Silva nodded.
He is a very serious player. After coming to Manchester City, he also felt his rapid growth. Now he has the main position in the frontcourt, but he is not so arrogant that he is better than anyone else. Borgkamp can be his learning object. He knows very well that if you want to improve yourself, you not only need to do more training, but also need to absorb more experience.
Seeing David Silva's serious look, Wan Sheng nodded with satisfaction.
He hopes that David Silva can grow up as soon as possible so that he can be the pillar of the team's frontcourt. He also has this purpose in bringing David Silva to Manchester City.
At the same time, he also noticed Ozil next to him.
Ozil is a newcomer to the team and has great potential. It is still difficult for him to represent Manchester City, but Wan Sheng can already see his rapid improvement.
But in fact, Ozil is different from David Silva. Perhaps the players who grew up in Germany have certain inherent thinking. They are the best executors of tactics, but they lack some personal creativity, which can also be found in Ozil.
He is not as creative as David Silva, but his personal technical talent is not bad at all. His future is not in Borgkamp, so Wansheng asked him to pay attention to Joey Patton's running and playing style.
"You should pay more attention to Joey!" Wan Sheng walked to Ozil and said to him, "Joey's skills are not that good, but his running is very good, and he is also good at using his physical advantages to fight for opportunities." This is the advantages of Joey Patton.
"But I believe you can be better and your talent is better. I believe your future performance will not be inferior to Joey."
Ozil nodded fiercely.
Wan Sheng said this without much encouragement. After all, the whole team knows that the core of the team is Morris. Only David Silva can be the main player in the frontcourt, and Joey Patton is still young and an old man in the team, but his main player position is not stable.
But it was a great encouragement compared to Ozil, because Ozil is just a young player, and he even knows that it is difficult to play for a lot of playing time in the new season. After all, he has just become a professional player and lacks too much experience. It takes a long time to adapt to the team's tactics.
Ozil was full of excitement.
He came from the Manchester City club's transfer, and Wan Sheng did not say anything to him in person. After coming to Manchester City, he was also very nervous because he had no communication with the head coach. He didn't know what he was in the team. This was the first time Wan Sheng said something to him alone. After hearing these words, he realized that the coach had such high expectations for him.
Joey Barton?
It's indeed a good goal for him.
Suddenly, Ozil had great expectations for the future. Now his purpose is to occupy one position in the team, just one position, even a substitute. Only with the first step can he have the second step. Sooner or later, he will become the absolute main force of the team.
Just like David Silva.
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While Wansheng encouraged the players, the game on the court continued.
After Borgkamp appeared, Joey Barton helped Manchester City score in the sixth minute, and then Manchester City slowed down the offensive rhythm. After all, it was very physical and energy to always make large-scale attacks.
It was soon 7 minutes in the second half.
Although Manchester City is not too anxious to attack, their pace is still not something that ordinary teams can adapt to. The rapid interspersed and sudden acceleration of offensive methods have made the Chinese team very uncomfortable. After so long the game, when Manchester City accelerated the attack, some players still couldn't keep up, which resulted in repeated loopholes in the Chinese team's backcourt defense.
In the 74th minute, the full-back Lescott, who was inserted in the back, found an opportunity and helped Manchester City score a fourth goal with a volley in front of the penalty area.
After scoring the goal, Manchester City deliberately slowed down the pace and the Chinese team could also take a breath.
Perhaps what makes them most helpless is not the score. To put it bluntly, their defense is just that they are not good at defending, but their pressure on offense is actually greater. For example, Manchester City has slowed down the pace now, and the result is that most of the time the football is still under Manchester City's control. They go up and fight to fight without much effect. Even if they have the chance to get the ball, it is difficult to play too far.
That feeling was a bit desperate.
They kind of understand why this team of Manchester City, which is powerfully capable, Chelsea and Manchester United won the league championship last season. In front of this team of Manchester City, they really have no chance at all.
This is the world's top team!
Many players remembered the domestic media's evaluation of Sun Jihai last year, "Mediocrity is also success", which means that Sun Jihai doesn't have to perform too well, and being able to become a qualified member at Manchester City is equivalent to success.
At that time, many people didn't comment on such an analysis, but now they find that this evaluation is really very correct.
The Manchester City on the other side is too powerful. Being a member of such a powerful team is definitely a success. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!