Live on May 21 ST, Manchester City won the Premier League three times in a row, and won the league five times in the last six seasons. Danny Murphy, a former England international and a famous Liverpool player, talked about Manchester City coach Guardiola in the latest personal column of the Daily Mail. The article is as follows:
Guardiola is not only a talented coach, but also the best coach I have ever seen in "upward management". "Upward management" is a very important part in modern football.
He has an amazing budget and amazing players, but he didn’t get everything he wanted by clicking the golden finger. Two years ago, he wanted to bring in a top center, but Manchester City failed in the deal to bring in Kane or Cristiano Ronaldo. Some coaches will complain about this for weeks, but Guardiola has not made such a gesture. He just kept working hard and found a way to win the league title without a recognized center!
Nowadays, what a football coach needs is a set of more complicated skills than ever before: they are part of a "large company" and keep in touch with Sports director, the CEO, the chairman and the boss, as well as the huge referral department and the medical department, all of whom will give their opinions. Guardiola has always publicly supported his boss, even during the investigation of Manchester City for alleged violations of the Fiscal Fairness Act (FFP). Manchester City’s success on the pitch reflects their harmony outside the pitch. Even if there are differences in the club, we outsiders don’t know. Thanks to Guardiola, the whole world has seen their "united front".
Their football director, Begiristan, can continue to do his job quietly and effectively, just as we did when we won the trophy for Liverpool under Gerard Houllier. The players work with peace of mind in an environment without a culture of accusations or excuses.
Guardiola is passionate about winning, but he will still allow players to leave if they want to.
It was a bold decision to let Cancelo and Zincenko leave this season, but Guardiola transformed Ake, who was originally a central defender, into an excellent left-back, as did Akanji. He hoped that Gundogan could reach a new contract extension with the club and stay, but he didn’t put any pressure on either side.
As his Manchester City is getting closer and closer to becoming the historic "Triple Crown", not to mention the work he has done on the pitch. He put forward the idea that "full-backs enter the midfield to control the ball", and now every team is learning from them. In the Champions League against Real Madrid, when he was worried about vinicius’s speed, the countermeasure was to let stones enter the midfield from the back line and add an extra defensive midfielder.
The best managers can manage upwards. In this respect, klopp is also very good at it. If Liverpool failed to sign Bellingham, you wouldn’t hear him furious with the boss.
There is a reason why many players in Guardiola have recovered better after the World Cup offseason. Stones looked exhausted at Manchester City before, but he has done well this season. Grali also looks like a completely different player, so people won’t be surprised to see Foton excluded from the starting line-up. The B-seat was the center of midfield last year. Now, he has replaced the top scorer Mahrez on the right.
All this depends on Guardiola’s communication and work on the training ground-he is not addicted to the psychological game of fighting with his boss.
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