Donnarumma and Haaland become teammates. Can Manchester City coach Guardiola s obsession change? 丨Reporter s observation

The transaction of legendary goalkeeper Donnarumma joining Manchester City by Paris Saint-Germain has been completed, with a transfer fee of 30 million euros and a contract signed for 5 years. In the World Cup qualifiers on June 7, Norway defeated Italy 3-0 at home. Haaland easily passed Italian captain Donnarumma in the 42nd minute and scored into the empty goal, which made "Qian Duoduo" very embarrassed. Now they have become teammates at Manchester City.

Many people don't understand that the reason why Paris Saint-Germa coach Enrique gave up Donnarumma is because his skills are relatively rough. Manchester City coach Guardiola and "senior brother" Enrique are similar in passing football. Will Donnarumma, who is not very capable of using his feet to play balls, will there be a bright future in Manchester City?

Coincidentally, Donnarumma received the No. 25 jersey at Manchester City, which is not only the number left by Swiss defender Akanji's transfer and leaving the team, but also the number passed by Manchester City's former goalkeeper Joe Hart. Former goalkeeper Joe Hart of England has performed well during his time at Manchester City and has won the Premier League Golden Gloves Award (Best Goalkeeper). Guardiola became Manchester City's new coach in the summer of 2016 and resolutely drove Joe Hart away because he was not capable of using his feet to shoot the ball. Manchester City has now introduced Donnarumma and gave him No. 25, which is equivalent to the upgraded version of Joe Hart in the goal line technology. Their skills under their feet may be similar.

Manchester City started the Premier League this season with a great start, winning 4-0 away games, currently losing three consecutive games at the bottom of the standings, but unfortunately they lost to Tottenham and Brighton respectively. After a series of operations in the transfer market, Manchester City has not achieved much results, and its points are still 1 point lower than Manchester United, who is also in poor condition. After nearly two weeks of national team match day, in the fourth round of the Premier League on September 14, there happened to be Manchester City's home derby against Manchester United. Whether Donnarumma can start for Manchester City is worth paying attention.

Guardiola's pass-and-control football tactical system requires top-level players and it will take a long time to run-in period. Manchester City does not seem to have both of these points now. Unfortunately, Guardiola has a very obsession with passing and controlling football, which caused Manchester City to suffer two consecutive losses in the Premier League.

In fact, Manchester City can play more conservatively or even more "wretched". It's not that Guardiola doesn't know how to play, but that he doesn't want to. Legendary goalkeeper Ederson created a glorious era for Manchester City. This Brazilian goalkeeper is one of the representatives of goalkeepers with good shooting skills under his feet. After Guardiola drove away Joe Hart that year, after a brief transition from former Barcelona goalkeeper Bravo, Manchester City spent 40 million euros to introduce Ederson in 2017. His transfer fee for joining Manchester City was higher than Donnarumma.

In order to give Donnarumten a place, Ederson just transferred to the Turkish Super League giant Fenerbahce who fired the famous coach Mourinho not long ago. Ederson's departure from Manchester City seems to mean the end of an era in Manchester City. "Upgraded version of Joe Hart" Donnarumma joins Manchester City. I wonder if it can change Guardiola's obsession with passing and controlling football?

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi