Guardiola refuses to bow to data theory, is Serky the new bastion of romance?

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Li Jingyi

In the Web 3.0 era, humans acquire information at an unprecedented speed and forget information at an unprecedented speed. Individual memories become less and less important, and everything decays quickly. This is reflected in football. In today's football, players are more like regular codes for performing tasks on the field. No one is perfect, but the room for players to make mistakes is shrinking. Versatility is the basic quality required by top players. Even someone as quick as Mbappe will be criticized verbally and writtenly for slacking on defense. For a team, the most important game is always the next one, and the most important championship is always the next one. The trophy is not an immortal monument, but a self-certifying standard for aspiring wealthy families. Regarding this phenomenon, coaches who are going through the transition between the old and the new era are also experiencing the pain of adaptation. The "Daily Mail" stated that Guardiola once lamented to his friends in private: Today's football is increasingly dependent on data, and those moments when players improvise and achieve classics are becoming increasingly rare.

Collective football has become the main label of the current era. Unique players seem to be becoming increasingly rare, and creativity is becoming scarcer. Instead, they are "model workers" who are good at running or powerful "engineers". Guardiola was unwilling to completely compromise with the times or practicality, so he spent 34 million pounds this summer to sign the 22-year-old French offensive kaleidoscope Cherky from Lyon. Shelki loves to move forward and is a wonderful person who can add to the beauty of football. However, with Blue Moon's true core Rodri suffering from repeated injuries, Shelki's arrival will not help Blue Moon relieve the defensive pressure. But Guardiola is still willing to accept Serki, who has the breakthrough ability of a modern winger and the nostalgic vision of a classic attacking midfielder. Shirki carries the mark of a bygone era. Many top clubs have closed their doors to similar players represented by him, but Guardiola appreciates his free-spirited and unfettered soul. And the imprint of the past is not a bad thing.

Due to injuries, Xerki has not been able to play a full game on behalf of Blue Moon. He is still gradually adapting to the "No. 1 League in the World". Before the 3-1 victory over Bournemouth, Guardiola had a headache. How to maintain the balance of the team if Shirkey and Foden were sent at the same time. Fortunately, everyone was happy with the final result. Shirki contributed 2 assists and Foden 1 assist. The frontcourt pair participated in all 3 goals and created 5 opportunities in total.

The utilitarian nature of football is reflected in the current situation. 1-0 is no longer the perfect score, but collective interests overwhelm everything and individual will is insignificant. Guardiola's feelings for his friends are also a long-term question that has troubled fans: today's games are increasingly dependent on data, and players increasingly lack room for improvisation. Shirki retired in the 71st minute, and the Al-Ittihad faithful stood up and applauded. Players represented by him were once an important reason for attracting fans to watch the game live. If Guardiola can rejuvenate, fully activate Shirki's potential, awaken people's pursuit and yearning for the gorgeous and romantic style of football, and prevent the extreme trend of numbers defining and shaping players, how can he not be considered a credit?