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Manchester City official arrival If Guardiol. One question is whether the centre-back fits his style of play Pep Guardiola?
Manchester City bought Josko Gvardiol from the Bundesliga club, RB Leipzig. City bought it for 77 million Pounds or the equivalent of Rp. 1.4 trillion.
Gvardiol is a player who plays as a center back. He is still young, 21 years old.
Gvardiol started his career at Dinamo Zagreb. Then, the player from Croatia continued to RB Leipzig in the summer of 2021.
If Guardiol has packed 59 appearances in the Bundesliga. Gvardiol has also defended the Croatian national team with 21 caps.
Gvardiol will certainly add strength to the back line Manchester City. The 1.8-meter-tall defender has also played as a left wing-back, because his main strength is on his left foot.
Does Josko Gvardiol suit Pep Guardiola’s playing style?
ESPN try to look at this. One thing’s for sure, Pep Guardiola demanding that the defenders be able to flow the ball well, aka starting the game from the back well.
Josko Gvardiol finished fifth in the Bundesliga last season in terms of assists per game, a total of 71 times. His percentage of successful passes is 89.3 percent, in ninth place.
Bait distance is also quite okay. Gvardiol recorded gastric bait to the front line at a success rate of 59.7 percent from 100 attempts.
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Josko Gvardiol might become Manchester City’s new weapon, to supply gastric baits to Erling Haaland. Or it could be, Gvardiol was plotted as The Citizens’ new left-back because Pep Guardiola famous for tinkering with the positions of his players.
To be sure, Gvardiol adds stock ‘wall’ Manchester City. Previously there were Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Aymeric Laporte.
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2023-08-05 14:30:00
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