Do Man City actually need Josko Gvardiol?
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Josko Gvardiol is among the highest-rated young centre-backs in world football, so treble-winning Manchester City would be interested in signing him. But he plays in the same position as Nathan Ake.
JJ Bull explains just how good Gvardiol is, and how Pep Guardiola will likely use the young Croatian international.
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Guardiola will play Ake as a 9, while Haaland will be a false goalkeeper in a newly positional 1-1-6-2 that uses the Heisenberg principle to be simultaneously in and out of possession in the Schrodinger's victory.
Seems reasonable
He might be the goat
Now that's overthinking
@@theportugueselegend Nah, it’s just the right amount
Finally. Tactics Jack Grealish can understand.
Guardiola in 2010 : get me 11 midfielders in every role and I will win champo
Guardiola in 2023 : Sod that, I want 4 cbs, 6 midfielders and a giant Norwegian.
Lol didn't know we in 2023 play with 12 players? How can he have 6 mid 4 CB and a giant Norwegian when he needs to field a GK too.
@@pratikroy227 he still wants his goalkeeper to be a mid ... Just like in 2010.
People don't realize that Guardiola has become really defensive coach ever since he came to the premier league. One of the best defensive performance of man city this season was against bayern in the 1st leg. They literally shut down bayern's forward.
@@pratikroy227 sad you missed the joke - ederson is basically a midfielder.
Grealish is not a midfielder😭
Scoring goals has never been a problem for Man City.... Defense wins you titles. Pep is too smart to not know that
Let's not forget this is from the guys who suggested Haaland made them worse. They're not to be taken seriously. Tabloid journalists with a tactics board are still tabloid journalists.
@@clivet3252 If you actually watched the matches, you would know that Haaland being a pure striker did make them worse for some time before the changes in formation and tactics
@@MannanGoel well Pep must watch this channel then and was influenced by these geniuses.
@@clivet3252 well it would always have been a gradual change. And that happened.
Defense was fine anyway only 33 goals scored against them in PL last season
This signing feels like a whole other level of unfair for how good their squad already is. They have the best 9 in the world, the best young defender in the world, the best midfielder in the world and the best manager in the world. It never ends.
And they have the best current Cb in Ruben Dias
How about 3-peat real Madrid? Lol
@@ShatteredPlainsTransverser4-0
Saliba's better pal
@@Gooner184no he isn’t lol
Laporte is 29 and Ake is 28, so Man City need a young left-footed CB to succeed them
and don't forger Laporte ,Ake and Stones is Injury prone.. pep make good choice to buy 1 good defender to cover when one of these defender got injury. Defender injury cost title Lost !! Defender Must be fit .. Ruben Dias is most important Man city defender. He make so many good Block last season !! good in read game !!
@@mrskyz8976 I agree. Defense is crucial in EPL title race
28 and 29 is prime age for a defender. At least another 5 years in them. But I suppose with all that blood money they may as well get an overpriced back up for 80+ mil.
@@lotuseater7247 Excellent young left-footed CB with twenty international caps and great ball-playing ability is rare
@@containedhurricane Exactly, left footed CBs are rare and even more rare is the potential Gvardiol has. If they didnt go for him they risk their rivals signing him(especially liverpool since vvd is on a downhill spiral based on last year)
Who would have thought a team would be playing with 4 centre backs and win the treble. Pep continues to revolutionise football.
One could even argue it's five considering Rodri plays CB in the Spain national team.
@@ascostinaratsire3567 Six if you count Ederson :D
Germany won the world cup 2014 with 4 CBs at the back.
Lahm wasn't a cb
@@mohammedabshir1 lahm was playing in the midfield until the later stages
If you let JJ do more of these videos, he‘s going to spin out of the known universe at light’s speed.
What does this mean lol
MIssed one thing. Stones can go into the RCB/RB role and Gvardiol can play the current stones role from left side of the pitch.
Or he can rest Stones and use Walker in the RCB if they are up against a particularly strong LW e.g Vinicius
@@CaelanDafyddWalker is going to Bayern
@@orca_ball Pep seems very keen to keep him
that was literally touched on in the video... 5:25
Exactly
JJ knew exactly what he was doing there with this comment section trigger at the end of the video.
🤣🤣🤣
Lmaoo cause its too easy, ppl are so reactionary
@@tobiadebiyi7490but he's lying. How is that being "reactionary"?
Maguire has cost man U oh so much... on the other hand he's been the gift thah keeps on giving for the rest of us :)
Maguire is still the most expensive, isn't he ??
Yes he covered it in the end of the video
you love to see it
That fact never stops to both make me smile and feel uneasy.
Simple answer is no because you can’t pick and choose which exchange rate you would have otherwise you’d look at inflation and say rio Ferdinand is. Gvardiol is the most expensive now
Nope, in Europe, Gvardiol is the most expensive defender.
Fun Fact
When Kovacic transfer to City was in talks,Gvardiol posten famous Croatian(in Croatia) song "Sve bi seke ljubile mornare" witch basicly translates to "All the sisters whuld like to kiss a sailor". He acctualy posted a video of him singing the part where the song goes as its name.
Back then it was all clear.
With little search online if you are not a football fan, or a city fan it will be all clear.
Imagine a player like Salah or Vini playing against city and dribbling past the players like Rodri, Stones, Dias, Walker and then see one more player in form of Gvardiol. Guardiola is literally building a wall, it'll be interesting to watch how many goals they concede which i think will be mostly from the set-pieces or on the counter may be otherwise i don't see many teams scoring from open play.
Chelsea defensive record might be next on Pep’s radar!
Not from set pieces bro. Man city with Gvardiol are one of the tallest teams now in the prem. Rodri, Stones, Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol, Laporte and Haaland, that's an average height of 6'2/6'3 (187-190)That team is becoming tall asf and i won't be surprised if they score a lot from set pieces instead.
Pep walldiola
Og course teams will score on us. But we have made it damn hard for them to do so, as Gvardiol really covers everything we needed in defence. If City can make 1-2 quality signing. Maybe two wingers or a 10 and a winger, then the team might become even better than it was last season. Wich is hard to imagine by now.
Guardiola building a bus
Love watching these videos, especially because they're very digestible (and 4K). Keep em coming !
"look at van Dijk, probably the best defender in the world" gonna stop you right there 😂
Pickford finished him 😂
He must be Heineken 😂
Always hitting the nail on the head with your analysis honestly would be great to see you guys in a tv role
Pep will make Joško Guardiola an even better player, and he is only 21 years old.
Joško 💣👊🏻💯
Yes they need him. Cancelo and Laporte will leave most likely and he will come in to play LCB or LB when needed. His also only 21 years old.
But Gvardiol is a longtime Madrid fan, who apparently talks to Modric a lot about life in Spain. So I see him staying 3 or 4 seasons in the Premier League, then the rest of his still-long career in La Liga, just like Luka
As usual, a great video.
BTW, which kit is that JJ?
Stones, dias, ake, laporte will have some injury problems n any part of the season so gvardiol is needed. And dont forget lewis is the one who can play both keft and right back and inverting at the same time.
You forgot to mention that City may also benefit by having a Croatian connection with Gvardiol and Kovacic
The squad harmony is there and makes settling in easier!
It doesn't matter if they need him, they can afford him and he's a potentially world class defender into an already world class defense
It's not really about need, he's the best young CB in the world, really at 21 he's a player for the future but he'll definitely play his part next season
Pep realized solid Defence can win him more UCL. Stones is going to play as box to box cdm along with Rodri and philips. While Gvardiol will cover both left side of Cb and LB position. Long season and City will push for all four prizes, so they need solid backups at the defence. That's why pep brought him in his super talented squad.
Great insight, keep up the good work. Bit confused about the valuation though. €90m is ~£77.5m give or take. Maguire was more expensive regardless of inflation. Wonder who will be the better buy…?
Good job once again. :)
I think guardiola and gvardiol is compatible 😅
Gvardiola
Great kit brother
FPL reference 😂 I swear to God the stress Pep gives us every GW is too much
i still cant believe how can he only be 21 years old he loooks way more older and very mature thats quite rare.
Josko can play similar like Stones, he can dominate at the back and midfield.
Pep's teams used to have a certain style, then the world copied them and Pep's tactics have been on walkabout changing to keep ahead of other coaches figuring out how to counter their King's Fianchetto Opening (I have only used this name to confuse).
you confused me, I have no idea what you are talking about
@@GNMbg chess terminology
@@GNMbg It's a chess gambit.
In chess it is a cliche that for every offence there is a defence.
If a team attacks the same way all the time, a good coach can figure out how to counter or at least muffle it.
By continually changing, you can keep ahead of the opposition.
But then, I'm not a coach just another armchair expert.
That FPL reference with (C) Foden knocked me out 😂
Pep is 10 steps ahead of everyone
10 inverted steps though
@@niallgraham9487😂
He is seriously good at his job
He is called the best manager not without reasons
It's either they get a KDB and Kovacic back up, which will have B.Silva as the main RW, with a Palmer, as Foden and Grealish battle the LW, with Haaland and Alvarez as the no.9's, or (I doubt, with Bernado wanting to be a starter) B.Silva is KDB competition in the right no.8, and they get a RW, to rotate with Palmer/Foden on the RW, or have Foden/Palmer play on either wing behind Grealish, and (x) RW, Alvarez and Haaland as CF, and B.Silva and KDB as full time right no.8 options, I'll be interested to see if Man City buy another RW, and how the wing+half-space no.8 options will be
Nathan Ake is definitely one of the... fundamental players of all time
Yes all good players are needed.
Quite certain that Harry is a far better goal scorer. Look at all those amazing man u goals throughout the years
*own goal scorer
Oooof, nice shirt JJ 😎
What a beautiful blue shirt, really makes JJ's eyes pop.
Oh crikey, Olise would fit City so so so well... Not only can he dribble past players similar to Bernardo/Mahrez,
BUT !!
He can cross incredibly well from the wing and with a player like Haarland...
However, Palace is my favourite team and I'd prefer Olise ensure they do all they can to remain out of the Relegation Dog-Fight next season. But I see the logic in this player all of a sudden: He's got the dribbling and pace but he's also got the crossing ability that I don't see so often from City that would leverage Haarland as a heading-machine more.
Olise to City is the end of hopes for other teams.
@@Samuel-cr9mcDoku is better
Being injured might be issue.
@@thebrave354 In what specific area is Doku better? I am not familiar with the player and apparently he's played in the Belgium league according to the video.
@@Saeroye Yeah I think Olise realistically has 1 more year at Palace before big bids come in - thank god!
With the defensive and progressive passing boost gvardiol provides I think Guardiola is planning to integrate alvarez into more games rather than keep him as a direct sub for haaland
Most deffiently. He will form Alvarez to play with quality on multiple positions. And we trust Alvarez alot, he got potential to become one of the absolute best in the prem on several positions.
This comment aged well lol
These JJ videos where he's barely managing to keep his inner chaos in check are the best.
John Stones, Nathan Ake, Akanji, Dias, Laporte and now Gvardiol - They now have 3 Title Winning CB partnerships, oil money is good
Well done for wearing the Walthamstow fc top🎉
love the representation for Walthamstow FC, JJ!
He is going to be the best signing of the MC ever. With 21 years old and that game maturity its insane. I really don't understand how the other clubs let MC get him. It's like letting your opponent to get Messi or Ronaldo on their prime and you get an average Joe.
Seeing Gvardiol and Stones start as a CB paring then they both end up in the attacking midfield position would be madness. I hope it happens.
Akanji RB and Ake LB but they stay in the back, instead the centerbacks go forward. leaving Rodri as a CB.
Gvardiol cost £77.5 million. Harry Maguire cost £80 million. Now I'm no mathematician? That makes Maguire the MOST expensive defender in the world.
I think garv has add ons that will make him more expensive
@@thehoeynator Reported no addons. I think the video was likely made with this assumption and City purposely avoided him being more than Maguire. Edit: At the end. It's Maguire lol.
@@thehoeynatorno add ons. It’s a fixed €90 fee.
@@thehoeynator No he cost 90m euros fixed.
@@thehoeynator nope.... its including add ons
That kit is awesome
City is playing so many games and needs a quality squad. No player can expect to play every game and injuries might happen. This signing is great for the club.
Hear me out. This allows rodri more rest. Stones will be able to just play CDM sometimes and Gvardiol can fill the stones roll. It’ll be 2 CBs at CDM but Pep could make it work.
Stones isn't a CM. Just like Cancelo and Zinchenko weren't CMs. They don't defend as CMs. It's a different job.
Might not need him but as fergie always did you have to bring née signing every season to keep competition otherwise you end up standing still pr going backwards like Liverpool have done past few seasons
Lol, delusional. liverpool just doesnt have the money... Only PSG has...
Gvardiol is player you have to sign if you can
You mean, also to keep him out of the opposition's hands.
And if you can't have the player just put in a dummy bid to up the price for your opponent
Whenever I see Gvardiol I can't help remembering what cruel and unusual things Messi did to him. 😂
unusual things? doesnt matter what his age is, 20, 35, or 39 , Messi is scary
I made that ake remake in your comments when you made that video in gvardiol joining ManCity. I didn't get why they didn't prioritise other positions for that amount of money. I get it jow, thanks @tifo
Who would have thought Guardiola would be fielding a team that cost 2.5B Euros inflation adjusted and won the treble? The man has revolutionised football
Love the Walthamstow shirt!
Omg M Night Shyamalan twist at the end! Bwahahaha!
For all that Maguire has cost us, he absolutely is the most expensive: financial and in our very souls.
3:53 anybody else noticed foden from fpl?
They need another midfielder and maybe a winger too.
That Walthamstow FC kit is FIRE
Gvardiol playing LB shouldn't have skewed your data. An institution such as yourselves should be able to filter data based on where he was playing on the pitch.
That champions league list of starts actually wound me up a bit lmao
what club shirt is that? looks awesome
As a Liverpool fan the amount of pain I have suffered from this transfer window is unmatched sure we signed Szoboslai and Mac Allister but Bellingham now Gvardiol it's too much
With the season we had there was exactly zero chance we get Jude or Joško. Missing out on Lavia is what's upsetting. Liverpool fucked that transfer up massively.
JJ is a treasure
Depends on which currency you’re paying in for a real terms comparison :). If it’s pounds, then the pound figure is the only part that matters.
If it’s euros, then that matters.
If maguire was pounds and gvardiol is euros, then whatever really.
Pep can never have enough options.
I feel like florian wirtz would have been great to replace gundo.. and kdb and silva too if they get injured.
He is infact perfect for the no 8 role at city. I am sure City will bid for him in the future.
This will be a big year for Alvarez
The answer is YES
That Maguire picture is beautiful.
You didn't have to do Maguire so dirty in the end there 😅
4:13 it totally makes sense if you tried to play FM once
He would've been perfect for Liverpool's new system + the perfect long term replacement for VVD
Hot take: we all know guardiola does something completely unexpected each season. I think with gvardiols crazy versatility he won’t only play along the back 4/3, he will also serve as a backup to Rodri so he can get rest since it seems obvious Phillips can’t seem to fill that role. I think we’ll see gvardiol at cb, lb, and cdm this year. With 1 player pep now has the ability to cycle ake, Diaz, Rodri and stones.
Rodri played a whopping 34 games last season.
@@goodman4093 he played in 56 games last year and started 52 of those (in all competitions). Had the most appearances of anyone on the team.
Philips actually might be a lot better this year. Often it takes time for players to adapt to peps ball.
@@sukulbembe4657 I agree with you that players in peps system look much better year 2, but so far in preseason Phillips has still looked like trash. The other side to that is that even if Phillips finds his form and plays great I don’t think the 6 role suits him that well. I actually think the gundogan role is best suited to its skill set. The time when Phillips looked best was probably the last euros on the England team. In that role he was paired along side Declan rice. Declan rice was the defensive stalwart and Phillips would help in defense but really shined in the transition phase of the game and distributing the ball in offensive end. I think that role is most closely mirrored by gundogans role in previous city sides. So even if he does find form I don’t think the 6 is the best position for him.
@@darynmiller5151 oh i see. You’re right
Cheers
Damn bro they have the best defense in Europe hands down
I literally couldn’t tell when he was saying Guardiola and Gvardiol
Of course, Pep knows what will they play but we do not. Will have fun when we see the competition copying previous season's City but they will play something different from Sunday.
No, but it does prevent Liverpool from catching up in the 4 CB's Arms Race. Signing Kovacic in order to sweeten the deal for Gvardiol is the chef's kiss.
I wanna ask are Walker and Bernardo already leave or not? I am not updated, i hear many rumour but i don't know it's real or not.
They aren't leaving because Bayern and Barcelona just want to offer peanuts
I hate the bit at the end where Joe Devine says “(pause) not just (pause) the big clubs”. Can you edit out one of the pauses please
Pep took those "Can I win the league in FIFA with just defenders?" personally.
That ending was unexpected 😅
They need him to Defend against Jackson yess.
Dude trolling Maguire at the end smh
Time to Olise... 6:23
Pretty sure he's linked in every video lol
I think Harry Maguire is most expensive defender. But I might be wrong about that and regarding Who's better do we really need to answer that.
Man City could field 2 teams in the Premier League, and probably qualify both for the UCL. Their depth won them the treble last year, everyone else wore out through the immense season, and they looked just as good in May as they did in September.
No team in the Premier League fielded less outfield players last season than City
That's just a lie.
They have 15 WC players, but their squad is far from the biggest. When they started fielding their B side last season after securing the title, they lost points.
I think Stones will play higher up field more often now!
maybe he's using my fm strategy of rotating 2 totally separate 11s
Haaland 50M,Hojlund 72M
Antony 85M,Alvarez 15M
Ederson 34M,Allison 70M
Media - City danger to Football 😂
Haaland cost a lot more than 50m don’t kid yourself
Also Alisson is way better than ederson so no wonder he cost more
Ederson deal is a big bargain. Top 5 PL keeper
@@briton3851 Haaland was bought for around 55M now worth 180M compared to Mbapp3 who was bought got almost 100M
We need a winger Ake deserves the minutes
Oh yea Foden (C) in FPL. It's not wise in Pep's roulette
Need, no? But he's one of the few people who are a straight up upgrade over Nathan Ake.
All the stats and that are nice and you raise some great points, but maybe he just saw a bit of himself in the name Gvardiola
Exchange rate is irrelevant for the Maguire transfer because it was between 2 English clubs
Watching JJ sneak a sensible transfers episode into a Gvardiol analysis 😂😂😂😂