100% winning rate in 9 games! Guardiola said: 10 players will be replaced in the end, Rodri s starting lineup is in sight

When Manchester City beat Moroccan team Vadard 2-0 in the first game of the Club World Cup, Guardiola dropped a tactical bomb at the post-match press conference: "In the next game against Al Ain, we will send 10 different players!" This sentence instantly ignited the nerves of Manchester City fans around the world.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Foden scored a goal in a flash to break the deadlock; in the 42nd minute, Duoku received a corner kick and grabbed another goal. Although Haaland comes on as a substitute, Manchester City still firmly controls the rhythm of the game. But Guardiola is obviously not satisfied with this - his eyes have turned to deeper tactical experiments.

As the coach with a 100% winning rate in the history of the Club World Cup (winning all 9 games), Guardiola refused to lie on the credit card. After the first game, he said bluntly: The first game is always complicated, but the next one must be better. Behind this rotation declaration is Guardiola's forward-looking layout for the long season: "The season lasts 11 months, from June to June next year. Everyone has to play, otherwise neither physical fitness nor team spirit will be able to support it."

This rotation is by no means a formality. New players Reindez and Serky have started in their first game, and young players who were once loaned out of the game, such as Nipan and Echeviri, were also recalled to standby. Manchester City is accelerating the rejuvenation of the lineup, intending to build an iron army with both vitality and experience.

What made the fans most excited is the countdown to the return of Spanish midfielder Rodri. He finally played for 30 minutes on the bench against Vadard after his cruciate ligament rupture in September last year. Guardiola couldn't hide his expectations: "I'm happy to let him start! Although it's unlikely to play for 90 minutes now, this is the key first step."

Rodri's return is just right. Although Manchester City has a 1.23 billion euro team, its midfield control has declined recently. Technical statistics show that the team's success rate of high-altitude top-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-square-s

His return will completely activate the speed-up tactics - the ability of new players such as Reindez to drive the ball is perfectly in line with Guardiola's "quick whirlwind" concept inspired by Paris.

This Club World Cup also witnessed the power change in Manchester City: 29-year-old Bernardo Silva was chosen by Guardiola to take over as captain, breaking the club's democratic election tradition. The iron man who had "eight years of zero injury" was praised: "He is a role model for professional players, and when making suggestions, he always puts the club first." On the tactical board, changes have long been undercurrents. Manchester City's summer window signings directly to the wingers - the winger and right back became the top targets, and Walker was even left out of the plan. All this serves Guardiola's speed-up plan: when Doku and Savigno fly together, Haaland and Marmush's "hungry wolf-style front line" will get more shells.

Club World Cup is much more than a springboard for Manchester City. When Al Ain stood at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on the 23rd, they will face a "new Manchester City" team. Behind the 10 rotations is the foreshadowing that Guardiola laid for the long season. As he himself said: "This is not the World Cup, just take a vacation after playing. We will coexist for 11 months."

This "revolution" with all members of the army may be the real starting point for Manchester City to strive for the triple-championship. When Real Madrid and Bayern were eyeing each other, Blue Moon's courage to change the formation had already won the lead.