N-De Jong: Guardiola has taken Manchester City to new heights, and Manchester City is very different from the past

According to manchester city's official website, former manchester City midfielder N-De Jong talked about Guardiola in an interview, saying that Guardiola brought Manchester City to the stage of competition with foreign big clubs, allowing Manchester City to reach a new height of international recognition, while also recalling the team members during Manchester City's FA Cup and league title.

N-De Jong said: "Pep has taken Manchester City to a different level in his way, I think it's a big difference from the past, you can see the technical ability he has, the new training ground for the team, the addition of players, including the better players who are now being brought in. The ingredients, the way they eat, their lifestyle outside of football and the media coverage of the team, he has brought Manchester City to the stage of competing with big clubs abroad. At that time, we couldn't compete with Barcelona and Real Madrid, we were a little far apart, but in the right direction. But he really took the team to new heights of international recognition and I think that's what he did at Manchester City. ”

N-De Jong played 137 games for Manchester City from 2009 to 2012, the Dutch midfielder helped City win their first major event trophy in 35 years, the FA Cup, in 2011 and the following year helped the team win the Premier League title for the first time. Asked to pick a player who was most important to success at the time, De Jong believed City's team spirit had a greater impact than any one.

He said: "I can't just pick one player and not think about the others, if you look at it from the backline, Vinnie [Vincent Kompany] is important to us, but I have to take Richard Dunn into account as well. As captain, he is a great member of the club and one of the pioneers on the road to success. Obviously, we have to talk about David Silva, Yaya Toure and Gareth Barry, they are all underrated players and very important to the team. Tevez used to be an absolute striker, and Aguero, I can't just say one player, everyone has different qualities. Sabaleta, Krish, Korarov and Dzeko all have their own unique features. If I had to choose a representative, I would pick the whole team. ”

(Zhen Shiming)