Guardiola s complete showdown? Ten-year long appointment locks Haaland, but turns his head but throws billions of dollars to chase new love

Guardiola's showdown: The ten-year long contract locked in Haaland, but spent huge sums of money to pursue a new target. The thing that was most afraid of happened. Manchester City signed an unprecedented 10-year long contract for Haaland, as if it was about to start a new dynasty. But just one year later, Guardiola announced to the world with practical actions that he had lost patience with this Norwegian magic striker, and Rodrigo, who was chasing Real Madrid, was the most direct signal.

Improve, this is not a tactical escalation. This is a very stubborn persistence in Guardiola's football philosophy, and even publicly "betrayed" the promise of building a team around Haaland. In my opinion, Haaland's ten-year long contract now looks more like a shining cage. There are two reasons for

, which is very heartbreaking.

First, Guardiola has never really trusted a "pure" terminator like Haaland. Looking back at last season, Haaland scored a goal, but Guardiola abandoned the center forward more than once at a critical moment and picked up his favorite "no front-line formation". In his opinion, football is a precise art of passing and control, and Haaland's model of crushing his opponent with body and speed is too "rough", destroying the ultimate control he pursues. Rodrigo, who pursues more delicate skills and is competent for the "pseudo-Nine", is the true portrayal of Guardiola's inner perfect striker. He once called Rodrigo himself and painted him a tactical blueprint at Manchester City. That appreciation is beyond words.

Second, Haaland is a "burden" of Guardiola's "beautiful football". Manchester City experienced a period of slump in the first half, with tactical content filled with meaningless back foot and slow pass control. Haaland also fell into an isolated state in the frontcourt. Guardiolan would rather let the team fall into endless transmission than try some more direct and efficient long passes to activate Haaland. This also reveals a cruel reality. When the team cannot play the football Guardiola wants, Haaland's existence becomes a tactical problem. He is like a powerful cannon, but Guardiola operates it with the instructions for operating precision instruments.

So, stop dreaming of "dual-core driver". Manchester City spent a lot of money to bring Rodrigo here. This was a complete "remedy" of Guardiola's tactical route. What he wanted was not a finisher who only knew how to score goals, but a pawn that could allow him to play passes and controls.

It makes people wonder, is this Guardiola is evolving his football philosophy, climbing to a higher dimension, or is stubbornly wasting a god of era? Haaland's decade is a golden decade or a long torment trapped by tactical ideals, let's talk about your thoughts in the comment section.