Since the central defender of our national team, Abduqodir Husonov, is playing at Manchester City, we continue to present news related to this club. This is, of course, also an opportunity to follow every piece of news around the club from a primary address and to take a deeper look at the topics of competition and rotation on the defensive line.
Before the new season, Manchester City is forming a new squad. The process that began with bringing in Abduqodir Husonov to the team will still continue. New performers have been brought in to nearly all positions. Underlying this are tasks such as speeding up positional play, improving the quality of building out from the back, and stabilizing high-line pressing.
Now changes are happening also in the goalkeepers’ group. From Burnley, club academy product James Trafford has been brought back. The German goalkeeper Stefan Ortega has been put on the transfer list. Negotiations with Galatasaray on the transfer of the first-choice goalkeeper Ederson are being continued. That is, there is movement around the “one-number sweater” as well — competition, price, terms, and the architecture of the understudy are on the table.
Josep Guardiola, for his part, wants to bring in one of the world’s strongest goalkeepers, Gianluigi Donnarumma, to guard the goal. It has already become certain that the Italian shot-stopper is leaving PSG. According to an authoritative source — the publication L’Équipe — the 26-year-old goalkeeper has reached an agreement with Manchester City officials on the transfer and has spoken with head coach Josep Guardiola about his place in the team. The “Citizens” intend to allocate a little more than 40 million euros for Donnarumma’s transfer. Once the club transfers Ederson to Galasaray, it will begin bringing the Italian goalkeeper to Manchester. In this way, the re-formatting noted on the goal line is interpreted as a step aimed at raising the parameters of positional play to an even higher bar.
Among Manchester City’s players, Gianluigi Donnarumma knows Abduqodir Husonov especially well. During his activity in France, our legionary played against the famous goalkeeper who guarded PSG’s goal. These links, mutual familiarity, and reading speed on the pitch may ease the upcoming adaptation process — of course, in a new environment, competition is always strict.
In the new season, it is expected that Josep Guardiola will give more opportunity to Abduqodir Husonov in the center of defense. In the only pre-season friendly played against Palermo, the Spanish coach fielded from the first minutes the central-defense tandem of John Stones and Abduqodir Husonov. The play of this tandem, combining immense experience and youthful zeal, was highly rated by experts. Husonov’s high-line position selection, building play from the back, aerial duels, and determination in the fight for “second balls” were noted as indicators matching the club’s style.
In short, at City, defense and goal are on the threshold of a number of structural changes: the return of James Trafford, the exit of Stefan Ortega, the negotiations around Ederson, and the Donnarumma project are linked like links of one chain. At the same time, trust in Abduqodir Husonov is an important factor in the central competition in the new season. If the plan-calendar, medical examination, and contractual processes are completed on time, under Guardiola’s guidance the new mosaic will more quickly take on a full-fledged shape. And for the fans, the main intrigue is clear: how effective will the new central-defense tandem and the possible big rotation on the goal line be?
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