Re: U18 John Guidetti: "I need to play", should he?
Interesting thread, I haven't seen Guidetti play a lot but he's been talked about for quite a while in Sweden, well, at least in periods. Nor am I City-fan but I thought I'd give you some background of what I've heard of this guy.
I saw an interview he made with Swedish TV where he explained how hard he works and why he left for City, mainly due to the fact that he'd be able to train full time and play football without being tired after school. He works with his father, who's more or less his personal coach, even when City haven't got any training sessions. I saw that he works on sprinting, did two extra training sessions when they interviewed him despite his team having a day off. So, he seems pretty determined and ready to give it all in order to succeed, however, people in general don't really like players who express their self-confidence publically, like he does in the media. He talks a lot, not everything makes sense, but the most important thing is that he's focused, so if he just continues to work the way he's been doing, then I'm sure he'll succeed and at least become a good asset for the Swedish NT.
The whole "I'll make the World Cup-squad"-talk wasn't really productive, but allright, it's better to have a player who believes in himself, rather than the opposite, even if he isn't that good. Still though, he'll learn to be more humble in the future, not even Zlatan could continue talking all his career.
Btw, I read this comment; "John is a really nice lad with a lot of self belief - something which is encouraged in Sweden" - Since I live in Sweden, I can assure you, coaches and people in general don't encourage self belief this way in Sweden.
Interesting thread, I haven't seen Guidetti play a lot but he's been talked about for quite a while in Sweden, well, at least in periods. Nor am I City-fan but I thought I'd give you some background of what I've heard of this guy.
I saw an interview he made with Swedish TV where he explained how hard he works and why he left for City, mainly due to the fact that he'd be able to train full time and play football without being tired after school. He works with his father, who's more or less his personal coach, even when City haven't got any training sessions. I saw that he works on sprinting, did two extra training sessions when they interviewed him despite his team having a day off. So, he seems pretty determined and ready to give it all in order to succeed, however, people in general don't really like players who express their self-confidence publically, like he does in the media. He talks a lot, not everything makes sense, but the most important thing is that he's focused, so if he just continues to work the way he's been doing, then I'm sure he'll succeed and at least become a good asset for the Swedish NT.
The whole "I'll make the World Cup-squad"-talk wasn't really productive, but allright, it's better to have a player who believes in himself, rather than the opposite, even if he isn't that good. Still though, he'll learn to be more humble in the future, not even Zlatan could continue talking all his career.
Btw, I read this comment; "John is a really nice lad with a lot of self belief - something which is encouraged in Sweden" - Since I live in Sweden, I can assure you, coaches and people in general don't encourage self belief this way in Sweden.
