Saturday night (30th), the drums of the new Championship season were beating, and the flag of Bonny's team, coached by former Manchester City leader Giovanni, flew, and started the new journey with a win by narrowly defeating Hattersfield by 1-0 on the road in the opening match. Bonny's style of play changed dramatically, focusing on pass-and-control soccer, with a 70% possession rate, demonstrating their superiority. Coach Giovanni undoubtedly inherited his mentor Pep Guardiola's soccer philosophy.
Bonny's previous team has been known for their solid counter-attack, but after Giobertini took over this summer, the team's style has changed suddenly. The 38-year-old young Belgian coach has integrated Manchester City-style passing soccer into Bonny's, and this game is even more counter-attacking. In the first half, only 18 minutes, new signing Dylan Mattson broke the deadlock and opened the first record for the team.
However, the overall strength of the Bonny's players still needs to be improved, especially in seizing chances. Despite having the better possession, they wasted a lot of good scoring chances and eventually won 1-0. This is certainly a good start for the Gobbies, and will lay the foundation stone for the team's return to the Premier League.
