King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 35 Brainstorming
Chapter 35 Brainstorming

It is always necessary to pay back when you come out to play. Notts County tied the opponent in the last round of the league, and this game was also equalized by the opponent at the last moment. Once again, it is considered to have paid off the debt owed in the previous game.Wei Xun, who has read a few books on positive psychology, has learned to comfort himself. After all, Brighton is the number one team in the league.

After four rounds of the league, Notts County only won one victory, and their ranking in the standings was also surpassed by Northampton and Reading. The team is only two points away from the relegation zone.For Notts County, whose season goal is to directly upgrade to League One, this ranking is really unacceptable.But for most England fans, this ranking is normal, as expected, Notts County was originally a relegation team last season, bought a few young people, and changed a Spanish head coach Can the salted fish turn over?dream!
On the night of returning to Notts County, Wei Xun, Zhao Tai, and Guardiola gathered all the coaches in Notts County to start an emergency meeting in the meeting room of the Meadow Lane Stadium. The meeting had only one theme: the team tactics.Notts County has no wins against strong teams since the start of the league. The team has a total record of 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. A total of 4 goals have been scored in 7 games, but 6 goals have also been conceded. There were huge problems both defensively and offensively.

In fact, Guardiola has also been reflecting on what is wrong with his tactics and how to improve them. The number of corner kicks and possession rate shots are obviously far ahead, but he just won't score, so Wei Xun initiated such a campaign. A brainstorming session involving all the coaches and management, and he and Zhao Tai are really laymen on football tactics, and they acted as waiters during the emergency meeting, serving Guardiola, Havel, Krautchen and others. Pour the tea and do a good job in logistical support.

Professionals do professional things. Although many people in Notts County think Wei Xun is a very professional scout, Wei Xun knows in his heart that he is just a foresight. .After preparing drinking water for everyone, Wei Xun sat quietly in his seat and listened to the speeches of the coaches.

After Guardiola's self-report, Wei Xun thought of some details of Guardiola's six-time champions in Barcelona: Guardiola perfectly inherited and carried forward the tiki-taka left by his predecessors, and will focus on possession of the ball. Played to the extreme.In the game, it is often seen that Barcelona players suppress their opponents and bombard them indiscriminately near the penalty area. While crushing their opponents in possession rate, they also bring numerous trophies and honors.

If we simply look at the number of championships won, Guardiola's tactics do feel a bit invincible, but Wei Xun feels that advanced tactics must also be realized with a lineup of excellent players. The success of the team is also inseparable from that group of outstanding players.

At that time, Barcelona's midfielder had Xavi, a top ball-handling master, supported by a top-level ball-handling midfielder like Busquets, and two top attackers, Iniesta and Messi, accompanied him. The central defender combination of Jol and Pique is also very good. Compared with other teams in La Liga, Barcelona undoubtedly has a great advantage.Coupled with Guardiola's training of the players and his tactical requirements, the abilities of these players were finally brought into full play.

On the other hand, Guardiola during the Bayern period has always been criticized by fans. Bayern's record in the Champions League is also relatively embarrassing, and they often have the experience of losing by big scores.In the past few seasons in Manchester City, Guardiola has successively introduced Bravo, Stones, Sane, Gundogan, Silva, Walker, Mendy, Laporte and a large number of players who meet Guardiola's technical requirements. The transfer fee is obviously not acceptable to the current Notts County, so this is one of the reasons why Wei Xun desperately wants to develop the youth training in Notts County. Make it yourself!"

In addition, Wei Xun found that Guardiola's current pass-and-control tactics will expose great shortcomings when facing teams that are good at high-position pressing such as Port Vale and Brighton. If the county presses tightly, the players will make mistakes one after another, which will eventually lead to the team losing.Once the opportunity is seized by the opponent, it is fatal, and such a mistake has sentenced Notts County to death in a single match. Port Vale and Brighton have given the ball to the entire League Two. The team provided a template for defeating Notts County, it depends on the execution of these teams.

Although Guardiola's tactics have not been fully grasped by other teams for the time being, the fate of Guardiola's tactics is almost known to everyone. With a fierce defense coupled with a pressing force that spares no effort, it is possible to win at the Meadow Lane Stadium. Points, even if it is the middle of the season to add new aid, it will be after the start of the winter window. The only thing Notts County can do now is to seek change in a steady way. If you change first, you will take the initiative.

Zhao Tai, who is next to Wei Xun, is on pins and needles at this moment. Although he has been in Notts County for 3 months, he is still an out-and-out layman when it comes to football tactics.But this round of brainstorming was quite brutal, and everyone had to speak, which was a torment for Zhao Tai. Fortunately, he prepared the data in advance, so that he would not lose the chain at the critical moment:
"In the four rounds of the league so far, Notts County has conceded six goals, ranking third in the number of goals conceded, scored seven goals, and ranked ninth in offensive firepower. Our commonly used formations are offensive formations. The rhythm is very slow at some times, the ball is held for a long time, the average ball possession rate is 4%, the first in the League Two, the number of corner kicks is also the first in the league, and the average of 59 shots per game is also the first. Tactics, I can't say, but looking at the data, our defense seems to have some problems. I think our focus should be on improving the quality of defense. It is best to use four defenders and two defensive midfielders to stabilize the defense first. It’s a bit risky for a defender, can we defend first, at least we can get a point?”

Most of the coaches present here are relatively clear about the problems Zhao Tai mentioned, but now they are shown with clear data, which has also aroused some people's reflections.

For Notts County, which ranks in the top ten in terms of card scoring rate and number of fouls, this seems to be putting the cart before the horse: their style of play determines that Notts County should be the offended side, but the problem is that the team is in the long run. After possession of the ball, as long as the ball is lost, it is easy to be quickly counterattacked by England's low-level teams. In order to block the opponent's attack, tactical fouls are inevitable. After all, compared with the positioning ball near the midfield , or the latter is slightly safer.

"Josep and I talked about some of his tactical concepts. Our full-backs are all excellent, with strong up and down ability, assist ability, and one-on-one defense ability. But I think there is another key role that needs our attention. It is the defensive midfielder of the team. At present, Thiago is mainly playing in this position, and sometimes George can also make a guest appearance, but this position is very difficult to play. In Josep’s tactics, the midfielder, I think it should be A midfield libero."

"Don't move up and down with the team, but should be responsible for supporting the team's central midfielder and attacking midfielder, and at the same time assisting the team's back line, especially when one of the central defenders presses on to organize the attack or is caught due to marking tactics. When pulling out, this position is very important. For example, in the last game, the defensive midfielder lost its position many times and conceded the ball in a key position. Even if we sent out a targeted formation with a three-center midfielder, we could not restrain the opponent's forward. I think there are factors at this level." Clausen is worthy of being a battle-tested veteran. It can be said that his remarks directly hit the hearts of everyone present.

Wei Xun suddenly realized a problem he had neglected before: most of the players he bought, as the media has reported before, have not proven themselves in the four major leagues!

It is undeniable that they will be very great stars in the future, but for now, some players are not capable enough to support them to thoroughly implement and implement Guardiola's tactics.Other teams in League Two have more or less players who are in their prime. Although most of them can no longer play in the Premier League and League One, they can only commit themselves to League Two teams, but their ability They have enough experience and experience to form a pair of fixed-point blasts against Notts County. With the simple and rough tactics of the League Two, as long as other League Two teams follow suit, Notts County will be forced to do so. out adjustments.

Coach Bila from La Masia obviously has a deeper understanding of Guardiola's tactics, and his words resonated with everyone present: "Josep has always emphasized the importance of 'purposeful possession' in training, We're not passing the ball for the sake of passing the ball, which will make the elderly fans sleepy. People need to figure out the intention behind each pass. Is it to open the space or to move between the defenders? This requires The players accumulate and learn slowly through the game, which requires experience and anticipation. But one thing, I think we must tell the children, that is, what is the ultimate purpose of our passing?"

"Keeping the game under our feet will help us save energy..."

"Frequent passes and controls, sudden advances and forward passes, can find some good opportunities..."

"Controlling the rhythm of the game is more conducive to our winning..."

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Everyone chattered a lot, but Wei Xun asked a seemingly irrelevant question for no reason at this time, "I don't know if you have paid attention to the defense of the Italian team?"

None of the people in attendance were Italian, and Dario Hubner went to train Chiellini tonight.Except for Krautchen and Guardiola, other people don't know much about the game situation of the Italian strong team and the national team. After Guardiola and Krautchen made brief eye contact, Krauthen took over the Question, "The Italian team, or the Italian national team, their defense line is very fast, and they are always a whole. Their positions, supplementary defense and assistance defense are all in place. That way, it is perfectly like It's a bicycle chain that runs on its own..."

"Their chain defense is amazing!"

"That's right, Javier, the Italian team's oppressive defense of space is like two chains, always emphasizing the movement of the overall formation with the football, so that the first chain is always locked in front of the ball, and the second chain follows this. The first chain moves and protects behind. Even if the opponent passes the first chain, the second chain will also defend while the first chain supplements the defense, so as to ensure that they are behind the ball area. Play more and play less, limit the space for the opponent to hold the ball to make moves, and at the same time use the distance between the defensive players to block the angle of the opponent's forward pass threat, and can only make safe balls such as cross passes and back passes."

"Therefore, the Italian players are usually very hard-working. After all, the overall defense is very important to discipline, off-ball running, support, and protection. There is no data at all, and only when 10 players on the field work hard and spare no effort, can they play this kind of overall defensive feeling.” Guardiola also expressed some of his feelings against the Italian national team in due course , the answer in Wei Xun's mind was getting closer and closer.

"Since Italy's defense is to reduce the opponent's offensive space, and so on, I think the purpose of our ball possession is very simple, which is to mobilize the opponent by constantly moving the ball and gain offensive space."

"Wei, you are right. This is something Josep and I agree on." Bila highly affirmed Wei Xun. After all, not every boss can not mix the ball without knowing the ball. The wingman Wei Xun is very NICE for his team's tactics and for giving constructive advice when you are needed.

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