Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 262 Rescuing Old Teammates

"Tottenham are a tough opponent, we didn't win the two rounds last season.

The No. 25 man is undoubtedly forward Harry Kane, the Premier League Golden Boot last season, [-] goals are enough to prove his threat.

He rarely dribbled too much and had very few touches in most games, but when he was in the spotlight, he was often deadly.

Besides, he is physically strong and our central defenders are tougher. "

In the tactical analysis class, assistant coach Kravitz is analyzing the key players of Tottenham:

"In the midfield, the Dane Eriksson also needs to be taken care of. He has speed, excellent technique, and imaginative passing. In this respect, he is better than most of our players, but he is in confrontation. There is a lack, and we can use that to defend.

On the back line, the combination of the two Belgian central defenders is very tacit, and the two local full-backs are also quite strong and have excellent explosive power. We must be wary of their impact..."

Such an analysis meeting will be conducted before each game, and the coaching team will work separately according to their responsibilities.

Analyze the possible tactical formation, the opponent's injury situation, the characteristics of the starting players, the head coach's substitution habits, the referee team's whistle-blowing scale, as well as the weather conditions, the quality of the away turf, the traffic conditions of the away city, the hotel's Soundproofing...is a must at work.

The first assistant coach Zerico Buvac made no more than an explanation:
"For frontcourt players, Tottenham's goalkeeper may be a bit unfamiliar. Mitchell Worm, 33 years old, has rich experience, but since joining Tottenham in 2014, he has only represented the team in 10 official games. , there is not much data that can be analyzed, so we can only find video materials of his time at Swansea, but this is for reference only."

After the assistants finished their work, Klopp made a brief summary:

"Relatively speaking, Tottenham need to pay special attention. In addition to the leading striker Kane, we need to strengthen the restrictions on Eriksson, and the two full-backs must be extra vigilant. Kyle Walker and Danny Rose's sprint, if necessary, the midfielder should retreat in time to help defend.

As for the offense, the frontcourt players should strengthen their running, increase the frequency of crossing positions, press and cut the opponent's defense line, and disrupt their formation with a fast pace..."

After a season of adaptation, Klopp adjusted his tactics to a certain extent, but the core issues of the tactical philosophy remained unchanged.

At that time, Dortmund focused on "high speed, crazy running, oppression, and counter-robbing" as the core, and a yellow-black youth storm blew up in the Bundesliga and Europe. Of course, Klopp, who has achieved great success, will not easily abandon this concept. .

After coaching Liverpool, he further developed his football philosophy and added Liverpool's unique "toughness and tenacity".

It is precisely because of these characteristics that he is somewhat worried about his lineup, especially the full-back position.

The right wing can barely use the diligent Klein to block the space, but Liverpool's left back, since driving away the Europa League undercover Moreno, they have not found a suitable replacement, so they can only let Milner take the place temporarily .

After all, Milner is over [-] years old. If he wants to compete in speed and strength with a humanoid tank like Kyle Walker, it is always a bit embarrassing for the old man...

Moreover, Lu Feng, who appeared on the left side with Milner, hardly undertakes defensive tasks and often goes forward into the penalty area, this almost means that Milner needs a person to support the defense on the left side! -
"Don't forget to watch the video again after you go home!"

After finishing the tactical analysis class, the players left the Melwood training base one after another.

Klopp returned to his office with the coaching team. They were going to hold a brief discussion meeting to review the work of the whole day.

The discussion time was not long, and the total was only 10 minutes. When they walked out of this office, they were surprised to find that one player had not left.

"Front?"

Klopp was equally surprised, but he quickly put down the backpack in his hand and opened the door:

"Want something to drink?"

Buvac and Kravitz stopped almost at the same time. As assistant coaches, they also wanted to know what kind of conversation the team's ace player wanted to have with the head coach.

But Lu Feng didn't intend to let them participate, and Klopp quickly closed the door.

The two assistant teachers looked at each other, and they both saw each other's doubts.
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"I'm sorry for the delay in getting you home, but I have a very immature suggestion that I want to talk to you about, Coach."

Lu Feng sat on the sofa.

Klopp nodded and handed him a glass of pure water:
"I'm a very direct person and I like when players talk to me."

Lu Feng said thank you, and then said very directly:
"I don't think the way you treated a certain player was fair."

Klopp stood leaning against the boss table:
"you are right……"

Lu Feng put down the cup:
"Mamadou Sako."

Klopp raised his eyebrows:

"He was found to have used doping, and the suspension has just been lifted..."

Lu Feng looked into his eyes:

"UEFA has admitted that it was a misjudgment and the drugs he took were not on the prohibited list."

Klopp did not back down:
"But he did not obtain the consent of the club's team doctor before taking these medicines."

Lu Feng does not deny that for professional players, even if they take cold medicine, they must seek the advice of the team doctor, otherwise it is likely to affect the urine test results after the game:

"You can warn him in many ways, but ... it doesn't include ending his career with the team.

Sometimes, saving a talented player is also the responsibility of the head coach, isn't it? "

Klopp looked at him for a long time before finally laughing.

Lu Feng was a little baffled by his laughter, but he still wanted to maintain the majesty of a top superstar.

This confrontation is not only a strategy he contributed for the team, but also a battle between him and Klopp for the right to speak in the locker room.

"I am very happy that you can ask the manager for a teammate who is not close."

Klopp raised a finger:
"As a condition, I also have a request."

Lu Feng raised his gaze slightly.

Is this still a bargain?
Just listen to Klopp said with a smile:

"I ask you to be able to participate in a certain amount of defense during the game. He doesn't need you to retreat into the penalty area, but at least...you must strengthen the intensity of counter-attacks on the spot."

Lu Feng also smiled.

As a head coach, using this tone to make demands on the players can already explain everything.
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Lu Feng was not a bad guy. The main reason why he did this was that Liverpool's defense was indeed not strong enough.

Although Sacco is better at playing central defenders, using him as a guest left back is at least more reliable than Milner.

Another fact is that even though he was obviously refrigerated by the head coach in the new season, did not participate in a game, and did not even enter the squad once, Sakho's training attitude during this period did not give up on himself, and sometimes he took the initiative to stay and join the team. practice.

In the training session the next morning, French defender Mamadou Sakho, who had not played an official game for four months since the end of April, was surprised to find that he was assigned to a group that represented the main force.

Lu Feng never liked black people.

In 2013-14, Sacco didn't do him any favors either.

In his eyes, Sakho is absolutely not qualified to grow into a top defender like Ramos, Varane, Pique, and Van Dijk.

But... these are not important things.

He just felt that it was a pity to watch a teammate sink.

Since he has the opportunity to save this teammate, why can't he give it a try?
(End of this chapter)