fat man who can't play football

Chapter 68 Duel

Fatty thought that it was good to be promoted to the play-offs without counting away goals. He went back to the locker room and watched his disciples frowning.

He was almost becoming a psychiatrist for these little bastards, and the fat man was very distressed.But what needs to be done has to be done.

"Hey, guys, why are you so sad? We haven't lost. And there is no away goal advantage in the promotion rules, which makes us have more possibilities in away games."

"In the next week, the team will practice defense hard. I will make a fine-tuning of the formation, remove a striker and play 541." Not dominant, only wretched.

"Now there is no need to think about anything. We only need to have one idea in the away game, which is to hold 120 minutes and drag the game into a penalty shootout. This may be our only chance to win."

"In the next few days, after the defensive training, we have to practice penalties."

"Aye, help me collect the penalty kick habits of Middlesbrough players, and hand it over to Gollini after summarizing."

"Okay, boss."

"Now everyone hurry home, the next few days are bound to be quite difficult for you."

Fatty still needs to think clearly about which striker to keep on the field and whether Ali and Mowat need to be sent on the field. After all, the role of the two in the team's defense is infinitely close to zero.

Fatty discovered in training that only relying on Ali and a striker cannot play a quick counterattack in the transition between offense and defense.

On balance, the fat man simply gave up the idea of ​​playing a defensive counterattack, leaving Wood in the frontcourt.

After all, there is a high center forward who can protect the ball in the frontcourt. If there is really no other way, he can go straight forward.

Ali will also be on standby on the bench as a backup.In this way, Mowat must stay on the field. After all, it is foreseeable that Leeds should not get any offensive opportunities in the away game.

In order to minimize Mowat's negative impact on the defense, the fat man decided to push him to the position of the front midfielder, and then went up to three midfielders to escort him.

The three thugs are Cook, Murphy, and Tong Ge. The most practiced by the three this week is defensive positioning and ground tackle.

In the case of a large number of people in the backcourt, it is necessary to pay attention to mutual shouting and maintaining distance, and it is also necessary to clarify the responsibilities of each person to improve the level of defense.

Fatty can't handle these professional things, but Makelele is good at it.

In the half-time offensive and defensive drill, the old horse cleaned up the Leeds defenders badly.At the end of the practice, I finally created a defensive system that can still be seen.

On May 5, Leeds was a guest at the Riverside Stadium.

Before the game, Fatty delayed submitting the starting list for the game until the last moment. He believed that he would be able to give Karanka a surprise by then.

In the visiting team's locker room, Fatty wrote a big "Defense" on the blackboard.

Then he turned to his disciples and said, "Don't feel ashamed to be a coward, and don't care about the opinions of those unimportant commentators. History will only remember those who finally won."

"We've all come to this stage, don't you want to go to Wembley Stadium (the designated stadium for the promotion play-off final)? I heard it is a very beautiful stadium."

"Tell me out loud, do you want to go?"

"think."

"Okay guys. Let's hold on for 120 minutes, can you do it?"

"can!"

"Okay lads, let's go out there and beat 'em up!"

At the moment Kalanka saw Leeds' roster, ten thousand horses roared past her heart. What kind of weird formation is this?

After the kick-off, it seems that Leeds United played 5311. It seems that Steve is determined to stick to it.Karanka couldn't help turning her head to look at Fatty, is she really planning to use such a line of defense that conceded 64 goals in the whole season to hold on to the whole game?Where did you get your confidence, Steve?
Ten minutes later, in the VIP box at the Riverside Stadium, Cellino couldn't help but yawned.The Italians did not expect the scene to be so dull, it was almost drowsy.

Both Neville and Carragher came to the scene to explain this game, and Carragher did not question the fat man's conservativeness.

Neville on the side couldn't help complaining: "Jamie, is this the head coach you admire? Steve started to shrink the defense at the beginning. Is he going to defend like this for the whole game?"

"Gary, be patient."

While speaking, Middlesbrough striker Kick tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball hit Coady and bounced off the sideline.

Karanka was not conservative at all, and laid the main theme of offense for Middlesbrough at home, sending the strongest offensive players.

Among the double forwards on the field, Kalanka gave up Bamford, who couldn't seize the opportunity in the previous game, and directly used Watson and Keek, who were active after coming off the bench in the last game, to partner.

During this week's training, Fatty kept talking to Makelele about Mourinho's classic battle in Inter Milan's Triple Crown season.

In the away game against Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan put on a classic "bus" after being sent off.

Steve and Makelele borrowed from Magic Bird's bus formation, and the two lines of defense formed by the center and backcourt always maintained a close distance and a complete formation.Build reinforced concrete in front of your own goal, and always form a numerical advantage in a small-scale press, compressing the opponent's attacking space.

The defense adheres to the "three no's": never take the risk of using offside tactics, never take the initiative to attack, and never pass the ball short in a dangerous position.

The ball can be handed over to the opponent, but if the opponent wants to dribble the ball in a dangerous area or wants to use a direct pass to penetrate Leeds' defense.I'm sorry, what awaits you will be vicious tackles and siege by many people.

Karanka observed for a while, what kind of 5311 was played by Fatty's team.Except for Wood who was at the front and Mowat wandered in the midfield, the remaining eight people were divided into two groups and guarded in front of their own goals.

This TM is an 811, and the two full-backs of Leeds are determined not to press the attack, leaving no room for Boro!
The players of Middlesbrough consumed more energy than usual in the offense, because they found that once the ball was brought to the Leeds penalty area, there would be a Leeds player who interfered with them personally. It is very annoying to step out and add some small movements.

Middlesbrough players feel too uncomfortable.I can't take the ball very far. If I want to pass the ball, I can see that there are all people on the opposite side.

The most hateful thing is that Leeds United didn't plan to attack at all, or they just shoveled the ball out of bounds. After finally grabbing the ball, they drove forward with big feet, letting Wood try his luck.

Karanka and Middlesbrough players thought that Leeds would choose to defend before the game, but they didn't expect Fatty's team to defend so thoroughly, it was so maddening!
On the last line of defense, Cody can always appear where the team needs him most, fill up for his teammates in a timely manner, and keep the most appropriate distance between the defense lines through shouting.

What Cook needs to do is much simpler, that is, to constantly sweep on the first line of defense.Today Cook had two more thugs beside him, and he ran happily, because he didn't have to worry about no one behind him filling his place.

This defense simply suffocated Boro.

(End of this chapter)