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Chapter 102 Rangnick's Tactical Blueprint
"Because for the current Barcelona, ​​parallel 4-4-2 is the easiest way to improve the quality of defense!"

As if seeing the doubts in everyone's eyes, Rangnick flipped through the reports in his hand and pulled out one of them.

"This is a piece of data about Alba!"

Rangnick pointed to the page in his hand, and his words also made Alba's expression shudder, and his eyes became extremely sharp.

"He averaged 69 passes per game and 3.1 key passes. For a full-back, this is a very good offensive statistic!"

Rangnick's tone of praise made the corner of Alba's mouth curl up, and his face was a little smug.

But then, Rangnick changed the subject.

"Of course, behind the efficient offense, there must be a loss of defense!"

Having said that, Rangnick paused.His sharp tone made everyone's hearts tighten.

"For every 3.6 goals conceded by the team, there is one, which comes from Alba's left side!"

hiss!
Hearing this, everyone was shocked again.

This data is really incredible!

Since the offensive is always diversified, it is normal to keep the conceded rate of the winger below 20% after taking into account factors such as various lines and set kicks.

However, on the left side guarded by Alba, this data has almost reached a terrifying 30%!

This means that the defense on the left must be unqualified.

"Mr. Rangnick, me."

Alba muttered a few words, as if he wanted to explain, but Rangnick gave him a gesture that didn't matter.

"Everyone knows that defense is usually a team behavior. So the defensive problem on the left is actually because the team's formation is out of balance!"

"Alba's side has always been the team's strong offensive side. The connection between him and Qin is of great help to the team's offense!"

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when Rangnick said this, Qin Ming always felt that he was looking at him.

"However, his forward position is too deep, and he is often powerless in the face of the ball behind the opponent's counterattack. In the 4-3-3 formation, Qin, as a left forward, is also difficult to invest too much in defense. So as long as the opponent can get the space behind Alba, they can generally get the chance to face the central defender directly!"

After what Rangnick said, most of the players understood why Rangnick wanted to change the 4-3-3 formation.

"But after Menino joined, our midfielder can also take on part of the defensive responsibilities! I don't think it's so urgent to change the tactical formation!"

Pique still holds conservative views on changing the tactical system.

毕竟巴萨踢了这么多年的4-3-3，现在要改为4-4-2，他的心里多少有些顾虑。

"Pike, what you said is right!"

Rangnick gave Pique an affirmation, but his words were obviously not finished yet.

"In the beginning, my thoughts were similar to yours!"

"However, I carefully observed Menino's technical characteristics, and my technical team also watched all his game videos in Brazil. We came to the conclusion that he is more suitable for playing as a defensive midfielder!"

"Obviously, in Barcelona's 4-3-3 tactical system, the responsibilities of the defensive midfielder are definitely not just defense!"

"If he can't help De Jong and Pedri share the offensive pressure, then Barcelona's possession of the ball is 4-3-3, and there will definitely be problems in the midfield connection!"

Although Pique still wanted to argue, he already felt in his heart that Rangnick's statement was correct.

As the main midfielder of Barcelona and the Spanish national team, why is Busquets so important?
This question, in fact, many senior fans do not understand.

It is precisely for this reason that Busquets also got a very loud nickname called "Ball Blind Filter"!
As the core of the ball-holding 4-3-3 tactical system, the position of the defensive midfielder is the hub of the entire midfield.

Busquets not only has to undertake left and right scheduling of the ball, but also sends precise overhead long passes and penetrating through balls when there are loopholes in the opponent's formation.

Without excellent foot skills and a wide passing vision, it is absolutely impossible to complete such a difficult task.

Obviously, as a more defensive midfielder, Menino is not suitable for this position.

“当然我也想过，能不能将控球型4-3-3改为反击型4-3-3，这样对于梅尼诺来说可能更舒服些。”

"But obviously, that's not a good choice either!"

朗尼克口中的反击型4-3-3，其实就和皇马的4-3-3战术体系类似。

Although the three midfielders are also configured with a defensive midfielder and two central midfielders, the combination of the three of them is more defensive.

In this formation, although the left and right scheduling of the ball is usually done by the central midfielder.

However, the starting point of the attack is often not in the middle, but will appear in large numbers on the side.

However, in Barcelona's formation, there is a lack of a center forward with a fulcrum effect.

After getting a lot of ball possessions on the wing, they can't create threats through crosses, which is tantamount to cutting off their own arms!
So for Barcelona, ​​the counterattack 4-3-3 effect does not look too good.

"After careful consideration, I decided to adjust the team's tactical system to a parallel 4-4-2!"

With the previous foreshadowing, when Rangnick mentioned parallel 442 again, the doubts of the players almost disappeared, and everyone listened attentively to his analysis.

"In my vision, we can give up most of the offense in the center, and the offense will be mainly initiated by the wing!"

"Of course, the side of Alba and Qin is still an absolutely strong offensive side! At the same time, Menino will serve as the trailing central midfielder on the same side. His main duty is to protect the area behind Alba!"

"Depay and Aguero in the center try to maintain a forward and backward cross position, so that when an attack is launched from the side, the center can have multiple reception points for finishing."

"The right side of the formation is used as the defensive side. I plan to use Pedri as the right midfielder. Although his position may be slightly behind, but with De Jong, a forward-positioned central midfielder, it can also provide the team's offense. , provide some support!"

Rangnick has spoken so far, and his tactical blueprint has basically been fully developed.

Judging from his description alone, this parallel 4-4-2 has both offense and defense, which seems to be really interesting.

After listening to his words, many players have already begun to nod repeatedly.

However, it is not so easy for the team to change the tactical system on paper.

It is definitely necessary to constantly polish and perfect every detail in the actual game.

Rangnick himself understood this very well.

"Of course, this is just a preliminary idea!"

"Whether it's the personnel arrangement or the tactical system, I will make corresponding adjustments based on the actual field effect!"

(End of this chapter)