song of the saints

Chapter 134 Losing Rhythm Is Victory
In the second round of the competition, all the tyrants in the Premier League also defeated their opponents one after another.This makes the top few in the standings tied with the same score.Arsenal temporarily ranks first because of goal difference.

David Winston glanced at the schedule. The next game was away to defending champions Chelsea.David Winston didn't want to face direct competitors so early, but there was nothing he could do about it. The FA's schedule was always such a fucking thing. Either it was all underdogs or all strong teams, which made you miserable. unspeakable.

But since it has come, we have to face it.The current Chelsea team is not as invincible and terrifying as last season.David Winston also found some ways to beat them in practice with them.

Time is tight, Southampton will be leaving London tomorrow, David Winston and Hierro have been soaking in the video room today, playing the video of Chelsea's first two games repeatedly.

"You see, David, Chelsea's every attack is to start from their two wings, rarely open the gap from the center, and Frank Lampard, the playmaker in the midfield, is always the first to score the ball. Give two wings. So Chelsea's offensive routine is very single, but because their two wide players are too strong in personal ability and have the ability to kill the game, so every team has not solved this problem well. Hierro pointed to the wing area on the screen and described it to David Winston.

David Winston rested his chin on his hand, listened carefully to Hierro's description, then pondered for a while, and asked: "Then do you think our team can defend these two wide players? "

"No problem at all. I have a lot of confidence in our two full-backs. Nicky and Luke are both experienced players with great individual defensive ability. And they have a lot of experience facing such wide players in the Premier League. They know how to defend them very well. But we still need to properly carry out regional defense in the game, let the wide players or defensive midfielders in the front field participate in the defense, completely cut off the passing routes of Chelsea's wide players, and let them He's been in a dead end, so slowly they get impatient."

David Winston nodded, agreeing with Hierro's defensive thinking.But he still had doubts in his heart, and continued to ask: "If it is such a defense, it will inevitably lose the barrier to the center. Chelsea's midfielders Frank Lampard and Michael Essien are also very strong in personal ability. , if the defensive midfielders participate in the wing defense, I am afraid that these two players will cooperate with their forwards in the middle and tear the hole."

Hierro heard David Winston expounding his thoughts, and also looked at the screen and meditated for a while, seeming to be quickly thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

After a long time, Hierro finally spoke again and said: "We are now playing a 4231 formation, but in fact the only defensive midfielders and four defenders in the team really participate in the defense. In this match against Chelsea, we can take the lead by surprise and take the lead from the players. make changes.”

David Winston heard the thoughts he wanted to hear, his eyes lit up, he hoped that Hierro's thoughts would be consistent with what he had just thought, and then asked, "How to change?"

"The striker continues to use Dirk Kurit, who is aggressive, and the position of the midfielder. My idea is to move the midfielder Yaya Toure forward and switch to the position of the midfielder, because I saw Southampton last season. You have used Yaya Toure in this way before, and his performance is also good, which shows that he also has the characteristics of an offensive player and is a rare player with both offense and defense. Yaya Toure played in The attacking midfielder position may be less creative than other attacking midfielders in the team, but his physical fitness, defense, and fighting are not inferior to other players, and these qualities are exactly what we need in this game. Organizational midfielder Still choose Miguel Arteta. The original position of Yaya Toure can be replaced by Las Diarra. Although Las Diarra Biya Toure is short in height, but other aspects Compared with Yaya Toure, it is even better than Yaya Toure, and he is completely qualified for this position. This is my understanding of the formation of this game." After Hierro finished speaking, he took a long breath of relief, and then copied He picked up the water on the table and drank it, it was obvious that he was very thirsty.

David Winston couldn't hide his excitement. He almost hugged Hierro. It was rare to meet a coach who had the same understanding of tactics and players as himself, and he was also one of the stars he admired most in his previous life.

"I completely agree with your idea, and I think so too. But I want to add a little more!" David Winston first affirmed Yerrod's idea, and then threw out his own opinion.

"You say." Hierro had already finished drinking the entire bottle of water at this time, and looked at David Winston with an expression of enjoyment.

This expression is weird!In the confined space, there are two big men, one looking at the other with expressions of enjoyment on their faces.

"What I want to talk about is the control of the rhythm of the game. I want to hand over the possession of the ball directly to the opponent and let them control the rhythm of the game. We are based on defense and use our own defensive counterattacks to suddenly disrupt the game when we have the opportunity. Their rhythm is a fatal blow." David Winston also felt a little thirsty when he said this, and took a few sips of water, and then continued: "I carefully watched Chelsea's first two Premier League games and the warm-up match. , every time Chelsea had less ball possession than their opponents, they mostly won the game, on the contrary, every time they got control of the ball, they became incapable of playing and either lost the game or Drawn by the opponent, very few wins. This is enough to prove that Chelsea are not good at playing the tactical system of controlling the ball. To put it bluntly, their tactics are similar to mine. But what I am better than him is that I am one more than him. lineup."

"Lessing the rhythm of the game to the opponent may seem like a bad thing, but it is a rhythm I am familiar with, a perfect confrontation. When you mentioned the tactics of controlling football, I had doubts before, and I thought of this. That is how to break the iron barrel If we choose your pass-and-control tactic in the future, the most restrained tactic will undoubtedly be the iron barrel formation."

"I have thought about this problem. In addition to the familiar passing and teaming to tear the defense, that is to hope that players with strong personal abilities can tear a hole independently. I haven't thought of other methods yet. Slow down!"

After David Winston finished speaking, he yawned, and then stretched comfortably, thinking that he and Hierro had thought of a magic weapon against the enemy, and couldn't help but feel happy.

(End of this chapter)