After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 196 Help Love Select Players

"Learning" at the Hamburg training center has benefited Loew a lot.

And then at the pre-match pre-match meeting he attended in Hamburg, he felt even more how terrifying Pan Yi's control over the details was in the arrangement of opponents.

"Schalke 04 this season is a team that focuses more on defense."

"In the last 13 rounds, they have only scored 20 goals, which is the lowest among the teams in the top eight."

"But what's got them where they are in this good ranking is the good defense."

"A total of 13 goals were conceded in the 12 rounds, which ranks third among all Bundesliga teams, second only to Bayern and us. That is, we conceded one more goal than us."

When Pan Yi came up, he presented the data first, and then began to analyze:
"In this team, the offense is most dependent on their main striker, the Dutchman Huntelaar."

"His style is a bit like his Dutch predecessor Van Nistelrooy. He has a keen sense of smell in the penalty area and has excellent shooting skills. He can send the ball from his teammates into the opponent's goal at any time."

"In the last season, this efficient shooter made 48 appearances and scored 48 goals. At the same time, he also sent 19 assists. These pretty good statistics allowed him to win the Europa League and the Bundesliga Golden Boot."

"His goals have decreased this season, but he still cannot relax his defense. Now I will talk about his weaknesses."

"First of all, he is a typical point-grabbing striker, so his ability to advance with the ball is very average. We must seize this and cut off his teammates, especially the passes from the two wings."

"Whether it is the restriction on the Finn Pukki or the oppression on the Peruvian winger Farfan, we need to play the advantages of active running and teamwork, so that they cannot form support for Huntelaar!"

"In addition, although Huntelaar is in good physical condition, according to my observation, his confrontation ability is actually average. Our central defenders can strengthen direct physical contact with him when necessary. The key points have been taken care of, so I won’t repeat them here.”

"In addition, we can also limit his performance in this way..."

While Pan Yi was talking, the coaches and players in the conference room were nodding frequently, and Loew, who was sitting in the corner, was also taking notes in his small notebook.

This is a habit he developed when he was Klinsmann's assistant coach.

Of course, Loew didn't take everything that Pan Yi said. After all, he would study Huntelaar's technical characteristics when facing the Dutch national team.

He was just surprised that Pan Yi's research on the opponent's weaknesses was so thorough, almost 360 degrees without dead ends.

In this case, even if the opponent has some countermeasures at that time, due to sufficient preparation, the players on the field can immediately find another way to deal with it.

Now Loew is more interested in listening to Pan Yi's evaluation of the German players in the Schalke 04 team.

In the current Schalke 04 team, captain Hewedes is Loew's key object of investigation.

After all, he is the head coach of the German national team, and choosing the right players to play for the country is one of his most important tasks.

And soon, Pan Yi talked about what Loew was most interested in:
"The reason why Schalke 04 has done so well defensively this season is largely due to the good performance of their captain Höwedes."

"Herwedes reads the game very well, so he can react quickly and interrupt the opponent's attack. This makes it very difficult for opposing strikers to break through his defense, because Hewedes can get out before they can react. Defuse the offensive."

"So far this season, Hewedes has averaged 3.3 interceptions per game, ranking among the top in the Bundesliga. This data also proves his excellent frontal defense."

"His excellent interception is also very helpful for wing defense. He will often help defend the wing, and the defensive area covers the entire right, so that his teammate Uchida Atsuto can safely insert and assist more greatly Right wing."

"And when Hewedes covers the right, he gives the signal for the whole team to cover for each other. For example, Matip/Papadopoulos covers for Hewedes, Fuchs covers for each other. Matip/Papadopoulos filling in, Afellay filling in for Fuchs, etc. without leaving space for the opponent's strikers and midfielders to exploit."

"Herwedes organizes the defense of the back line very well in this way. At the same time, he can also play a leading role by constantly calling out on the field, coordinating the overall defensive command. Schalke's performance this season, especially It is the very small number of goals conceded, which can explain the role of Howedes in the defense."

After analyzing the characteristics of Hewedes, Pan Yi began to propose a solution:

"So, what are his shortcomings? The most obvious one is that he is often too far away from his partner at centre-back, and there is a huge space between them that we can exploit."

"Our forwards are all very fast. At this time, we must use this gap to repeatedly penetrate here and tear this hole!"

"The same is true for midfield passes. De Bruyne should give more through balls and don't be afraid of mistakes. As long as there are one or two successes, it may lead to goals!"

"Also, his passing and speed are not very good. So at this time our frontcourt pressing tactics can come in handy."

"With Vardy as the center, Sun Xingmin and Wu Lei must simultaneously control the point of departure of the teammates next to Hewedes, so that he can force him to pass the ball wrong and create shooting opportunities!"

"In addition, for his central defender partner Papadopoulos, we can also do this..."

Love is amazing.

The analysis of Hewedes is definitely better than his, or the analysis of the entire German coaching staff!
At the end of the pre-match preparation meeting, Loew couldn't help holding Pan Yi back and asked:

"Coach Pan Yi, do you think Höwedes can have a place in the German national team?"

Pan Yi pondered for a moment, and replied: "To be honest, if he is in the central defender position he is best at, he may only be a substitute. I think whether it is Boateng, Hummels, or even Modesa Ke, the starting lineup should be above him."

"That……?"

"But he can still play left back. You must be worried that there is no suitable candidate for the left back position?" Pan Yi laughed. Exactly."

In the 2014 World Cup, although Hewedes was regarded as a weakness in the German team, he was always targeted by opponents.

But in the end, he withstood the pressure and test, and satisfactorily completed his task as a guest left back.

He played all 7 games and played a decisive role in Brazil's World Cup win!
As a traveler, there is always no problem in giving such reliable advice.

"It makes sense..." Loew nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, compared with the talented center back and the right back with Lahm in charge, the German team is indeed a bit unsustainable in the position of left back.

How to put it, Janssen, Ogo, and even Westerman in the Hamburg team have all been called up by Loew to try this position in the national team, but they are not satisfactory.

The statement made by Pan Yi gave Loew a new way of thinking...

At the end of the conversation, Pan Yi added another sentence:
"Oh, by the way, their Draxler is not bad. Although he is only 19 years old and needs some competition training, you should be able to use it in two years."

Draxler, of course, is also a member of the 2014 German team that Pan Yi knew in his previous life...

(End of this chapter)