I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

After half an hour of warm-up training, the players from both sides left the field for final preparations.

At 7:35, players from both sides lined up in the tunnel, holding caddies in hand, and officially entered the stadium under the leadership of the referee.

Ran Live was connected to the live signal, and the number of viewers in the live broadcast room instantly exceeded the 30 mark!
Today is not a weekend, and this game is not a finals, but this is a game between Gu Ran's Southampton team and the Premier League powerhouse Everton. It is extremely valuable, so it also attracts a large number of fans and very fan.

The domestic sports lottery has also opened a single level. Fans in the live broadcast room have bought tickets for Everton to lose by 1 goal early, waiting for Gu Ran to realize that the villa is close to the sea.

As long as Southampton can draw with Everton in the 90 minutes of regular time, the fans in the live broadcast room will win. If they can beat Everton in the 90 minutes, it will be even better.

Amid the crazy cheers and cheers from the fans, players from both sides lined up to shake hands.

The referee signaled the captains of the two teams to come over and guess the coins.

Everton's captain is No. 10 Mikel Arteta, while Southampton's captain is still goalkeeper Davies.

In fact, Arteta is not Everton's first captain.

In fact, Arteta is not Everton's first captain, because head coach Moyes prefers tall, muscular, macho players, such as Rooney, Rodwell, Fellaini and other large players. Brother Tazi is a handsome boy, but he looked a bit girly when he was young, so even though Brother Tazi is the core brain of the team, Moyes only made Arteta the second captain.

Everton's first captain is Philip Neville, the younger brother of Manchester United legend Gary Neville.

The two brothers were at Manchester United at the same time, one on the left and one on the right. They were simply a pair of wings.

Gary Neville thinks his brother is a fool.

Philip Neville regarded his brother as an idiot.

But they all have a very good relationship with Beckham, and the three of them have trained together since childhood.

The elder brother Gary Neville just retired last season, and the younger brother Philip Neville is also 33 years old this year. After a serious injury, he can still play the main role in the Everton team and is also qualified to be the captain of the Everton team. .

However, in today's game, Philip Neville, the first captain, did not start, but sat firmly on the bench.

Head coach Moyes knows that Southampton is not a weak team. After all, it can play all the way to the fourth round of the EFL Cup. Even a League One team is definitely not a weak team. But deep down in Moyes' heart, he is still not too worried. Take Southampton seriously.

Moyes believes that Southampton's tactics are very simple. They just use the left wing, especially Gu Ran's personal ability. So as long as Gu Ran is restrained, Southampton will be a toothless old lady who can tease her casually.

Therefore, in this game, Moyes did not let captain Philip Neville start, but let Arteta, the second captain, be the captain on the field.

Southampton captain Davies guessed the wrong coin, giving Everton the right to pick the side first and Southampton getting the kick-off in the first half.

Arteta chose the southern half on behalf of Everton and attacked from south to north.

The captains of both sides shook hands and exchanged team flags according to the procedure. The players of both sides also took photos in their respective half-courts and then formed their formations.

In today's game, Southampton's away team still adopted a 442 formation. The strategy in the first half was to defend with all their strength and press in the half.

In the past, when playing in League One, Southampton usually pressed high throughout the game, but when playing against Everton in Premier League, Southampton did not dare to press high to confront them. After all, Everton is very confrontational, and Moyes He likes to use the width of the pitch very much. If he blindly presses out from the high position as soon as he comes up, it will be difficult for Southampton's defense to withstand Everton's rapid attack.

Southampton also sent out a full lineup this time.

The two forwards are Gurley and Connelly.

Both forwards are experienced veterans. Although their scoring ability is not very good, their fulcrum ability in the frontcourt and on-the-spot interception and counterattack ability in the midfield and frontcourt are still good.

Their triangle cooperation with Lallana also has a very good understanding, which is much better than Garrod and Ronald in this regard.

The attacking midfielder is of course Lallana.

After a few games after recovering from injury, Lallana's physical fitness and competitive condition have almost recovered.

Although Lallana is not confrontational enough in the attacking midfielder position, and he did not play as an attacking midfielder from the beginning, his awareness skills are still very strong, and the "Gu Lala" connection has always been Southampton. An important scoring tool for the Donton team.

Therefore, Lallana is the most suitable for the position of front midfielder.

The position of midfielder is played by Lambert, who has a very stable performance.

The left midfielder is still the big boy Chamberlain, and the right midfielder is still Schneiderlin.

Chamberlain is very fast. Although he is not as fast as Gu Ran, he can also form a very sharp wing cooperation with Gu Ran. With Chamberlain in front, the ball passed by Gu Ran is very likely to be caught by Chamberlain and form a breakthrough.

Schneiderlin, the right midfielder, is very stable and comprehensive, and can also form a diagonal cooperation with Gu Ran.

Naturally, Gu Ran will be the left back.

Although Gu Ran poses a greater threat in the middle, coach Adkins still chooses to put Gu Ran at the left back position.Apart from Gu Ran, there really is no better player to support the left back. More importantly, what Coach Adkins designed in this game is to defend the first half as long as the score can be controlled at 2: If Everton is not kicked out within 0, they will fight hard in the second half.

Southampton still has to rely on physical fitness to win.

Physical fitness is definitely the most important thing for a team that mainly plays traditional British football.

Reserve your own physical fitness and exhaust Everton's physical energy before you have a chance in the second half.

As for whether the scene is good-looking?

unimportant.

The more pragmatic the coach, the less he will care about whether the scene is good or not, especially in the knockout rounds, he only cares about the final score.

What's more, Southampton is still playing against a strong team in the Premier League, so Coach Adkins's strategy in the first half is to defend, and the defense mainly depends on Gu Ran.

There is another reason for putting Gu Ran at left back, which is to protect Gu Ran from being fouled by Everton's beasts.

Everton in the Moyes era played very fiercely, and it was often difficult for the players who were targeted to withstand it.

Putting Gu Ran at the back at the beginning can also prevent Gu Ran from being targeted and causing injuries.

Southampton's right back is Richardson, and the two center backs are Jaidi and Fonte.

Font, a player, can play as a right back or a central defender. In comparison, Aaron Martin is too young and needs to experience more games. Although the team deputy Walton has more experience, he has not been able to play in recent times. Lack of actual competition and insufficient physical fitness.

The first half of today's game was definitely under a lot of defensive pressure, and Coach Adkins was worried that Walton would waste a valuable substitution spot if he couldn't even survive halftime.

The goalkeeper is still captain Davis.

The formation set up by Everton is the 4411 formation that Moyes is best at, with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 1 shadow forward, and [-] center.

The position of the shadow forward is similar to that of the attacking midfielder, but it is closer to the goal than the attacking midfielder. The two have completely different functions on the court.

The responsibility of the attacking midfielder is more to connect the midfield and frontcourt, and also to participate in defensive interception in the midfield and frontcourt.

The shadow forward follows closely behind the center and needs stronger dribbling and off-ball movement capabilities as well as the ability to insert in the back row and a sense of smell in front of the goal.

The shadow forward is a forward in his own right, but his position is in front and behind the center, not in parallel.

4411 is an unpopular formation, but for Moyes, who is good at team building, this formation is very consistent with his tactical philosophy.

4411 has a lot of space on the wing, and the two wingers can make full use of the width of the court to make crosses. However, the real core of this formation is not the shadow forward, nor the wingers on both sides, but the midfielder.

4411 needs a strong midfielder to connect. These two midfielders must take into account all the abilities of the front midfielder and the back midfielder. They must be B2B type, sprint all over the field, and must be able to control the field and deliver the ball. .

Such players are very important no matter which team they are on.

Once the waist strength is not enough, their center and shadow forward will be out of touch with the midfielder, and 4411's two center and shadow forwards can only stare.

As the head coach of Everton, Moyes's formation is quite unpopular, but the actual tactical system is still British tradition.

Moyes likes to use tall and strong men very much. He himself also has a nickname: Mo Niangniang.

This is not to say that his coaching style is more feminine, but that he likes to be tall and powerful, and the more the better.

Of course, Moyes also has many other nicknames, such as Mosiah, which is a new word created by combining his name with the Messiah, a title that fans praise him for.

However, after he went to Manchester United to take over from Ferguson in three years, his nicknames became "81" and "Moyes".

Because of this nickname, there is also a very clear second line: June Snow Van Gaal.

This couplet nickname refers to the fact that famous coaches like Moyes and Louis van Gaal were unable to lead Manchester United after Ferguson retired.

As for "81", it refers to Moyes' famous "81 crosses" after coaching Manchester United.

At that time, Manchester United played the farmer Fulham at home. Manchester United pressed throughout the game and attacked crazily. In a normal game, a total of 81 crosses were played. However, Fulham's defense was beaten to pieces and was trembling. The scene was as ugly as It was a disaster movie, even the dogs shook their heads and sighed after seeing it... In the end, Manchester United used an absolutely crushing 81 crosses to draw with Fulham 2:2 at their home court.

However, that's all for later.

Although Moyes is not a first-class tactical coach, his team building philosophy and insistence on traditional playing style are still remarkable.

... (end of this chapter)