What ball king, call me ball god

Chapter 62 Ten Hag's Tactical Philosophy
"This is my improved tactical system. The basis of this tactical system is the 4231 formation."

"Although the 2 in this formation is a double midfielder in the position, their responsibilities are definitely more than that of a midfielder. Both of them must have the ability to connect the midfield and defense. The defensive midfielder must fill the defense line, pass the ball up when attacking, and return when defending. So this requirement is not low, so in the next training, this position needs to be strengthened.”

"This 1 is the front midfielder, that is, the traditional No. 10 player. It may be different from my previous tactical system, because I have divided the responsibilities. The No. 10 player does not have to bear such heavy responsibilities, so 10 If the No. 10 player misfires or is restricted, the impact will not be as great as my previous tactics. The No. [-] player must move forward, pass the ball and run forward. My tactic is based on a lot of no The ball is running and pressing, so try to move forward as much as possible. If you can’t go forward, you have to pass back, which is also to prepare for the next forward. In short, you can’t make meaningless return passes and crossings. Your own chance is also a chance for your opponent.”

"In my tactical system, the role of a full-back must be strong in attack and weak in defense. I can say this without hesitation, or the definition of the role of a full-back in modern football has changed. The era when I played football Here, what the full-backs have to do is very simple, that is, defending the breakthrough from the side and retreating to the center to defend against the pass. That's it, because in that era, 442 was the mainstream, and the passing was only for the full-back to worry about. But now 433 is popular, Isn't our 4231 also a variant of 433, because the personnel in the midfield have been reduced and added to the offensive line. But I also want to emphasize here that the formation is dead, regardless of what I said earlier. Yes, formations are always changing. For example, our formation, 4231, when attacking, two full backs push up, one midfielder retreats back to play three central defenders, and it instantly becomes 343, it's just that the positions in the midfield are not parallel, so you need to understand the principle of impermanence."

"Forward players, three forwards, two wingers and one center forward. I will deploy offensive players according to the team's existing manpower. This will be arranged in later training."

Lin Kedi was looking forward to Ten Hag talking about his tactical thinking on offense, but when it came to the offensive line, he came to a specific question and analyzed it in detail.

"The last is the central defender and the goalkeeper. My thinking is a bit similar to Guardiola. You may feel this. After all, I have worked in the second team of Bayern. It is normal to be influenced by Guardiola. He has some I don’t agree with the theory and tactics, but I agree with some of them. For example, the goalkeeper should participate in passing the ball. The current goalkeeper has basically changed a lot from the previous goalkeeper, mainly in this one. The previous one Goalkeepers have more long passes and throw the ball more, but now goalkeepers pay attention to passing and participate in the team's passing rhythm, so the requirements for central defenders have also increased, and central defenders have become the mainstream now. Some people may criticize the center backs who play the ball, thinking that they have put the cart before the horse. But in my opinion, the existence of the center backs who play the ball has definitely brought great enrichment to the current football world. Therefore, in my team, there are also center backs who play the ball I need to explain this in advance.”

"Finally. Today's memories are just the beginning. I will briefly tell you about my tactical philosophy, but in actual training and competitions, it will definitely not be taught according to the book, because real life is fluid. It has changed, I am older than you, and most of the team are young people, so I hope that while teaching you football knowledge, I can also teach you some principles of life, because football is not everything in life. "

"Okay, this morning's meeting is over, and we will continue training later."
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The week of training is over.

Lin Kedi has been observing Huntelaar's training methods during this week.

But Lin Kedi didn't take the initiative to chat with Huntelaar.

And Huntelaar didn't take the initiative to find Lin Kedi.

According to Lin Kedi's observation, Huntelaar's training is nothing special. I don't know how much oil he still has in his mailbox.
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Then fly to Australia to play the eve of the International Champions Cup.

Ten Hag asked the coaching staff to sort out a detailed training record of the first team.

"One week should be able to see the quality of everyone's training."

"Exactly. I've already made it, here, Eric."

Assistant coach Mitchell van der Garg handed ten Hag a thick report.

"The specific and detailed content is in the back. The first page is the general situation of each player. The goal we set at the beginning, and the situation achieved by this player. Among them, 10 players exceeded the goal. The most is Derich Special, his completion rate is 198%, No.2 is De Jong’s 180%, No.3 is Schonei’s 171%, No.4 is Lin’s 167%. There are 7 people who have reached the standard, and our set value is 95% -100% is counted as reaching the standard. Of course, there are still 8 people who have not reached the standard. Among them, the midfielder Sime De Jong has the lowest achievement. 60%, his achievement is very regrettable. A little better than him It's Huntelaar 66%, but since Huntelaar is 34 years old, so—”

"What's wrong with being 34 years old? He is still the highest paid player in the team, just this kind of performance? Although I know that training well does not mean that he will perform well on the field. There are players like Ronaldinho, but they are rare after all. In modern football, training is everything. And Huntelaar is no Ronaldinho."

"Hey, Eric, I know you have always been very concerned about Huntelaar's signing. After all, the team's highest salary, in fact, has been seen this week, running without the ball, pressing high, he really I didn’t quite get used to it, and I struggled a bit. But you also know that he is a famous Ajax star, the darling of the fans, and the top management is willing to give him the first salary in the team. You can’t do without him.”

"I know that when we first arrived, we naturally didn't fully grasp the power of the first team at the beginning, but slowly, there is always a chance. I am going to give Huntelaar some intensity."

"What do you mean?"

"The whole team runs, but you don't run? Can you? You are not Messi and Ronaldo. You don't have that kind of privilege."

"So you're gearing up for the preseason game?"

"Yes, it's not only to test the team, but also to see if Huntelaar can get used to my tactics. If not, no matter how bad his performance is, I have a reason to take him down."

(End of this chapter)