Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 297 Tactical Flexibility

A football club is like an enterprise. When it expands and develops, it is an opportunity for some employees. Employees with average working ability may be laid off or transferred to the lower levels.

That's what Aldous worries about, he's the 'average' guy.

Frederick is also a little worried. His work ability is not bad, but his popularity is too bad. He will not know how to get along with a new boss.

Wise is the most stable mentality.

For the former world-class star, Wise is not worried about being "layoffed" at all. He can easily find a job in other clubs, and the "layoff" will definitely not cut him.

Like Wise, Zhang Yang is not worried about work at all. Instead, he is worried about the current situation. The whole team is affected by the news from the outside world. How can we play the game?

The next thing Zhang Yang did was to have a detailed conversation with everyone.

The first is the coaching staff, Frederick and Aldous, "I don't understand what you have to worry about? Now I am the head coach of the team. As long as I am the head coach for one day, you will definitely be assistant coaches!"

Frederick was moved by Zhang Yang's words.

Frederick knew that the relationship between the two had not been very good. He was a little jealous and flamboyant, and usually spoke very meanly. He did not expect the other party to make such a promise.

Aldous also became more energetic.

In fact, it is impossible to say that Zhang Yang has no grudge against Frederick. No leader likes subordinates who find fault with nothing, but the whole team must be united. If you continue to work, you will automatically block annoying speech.

Then it's individual players.

Zhang Yang is not too worried about the coaching staff, but the mentality of the players must be worried, because a bad mentality will directly affect the game. He talked to each player one by one, from Smiccher, Jody Morris, to Teenagers Curtis Weston and Barry Cogan.

This is the process from easy to difficult.

Veterans have a very mature mentality and will not be easily influenced by outside comments. Young players, especially young players with average performance, are likely to be influenced by outside comments.

Zhang Yang talked with each player for more than 15 minutes on average. He asked everyone's thoughts on the matter, explained that changes in the top management would not affect the team, and then talked about the goals of this season, and then said "how optimistic you are" Kind of, it is to cheer each player up, let them know that they have to calm down and work hard to perform.

After all the conversations were over, Zhang Yang thought that he should find a "psychiatrist". If he had a professional psychiatrist to help, he wouldn't have to bother so much.

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Soon a new round of the league arrived.

Millwall's opponent is Arsenal, and they will go to Highbury Stadium to challenge Arsene Wenger's team away.

This is a focus battle.

The turmoil in the Millwall club has attracted the attention of almost all the media. When it comes to the battle with Arsenal, everyone wants to see if the turmoil in Millwall has affected the team's performance.

In addition, Arsenal has also attracted much attention.

In the last two rounds of the league, Arsenal had one loss and one draw, and quickly lost five points, all of which were lost to small clubs, which also caused their league ranking to quickly slip to sixth place. Not only were they chased by Liverpool, which has performed well recently Ping, also overtaken by city rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Such is the case with English football.

When a team's performance deteriorates, whether it is a small club or a giant, it will definitely receive overwhelming criticism.

If it's just criticism from the media, it's no big deal. The British media always criticize this and satirize that. Even England fans are used to it. But when their own stars stand up, their appeal is completely different.

This time it was Dutch star Bergkamp who stood up.

There are very few Arsenal players who have the courage to bombard the head coach Arsene Wenger. Bergkamp is the special one, not only because of his great reputation, but also because he will retire soon.

This season, Arsenal's performance has deteriorated a lot, and it cannot be compared with last season.

Everyone knows why.

In the summer, the most amazing transfer came from Arsenal, who sold Vieira to Juventus.

When Vieira left, Arsenal lacked core players, and their midfield support ability was greatly reduced. Henry could not support himself alone.

Wenger's explanation for this is that Arsenal is in a transition period, and many people also expect Fabregas to grow up, but Fabregas will grow to the extent that he can replace Vieira. did it.

This is the root cause.

A simple analysis in the media can draw direct conclusions, not to mention the Arsenal players involved, who clearly felt the change after Vieira left.

Arsenal's offensive ability has deteriorated, the overall offense and defense have weakened, and their coordination is not so smooth.

These changes are obvious.

When Arsenal's performance continued to slump, Bergkamp expressed his dissatisfaction with Wenger. He talked about Vieira's transfer. Say goodbye."

Bergkamp said frankly, "I don't need to tell Wenger, he is smart enough to know how great Vieira's role is, how much influence he has in the locker room, and how much influence he has on any other player-whether it is a teenager. How important it is to be a veteran. We thought the board and the head coach would buy in to replace him, but in the end we didn't."

Bergkamp is dissatisfied with Arsenal's results. The league quickly fell to sixth and was overtaken by rival Tottenham Hotspur. At this point, there is a lot of competitive pressure to compete for the top four. "Two steps forward and one step back are acceptable, but we have indeed taken more than one step back now. We have entered the transition period ahead of schedule. After Vieira left, we have no one to stand up to." On. Henry became the captain, but it is difficult to be the captain as a shooter, because the mental state of the shooter and the captain are different, and it takes a long time to adapt. With Henry, you have to develop his leadership qualities, but this It's a natural in Vieira."

After Bergkamp talked about Vieira, the media quickly reported Vieira's news. Before leaving Arsenal, Vieira was rumored to have a transfer news, but Vieira's true confession made the hearts of the fans tremble. Then trembling, "I love Arsenal, I decided to stay. I want to tell my fans and friends who care about me, next season, I will lead Arsenal to fight in the new stadium."

At that time, the British media described the influence of this true confession as follows: His oath made Highbury tremble!

Now the media interviewed Vieira, who played for Juventus, and Vieira said something that made the fans tremble, "Henry is on the verge of leaving!"

"Henry will make the most correct decision after the end of the season, the most beneficial decision for his career development." Vieira admitted that Henry called him personally to talk about his future.

"Whether to stay or go, he is still hesitating. He told me that he has not made up his mind, but I don't know what choice he will make. He may stay or leave."

When asked by media reporters, Vieira refused to disclose more content of the call, "We talked about it on the phone, but I will not tell you more."

"I know Henry very well, and our relationship is very good, but this does not mean that I will tell Henry what to choose. Henry is a smart man and he has his own ideas."

"News of the World" also revealed that it was Vieira's departure that made Henry reconsider his future. "Henry had already received an invitation from Barcelona, ​​but he stayed. However, last summer, Vieira unexpectedly Lightning left Arsenal and Henry has since been 'loose' with the club."

The reports of these media made Arsenal feel devastated.

Millwall is a change in the club's top management, while Arsenal is a change in the team's personnel. The latter has no less impact than the former. The former may still be good news, and the latter will definitely be bad news.

Whether or not Henry leaves will affect Arsenal's mentality.

When Millwall met Arsenal, the game became interesting. Both sides needed a victory to prove that the team was not affected by outside news.

Zhang Yang and Wenger have a good relationship, but when they are opponents, personal relationships are meaningless.

The day before the game, Wenger expressed Arsenal's confidence, "Our boys are looking forward to the game. There are rumors about this and that, but I can be sure that nothing happened in the team."

"Those are just speculations, a team has a lot of people, some people think so, some people will hold the opposite opinion, this is normal, the team's results will also have ups and downs, but the important thing is, We are united and focused on the game."

Zhang Yang was also interviewed.

The focus of media attention is on Millwall’s high-level changes, while Zhang Yang said directly, “That has nothing to do with me, and it has nothing to do with the team. Whoever owns the club’s stock will not affect the team. I work with a salary. Yes, players are the same, and we have one thing in common, we are all in pursuit of honor, even if the club’s equity changes, I will not be given extra bonuses, of course my salary will not be deducted, and neither will others, so I don’t I understand why the outside world keeps saying that this will affect our performance."

"It's a big game, it's not easy, but we're going to give it our all and go for a win at Highbury. That's the way it is."

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There is a lot of hype in the media and public opinion. There are many who support Arsenal, and there are also many who are optimistic about Millwall.

The coaches of the two teams didn't care.

At the pre-match press conference, both Zhang Yang and Wenger only talked about their efforts to pursue victory, and did not directly talk about the outcome of the game. Most of them talked about the current situation of the team and the situation of each player in the team.

On the court, the atmosphere is still pretty good.

Zhang Yang and Wenger shook hands with smiles on their faces. In front of the camera lens, the sincerity of the two can be seen.

After the game started, the situation was different.

The two began to confront each other.

As soon as the game started, Wenger stood on the sidelines, shouting occasionally to remind the players on the field to pay attention to the game, and at the same time, began to direct the team's offensive.

Millwall put on a defensive posture.

The top competition is the best stage for experience. Zhang Yang has led the team for more than a year, and has a deep understanding of the confrontation of football tactics, such as playing against a team like Arsenal. It is unwise to attack, even Chelsea will not do it, because Arsenal's style is to attack, and offensive football is their tradition. It is difficult for ordinary teams' offense to match Arsenal's fast-paced and smooth cooperation.

Millwall is no different.

If you want to play against Arsenal, you must defend, and only defensive counterattack is the most suitable to deal with Arsenal. Still take Chelsea as an example. Since Mourinho became Chelsea coach, in the past two seasons, Chelsea and Arsenal have played against each other. It is a complete victory, not even a draw, which is enough to prove Chelsea's advantage. More importantly, Chelsea wins every game very easily. Arsenal's defensive counterattack against Chelsea has no solution at all.

It looks like this from the outside world.

Zhang Yang's understanding is that Arsenal's strength is not as good as Chelsea's. Chelsea's defensive counterattack just restrains Arsenal's style of play, and it is difficult for Arsenal to change their style of play. It is difficult to perform well, and it will be such a disadvantage against Chelsea.

The same is true for Millwall and Arsenal. Defensive counterattack is the best way, especially in the away game. Using the 4231 formation, retreating to compress the opponent's coordination space, and then using fast break to counterattack is the most correct choice.

Millwall's style of play made Wenger frown.

Wenger still has a certain understanding of Millwall's tactics. The tactics created for the players' performance cannot be perfect. The first thing to bear is that they will lose the flexibility of tactics. Generally, tactics are very flexible. Basically every ball The team's style of play is both offensive and defensive, and the overall style change is just a matter of formation advancement.

Millwall was different.

In the last match, Millwall did not play flexibly. It was almost free play of the players. When every player performed well, the whole team could perform well.

Now it's different.

Millwall's tactics have undergone some changes. While taking care of the players' performance, they also took into account some 'normal tactical features'.

On the field.

Millwall is constantly defending. It is not because the situation is suppressed, but because the tactical tendency is more defensive. Their defensive role is still obvious, making it difficult for Arsenal to break through the blockade outside the penalty area.

It's amazing.

Wenger has confidence in the game, because Jody Morris is still injured, and the opponent does not send a full main lineup, but Millwall without Morris is still doing very well in defense. The central team led by Smicer The role played by the field is also quite prominent.

At this time, a player's performance becomes dazzling.

That's David Livermore.

In many games, Livermore was the one who was ignored. Apart from the occasional long-range shot, he played a small role in the offense.

But Livermore's defensive performance was quite good. In the first 10 minutes of the game, he was the most dazzling player, blocking Arsenal's offense time and time again.

"No wonder Mourinho values ​​him." Seeing Livermore's defensive performance on the field, Wenger thought in surprise, "Such a player...is really outstanding!"

(End of this chapter)