Coaching career started as a college team coach

"The first half was good overall." During the halftime break, Wei Le still encouraged, "The score of 1-1 is still within our expectations."

Wei Le knew that during the halftime break, we should focus on the problems that can be solved, rather than those long-term problems that are difficult to solve in the short term - such as the defensive position problem mentioned above. Wei Le knew that this was not something that could be solved in ten minutes. Of course it should be solved, but it should be solved in the later training.

"After the start of the second half, you should pay more attention to Perez than Mitrovic." Wei Le said, "He is also 'easier to deal with' than Mitrovic. At least he should not be able to knock Rodri to the ground."

Rodri smiled helplessly, and the locker room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Go for his body, especially when he is about to receive the ball, go for his right foot. He is not good at his left foot. Most of the passes he sent after he came on the field in the first half were kicked with his right foot." Wei Le pointed at Rodri, Bass and Ruben Dias, "I checked the information. He is less than 70 kilograms. Look at your body shapes."

"Jota will probably knock him away."

Rodri laughed happily this time, and it was Jota's turn to be shot.

"Even if the ball is not on his right foot, he will sometimes switch to his right foot to kick. You understand." Wei Le said with a smile.

The players smiled knowingly, and Perez was going to be miserable in the second half.

Ayos Perez, a Spaniard. In 2014, two years ago, he transferred from Tenerife. In 2015, after Mitrovic gradually gained a foothold in the first team, he cooperated well with him, so Benitez used him as a front midfielder and used him as the core of the offensive organization.

This usage is actually similar to Wei Le's use of Jota, both of which let him hide behind the center forward and not have to fight with the opponent's defenders in person.

But in fact, the difference is also very big. For example, Jota is essentially a striker, and his most important task is actually to wait for an opportunity to score, but Ayosé Perez is more likely to retreat and participate in the connection work.

In this game, Jota's position is further back, and his responsibilities are more comprehensive. In this way, his responsibilities are more similar to Perez's.

Wei Le put Jota in this position, understanding the outstanding advantages of players in this position, and of course, understanding that it may become a potential disadvantage.

No. 10 players, no matter how much they avoid the central defender, still have to fight against the central defender, and often need to hold the ball. This is a great test of the player's personal ability. Jota can do it, can Ayosé Perez?

In the first half of the game, Wolves were still too polite to him. He did lose the ball a few times, which was not enough.

Wei Le felt that the breakthrough in the second half of the game came from the concentrated pressing in the backcourt. By cutting off the opponent's forward axis, the ball was controlled more at his feet, and then the opportunity to attack was sought.

Wei Le believed that the 4-3-3 he designed for this game actually played a relatively large role in the first half. Although Jota had not played this position much and was still relatively unfamiliar with the position on the field, Joao Teixeira showed a relatively comprehensive ability.

Therefore, the Wolves' possession rate in this game was higher than that of their opponents.

As a midfielder, Joao Teixeira's ability to connect is far stronger than that of Jack Pierce. Speaking of which, Jack Pierce is still a traditional British midfielder, with strong steals and easy cards. At the same time, his skills are relatively rough. He prefers to drive the ball to the frontcourt rather than short passes.

For this set of 4-3-3 team, Wei Le still needs to further explore its strength. He feels that this set of lineups can still play a high potential, but the current effect is not very good.

Therefore, in the second half, Wei Le sent Jota back to the front midfielder position, a position he was familiar with.

"In the two games, you have seen their offensive ability. We must allow the opponent to be stronger than us and allow them to attack." Wei Le said calmly, "Maybe they will score another goal at the beginning of the second half, but we must be calm anyway."

"In the future journey, we will face more very strong teams. Maybe we will lose three or four goals in the first half, but it doesn't matter." Wei Le waved his fists, "They are strong, and we are not weak either, just fight back!"

This sentence "fight back" is full of confidence.

Facing such a group of young men who are not afraid of tigers, Wei Le did not hide his ambitions at all, and such bold words can also inspire their ambitions.

"The level of Newcastle United represents the level of the middle and lower teams in the Premier League. This is a touchstone. If we don'tOur goal is to gain a foothold in the Premier League, so defeating Newcastle United is our first step! Whether we are sharp swords or dull stones depends on you! "

"In the second half, let them see who you really are!"

"Good! "

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At the beginning of the second half, Benítez felt something was wrong.

Obviously, Wei Le made some changes to the team's tactics. Benítez squinted his eyes and carefully observed the situation on the field, trying to see something from it.

At the beginning of the second half, Perez felt the pressure. First, when Rodri intercepted his pass, he also knocked him to the ground. He signaled to the referee, but the referee saw clearly that Rodri touched the ball first.

Then, Jota, who switched positions, knocked him away when he was dribbling. Although this ball did not form an effective attack in the end, Perez was a little worried - why are everyone so violent?

A few minutes later, the big one came. After Perez received the ball, he rushed to the penalty area with the ball, and Bass directly tackled him down.

"Foul! Hey! "Mitrovic shouted loudly, Perez was holding his calf and couldn't get up because of the pain.

The referee ignored him and just raised his hand to signal Newcastle United's team doctor to come on the field to treat the injury.

"It's not a big problem, it's a hard injury." The team doctor sprayed him with ethyl chloride, and the hissing white smoke floated everywhere. Perez's calf bone didn't hurt, but Perez was a little scared.

"Damn it, how can they be so cruel?" Perez spit on the ground. The team doctor didn't know what to say. While packing up, he whispered to Perez, "Your body is not very strong, pay attention to safety first. "

Perez sighed.

In his position, he often needs to compete with the opponent for half of the ball, which inevitably leads to collisions. If he hides at this time, how many times will the opponent get the ball!

The more miserable Perez is, the happier Wolves are. The players found that Wei Le really knows Newcastle players very well, not just Newcastle players. Wei Le doesn't seem to need scouts at all. He himself is the most complete player system.

A player asked him, and his answer was that he was a student and a football fan before. He watched a lot of football, so he knew deeply. The players were skeptical, but Wei Le didn't want to explain anything. He certainly didn't intend to tell them that he had a system in his mind.

In any case, Perez was restricted, and Newcastle's frontcourt seemed to be paralyzed.

"It's our turn!" Rodri clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates.

Perez stood up and the game started again. This time, it was Wolves' turn to counterattack.