The Ball at Your Feet

Platini's words are not unreasonable.

This tactic of frontcourt counter-grab has never lacked users. If the opponent's ball can be interrupted in the frontcourt, the success rate of a quick counterattack will be much higher. Fools know this kind of thing. But to be able to use this kind of tactics requires more than just two slogans, shouting two voices to win, fighting hard can not make the team stronger, the frontcourt counter-grab tactic has what it needs, it is for the frontcourt players Attitude and physical strength are also a huge test.

Defensive football is not necessarily less laborious than offensive football. Although offensive football requires more possession of the ball, more passing, and more effort, defensive football requires more running and more pressure. , More physical confrontation, in fact, when it comes to saving effort, it is really not necessarily less effort than attacking football.

Especially for strong teams, in addition to physical problems, there is also an attitude problem. Obviously, in some games, you can run eight kilometers, and you can win with just a few kicks. It's weird that you let the players run more than 10,000 meters per game, and the players can be happy. Those players who do not have much skills have to rely on running to make up for their shortcomings, but those skilled players can obviously rely on technology to play, but they need to run as much as a dog, so it is inevitable to say, "Why? Let the artist do the work of the plasterer's declaration of dissatisfaction.

Everyone knows that the frontcourt can share the pressure for the midfielders and defenders, but whether it can mobilize the players' enthusiasm and let them actively complete the frontcourt counter-robbing is up to the coach. Some coaches are well-known and capable, and can use words to persuade the players to make them happy to run more, while some coaches do not have this ability, and often the team will have conflicts.

Platini said that he is not optimistic about Lyon's frontcourt counter-grab tactics, which is actually the reason.

One is the physical problem: Among Lyon’s frontcourt players, Sony Anderson is a Brazilian and is not young enough. Although Dorazo and Carrière are French, they are both technical midfielders and they are endless. It is impossible for the engineers on the field to have enough physical strength. There is only one Gewu, enough physical strength, not to care about running and confrontation, a Juninho physical and defensive ability is strong enough. Lyon seemed to be in control of the scene, but his physical strength was declining, and it was a question of how long this style of play could last.

The second is whether they are willing to play the whole game like this? Lyon is the defending champion. Because the defending champions already hold honors, their sense of struggle is often not as strong as other teams. At this time, they are not very happy to let them play tactics that consume a lot of physical strength. What's more, standing in front of the defending champions is a young coach who is less than 40 years old. Whether he can make the defending champions give up offensive football, switch to defensive football, and stick to the full court is also a difficult topic to say. In the current Lyon frontcourt, in addition to Govu as a player from the youth training, he is very **** any of Lyon's playing styles and can run without complaints. It is difficult to say whether others are willing.

"Now Lyon, although they are insisting on defending, their physical strength and patience are consumed extremely quickly. If their defense fails, the consequences will be absolutely irreversible."

Platini analyzed the situation on the court. In his opinion, the best breakthrough is naturally from Zhao Yaning's side.

"Rothen is a long pass player, so Lyon dare not give him too much space and pays attention to him all the time. Because of this, Lyon's defensive line is leaning to the right, and the left-wing defense is mainly based on Cassapa's personal Ability, as well as Diarra's excellent supplement to complete. This kind of defense is not a problem for ordinary players, but if you are facing a real breakthrough master, it seems a bit too hasty."

Platini’s analysis is obviously very reasonable. Casapa is the captain of Lyon and the marginal player of the Brazilian national team. In terms of strength, he is also very good, but defending this kind of thing always requires one-on-one. Suffer.

After Zhao Yaning got the ball, he immediately launched an assault. Jiuli passed the ball to his feet. He didn't stop much. When receiving the ball, his body was still facing Jiuli's position in the court. However, the moment he received the ball, he stepped on the ball and pulled his left foot back. It's already a distance from Casapar. Kasapa knew his difficulty, but he was stuck in the position and did not dare to rush to grab it, and this was Diarra who also approached. Zhao Yaning glanced at their positions and knew that there was not much hope for him inwardly. Take a step to the right and run along the sideline. Diarra and Kasapa stared at him one after another to prevent him from suddenly cutting in. As his position got closer and closer to the bottom line, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer. When personally short of a position, Zhao Yaning suddenly accelerated, and Diarra, who was close to the bottom line, immediately took a step and tried to block Zhao Yaning, but Zhao Yaning's left foot was the axis and the right foot buckled the ball and turned sharply. Just cut in from the two people.

Because the distance between the two people is very close, Zhao Yaning broke through with his right foot. When he turned around abruptly, Diarra thought that Kasapa would intercept him and did not make extra moves, and Kasapa was already struggling by this time. After stepping out, Zhao Yaning shook his center of gravity and couldn't take it back in time. Although he tried to take a step back, he still staggered and fell to the ground.

When Diarra saw the mistake, he immediately followed. And Cassapa immediately got up and chased after him, but Zhao Yaning suddenly stopped at this time, knocked the ball with his back heel, and handed it to Panucci behind him.

After Panucci received the ball, he immediately made a cross. It's a pity that the line was a bit bad, and Pulsau didn't get it. Instead, Lyon's goalkeeper Cooper rushed out and flew the racket.

"A great breakthrough. In Ligue 1 now, the three best breakthrough players are Malouda, Zhao Yaning and Ronaldinho. Malouda's breakthrough is purely physical strength, and Zhao Yaning's is even better. More technical, as for Ronaldinho, that is a masterpiece of God."

Thierry sighed, but returned his eyes to the game.

"Now Monaco has obviously noticed this. Although Lyon is playing with a double midfielder, because Juninho has to spend part of his energy on offense, the task of entanglement with Rothen can only fall on Govu. On the body. And Rothen clearly understood that, on the one hand, he let Evra intervene to help him, and on the other hand, he always moved the ball to Zhao Yaning's feet in a large area. Began to take the initiative."

The ball reached Zhao Yaning's feet again, and this time, Cassapa rushed forward without waiting for Zhao Yaning to stop the ball. He already knows Zhao Yaning's ability very well. If Zhao Yaning is given space to hold the ball, it will be a disaster for him. Although it is not always possible to grab the ball on top, Lyon's body is strong, and more confrontation and more contact may destroy Monaco's technicality, which will not do any harm to Lyon.

Zhao Yaning turned a step to the left, blocking his push with his back, but at this moment, Diarra also leaned over and squeezed him towards the side with his physical advantage. Zhao Yaning wanted to avoid him by turning around. He, but Cassapa behind him immediately took a step back, waiting for him to turn around to break his ball.

Zhao Yaning gave the ball to Panucci with a knowing kick, but Diarra knocked him off the sideline.

Panucci kicked the ball to Bernaldi, and when Diarra returned, Bernaldi gave the ball to Zhao Yaning, who had a lot of forward penetrations.

"The defensive team's midfielder is the most exhausted person." Platini sighed. He doesn't like this kind of play, and when he speaks, he doesn't like Lyon.

Zhao Yaning's several attacks caused a lot of trouble to Lyon, and at this time, Regon also stood up, walked to the sidelines and roared.

"What changes will Regon make? In fact, Leon is not at a big loss now. Zhao Yaning is a winger after all. He can't break into the penalty area alone. It's too difficult. What Leon has to do now is to stabilize the line and defend well. His own defense system, after all, although Zhao Yaning has a strong breakthrough ability, it is impossible to be unable to defend. Leon can win the victory as long as he defends steadily."

"I don't think so." Platini shook his head. "If you are facing someone else, you can. But now that Monaco and Lyon have similar points, it won't work."

Monaco has seven games, four wins, two draws and one defeat, and now has 14 points. Lyon also has seven games, four wins, two draws and one defeat, which is the same as Monaco's points. But because they won the game with a 6:1 Sedan and a 4:1 Bastia, their goal difference surpassed Monaco and ranked second in the league. In front of them is Paris, which has seven games, four wins and three draws, and still has no defeat. But Paris has only accumulated 15 points, and their goal difference is only a pitiful four, that is, one win per game. Goal difference...

In the eighth round of Paris, it was Bastia. With a monster like Essien, Paris, which is technically based, is not expected to win. In a sense, the battle between Monaco and Lyon is actually a battle for the top spot. If they are lucky, they might be able to determine their dominant position in the first half of the season.

"If Lyon is just looking for stability, maybe they can grind to the end and get a draw. But this is their home court, this is the key battle, they are the defending champions, how can they do that? Doing that, morale Do you want more? Regon is not Santini, he is not the team's meritorious coach, so conservative, who will obey him? I am more optimistic that they will make tactical adjustments and counterattack Monaco."

Sure enough, soon, the changes of the Lyon team were seen.

When Zhao Yaning tried to break through again, Cassapa did not go forward and forced him to go to the bottom. Instead, he got stuck in the position and forced him to go to the bottom. Just when Zhao Yaning broke through to the edge of the penalty area, Diarra Immediately, when Zhao Yaning hurriedly sought a pass, he found that the pass line back to Panucci was also blocked by the retracted Dorasso. At this time, the ball could only be passed to the center.

But a pass went out and Edmilson had already broken the ball and passed it directly to Carrière in the frontcourt.

Carrière turned around a half after taking the ball and gave the ball to Gowu, who was thrusting in at high speed. After Gowu swayed into the penalty area, he immediately turned around and leaned on Abidal on his own strength. It's just a pass back.

Juninho greeted him and fired directly outside the penalty area.

"A beautiful blow!"

The whole counterattack was simple and clear, and it was done in one go, so Thierry couldn't help but yelled out. Roma had no time to react and saw the ball penetrate into the upper left corner of the net.

"The two full-backs are where Lyon’s weakness lies. Casapa’s explosive power after injury is not as good as before, and now he relies more on consciousness to play, and De Flandre, after all, is worse. But Regon also understands that. Interception is Monaco’s weakness. Bernardi’s role is to sort out the midfield, and Zicos’ defensive ability can only be said to be average. Their interception cannot stop the two geniuses of Lyon’s Carrière and Juninho. It has to be said that Regon allowed Edmilson to advance to the position of the midfielder freely is a wonderful move. In this way, Lyon's midfield defense and combing have a better quality, and it also allows Diarra. Zhao Yaning can be locked up more safely."

Platini immediately made a comment.

"It's already 1:0, it looks like your prediction was wrong." Thierry looked at the score and laughed.

"That's not necessarily. Regon is indeed a very thoughtful coach, but Deschamps shouldn't have no ideas at all."

Sure enough, Deschamps stood up, called Zhao Yaning to the sidelines, and asked something softly.

"Is Zhao Yaning the change move? I thought it would be Jiuli."

"Giuli's figure is a big disadvantage to the muscle football team of Shang Regon. Deschamps did not dare to overuse him to avoid injury." Platini was also not very satisfied with Deschamps' arrangements, but At this time, he couldn't change his tune to support Monaco. "Although Zhao Yaning is also a winger, but at least he has a big head, his muscles are not bad, and the disadvantage is a little bit smaller."

"In fact, this is also a very interesting place. Zhao Yaning's figure is indeed very tall, but when you look at him, you can find that his center of gravity is always low and his turning speed is very fast. This is also his extraordinary. One of the reasons for the very high success rate is that a 180-level player has 170-level center-of-weight ability and turning speed, which makes many people suffer a lot."

"The legs of the yellow race are relatively short, and it is normal to have a low center of gravity..." Platini thought about it halfway through. This seems to be a bit of suspicion of racial discrimination. He is also smart enough to know that just a few words about the players at this time can make up for it, "This may be a talent. I prefer his stopping action. Have you paid attention to his waist and legs? The flexibility is particularly good, so at the moment of stopping the ball, he can always rely on a half-turned pull action and the defender to pull enough distance. Let him get the space for the next action. This ability is also his An important reason for success."

When the two people commented on Zhao Yaning, Monaco and Lyon once again fell into a stalemate. Obviously, Lyon's quick counter-attack style of play has caused Monaco to suffer, and they have also begun to defend the midfield and stop trying to attack. But when it comes to mid-range, Lyon is not afraid of any team. Although Monaco's mid-range is good, it is still a bit difficult to cooperate and penetrate through the ground.

"This should not be Deschamps' last resort, he should have other changes." Platini quickly came to his conclusion.

"But what is his method? In this situation, perhaps the role of Roundup will be greater. At least Roundup has better technology and can be retreated outside the restricted area to respond. Otherwise, it would be Ever. Pull forward to break through and break the balance of the frontcourt. Otherwise..."

While Thierry was talking, Zhao Yaning's attack changed the situation on the court.

He started to cut in just past the center line. Casapa did not pursue him, but stayed on the side to guard against Panucci, while Edmilson and Diarra in the center were on their own. Stuck in the position, the barrier Zhao Yaning's various breakthroughs and interceptions.

"Juli, or Rothen?" Thierry said softly, but before he could finish a word, Zhao Yaning suddenly raised his foot and made a long pass.

The midfielder passes directly to the center?

Diarra was stunned by this pass. He just took care of preventing Zhao Yaning's breakthrough line, but he forgot to block Zhao Yaning from passing the ball directly to Pulsau. Zhao Yaning’s long pass is not good. This is something they know. Lyon has done a lot of preparation before the game. They know very well that Zhao Yaning prefers breakthroughs in past games. Passing is at most a cohesive match. As for instigating and attacking things, most of the time Jiuli or Rothen did it.

But they didn't expect that this long pass was made by Zhao Yaning.

Edmilson was too late to retreat, and Pulsau had already thrown off Muller by relying on a take-back run. Zhao Yaning's pass was indeed a bit biased, but this did not prevent Pulsau from catching up. Next to the left post of the goal, he completed a violent lion head shake.

"Equalized!"

1:1.

This somewhat sudden goal made Thierry shout out, but Platini didn't say anything.

"What's wrong, don't you like this goal? It's wonderful." Thierry asked back.

"At this time, it should be the creative play of the midfielder, not the individual ability of the striker." Platini shook his head, "Although the goal is good, it is more of a misfortune. Yes. It is impossible for Zhao to deliver such a good goal every time. The goal was scored by Pulsau's personal ability. This is not Monaco's tactical ability."

"Don't be so demanding, as long as you can win in the end." Thierry said perfunctorily, but he had another idea in his heart.

Who said that Deschamps did not make a decision through careful thinking?

Although Lyon's midfielder is strong, in fact, it was created in advance by Edmilson. Regon took a bet and wanted to rely on the pressure of the midfield to force Monaco to be unable to pass the ball in place, thus making Pulsau completely useless, but Deschamps’ strain was also very beautiful-Zhao Yaning’s breakthrough ability made him He is the only one who may get a chance to pass the ball, so it is perfect for him to pass the ball.

And Deschamps' judgment is very accurate. Edmilson moved forward, so that the midfielder suddenly appeared three midfielders, this kind of play has not experienced enough coordination and training, it is difficult to have the desired effect. When Zhao Yaning broke through to the middle, it was reasonable to say that one person should be the best way to grab, and one person would intercept it afterwards. However, neither of them knew what the other side thought, and they were afraid that Zhao Yaning would be able to break through the past. As a result, both of them were thinking about the position, which gave Zhao Yaning the time and space to pass the ball.

The position of the midfielder is very important, it is the team's offensive and defensive hub, the position of the commanding tower. The coordination of passing, stealing, and offensive and defensive conversion in this position must be explained very clearly. A little omission is a fatal opportunity.

After all, Deschamps' way of thinking is different from Platini. Platini is an attacking midfielder. When the team is in trouble, he hopes to rely on the ability of the attacking midfielder to change the situation of the team. And Deschamps is a defensive midfielder, and he can always grasp the shortcomings in the defensive midfielder position, and he naturally wants to deal with the enemy from this aspect. Two different ways of thinking ~www.ltnovel.com~ There is no difference between good and bad.

It's just that there is no need to refute Platini. After all, he is the champion of the French team, saying that he is not good at anything.

"In fact, Zhao Yaning's passing of the ball also shows that his basic skills are very good." Thierry broke the topic, "Although the pass is indeed a little bit off, the speed and timing of the ball are very good. This player was still playing French second last year. It is very rare to have such a performance this year. He and Roten are only four years old. It seems that the Latourby base has cultivated a new young talent."

"Is there any benefit? For French football, it is not necessarily good or bad." Seeing that the first half of the field is running out, Platini is also willing to pull the topic away. It's just that he just criticized Deschamps, and now it's not easy to change his tone, so he has to revisit the old things and talk about the things that have been quarreled for a long time this summer.

The French team lost to Senegal in the World Cup. When the French were even more angry, most of Senegal's players were football talents trained by France who played in France. This kind of behavior that has nurtured others and harmed his own national team has caused a lot of controversy in French football at a time, and the topics are also various.

"I think you are worrying too much. His nationality is China. How could the strength of the Chinese team threaten the French team? Even if they were given a hundred chances, they would not be able to win once. Zhao Yaning is a good player, very good. Strength, but I don’t think he has the ability to turn the tide. Players from Asian and African countries are destined to not have much success in football."

"I don't need to think so." Platini shook his head, "Well, let's make a bet. When it comes to threats to the French team, I don't know if this will happen. I will bet with you that his future achievements will be very high. , Even more than the main players of the French team, believe it or not?"