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After the start of the game, Nanhu No. 5 Middle School quickly opened up their "Cao Chen version" 3-2-[-] formation and spread it out.

And Gao Yi and Zhang Ziyang were not in a hurry to attack. After the opening whistle sounded, they quickly completed the kick-off and transferred the ball to the midfielder Wang Bo.

After receiving the ball, Wang Bo didn't dribble too much, and continued to transfer the ball to the players in the backcourt according to Cao Chen's pre-match arrangement.

Backcourt down!Base yourself on defense first!
This is Cao Chen's arrangement for the first 5 minutes of the game.

Because, Cao Chen didn't know what formation his opponent, Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences, would play.

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, he did not intend to take the risk of allowing the team to quickly press the offense. Instead, he chose a relatively conservative style of play. Pull out the formation and make arrangements.

The Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences was also not in a hurry. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no sign of an offensive from Nanhu No. [-] Middle School, they quickly spread out their formation one by one.

Cao Chen on the sidelines also took advantage of his better perspective than the players on the field to quickly analyze the formation of Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences.

Like the formation of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School, the formation of Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences has only three lines after deployment.

Of course, the two sides did not have such a coincidence to also arrange a 5-3-2 formation.

The seasoned Cao Chen determined the opponent's tactical formation within a short while.

The formation of the opponent Nanhu High School attached to the Southern Academy of Sciences is a 4-3-3 formation that focuses on offense. This is from the fact that after the formation of the opponent's three forward players, they quickly infiltrated into Nanhu No. [-] Middle School from the left, middle and right. It can be seen from the connection gap in the backcourt.

The Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences is not conservative in their style of play. Since they are in an offensive formation, they will naturally not say that they are waiting for their opponents to attack.

No, it was only in the 3rd minute of the game that the three strikers from the Nanhu High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences harassed the defense of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School restlessly.

But fortunately, it's not long since the start, and the players of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School have no problem with their concentration or physical fitness.

Facing the opponent's high-position press, the back line of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School did not have much possession of the ball. They mainly played quickly. Once they found that they were forced by the opponent and could not complete the turn, they immediately returned the ball to their own penalty area. Ouyang Rui at the forefront.

As the last barrier in front of the goalkeeper, "Stone" Ouyang Rui also played a role as a rock-solid defensive pillar.

You must know that the opponent's arrow, that is, the striker in the middle, has already pushed in front of Ouyang Rui.

But Ouyang Rui can always take the ball skillfully, transfer the ball, and make the opponent's close pressing invisible. This is like Tai Chi in the essence of Chinese martial arts. The ball footwork is extremely delicate.

After Cao Chen on the sidelines determined the opponent's tactical formation for the first time, he also shouted secret words to the players on the field and made gestures to indicate the results of his observation.

"Dare to kick! It's actually a 4-3-3 formation!"

In fact, Zhang Ziyang also observed a lot of things. After Cao Chen gave the same answer, "Little Ibrahimovic" who was cruising in the frontcourt couldn't help complaining like Gao Yi.

The 4-3-3 formation, Zhang Ziyang, a player from a professional team, knows very well that this is an extremely open offensive formation, and its ingenuity lies in the "three arrows" in the frontcourt.

As we all know, in La Liga, Barcelona, ​​whose offensive ability is top-notch, also plays a 4-3-3 formation, and it is naturally their frontcourt trident combination that helps the team attack the city.

(PS: This season, um... that is, the Barcelona striker trident in the 15-16 season is "MSN" Messi, Suarez, and Neymar.)
This "three arrows at once" trident combination can allow the team to play a more three-dimensional offensive coordination in the frontcourt.

看似4-3-3的前场站位和4-2-3-1似乎有点异曲同工之妙。

But it's not!
4-2-3-1阵型的来源并非4-3-3阵型，而是一套非常保守的4-5-1阵型！

“上古”版本的4-5-1阵型中的“5”，是三名中前卫搭配两名边前卫，5个人站在同一条线上。

In this way, problems also arise: the width of the court is at most 90 meters, and 5 people stand on the same line, which will inevitably lead to overlapping positions or crowded delivery spaces.

The witty and clever coaches naturally discovered such a problem.

于是，他们开始将4-5-1阵型中的“5”进行了纵深度的调整——将中场的5名球员分成两条线，最后形成了2后腰+3攻击型中场的配置。

Of course, it is impossible to accommodate a full three players in the center, so the clever and witty coaches stretched two of the attacking midfielders to the sides.

In this way, the prototype template of the 4-2-3-1 formation, which is very common in modern football, came into being!

From the point of view of the position, the two attacking midfielders who were pulled to the wing seem to be a bit of a winger, but in essence, they are far from the winger.

These two attacking midfielders who pull the side, they perform more like the duties of the winger-helping the defense from the side, supporting the side, and then attacking.

The tasks performed by the two wide players in the 4-3-3 formation are mainly offensive. They are essentially forward players.

This is like Barcelona's "MSN" trident combination this season. Whether it is Messi, Suarez, or Neymar, they all have enough personal ability to complete a fatal blow in the middle.

Of course, it does not mean that the three strikers in the 4-3-3 formation can wait for opportunities in the frontcourt like traditional strikers.

They also need to reduce the pressure on their teammates in the midfield. This kind of defensive task is mainly arranged in the high press!

Just like now, when Nanhu No. [-] Middle School took the ball in the backcourt, the three forward players from Nanhu No. [-] Middle School of the South Lake Academy of Sciences were in high positions and divided into three lanes to press closely against the ball-handling players of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School. The player with the ball makes it easy.

This huge oppressive force also made Nanhu No. [-] Middle School's midfielder and backcourt have no time to create offensive opportunities for Gao Yi and Zhang Ziyang in the frontcourt.

After all, the overall strength of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School's midfield is limited.

Facing the high-position press of the three strikers from the South Lake Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences, they can only ensure that the ball is not lost. In this way, the middle and backcourt of the South Lake Affiliated High School will naturally not be under too much defensive pressure.

It can be said that it has been 7 minutes since the start of the game. Nanhu No. [-] Middle School has not been able to organize an effective attack at all. The ball is constantly running in the midfield and backcourt. nothing.

The Nanhu Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences was also chattering, and their press did not relax because of the retreat of the Nanhu No. [-] Middle School.

On the contrary, the high-post press of the three strikers from the South Lake Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences even became more ferocious after entering the game state.

At this time, the pressure on the middle and back court of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School is none other than Gao Shiyu, who is at the right back.

Under the close pressure of Lu Feng's "mad dog style", there were all kinds of noises on the right road where Gao Shiyu was sitting.

If Li Haohan hadn't retreated deeper to assist Gao Shiyu to catch the ball, Lu Feng, who is estimated to be extremely fast, would have already intercepted the ball at Gao Shiyu's feet and launched a quick counterattack on the left.

Of course, Gao Shiyu was helpless in this predicament.

Although known as the "dark horse that has suddenly emerged in the new season", the lineup of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School is typically top-heavy.

On the front line, Nanhu No. [-] Middle School has a luxurious front line of two geniuses, "Cheetah" Gao Yi and "Little Ibrahimovic" Zhang Ziyang, which is simply the envy of the coaches of other teams.

And the midfielder is still the same old background.

But fortunately, there was Bai Xiaolei in the goalkeeper position, which more or less gave Cao Chen a boost.

This top-heavy lineup problem is naturally very clear to other teams.

It can be said that after the South Lake Affiliated High School of the Southern Academy of Sciences opened the opening formation, it launched a crazy high-position press against the midfielder and backcourt of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School. That is definitely a wise tactical arrangement.

"Replace defense with offense!!!"

The opponent's tricks can't escape Cao Chen's sharp eyes.

Looking at the opponent's "mad dog style" high-position press, Cao Chen also guessed that it was almost inseparable.

But now, Cao Chen has no good solution.

Faced with such a situation, the players in the midfield can only rely on their resilience to resist the opponent's pressing. As long as they can resist the opponent's opening momentum, the opponent will naturally reduce the pressing force.

You must know that people are not made of iron, and it is impossible to maintain this high-intensity pressing every second.

Now, Cao Chen can only pray that the boys in the middle and backcourt of Nanhu No. [-] Middle School can hold out until the opponent's opening wave of pressing momentum passes.

It has been almost 10 minutes since the start of the game, and Cao Chen has not sat down. He has been standing with his arms folded in the coaching area designated by the sidelines, and his deep eyes have been following the transfer of the ball. beating.

Believe it, at this time Cao Chen's heart is also hanging in the same way as the boys on the field, right?
As a coach, every time Cao Chen stood on the sidelines to direct, he wished he could be in his teens or 20s when he was young, and then put on his jersey, and go to the court with these youthful lads to have a hearty game with his opponents. duel.

It can be said that Cao Chen has retired for so many years, but his heart is still restless.

Man is retired, but his football heart has not "retired"!
Of course, Cao Chen's restlessness is restlessness, but this kind of thinking is still untenable, so Cao Chen can only entrust the restlessness in his heart to the young people on the court!

"Hold on! Boys!"