striker cool brother

Chapter 229 Ranieri's Ambition
High center forward Mitrovic, with his bulky athletic ability, is not suitable for high pressing. Newcastle United will focus their defense on the midfield.

In the away game, Benitez hopes to use the numerical advantage in the midfield to build a tight blockade on the periphery.

With such a tactical strategy, it is difficult for the team to play offense, but it can use the three lines of defense constructed to intercept the advancement speed of the opponent's offense.

Facing a rich defense, Leicester City's previous sharp offense has become a bit sluggish.

Players can easily conduct patiently on the perimeter, and then transfer the ball to the weak side of the opponent's defense.

But Newcastle United's midfield defense can quickly press towards the wing and form a blockade.

Leicester City can only pose a threat to the goal by crossing or breaking through to create fouls.

But such an attack method seems a bit ineffective.

Newcastle's tactical strategy can not only quickly settle in defense and oppress the players with the ball, but also make up for the defense in time to strengthen the defense.

This is the tactician Benitez.

His double midfielder system can be adjusted in time according to the situation on the field.Whether it is a dual-tech midfielder, or one attack and one defense, in the hands of Benitez, they all play sneakily.

This game is to defend steadily, and the running range of the two defensive midfielders is the key.

In addition to the full-backs, Wijnaldum and Moussa Sissoko, both of them are players with strong running ability, who can quickly settle when the opponent transfers the ball.

Fifteen minutes before the opening, Newcastle's half-court defense was done perfectly, and the three lines of defense were kept very tight, which made Leicester City's offense like a mud cow into the sea.

When attacking, Newcastle held the ball through Sissoko on the wing, and the frontcourt attack quickly spread out. It can not only pass the ball forward, but also use counterattacks to threaten the opponent's defense.

Ranieri also made targeted adjustments.

When attacking, the full-backs are lifted up to increase the width of the frontcourt pass, so as to mobilize Newcastle's defense.

When the opponent counterattacks, it is necessary to carry out targeted grabbing and marking, so that the opponent's counterattack cannot be pushed out.

The importance of Kanter is once again reflected.

He is responsible for marking the opponent's midfield core, Sissoko, and restricting his shots and advances.

When Sissoko was unable to play the ball, another wide player was also strictly guarded.

Wijnaldum is not a wide player. He is better at the central position. This game is arranged on the left side, and Mahrez is more defensive.

Therefore, once Newcastle United scored a goal with the ball, the midfielder Ayose Perez was outside the penalty area and could not use it because there was no good contact point at all.

In desperation, he can only pass back or shoot from a long distance.

The fight between famous coaches always starts with defense.

The more important the game, the more important the competition is not only the player's ability, but also the reduction of mistakes.

One mistake can change the whole game.

Half an hour into the game, the two teams had almost the same ball possession rate, and almost all of them confronted each other in the midfield. There were very few attacks that hit each other's penalty areas. The game was more than intense, but not exciting enough.

Leicester City only had 3 shots in the first half, but none of them were within the goal range.

The current top scorer in the league, Rossi, the top scorer in the team, has no chance to shoot, not even a chance to threaten the goal with the ball.

Benitez's double midfielder interception tactics can effectively cut off the frontcourt connection in Leicester City, and the pass of his teammates cannot be sent at all.

Vardy and Mahrez can also retreat to catch the ball, use their personal ability and speed to create sporadic shooting opportunities.

But Rossi is not the type of player who fights alone, and cannot rely on his individual abilities to tear through the opponent's dense defense.

At the end of the first half, he ran the least distance of the team except the goalkeeper.

0 shots, 10 passes, 100% success rate, 0 threatening passes, 0 turnovers.

Ranieri looked at Rossi's data in the first half, frowning.

He is very clear that the opponent has already figured out his tactical play style. The two blocking lines in the midfield limit his ability to play the ball in the midfield, and the connection between the midfielder and the central defender can block Rossi's area.

If you want to break through the dense defense, you can only remove Rossi and replace him with Ulloa. Using his ability to grab points in front of the goal, you may be able to break through the defense.

However, lacking Rossi's movement control in the frontcourt, it is difficult to break through Benitez's well-arranged defense with only a high point.

What's more, Newcastle United's game is mainly defensive, supplemented by counterattack, and when counterattacking, they rely more on the offensive combination of four players in the frontcourt, and the double midfielders basically do not participate in the offense.

Even if they fail to counterattack, they still have enough troops to hold the line of defense.

This made Ranieri feel very headache.

Can't play the characteristics of the team, is it really going to be a draw?

No, can't!

Although they are now ahead of No.2 Tottenham by 5 points and have a draw, with 8 rounds left in the league, a collapse is very likely.

At this moment, the desire to compete for the championship buried deep in his heart inspired the old coach to fight.

Although he never mentioned the word "winning the championship", it cannot be denied that he has a burning ambition in his heart.

"Everyone pay attention, the next words, you just need to listen with your ears, and listen to it verbatim."

Ranieri, who is rarely so serious, made the players startled slightly, their bodies sat upright unconsciously, and their attention was highly concentrated.

"In the first half, our offense was intercepted in the midfield and we were unable to advance. After losing the ball, our quick retreat also made the opponent helpless."

"You did a very good job. However, in the second half, I want you to organize a high counterattack in the midfield immediately after conceding the ball, and attack the opponent's defense for the second time."

"If you can intercept the ball, immediately advance behind the opponent's defense line."

"N'Golo, Luo, the two of you are responsible for setting up the stage in the second half, and we have a good show."

Rossi and Kanter looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

In the second half, as soon as Newcastle United kicked off, Leicester City immediately launched a frenzied high-position press, trying to catch the opponent by surprise when their foothold was not stable.

In the face of high pressure, Benitez has long been prepared.

Although the two central defenders were slow to play the ball, the defensive midfielder Shelvey quickly retreated between them to help sort out the pass. The two full-backs stepped up to expand the width of the pass.

boom!
Shelvey made a precise oblique long pass, found the left back Anita, and broke the pressure of the three players in the frontcourt of Leicester City.

However, Kanter's defensive coverage is very large, and he stepped forward to block the first time, without giving the opponent a chance to continue to attack.

Mahrez on the right retreated to defend in time, and Kanter blocked the player holding the ball on the wing, and quickly won the ball back.

Leicester City, near the midfield, began to guide their feet patiently and slowly.

Rossi retreated, participated in the organization of the team's midfield, and looked for the opponent's flaws.

Benitez off the court didn't care, but calmly directed the team's defense.

Because he is quite confident in his defensive system.

As everyone knows, the magpie has slowly walked into the trap carefully set by the fox without knowing it.

(End of this chapter)