football spell system

Chapter 34 Determining the Starting Players
Today is August [-]th, and there is less than a week before the start of the Bundesliga.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon on August [-]th, Cottbus will play an away game, ushering in their first opponent in the league of the new season-Leverkusen.

Facing the Bundesliga powerhouse Leverkusen, and it is still an away game, the external media almost all look down on Cottbus, thinking that it will not be easy for them to win a draw.

In the last few days, the first team of Cottbus not only went all out to prepare for the game, but after the training, the coaching staff set aside one to two hours to study the team's tactics for the new season.

Last season Cottbus played a 4-4-2 formation.

The previous starting lineup: the goalkeeper is the retired old goalkeeper Piplica; the four defenders from left to right are Zvitanovic, Kukirka, Da Silva and Selesi; the four midfielders are from left to right. Zibig, Bandrovski, Monteanu and Rost; the two forwards are Radu and Chioyo.

This lineup is mediocre. If it weren't for the core role of Radu and Monteanu who scored 25 goals, then Cottbus would definitely be relegated.

Therefore, this lineup definitely needs to be adjusted.

In the tactical conference room, Yun Sheng was chatting about his views.

"We have made a lot of signings in the new season, and the team's lineup has a lot of room for improvement, so I am going to adjust the team's style of play. Next, I will talk to everyone about my views. If anyone has any different opinions, they can raise them at any time. We are discussing, and I hope everyone can speak freely."

Yunsheng first played last season's starting lineup on the big screen: "Last season, the team played a 4-4-2 formation, with parallel positions, so that the offense and defense were balanced, and there were no obvious loopholes. However, because of the limitations of the strength of the players in each position, we only had the central core—Radu and Montejanu scoring 25 goals last season. I'm not saying it's bad, but I think the team should play with more characteristics."

"In the new season, we left some experienced veteran players and brought in a lot of young people. In this way, our strengths and weaknesses in the new season are very obvious. The team has more momentum, but some experience will be lacking. So I am going to adjust the tactical play, bring the old with the new, and make the team more impactful."

"As for the goalkeeper position, Hildebrand is the starter for the new season. Does everyone have any objections to this?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Sumade said with a smile: "If we put the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga last season on the bench, it is estimated that the whole of Germany will scold us to death."

Yun Sheng nodded, and then he wrote down the names of a few players on his laptop and projected them: "Vaxmut, Kukilka, Da Silva and Ipsa, these are the four defenders in my mind for next season."

A coach asked: "Last season, the left back Zvetanovic and the right back Selesi, the defense of these two is pretty solid."

Yun Sheng said his opinion: "Yes, their performance is very stable, but the two are slow and slow, which is a big problem. The two middle guards of the team are more than 30 years old, full of experience, but they have no ability to replenish the defense of the side. The two of them did not make much contribution to the offensive last season. The players are all 21 years old. They are fast, good, and vigorous. I think their combination will definitely have a strong impact. "

After discussion, everyone agreed with Yun Sheng's opinion.

Then came the midfield.

"Last season, I decided to make some adjustments. There are two midfielders one in front and one in back. One is responsible for defending steals and the other is responsible for organizing passes. I decided to let Bandrovski and Sauer partner. Bandrovski performed very well last season and he has the ability to play the position of the midfielder."

Yun Sheng's point of view was unanimously approved by everyone.

Yun Sheng nodded in satisfaction: "Right forward Rost is good, and his main position should be retained. As for the left midfielder, I plan to arrange for Shao Jiayi to replace Qi Bixi."

Hearing this, the coaching staff was all silent.

As soon as he took office, he arranged his compatriots into the starting list. This choice is very intriguing.

Last season, Shao Jiayi was only Sandor's rotation player. His performance was ups and downs, and he didn't perform too well.

But everyone knows that every coach has a player he likes, so it's not too much for Yun Sheng to let Shao Jia start for himself.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Yun Sheng laughed: "Do you think that Shao Jiayi is my compatriot, so I treat him differently? You are wrong. I use Shao Jiayi because of his passing and free kick skills. For Cottbus now, set-piece tactics are very important. With Shao Jiayi on the field, he can provide countless changes for the team. Especially when facing strong teams, we don't have many offensive opportunities. At this time, the importance of free kicks is beyond doubt."

Su Made hastened to smooth things over and defended Yun Sheng: "I also think that Shao Jiayi is pretty good. After all, he served as the starter many times under Sandor's team last season."

Sandor didn't say much, he just said: "If it is a healthy Shaojiayi, he is worthy of a main position."

The midfielder is finalized, and the rest is the choice of the two forwards.

Yun Sheng was straightforward: "Compared to last season's top scorer Radu, the strength of other forwards is much worse than him. After Radu leaves the team, other forwards can only be used as substitutes. In the new season's league, I plan to arrange new aids Adriano and Cassano to start. Adriano is at the top and Cassano is behind him. The two echo back and forth, which will definitely have a good effect."

Regarding the choice of striker, Sandel first disagreed: "These two geniuses are indeed very strong, which can be clearly seen in training, but I think it should be conservative and let Chiaoyo and Rivic partner as two forwards. The two of them cooperate more tacitly and are more appropriate."

Yun Sheng shook his head: "For the Bundesliga team in the new season, what we need is not conservative and prudent, but adventurous and breakthrough! With these two talents on the field, our team has countless possibilities. The signings I am most looking forward to in the new season are these two talented players!"

Hearing Yunsheng's words, Sandel didn't refute any more. His expression was very complicated: "Yunsheng, you are the head coach of this team, and the team should be based on your ideas. From your team building ideas and selection, it can be seen that you have a very adventurous spirit. Then we are looking forward to the start of the Bundesliga competition and looking forward to something different that you can bring to Cottbus!"

(End of this chapter)