heir to the red devil

Chapter 105 Problems and Methods

Scholes carefully compared the team's lineup and style of play in the past two seasons, Jin Taige nodded: "Paul, your analysis is correct, but you forgot one thing, we are the same as last season. Than, one thing has changed dramatically!"

"Oh, what changed?" Scholes thought for a long time, but he didn't find anything he had missed.

Jin Taige pointed at him: "Paul, you were in the starting lineup last season, but you retired after the end of the season. This season, you are not on the court. This is the biggest change, and this is also the crux of the problem."

Only then did Scholes understand what Kim Tag meant, and he waved his hand: "It's just me, and it doesn't affect the overall situation."

Jin Taige shook his head and said to him seriously: "Paul, you are wrong. Your departure will have a great impact on the team."

The three came to the coach's bench and sat down. Jin Taige said to Scholes and Phelan: "At the beginning of the season, the team played very well, so I ignored this situation for a while, but in the last few games, I found the problem. Paul, after you retired, I have been letting Giggs and Carrick take your place, but the technical characteristics of both of them are different from yours. Carrick's backcourt scheduling and organization are very good, Absolutely a world-class midfielder; Giggs' passing and support are great, he can always find players in the penalty area, and has a lot of assists; but you are different from them, your biggest advantage lies in advancing and distributing the ball. When you were on the court last season, you were always able to advance in the frontcourt at the right time to attract the opponent's defense, and then distribute the ball to the winger or forward to disrupt the opponent's defense. And the most important thing is that you have a very powerful kick Long-range shooting skills are also a magic weapon for winning. When you get the ball in front of the penalty area, if the opponent's defender does not go up, your long-range shot will threaten the goal, but if the defender goes up, you can distribute the ball in time. Giggs and Carrick are good, but in terms of threat in front of the box, you have to be bigger."

Scholes nodded: "If Giggs and Carrick were a few years younger, they would definitely be able to do better than me."

Jin Taige took out his notebook at this time, and described his thoughts yesterday to the two in detail: "Our last four games, 3 losses and 1 draw, the state is very poor, but the strength of these four opponents is not strong. The level of the team, even if it does not reach 100% of its strength now, even if it takes 70% of its strength, it will not be the current result."

"I analyzed it. These four opponents are all weak teams. They all adopt defensive and counterattack tactics. By the way, Real Sociedad even only defends and does not counterattack. Looking at it this way, the problem has come out. The four games were terrible. What does the result show? It shows that our team did not find a better way when facing the 'bus tactics'!"

Hearing what Jin Taige said, Ferran suddenly realized: "That's right, why didn't I think of this?"

And Scholes nodded: "I have also considered this issue. We are indeed a little weak in attack when facing the enemy's intensive defense."

Kintag looked at Phelan and Scholes, and thought to himself: Phelan is definitely a good hand in arranging team training and handling team affairs; but when it comes to understanding the tactics of the game, Scholes is not inferior to myself.

Jin Taige went on to say: "About breaking dense defense is a very hot topic in international football now, especially after Mourinho used the 'bus tactics' to win the five crowns at Inter Milan, breaking dense defense is even more common. A problem that strong teams need to face urgently.”

"When a strong team beats a weak team, the weak team will often use the 'bus tactic' to secure a draw; and even in a duel between strong teams, the leading side will use the 'bus tactic' to stabilize the defense and believe in 1 to 0 pragmatism. And now the most effective way to break the dense defense in international football, there are no more than three: wing cross, long shot and free kick."

Having said that, Kintag pointed to the team lineup on the notebook: "First, the wide cross. Now we have done a good job. Our wide players performed very well, but created a lot of passes. The chance to score the goal, but in these three games, the team did not have any chance to head the ball or grab a point in the penalty area. There was no chance to grab a point because the opponent's defense was tight, and there were no chances for a header. It was all because of our ball. The team does not have a fulcrum center! Van Persie has a keen sense of smell in front of the goal and high shooting accuracy; Rooney has strong impact and imagination; but they are not traditional tall centers. If we can have a fulcrum center in our team, regardless of header Attacking the goal or making the ball for your teammates, both can play a very good role in the face of dense defense."

"Second, long-range shooting. To be honest, there is no longer a long-range shooting expert like Paul in the team. Although the two forwards have strong shooting ability, it is difficult for them to get opportunities in the penalty area. So we have some problems in relying on long-range shots to break through dense defenses."

"Third, free kicks. We got a lot of free kick opportunities in these four games, but they were all far from the goal. When passing the ball, there was no fulcrum in the penalty area, so we didn't create any chances."

Speaking of this, Kintag turned the notebook backwards: "In response to this situation, I am going to make some tactical adjustments."

"I thought about it. Now the only player in the team who can play a similar role to Paul is Rooney. I plan to retreat Rooney's position appropriately and let him take on the work of distributing the ball in the frontcourt, and Rooney has a good kick. Long shot, once he pulls out of the penalty area, there will be a lot of space and planning for long shots."

"Secondly, strengthen the forward penetration and breakthrough of the players in front of and in the penalty area. Mahrez and Martial on the wing definitely have this ability. When they pass from the wing, it is difficult to pose a threat, but once they are in the If you move around the penalty area, the threat to the enemy will be even greater. And it is extremely easy to cause fouls in front of the penalty area, and then we will have more close-range free kick opportunities."

After listening to Jin Taige's words, Phelan was extremely impressed. He applauded again and again, and even caused the players who were training on the field to peek at the coach's bench to observe what happened here.

And Scholes was also full of admiration: "Captain, you can come up with such thorough countermeasures in such a short period of time according to the actual situation of our team. It is really admirable. Sweep away the decline and get back on track!"

"Continue to march towards the Triple Crown!" Phelan added excitedly.

(End of this chapter)