Grass roots glory

Chapter 428 Anti-Ge: Deployment

Regarding the tactical preparations for this game, Klopp specially called Zhou Tiancheng to the coaching staff's room to participate in the team's tactical formulation.

"Zhou, we need your help. Although we have detailed information about Schalke, we need you to provide more accurate information. Your understanding of them is beyond ours. Tell me, how should we deal with it? them?"

Zhou Tiancheng thought for a while and said, "We need to control the ball. Schalke's midfielders don't have the ability to lead alone. After I leave, Schalke will definitely find someone who is as strong as me, but we still It should be possession of the ball, as long as I have the ball at my feet, I am confident that I can control the game."

"I'm really confident." Buvac smiled and looked at Klopp, then turned his head and said: "But according to our situation, they did not introduce a particularly strong midfielder, but instead they were in the forward position. The point is very threatening. They will definitely counterattack based on their foothold, and they will not be so stupid as to confront you head-on. We think the biggest threat is your two Chinese teammates, Hao Junmin and Jiang Hao Zhou. How to limit their speed, you should have unique ideas How do you feel?"

Zhou Tiancheng replied with a smile: "If this is the case, the two of them don't need to pay so much attention to it. Before, their scoring efficiency was high because I attracted the defense in the midfield, as long as they don't give them space."

Klopp couldn't help asking: "Are you sure you can completely freeze the midfield and not give the opponent a chance? You know the counterattack efficiency of the two of them better than us."

Buvacs said at this time: "Jurgen, why did you become so timid when you kept saying that you believed in Zhou? I believe that Zhou is sure of what he said. Why don't you give him ample opportunity... Zhou, when the time comes you What needs to be done is exactly the same as when you were at Schalke, play your physical advantage, cover the whole game, we don't want to see you playing just like a defensive midfielder."

Zhou Tiancheng nodded.At the same time, he glanced at Klopp next to him, and Klopp didn't raise much disagreement from beginning to end.This opened his eyes.

Although he felt that Buvac should also convey Klopp's meaning, but it seems that Buvac's status as an assistant coach is not low.The two first-team coaches he has experienced before, whether it is Slomka or Magath, have to establish absolute authority, not only in the team, but also in the coaching staff.Assistant coaches are more like secretaries around them, and only need to upload and issue instructions from the head coach to the team.But at the moment when he observes the relationship between Buvac and Klopp, he can't help feeling that Klopp's assistant is more powerful. Buvac's behavior is more like the assistant of the head coach, not just a secretary, but also a think tank.

But it's not difficult to understand after thinking about it. Klopp is called a "lunatic" by the German media. If he acts recklessly in tactical arrangements, there may be chaos on the field at critical moments.

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Compared with Dortmund, Schalke's preparation atmosphere at home is not easy at all. Magath is actually very dissatisfied with the lineup so far.

Because of Zhou Tiancheng's departure, Schalke has gained a huge salary space, but it is not easy to find Zhou Tiancheng's comprehensive and affordable replacement.Originally they had taken a fancy to Arsenal's midfielder Cesc Fabregas, but before they made a move, Barcelona took the lead and bought it at a high price of 900 million euros, while the prices of other eligible prey were too high, as high as Even the transfer fee that Schalke earned from Zhou Tiancheng couldn't afford it.Based on the philosophy of the Schalke management, they are absolutely not willing to spend a lot of money on a certain player.So after Zhou Tiancheng left, Schalke's management went back to the old road, gave up the big signings, and successively took back several players on loan such as Holtby and Jones. Erman, to replace the vacancy in the goalkeeper position after Neuer left, the biggest investment so far was the introduction of Austrian left-back Fuchs from Mainz, which only cost 380 million euros, but Schalke did not send out any signals Change, or continue to compete for the championship.

Even the Schalke media themselves can't believe it. They still want to compete for the championship without investing?They want the horse to run again, but don’t feed the horse... It can only be said that Schalke’s top management has drifted away, or that they are simply talking nonsense with their eyes open.

The Gelsenkirchen media saw this pace of signings, and actually wanted to ask where did the money earned from Zhou Tiancheng go?Is it lying on the account waiting to give birth, or is it quietly flowing into someone's pocket?

But in fact, Schalke executives have always hoped that the youth team can continue to emerge talents like Zhou Tiancheng.For example, Julian Draxler, the U19 youth league assist leader who has just been promoted to the first team by Magath, is regarded as such a leader.

However, Magath is currently under the greatest psychological pressure, and only he knows best that although Draxler is excellent, he does not have Zhou Tiancheng's unique leadership qualities that can infect his teammates.And right now their strength comparison with Dortmund is completely down, it is definitely not easy to compete with Zhou Tiancheng.

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"Although this is our home court, I know that you all want to compete with Zhou Qu, but we must first draw Zhou out of this game... There are no reporters here, I can tell you the truth, you have to seriously In reality, you know Zhou's ability best, so this game needs to be low-key, if we don't want to lose every time we meet Zhou like Dortmund, we must be cautious and low-key."

Magath explained to the players before the game why he let everyone run into the 5-3-2 formation.

After explaining to the whole team, Magath specifically kept Hao Junmin, not for other reasons, but because Hao Junmin had to adapt to a new role this season.

"Artemisia, I know that the next game will be too much of a challenge for you, just treat it as a clearance game. I hope you can play the role of Zhou. The team is in such a situation now, and I can't help it .”

Magath tried to subvert the role of Hao Junmin in the internal potential digging, transforming from a sharp knife on the side to a core organization like Zhou Tiancheng. He found that although Hao Junmin played on the side in the past, his vision was extremely good , and has the awareness of using the space quickly with the ball, which is the quality of a midfielder.Of course, with Hao Junmin's physical condition, it is definitely unrealistic to become a B2B midfielder like Zhou Tiancheng, but Magath has the confidence to transform him into an excellent midfielder.

But at this time Hao Junmin was a little excited, but he felt even more stressed. He could only grit his teeth and promise Magath: "Boss, I will try my best to do a good job."

(End of this chapter)