World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 356 Classical Football VS European Modern Football
Sao Paulo on Saturday evening had a sunny and cool day.

The temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, the relative humidity of 30%, and the breeze blowing from the distant harbor all declared that this is a day suitable for football games.

The Morumby Stadium, which can accommodate 8 people, is full of people.Sao Paulo people who love football regard the final as a grand festival, and they come to watch the game with their families and families.

Among them are many gray-haired old people. When they were children, they came to this stadium with their parents to watch the Sao Paulo team. Now that most of their lives have passed, they also brought their grandchildren here to continue to witness the glory and legend of the Sao Paulo team.

Perhaps, this is the inheritance of football culture.

This is the first time for the DB team to compete in front of so many spectators. Everyone is full of apprehension and excitement. This kind of nervous excitement is most conducive to stimulating the state and playing at a competitive level.

Looking at his players, who are generally in a state of popularity, Gao Yuan has a little more confidence.

In fact, in the final analysis, it was also the first time for him to experience such a big scene.As a head coach who is younger than many opponents' players, he is also full of enthusiasm and excitement at the moment.

But he is trying to restrain himself and not let his emotions affect the players.

The rules of the Sao Paulo State Championship do not stipulate that those sent off with a red card in the previous game will be suspended for the next game, so Gao Yuan still has the qualification to command the team.

The strategic goal of this game is to strive for points in the away game, and at the same time get more away goals, so Gaoyuan sent a 3-5-2 formation.

The 3-5-2 formation seems to have only 3 defenders. It is a formation that focuses on offense and light defense, but it is actually a very flexible formation.It depends on the strategic thinking of the head coach. If you want to attack, you can use 3 defenders; if you want to defend, you can also become 5 defenders.

The key to this formation is the two wing backs.

The lineup of the DB pair is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Aslito

Three central defenders: Batur, Qusay, Ricardo
Two wingbacks: Liao Lei, Shao Jie

Back midfielders: Zhou Yong, Caen

Front midfielder: He Xiaoke
Forward: Alfonso Chora
But Wang Zi, Liu Yun, Qiu Feng, Niu Gensheng, Pan Xinyue and other strong players did not appear in the big list.

This is actually Gao Yuan’s biggest headache. Although the Brazilian children in the team are very strong, in fact, Chinese players have more characteristics and have more ways to combine and match. However, due to the restriction of only 5 foreign players in the league, Gao Yuan can’t send out the lineup he wants most according to his own needs.

For example, if possible, Gao Yuan wants to play Wang Zi every game. This kind of core player is as dazzling as the moon to the stars in any formation and system.But Gao Yuan has to consider the combination of personnel and the feelings of other players, so geniuses such as Wang Zi often cannot enter the squad for competitions.

Another example is Niu Gensheng, with him, many conceded goals can be avoided, but the position of the goalkeeper is very special. Only one person can play, and he has to play a bowl of water to give other goalkeepers a chance to show themselves.Fortunately, Aslito's ability is also very strong, far surpassing Niu Gensheng in terms of technology and experience, so it is not a loss to use him.

For another example, Zhou Yong and Xu Yifan are a golden pair of defensive midfielders, one is the main attacker and the other is the main defender. The combination of the two is almost a perfect combination of midfielder models; but at the same time, Xu Yifan, as a "space builder" on the court and a "space reader" like Pan Xinyue, is also a perfect match. One can always pass unbelievable passes, and the other can always run to the most suitable position to receive the ball;

For the same reason, there are also Liao Lei and Qiu Feng's golden partner on the right, Tian Yuda and He Xiaoke's striker combination...

Before each game, Gao Yuan would act like a budget-conscious businessman, counting who to play with his fingers, but no matter who he gave up, he would feel heartache for a while.

Therefore, after this season, Gao Yuan must find a better way out for his players.After this season of experience, these children can already set foot on a bigger stage. As their leader, Gao Yuan is responsible for their careers, seeking better development, bigger platforms, higher remuneration, and more appearance opportunities...

In other words, my coach is really both a father and a mother, so I really worry about it!

The formation of the home team Sao Paulo is 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper: Lucas Perry
Defenders: Alboreda, Juanfran, Luno Fabio, Alves

Midfielders: Everton da Silva, Hernanes, Neves, Verto
Forwards: Pato, Pablo Felipe

The style of the Sao Paulo team is very distinctive. Since the coaching of Brazilian football tactician Taylor Santana in the 80s and 90s, they have been the representative of beautiful offensive football in international football. After decades of ups and downs, coaches and players have changed, and they have not changed.

Santana once had a famous saying: "Football is an art and a joyful enjoyment. I would rather lose the game than let my players foul and kick opponents to win illegal goals."

This legendary coach has never won the Hercules Cup in his life, but he is the most perfect coach in the hearts of the Brazilians, so that his national team successor Pereira, after leading the team to win the 1994 World Cup, still failed to conquer the hearts of the Brazilians.

Brazilian President Lula da Silva once commented: "Santana has always insisted that football should be elegant, show technology, and respect opponents. The artistic football he advocated will always inspire the next generation of Brazil!"

And Santana's beautiful football is to the Sao Paulo team, just like Cruyff's football philosophy is to Barcelona, ​​Wenger's football philosophy is to Arsenal, and it has been completely engraved into the team's DNA.

Sao Paulo, the blood of beautiful football flows in the veins!

Sao Paulo's beautiful football is different from European offensive football. This is an extreme to almost crazy classical art.

They don't blend technology and physical confrontation like European Latin football, they don't throw the ball upside down like Spanish football, and they don't pursue extreme speed like Premier League teams.

Sao Paulo's football is elegance, talent, leisurely strolling, detached temperament, and unrestrained imagination.

The soul of this team is the aestheticism of classicism and the romantic feelings that thousands of people will never forget.

They are not like Ronaldinho, who are magical, colorful and gorgeous influence the outcome of the game; they are not like Henry, who are exquisite, possessing the ultimate combination of speed and strength.

They are Platini, Zico, Riquelme, Rui Costa, Pirlo, Zidane...
They only do one thing on the court, substituting the game into their own rhythm, and moving slowly, and moving fast, all changes in speed, control of the overall situation and details are all under their feet.

They dribble confidently and skilfully on the pitch with master-like grace, seeming to be walking in a leisurely manner, but they may burst out sparks at any time and ignite the field;
They performed beautifully, and after a successful blow, they swayed the feather fans lightly, talking and laughing while the mast and scull flew into ashes,
This kind of realm is a kind of introspection, a kind of strength of character, a master of masters, and the best of the best.

This extremely elegant football style is just like Du Fu's verse: In the past, there was a beautiful woman, Gongsun, who danced with a sword and moved all directions.
In the increasingly realistic and utilitarian world football, this style of football has become increasingly rare.It is also difficult for Sao Paulo to defeat the European giants with such a football style and win the world championship.But this does not affect people's love and loyalty to this team, because in the eyes of fans who love him, they are the best team between reality and dreams.

Compared with Sao Paulo, the young DB team, under the leadership of Gao Yuan, played more concise, direct, and faster, and their defensive and counterattack style of play was also questioned by opponents as more utilitarian.

Therefore, this contest between Sao Paulo and DB is not only a contest between the old Brazilian football giants and the upstart youth army; it is also regarded as a duel between Latin American classical football and European modern utilitarian football.

Who will have the last laugh, people will wait and see.

(End of this chapter)