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Chapter 579 Tactics Discussion
For professional teams, summer training is very, very important, and it is even more important for players who have just joined the team.

Not to mention the head coach who just took office, unfamiliar players, a revamped tactical system needs to be instilled into every corner of this unfamiliar team.

Pochettino has physical training in the morning, ball training in the afternoon, and tactical drill discussions in the evening.

High-intensity physical training is commonplace for today's professional players... In fact, this intensity is not lower than that of Magath back then.

The training with the ball was arranged very tightly and with high intensity, and the tactical training was poured into it from beginning to end.

"Wrong!" Jesús whistled and paused, beckoning to Pogba, "Paul, you really don't need to retreat too far back when defending, but you can't go too far forward either."

"It's not necessary to press from a high position all the time, and we can't do it." Sun Wu walked over and said, "Aim at a certain target..."

While talking, Sun Wu looked back at Fellaini, and then at Pochettino on the sidelines... Pochettino's tactics, Fellaini has no place to hide.

The ability to move too slowly is Fellaini's Achilles' heel, and Pochettino requires all players except the goalkeeper to have strong running ability.

In this set of tactics, effective running is the foundation. Although Carrick and Giggs are old, they can barely meet the standard with their tactical understanding.

At present, there are not many players in the team who can't keep up. Fellaini is the one with the biggest problem. He is not the kind of player who can play passes and cooperate.

Another big problem is Nani, "Na Bu Chuan"...caused the disregard of all coaching staff including Sun Wu.

"If he runs faster, he is actually quite suitable for that position." After the training, Sun Wu said to Pochettino: "At present, he is the most suitable in the team. You can't count on Carrick, Pogba or me. Bar?"

Pochettino shook his head, "It's very difficult. His height, weight and way of playing determine that he cannot adapt to this position."

Sun Wu scratched his head, and Fellaini was really unlucky. He followed Moyes to Manchester United, but Moyes turned around and dismissed get out of class.

At the tactical discussion meeting in the evening, Pochettino focused on the coordinated tactics of the two full-backs and wingers to the players. The offensive and defensive transitions in the middle of the midfield that had been going on for the past few days were suspended.

"Whether a full-back is qualified or not, to a large extent depends on his sense of position and the timing of going forward." Sun Wu said to Valencia and Coleman during the discussion: "Run to the position and send a pass. It's very simple, the hard part is when to run!"

"The position of the winger, whether it is retracted, the position of the ball...too many factors affect your running position." Sun Wu quickly drew a picture on the tactical board, "For the third ball in the training game in the afternoon, Rui En took the ball from the left side, Luke Shaw, you passed by at high speed from the outside, but Ryan didn't have time to pass the ball, and I intercepted the ball and counterattacked..."

Luke Shaw felt a burst of novelty. There was no such detailed comment from the coach in Southampton before. He looked around, and most of his teammates watched this scene calmly.

"Don't be surprised, I heard Raul said that he is like this in Schalke 04, whether it is the training ground, the locker room or the game." De Gea smiled.

"Two questions." Sun Wu tapped on the tactical board, "First, when Giggs has the ball, Luke, you should press forward to the midfield, keep a proper distance from Giggs, and let him have more space. Out of the ball point."

"Second, there is no need to go forward after going forward. You are too anxious. Not only is Valencia already eyeing you, but it will also cause great suffering to Giggs because of Giggs. The hesitation on the ball gave me the opportunity to steal the ball."

Pochettino's tactic is to switch back and forth between 4231 and 3421. The pressure of the two full-backs is a very important part. This requires the full-backs to have very accurate timing judgments, and also requires the lateral, The protection of the retreat is also the key reason why Pochettino believes that Fellaini has no place to hide. "What about the right side?" Valencia asked, and glanced at Thomas Muller beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Uh, Thomas Muller has been playing right winger these days. This guy moves too erratically, so erratic that Valencia and Coleman behind him are at a loss.

"This needs to be adjusted slowly." Milor took over the words, "Although Griezmann, Giggs, Muller and Best in the frontcourt have fixed positions, they are all blurred."

"That is to say, no matter who appears in this position, we regard him as a right winger?" Coleman couldn't help asking.

"It can be said, but it must be analyzed according to the actual situation. For example, Best and Muller's ability to break through with the ball is weak, so you need to give the ball point. If Griezmann pulls the side, your forward penetration needs to be cautious. Protection from behind." Pochettino couldn't help interjecting: "This needs to be slowly adjusted on the training ground."

"The key is running." Sun Wu said with emphasis: "Everyone's running is free, but it is also fixed."

In fact, in the team, Sun Wu is the only one who really has freedom. From the opponent's penalty area to the hinterland of his own side, both vertically and horizontally are his range of activities.

But even so, Sun Wu also needs to change positions according to changes in the battle situation.

Sun Wu had a little understanding of Pochettino's tactics in his previous life, but after communicating with Pochettino several times, he realized that it was not simple.

In essence, Pochettino's tactical style is very similar to Klopp's, with aggressive high-position pressing, oppressive defense, and excellent cross-running ability in the frontcourt.

But when Sun Wu deliberately mentioned this, Pochettino smiled.

Sun Wu thought that the so-called high press oppressive style of play was transformed from Barcelona's, but in fact, whether it was Pochettino or Klopp, they followed another tactical master.

"Crazy" Marcelo Bielsa.

History may not rate Bielsa as a great coach: three Argentine domestic league titles and an Olympic gold medal, after all, are not great career achievements.

Even the deepest impression he left on fans all over the world was the tragic record of being eliminated from the Argentina group in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. However, as a football theorist, Bielsa is an outlier among the rare.

Pochettino and Bielsa have a deep relationship. It was the latter who single-handedly promoted Pochettino to the Newells Old Boys first team, and it was the latter who recruited Pochettino into the Argentine national team.

Pochettino's first job after retiring was to serve as assistant coach to Bielsa.

Under the words and deeds of the crazy coach, Pochettino soon returned to the Espanyol as the head coach, where he did a very good job, and even overturned Guardiola's Barcelona in the same city derby.

Guardiola thought Pochettino's tactics were similar to Barcelona's after the game, but the latter disagreed.

Following Bielsa's tactical thinking, Pochettino emphasized that players have a lot of efficient running, using high-intensity, fast tactics combined with high-position pressing, which will suffocate the opponent.

Adhere to offensive football, well-designed running routes, brand-new training methods that squeeze players' physical fitness, and a lot of physical confrontation, which will allow the team to have a very strong combat effectiveness.

But unlike Bielsa who is so crazy, Pochettino did not use a 3313 formation, but a 4-back formation, but the two full-backs will press forward significantly.

There is a very important key to this tactical play, which requires a midfielder with excellent tactical thinking and good physical fitness.

Just like Tottenham's Dell in the original time and space, he can move laterally to protect the wing, can move forward to organize an attack, and can also retreat to play a central defender.

Similar players include Fernandinho, but unfortunately he was snatched away by Manchester City. Matic may be able to do it too, but he was snatched away by Chelsea...

And Dell... Sun Wu has checked, and he is still a little tender now. He is only 19 years old this year and just entered the first team of Sporting Lisbon last season.

Well, in theory, Yaya Toure, who is now in trouble with Guardiola, can also do it. This Ivorian can play as a midfielder and a central defender, and his tactical ability is also strong... But the problem is that this is a thorn, and The desire to attack is very strong, this guy was originally a winger!

In the office, Sun Wu finally raised the key.

"Since Fellaini can't use it, Mauricio, you choose Pogba?" Sun Wu tentatively asked: "It can't be Carrick, right? I don't think you need to count on Fletcher, the Scot will not know next year Can you come back?"

Pochettino touched his head and said slowly: "I have considered it, the tactical idea remains the same, but this position needs to be adjusted."

"Adjustment?" Sun Wu asked in surprise: "How to adjust?"

"The full-back needs to choose the timing carefully, and the midfielder is only responsible for helping to defend the wing." Pochettino said calmly: "In this way, Pogba and Carrick can complete this task, even Fellaini It's barely usable."

Sun Wu was silent for a while, looked at the tactical board on the side and thought for a long time, then nodded and said: "Matic and Fernandinho...what a pity!"

"No way." Pochettino sighed helplessly, "However, unlike the Spaniard and Southampton, this Manchester United team has you."

"I have carefully watched the video of your game in Schalke 04. You have a wide range of activities, high-speed breakthroughs in counterattacks, left and right scheduling in positional battles, long shots in front of the penalty area or threatening balls. In addition to these, Best, You have a great ability to control the rhythm, in other words, you can be a metronome."

"But with Carrick..." Sun Wu said hesitantly: "And unlike the Bundesliga, in the Premier League, I need to be closer to the opponent's penalty area."

"Michael is 32 years old, and has a lot of injuries." Pochettino said patiently: "What Ralph can give you, I can also give you...full degree of freedom, which does not involve on-the-spot adjustments on the basis of tactics! "

Sun Wu slowly sat down and thought about it in his heart. Before in Wolfsburg, the metronome was Josue, and later in Schalke 04, he and Rakitic shared the rhythm control. The midfielder Westerman , Matip only undertakes defensive tasks.

Now it is very difficult to not only control the rhythm, but also perform well in the offense, because Rakitic and himself were roughly parallel to each other, while Carrick and himself were in a vertical position.

But it's not completely impossible, without Rakitic, but now with Pogba around!

"I'll try." Sun Wu finally decided to try, "But in this way, a proper distance must be maintained between Pogba and me, and Carrick's defensive ability is a bit weak."

Pochettino nodded in agreement. "That's a problem. Carrick's defense is weak. He's a great passer."

"The midfielder lacks a tough defensive player." Sun Wu spread his hands, "Don't look at Pogba who is black and tough, claiming to be a box to box, but in fact he is not very good defensively."

Pochettino sighed, "Take your time, you can't build a perfect team in a short time."

"That's right." Sun Wu smiled, "Everything needs to be verified in the game. In most games, the midfield composed of Pogba, me, and Carrick is enough to cope."

Pochettino rolled his eyes, "But the problem is, the Premier League is not the Bundesliga, nor is it La Liga. There are Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal... Each of them is from the UEFA Champions League in recent years. Regulars!"

Klopp, Pochettino, Guardiola, Wenger, Mourinho plus the new Tottenham coach Manuel Pellegrini, the six famous coaches are competing on the same field, tsk tsk, Sun Wu thinks this scene is a bit look familiar.

"By the way, Miguel and I compiled a list. You should have read it?" As we went out together, Pochettino said casually, "They are all outstanding young players we have collected in the past two years."

"I've seen it." Sun Wu's tone was a bit weird.

There are a lot of acquaintances on that list!

But it's no wonder that many head coaches will inspect certain young players for a long time before making up their minds to introduce them.

On the list is South Korean winger Sun Xingmin, who has just transferred to Leverkusen with a club record.

There is Dele Alli who has two seasons of professional experience and is still working hard in Milton Keynes.

There was Kieran Trippier, who performed well at Burnley last season, and he later became a blockbuster in the World Cup in Russia.

Pochettino seemed unintentional and said: "Best, if you have a goal, you can add it."

"Okay, show Miki a little bit!" Sun Wu seemed very happy.

There will be many super geniuses emerging in the next few years, and Sun Wu counts them at double digits.

For example, Real Madrid's Asensio, such as Dortmund's Dembele and Pulisic, such as Coutinho who went to Liverpool earlier this year, and De Bruyne who is still struggling with Chelsea.

And the big list in Morocco, Lemar, Martial, Bernardo Silva, Mendy, Mbappé...

But it's better to keep these secrets in one hand!
Ultimately, Pochettino saw just two names added to the list the next day.

One is Casemiro, the defensive midfielder of Castilla, Real Madrid's second team.

One is the French midfielder N'Golo Kante, who has just joined the French second team Caen.

The former is fairly well-known, after all, he made his debut in the youth training of the Sao Paulo Football Club, and joined the second team of Real Madrid on loan at the beginning of this year.

The latter... Pochettino is at a loss!
N'Golo Kante?
Who is this?
　Tactics may be a bit boring, but it doesn’t work if you don’t write it. It involves the entry and exit of the players behind. Please understand.

　　This is a two-in-one big chapter, today's update, the update will be delayed, but there must be, there is a party tonight, what a pity!
　　
　
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