Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 197 Flying with Two Wings (2)

In the first half of the game, the Aston Villa team really exposed too many problems: the problem of side defense in the 532 formation, the lack of offensive ability in the face of teams with strong defensive capabilities, and the speed of defensive counterattacks is not fast enough, etc. wait.This 532-[-]-[-] formation was only used by O'Reilly this season, and in this game, Chelsea 'helped' O'Reilly to find out the disadvantages of these formations. Perhaps this is also beneficial to Aston Villa. , At least after returning to Villa Park, O'Reilly will definitely improve these problems.

Aston Villa's head coach David Anthony O'Reilly, the former Irish international, is completely a practical coach.His playing career is undoubtedly very brilliant. The eight-year trip to Arsenal has given him countless honors. So far, he still maintains the record of 733 appearances on behalf of Arsenal, which is almost unsurpassed. .

As a coach, although his grades are not too bad, in terms of tactics, of course, he can't keep up with "old foxes" like Mourinho, Ferguson, and Wenger. They have been studying tactical play, and their ten years or decades of experience have enabled them to study very thoroughly in terms of tactical application ability and temporary coping strategies. Therefore, most of the top coaches in Europe are basically engaged in coaching careers Those who have more than 20 years of experience, or are from academic coaches.

And after a superstar becomes a coach, they may have a different vision because of their player career. It is often difficult to achieve something right away. Even if O’Reilly has been a coach for ten years, this is the reality in the field of football. .

Faced with Chelsea's unreasonable tactics of flying both wings and lobbing high into the penalty area, head coach O'Reilly was in a hurry, and it was difficult to come up with any solution, but by the time of the intermission, the team had three Falling behind zero, there is almost no chance to change tactics and strive for victory.

In the dressing room of Aston Villa, O'Reilly did not yell and criticize his players, but he took the initiative to admit his mistakes, "In the first half of the game, you played very well. It was my tactics that appeared. There are some problems. The opponent is now advancing from the wing, relying on the strength of the center to get a chance to score, and we have no advantage in defending high-altitude balls."

After hearing what the head coach said, the players in the locker room nodded in understanding. In the first half, they played too passively. It seemed that they were being led away by their opponents throughout the game, and they didn't fight back at all. There is room for it, even if there is an occasional counterattack, it is difficult to break through the opponent's defense. The poor shot in the whole first half feels ashamed to say it.

"So sir, what about the second half?" Samuel asked a little out of breath.Samuel was also very dissatisfied with the first half of the game. On the left side of his defense, the black-haired boy on the other side was really arrogant. He held back his anger and wanted to make a violent kick, but the referee seemed to target him. Similarly, the only tackle was easily passed by the opponent, and he was also severely warned by the referee!Thinking about this incident made Samuel full of resentment.

"In the second half, Drobney and Mark, you two play, pay attention to the penalty area, watch the big black man, don't let him shoot easily, Dela Cruz, your position is earlier, pay more attention to the opponent on the right. Boy No. 21, don’t let him break through so easily, Samuel, don’t stand so far forward, are you sleepwalking in the first half? I can’t even remember how many times you were broken through easily!!”

Drobney and Mark are Aston Villa's two big defenders with a height of over 190cm. Due to their stiff body movements, their defensive ability is not very outstanding, but in this game, they used their height advantage to block Chelsea's The tactic of punching and hanging in the penalty area in the middle could not be better.And let Dela Cruz position ahead, it is obvious that O'Reilly intends to abandon the 532-442-[-] tactic in the second half and change to the ordinary [-]-[-]-[-]. In the cross, the obstacles will be even greater.

Although the result of this game is already obvious, O'Reilly obviously doesn't want to continue conceding goals in the second half. The score of [-]-[-] is enough. If you concede more goals, Aston Villa will definitely lose face , He really didn't know how to face those reporters and the fans who had always supported the team.

As for offense? ...It still depends on luck, even if it is Manchester United, it is not sure that they can score at Stamford Bridge.

However, in terms of scheming, ten O'Learys can't compare to Mourinho, the 'old fox'. Of course, this Portuguese can guess Aston Villa's thoughts. In the second half, the opponent will definitely strengthen some defenses against the two sides. , So in the second half, Chelsea changed their offensive formation in the first half and turned into the main attack in the middle! !
Duff replaced Joe Cole and Gremi replaced Robben. These two players' personal abilities are not strong, but due to their rich experience in the game, they are very good at short-pass coordination.After the start of the second half, Lampard, Carvalho, and Gremi continued to use one kick to penetrate the opponent's defense during the attack. With the cooperation of Duff and Wang Li on the wing, Ah The players of the Stone Villa team are hurting their brains.

A team's defensive ability is limited, which is very similar to the law of energy conservation in physics. After strengthening the defense on the side, the defense in the center will definitely be weaker. Therefore, O'Reilly missed another move. Chelsea Gained an absolute upper hand tactically.

During this period of time, Wang Li also reduced his dribbling on the side. During the halftime break, the task assigned to him by the head coach was to support the center from the side and cooperate with the attack from the center. If there is a chance, he will pass the ball straight Get near the penalty area line, and at the same time look for good opportunities to respond to passes from the middle to create opportunities for scoring.

In this way, Wang Li's performance is of course not as eye-catching as in the first half, and it is difficult for the fans of the Blues and Chelsea to see the blue whirlwind on the field, but Wang Li clearly feels that the team's offense is more threatening , The ball rolled around near the opponent's penalty area line again and again, and all that was missing was an opportunity to score.

Compared with high-altitude lobs, through balls are obviously more threatening. Although the chances of shooting in this way will be reduced, the efficiency of shooting goals will be much higher. During this period of time, Wang Li has always been near the penalty area Hovering around, occasionally touching the ball with one foot, to make the team's offense run more smoothly. From the point of view of his position, he seems to have returned to the striker, but compared with the midfielder, the striker has fewer chances to get the ball A lot, of course, the threat is even greater after getting the ball.

In the 71st minute of the game, Chelsea finally ushered in a good opportunity, and another short pass from the center penetrated and cooperated. The four Chelsea players passed the ball more than a dozen times in a row. The fans on the stage were dazzled and easily sent the football near the penalty area line.

For the last pass, Gremi on the left corner of the penalty area did not choose to pass the ball straight to Drogba in the penalty area. That would probably be blocked and waste offensive opportunities. Therefore, he chose to pass the ball horizontally to Wang Wang on the right. Li, Gremi has [-]% confidence in this black-haired boy who has just joined the team, not to mention the head coach's tactical arrangement, just the record of scoring six goals in three league games, Among the entire Chelsea and even all the teams in the Premier League, it is unmatched!
After Wang Li received the ball, he made a slight disguise, dodged the opponent's defender's outstretched foot to steal, glanced at the penalty area from the corner of his eye, and at the same time took a small step forward with his right foot, and made a "sticky" decision with his left foot, Pull the ball back with the back of your foot.Seeing Wang Li's moves, the opposing player panicked and took a small step to the right without knowing it. With the space for this step, Wang Li twitched his mouth, turned halfway backwards, and turned his right foot. Taking advantage of the opportunity to hit the ball——
The football passed through the sides of the opponent's two defensive players and rolled towards the small penalty area! !

At this moment, Drogba, the 'fierce spirit', took advantage of his body, swinging from side to side while running, making Drobni and Mark, who were close to defending him, be hit by the messy footsteps, so that Drogba can easily get rid of it. He passed them, followed the ball, swung his right foot hard, and volleyed from the outside of his foot, letting the football fly straight to the right corner of the opponent's goal! !

Goalkeeper Thomas Sollens could only wave his left hand symbolically, watching helplessly as the ball flew into the net.Perhaps Sorens is the most helpless person in this game. The goal he guarded has been pierced four times, but he is powerless at all, and he can only shout out the irritability in his heart and vent it on the defenders.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Drogba volleyed from the outside of his foot and rewritten the score to 4-0. The head coach Olei on the opposing bench covered his face with his hands, as if he couldn't bear to watch anymore. On the other hand, Mr. Mourinho, who is on the Chelsea bench, has a smile on his face, and occasionally looks at the helpless figure on the opponent's bench, as if saying, "You are too young to fight with me." A little bit! '

The fans of the Blues are almost immune to goals. They have changed from supporters of the team to spectators of goals. It seems that Chelsea's goals have been taken for granted.

But now, in the entire auditorium, the most enthusiastic call came from the west side of the fan stand. There was a group of crazy female fans in beautiful and fashionable clothes. After a general look, there were at least 100 of them. The big banners propped up, and some dancing balls with both hands, all shouted in unison: "Alan, come on! Alan, we love you! Alan, make another one!"

Since Wang Li came to Chelsea, Chelsea's female fans have organized a female fans' association to support the Allen Women's Fans Association. Their cheerleading actions seem to be more organized and disciplined.

This point is almost envied by all the players of the Chelsea team. No matter which man, he would hope that there are so many female fans supporting him, even if it is just a kind of vanity...

(End of this chapter)