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Chapter 125 Another five-element array
Button's goal made the score 1:2.

According to international practice, the home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back!

Manchester City's go-ahead score posed a problem for Newcastle.

Newcastle fell into a dilemma where they wanted to attack and did not dare to invest too much force, but wanted to defend but were unwilling. Allardyce's three-back defensive formation was exposed!

At this time, Allardyce began to regret, realizing that his passive defense had given Manchester City too many opportunities.So he decisively waved his hand, signaled the players to change formation, and readjusted the formation back to 442.

He believes that with such a formation, the offensive and defensive balance can be achieved!
But he forgot that he had adjusted his tactics once before, and he forgot that he had replaced a striker.

The formation is not only determined by the position!

The Newcastle players quickly became confused. The head coach kept modifying tactics. What changes should be made to everyone's responsibilities?Does the team implement the previous tactics, or the later tactics?This brought deep confusion and confusion to the Newcastle players.

This kind of misunderstanding is fatal, which makes the players have the urge to "turn left at the front door to Foxconn".

Changing tactics again and again made the team feel at a loss.

So Newcastle after the change, the scene became even more chaotic.

Manchester City's second goal arrived as scheduled!
Seven minutes later, Manchester City scored again!
This time, Hargreaves sent a 50-meter-long through ball from the midfielder position, directly piercing Newcastle's entire midfield and defense. Vassell, who is good at grasping opportunities, turned offside Success, passing Newcastle goalkeeper Given and pushing the empty goal...

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! 3:1, Manchester City will win!"

After scoring a goal again, Allardyce woke up like a dream, and he understood the mistake he made.Seeing that there are less than 10 minutes left in the first half, if any adjustments are made, it may cause negative effects.So Allardyce simply waved his hand and asked the disciples to retreat.The whole team retreated defensively, leaving only one Ameobi striker in the frontcourt!
However, Manchester City players have never understood the truth of "the poor should not chase after". Before the end of the first half, Joel Luka scored with a header and scored his second goal for joining Blue Moon!
With a score of 4:1, the two sides entered the intermission.

During the intermission, Allardyce apologized for his tactical mistakes, and then unified the tactical intentions to the whole team.And in defense, carefully arranged the marking measures against the Manchester City playmaker Mido and the goal hero Shevchenko.Mido planned a goal and assisted a goal, while Shevchenko contributed a pass and a shot!
He doesn't want to overtake, at least the team can play some characteristics.His precarious position made him have to seize every bit of hope, even though he himself felt very slim...

After the 15-minute intermission, Allardyce, who regrouped and prepared to regain the situation in the second half, soon stood pale on the sidelines and was stunned!
Because Duncan replaced two people in one breath during the intermission——

Andy Cole replaced Shevchenko!

Sibierski replaced Mido!

The two people who originally adjusted their tactics and wanted to target them all ended up?
This made Allardyce feel like punching out, but it hit his chest.

I want to vomit blood in pain!

Allardyce really wanted to grab Duncan by the collar, and asked in a hissing voice: Can we still play happily together? !

At this moment, Allardyce really didn't know how to describe his mood.He has a feeling that he seems to be completely played by the applause!
On the other side, Duncan didn't understand Allardyce's mood.

In Duncan's plan, there are two goals in this game. The first goal is naturally to win, which should not be a big problem. The 4:1 score is unlikely to be reversed; the other task is to experiment. Another five-element array.

Yes, "another five-element array".

On Manchester City's field, there are two five-element formations, one covering five offensive players and the other covering five defensive players.

Of the four goals, three were contributed by the offensive five-element formation!Therefore, Duncan has a thorough understanding of the usage and characteristics of the offensive five-element array!

The offensive five-element formation has proven its ability, but the defensive five-element formation has not been tested.So how to use the defensive five-element array, Duncan is still at a loss.

This became a heart disease for Duncan.

Since it exists, Duncan must study it thoroughly and be able to use it as desired.

The opportunity to experiment, of course, can only be in actual combat.

But opportunities for experimentation are rare.

It can not only guarantee the team's victory, but also have enough threats to the defense. Such an opponent is hard to find with a lantern.

But this game gave Duncan a chance!

Since the establishment of the five-element formation, none of Manchester City's opponents has posed any real threat to Manchester City's defense.

Defending the five-element formation is naturally not a test.

That being the case, Duncan decided to conduct an experiment in a game.

Experiment with the defensive ability of defending the five-element array!
This is very necessary. Only by thoroughly studying the mysteries of defending the five-element array can its value be maximized.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

Confidant is the most important!
What Duncan chose was not actually this game, but the next game against Birmingham.Because a dead camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how degraded Newcastle is, it is still a veteran team, and its strength should not be underestimated!But after fighting in the first half, Duncan realized that he was worrying too much.This Newcastle team is simply a mess. Allardyce's command at both ends of the first rat, and the constantly changing formation of Newcastle players, let them beat themselves.

Otherwise, Newcastle would not have defended at the last moment of the first half.

Since their generals are at odds, what are you afraid of them?
Moreover, Newcastle's game met the two conditions, so Duncan decisively decided to advance his "training plan".

Compared with the big team Birmingham, Newcastle's offensive line is more able to pose a threat to Manchester City's defense line.

Of course, it's just a threat.

Such a good partner is really hard to find even with a lantern!

The experiment begins!
Similar to the idea of ​​​​setting the "organizational core" in the offensive five-element formation, Duncan also set a "defensive core" in the defensive five-element formation.

This core is Richards.

When the team arranged tactics, Duncan gave Richards the power to direct the defense, and Richards could adjust the defense by himself according to the opponent's offensive style.

In Duncan's prediction, the operation of the "defensive five-element formation" should be driven by Richards, and then other players will cover up the gaps of their own team through running positions to achieve the effect of suppressing the opponent's attack.

But in practice, there are big problems!

The disadvantages quickly emerged. The offensive five-element formation requires players to move constantly, but what about the defensive five-element formation?

The central defenders must fight together and cannot fight alone.This makes the central defender very poor flexibility.

They can't run casually, they must be confined within the whole!

And in defense, because Richards has a huge defensive responsibility, he will always appear on the opponent's most threatening striker Ameobi, but another cruising Gremi, who will defend?
If man-to-man is used, then Manchester City, which only has five defensive players, will easily stretch the defense.

The fact is also true. Under Duncan's deliberate "guidance", Manchester City's defense line quickly became turbulent!
Allardyce was still crying, feeling that his team was over.

But it was discovered that Gremi kicked the ball indiscriminately and turned a chance that was not a chance into an attack. Fortunately, goalkeeper Joe Hart played bravely and blocked Newcastle's shot.

(End of this chapter)