midfield god

Chapter 19 Sudden change
In the replay after the game, head coach Craig emphasized that the players would forget the team's tactical arrangement because of nervousness on the field, such as the mistake Bell made when defending Bentley. At that time, Yunfei thought he did a good job.But when Yunfei came back to examine his performance again, he found that he had also made similar mistakes.

After Bentley successfully cuts inside, the best choice is to follow the opponent's flanks to defend on both sides, preventing the opponent from directly hitting the goal with his left foot and continuing to break through, forcing the opponent to pass forward or make a mistake, so that the opponent will completely lose the threat in this dangerous area.

But he stood directly in front of the opponent at that time. Although this blocked the opponent's way to move forward, it gave the opponent the space and opportunity to shoot directly with his left foot.

"System, continue."

The picture in front of him continued to flow, and the game continued. At about 40 minutes, Yunfei called to stop again.

In the first half of the game, before Yunfei assisted Bell to score at the last moment, Southampton’s midfield actually lost control during this period, and was continuously organized by the opponent in the midfield. At this time, Yunfei should take the initiative to stand up and hold the ball, and reorganize the team’s midfield organization.But at this time, Yunfei was focusing on defending Bentley. In fact, he didn't have the energy to do this at all.

"Maybe it's because I'm not capable enough to spare energy to help the team control the midfield when I'm fully defending, but if I was willing to try it at that time, the passivity during this period may not last so long!"

Yunfei summed up his experience and lessons while reviewing the game. Compared with normal ability training, correcting some mistakes made in the game may be able to improve his game performance faster.

Soon, after analyzing all the problems, Yunfei continued to simulate the scene in the system. He still has a lot to do this night!

……

Midweek, Wednesday, January [-]th.

Three days after the last game, Southampton u3 ushered in their next opponent, Aston Villa u18.

Before the game, Southampton's first-team coach Harry Redknapp came to the sidelines again and had a chat with Coach Craig.

"Come to two games in a row, who are you looking at?" Craig asked with a smile.

Redknapp pondered for a while. For him, the team's first team urgently needs players with immediate combat ability, but these young people on the field are too young, and it is too early to play in the first team.

"Andrew, first promote him to the reserve team, and then temporarily train with the first team. If necessary, I will transfer him at any time!" Redknapp valued Andrew Suleman. This young midfielder is not yet 19 years old, but his performance on the field is already very mature.

"I expected it a long time ago, you might pick Andrew!" Coach Craig smiled wryly. Compared with the current Yunfei, Andrew Suleman is the real midfield core of this team. The offensive organization in the frontcourt is basically arranged by him. If he is taken away, the youth team's offense is equivalent to abolished in half.

"This is also a good thing for him. He now needs a bigger platform to improve himself. Anyway, it will be a matter of time!" Redknapp looked at Craig's heartache, and couldn't help smiling.
The smile on his face has not been seen for a long time. The next game Southampton will play against the traditional giants Liverpool in the league is another tough battle.Southampton, who have lost six games since Redknapp took office, urgently need a victory to stop the decline, but it seems that this goal is still far away.

"Well, I understand. After this match, I will inform him. He should be very happy!"

Coach Craig said that he had already started to make plans for the future in his heart. Someone must take Andrew Suleman's position, but who should it be?Involuntarily, a figure appeared in front of Craig's eyes.

"Can he do it?" Craig shook his head hesitantly, "I can only try it first!"

……

When Yunfei learned that he didn't get the chance to start today's game, he was a little disappointed. He felt that based on his performance in the last game, he could get the qualification to start.But what the head coach said later made him change his mind.

"Yunfei, sit on the bench for a while and watch how Andrew plays in the midfield!"

What the head coach said made Yunfei a little strange. Although he and Suleman were both midfielders, they didn’t actually play in the same position. According to the situation in the previous game, Yunfei played more like a defensive midfielder, while Andrew Suleman’s playing style was more like a midfielder. Now the head coach asked him to observe Suleman’s playstyle, which suddenly caused many guesses in Yunfei’s mind.

"Could it be that Andrew is going to the reserve team or the first team?"

Yunfei felt that this guess should be the most likely, otherwise why would he let himself learn Suleman's style of play for no reason.However, as soon as this idea came into being, Yunfei felt great pressure. Now that he is playing as a defensive midfielder, many of his shortcomings can be covered up, such as poor confrontation ability, lack of physical strength, and the accuracy of counter-passing.But if you go to a more advanced position, these shortcomings will be fully exposed!

But couldn't Coach Craig see these problems? Of course not. As a bystander, he could see them more clearly. Yunfei's shortcomings are obvious, but his advantages are equally obvious.In his opinion, Yunfei has excellent passing vision and ability to read the game. If Yunfei can gain a foothold in the midfield, it will bring a greater threat to the opponent!
Nothing in this world is perfect, everything has its two sides.However, this risk is actually not risky. Yunfei can continue to play as a midfielder even if he doesn’t play well. There is no loss for the team and the players. If it succeeds, the team can achieve a seamless connection.

Soon, the game started. Yunfei sat on the bench, diligently observing the situation on the court and Suleman's performance.Perhaps the opponent read the data of Southampton's last game and was very afraid of the opposing team's two wings flying together, so they stationed heavily on the wing and focused on defending these two wide players. This greatly restricted Walcott and Bell, who continued to play winger today, but it also gave Andrew Suleman more room for movement.

Sure enough, in the 23rd minute of the first half, after Surman easily broke through the opponent's empty center defense, he shot a long shot from the edge of the penalty area to help the team break through the opponent's goal first!
(End of this chapter)