i am gun king

Chapter 375 Questions and Answers
"But with the advent of the overall trend, offensive players have gradually discovered a problem, that is, the opponent will no longer give you one-on-one opportunities easily, and the opponent will maintain the rigor of overall coordination at the tactical level, making it difficult for you to easily create one-on-one, so Greece won the European Cup."

Vermaelen Koscielny and Benedia are just young players. Their understanding of football, especially the understanding and thinking at the core level of tactics, let alone comparing with Ji Dong and the coaching staff, even compared with Li Yuxin and a group of veterans, is far inferior. So when they heard that Ji Dong analyzed Greece's success in this way, they were all full of surprises.

"After I won the championship in Greece, I said that this European Cup is bound to bring about huge changes in European football, and even football in the world, because everyone has discovered the advantages of holistic football, but to play this advantage, It will bring a new problem, which is running without the ball."

Ji Dong is very patient. He was originally here to tap these three pieces of jade, so he had to let them understand, at least have a concept in mind, that is, what kind of responsibilities will Arsenal's central defenders take on in the future, and what kind of system the team's defense will be.

"For the offensive side, the tighter your defense is, if I don't move, I will be restricted by you, so I want to move, not only I want to move, but also my teammates must follow suit, constantly interspersed and running He moves and stretches the defense, so as the integration progresses, he plays a pivotal role on the pitch whether the player has the ball or not."

In the past, when the overall tactics were not strict enough, individual players were allowed to be invisible, even Ronaldo was invisible in a game, and finally scored a flash goal, it didn’t matter, because the impact was not big, but now it is different. Now the integration is promoted, and one person’s running If you are not active, it will greatly affect the overall control of the team.

Assuming that the team is compared to a whole composed of 11 people, ten people are deducted from the goalkeeper, and the standard running distance is set to be ten kilometers. That is to say, the total running distance of a team in one game is [-] kilometers , so the question is, what if one of the players only ran five kilometers?
If this team wants to continue to maintain his control, then the five kilometers he ran less must be shared by nine other players, or shared by several people, or shared by one of the players. If the players share the five kilometers, the team's control will decline.

"Of course, what I'm talking about is a hypothetical concept. The purpose is to describe the operation of football as a whole in a more vivid way, but I believe that you also have a deep understanding, that is, the current football is no longer It’s the old days of focusing on one-on-ones.”

"Similar to Pele, Maradona, and Ronaldo, the era when one person led a team to completely defeat the opponent has long since ceased to exist. Even I can say at the extreme point that the current football tactical system In the world, it is impossible to have a ball king like Pele and Maradona again, unless it undergoes a new round of changes in the future."

"So, think about it again. For all the offensive players you have encountered, what is the most important thing in their tactics? For defensive players, what is the most difficult thing to defend?"

Even now, Ji Dong never forgot to test these three young central defenders. Of course, it doesn't mean that he can't answer well, or that he will deduct points if he doesn't answer well. He wants them to think about this question by themselves.

Ji Dong once heard people say that if the legendary German striker Gerd Müller was born in the world football world around 10 years ago, he would be able to score [-] goals in a single season, and this sentence has been affirmed by many people.

But Ji Dong thinks this kind of assumption is completely unnecessary, because the people who say such things don't understand modern football at all.

If you carefully analyze Gerd Muller's era, you will find that he and Beckenbauer are of the same era. Both of them have created brilliance in Bayern Munich and the German national team. If you are familiar with Beckenbauer Everyone knows that German football at that time was an era that countless people rushed to study and discuss.

The representative total defense teams in the 70s were the Netherlands and Germany. Among them, Germany was famous for its free people, and the representative was Franz Beckenbauer, and these two so-called representative total defense teams were famous for their holistic style of play, and even now, Germany advocates strict integrity.

So in Ji Dong's previous life, he disliked Loew very much, because he felt that the head coach of the German national team seemed to have modernized German football and seemed to keep up with the trend, but in fact he changed course. He gave up the holistic style of play that Germany has insisted on for many years.

Integralization does not mean that if you play beautiful passes and catches, and play a pleasing offense, it is called modernization, it is integration.

The German national team's running without the ball is deeply rooted. Before Loew, dating back to Beckenbauer's time, German football has always advocated running without the ball, so Ji Dong has always felt that the most promising players in the world to play total football again are the German national team and clubs, because it is something in their blood.

What is running without the ball?And how about running without the ball?

That is a feeling, but if you use the simplest and most direct way, then look at the running distance

Although there may be some water in the running distance, such as some bad useless running, at least this is a more intuitive way to compare the strength of running without the ball, and if we analyze Le It is not difficult to find that every time they win a game, they run without the ball to overwhelm their opponents, and every time they lose, they almost fall on running without the ball.

Why is this happening?

Lack of the soul of unified thinking, blindly integrate for the sake of integration, cooperate for the sake of cooperation

When Ji Dong asked Vermaelen, Koscielny and Bennetia, what kind of offensive method is the most difficult for defensive players to defend?

That is to constantly pull the opponent's defense line through unremitting running without the ball. This kind of offense is the most difficult to defend.

The reason why Drogba is so difficult to guard is because he keeps running throughout the game, left, center, right, even retreating, he keeps running, you can guard him for an hour, but as long as you relax In 1 minute, he can create a threat to you.

Also, many people say that modern central defenders don’t have enough concentration and mental concentration in the game. In fact, it’s not a player’s problem, but when you face a group of offensive players who keep running in front of you all day long, who can guarantee that they can make the best and most appropriate response every time?Who can guarantee that they can block each other every time?

Why did the high center striker withdraw from the stage of history?Even Ji Dong dared to assert that central defenders with slow turning speed, weak explosive power, and inflexible bodies will definitely withdraw from the stage of history, because it will be difficult for them to keep up with the requirements of running without the ball.

"The development trend of modern football will no longer be one-on-one, but pulling and penetrating. Constantly running without the ball to create pulling, and pulling out the gap to complete passing and receiving ball penetration. Finally, when the opportunity arises, a certain player in the team will directly complete the final blow."

"But running without the ball is not pure running, but a running that is full of confusion and deception, as if Van Persie suddenly ran to the side to get the ball, where is he going to get the ball? Wrong, he wanted to pull out the central defender and let Ribery cut into the middle to attack the opponent's space."

"Similarly, we can often see that after Messi gets the ball from the wing, he passes it back to Alves, but he himself chooses to run to the center or directly to the bottom line. What is his purpose? The gap that Alves made and plugged in."

"This is the case in the local area, and then expand from the local area to the overall situation, as if we often raid a certain wing, press the opponent to play, and then suddenly pass the ball, transfer the ball to the other side, and then grab the opponent to move the defense line It is also a kind of confusion to launch an attack directly.”

Following Ji Dong's in-depth analysis and elaboration, Vermaelen Koscielny and Bennetia were full of surprises, because they had never overlooked these issues from such a high altitude, and even looked at current football issues from the tactical perspective they had accepted since childhood.

Ji Dong talked a lot, but the more he talked, the more he couldn't stop, because he found that he had too many ideas to instill in the two central defenders, so he said again: "Then, what is the most demanding central defender in the modern football tactical system?"

Vermaelen Koscielny thought for a while, then looked at Benedia who was also thinking, and tried to ask: "Prejudgment?

Ji Dong pointed at Vermaelen Koscielny with a smile, and praised: "Very correct." He really felt that he was right. At least this Belgian central defender has a strong understanding.

"The prediction of the ball path and the possible situation are the most demanding links for future central defenders. It seems that we often talk about Cannavaro. What do you think is the most valuable thing about Cannavaro? It lies in his defense around the front. The biggest test for a player is prediction"

"But the defense around the front is only part of it. I discussed with Mauro Tassotti. We both feel that cutting and intercepting will become the most important means of defense in the future, and the most important thing about cutting and intercepting is to cut the opponent's passing route. And to intercept, this is a kind of active defense, and the defense around the front is one of the ways of expression."

When Vermaelen Koscielny and Benedia heard this, they finally understood why Ji Dong said just now that physical strength confrontation is not the focus, but that they should watch more game videos, obviously hoping that they can improve their ability in this area.

"Because the offensive team moves at high speed on the court, as a defensive team, it is best to be able to keep up with the opponent in terms of mobility, so there are certain requirements for players' explosive power and flexibility. The ball receiving system is getting tighter, the opponent's targeted defense is getting stronger and stronger, and the ball control system, especially the core of ball control, will become more and more backward, and even dragged from the current defensive midfielder to the center back position."

In fact, in the 13 years that Ji Dong traveled, the central defender has been included in the ball possession system, and even occupies a very important position, so the central defender who can hold the ball and play the ball is the future trend.

Don't look at Hangeland's steady performance now, but his ability to hold and play the ball is not strong. The reason why Mike Dawson is not liked by Ji Dong is because he can't integrate into the team's overall ball control system, and Vermaelen Koscielny and Bennetia are the central defender combination that Ji Dong puts high hopes on in the future.

Of course, Ji Dong couldn't guarantee whether these two players would be able to perform well, and he couldn't guarantee whether the young players in the team or some players from other leagues would be better than them, but for the time being, he had the most high hopes for these two central defenders.

Because in the overall tactical trend, the position of the central defender is very important, because the defender is the weakest area on the field to be oppressed and pressed by the opponent, and if the central defender in the middle can share the next part of the responsibility of the current organizational midfielder, it is inevitable. It will effectively guide the team's entire ball possession and passing system to become smoother and more threatening.

Of course, Ji Dong is also very clear about one thing, that is, for the time being, the Premier League does not have the environment of La Liga, so he cannot transform Harvey Martinez into a central defender like Bielsa, nor can he transform Mascherano into a central defender like Barcelona, ​​because the Premier League does not have the environment of La Liga, and the Premier League has its own unique characteristics.

As for Yaya Toure, if it is a Yaya Toure who doesn't like to play from the back, Ji Dong will definitely consider transforming him into a central defender, but the problem is, this kid has a strong offensive desire, and now he is a bit unreliable as a defensive midfielder. If he is really asked to play a central defender, wouldn't he be killing himself?
"Every word I said today is my understanding of football. I also believe that in the next few years, the development trend of football will definitely be like this. Therefore, I believe that you should be very clear about what you should do. the way."

After a pause, Ji Dong said again: "Also, don't be afraid of making mistakes, try more, because only through practice and trying, you will know whether it is right or wrong, and then you will know whether your idea is feasible, and at the very least, I think our Arsenal in the Premier League has enough strength and capital for you to try."

"Of course, if the performance is not good, you still have to play as a substitute"

With the current offensive power of the team, as long as it is not in a major strong dialogue, conceding goals is not terrible for Arsenal, and Ji Dong's last sentence also put pressure on them, that is, if they want to be the main force, they must make fewer mistakes in their attempts, especially the kind that bring the team to lose points.

Ji Dong’s tolerance for making mistakes is not limited to the central defenders, fullbacks, midfielders, and forwards. He allows them to make bold attempts and innovations. For example, he encourages Fabregas to pass more through balls that tear apart the defense. Even some of the trident’s coordination routines this season, many of them were improvised on the spot, and they even missed some goals because of this.

But Ji Dong gave tolerance, but he has a standard, that is, don't make the same mistake for the second time or even the third time, otherwise it is not an attempt, but a stupid mistake!Wenger is still very caring in this regard, after all he is Bole!

(End of this chapter)