Super Coach

431We are all so lucky! [Asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket]

A good goalkeeper is equal to half the team.

There is nothing wrong with that.

On the football field, goalkeepers are always the most special type of people. They are the only ones among the 22 people who can use their hands, but their power with their hands is limited to the penalty area.

Sometimes, Yang Cheng feels that a football match is like playing chess. Before the game starts, the two sides are clearly divided into Chu and Han. The forwards, wingers, and midfielders are like chariots, horses and artillery, rushing into the opponent's camp, and the soldiers are like midfielders. The defender, who will be the goalkeeper, is the team's most important level.

This is purely a personal feeling, but it is not difficult to see the importance of goalkeepers from this point.

Looking at the two teams he has coached before, Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan, although Reinke is not top-notch, he is quite satisfactory and has the stability and perseverance of a German player. Buffon is the number one goalkeeper today. , the strength is beyond doubt.

But in Liverpool, Dudek is really not a reassuring goalkeeper.

The reason is that he is not stable enough and makes many mistakes, such as the one he conceded against Manchester City.

This time, Yang Cheng really considered replacing the main goalkeeper.

After knocking on the door, Di Palma walked into Yang Cheng's office.

Sit down, Vincenzo! Yang Cheng said with a smile.

DePalma sat down opposite him and smiled when he heard the Chinese sigh.

What do you think of Reina? Yang Cheng asked straight to the point.

DePalma nodded, The advantages and disadvantages are equally obvious.

Yang Cheng smiled. He was not afraid of this. As he had always said, everyone has shortcomings. Good tactics should bring out the player's strengths and cover up his shortcomings.

The reaction is very fast, the speed and physical fitness are good, and with a height of 1.90 meters, he is a goalkeeper! After a pause, Di Palma raised his eyebrows and smiled: At least Barcelona was optimistic about him back then. It’s not without reason.”

Yang Cheng shook his head, as if influenced by him, this group of guys are now accustomed to making fun of Barcelona in their daily lives.

It's really not his fault!

Let's get to the point! Yang Cheng scolded with a smile.

The prediction of the landing point of high balls and crosses is not accurate enough and it is easy to make mistakes. From his performance in the reserve team and several cup games, I feel that he is not yet adaptable to the fast pace of the Premier League. You know, La Liga's The rhythm is generally slow and easy to lose, but I believe that as he accumulates experience and adapts to the Premier League, he will change this!

Yang Cheng frowned when he heard this. The biggest difference between the Premier League and La Liga is not only the playing style, but also a very important reason. That is the climate in the Premier League is humid all year round, and the balls are wet and slippery. In addition, the ball speed is fast. The test for the goalkeeper is very big.

Not happy with Dudek? DiPalma asked.

Yang Cheng nodded, He has made too many mistakes this season.

For a 30-year-old goalkeeper, he should be at the best age of his career. This is why after Yang Cheng came to Liverpool, although he introduced Reina, he did not directly win Dudek. He hoped to give Dudek had some chances, but now, even Di Palma doesn't think it's suitable.

Reina is only 21 years old, and his performance will definitely fluctuate! Di Palma analyzed the risks of replacing the main goalkeeper.

You said that old goalkeepers are calmer, smarter, and experienced. Young goalkeepers are more able to concentrate on women and are more willing to work hard to improve their own strength. Yang Cheng beat him.

Di Palma smiled and nodded, Currently our defense line is moving forward. The requirements for the goalkeeper are not just to stay on the goal line, but more for the goalkeeper to expand the defensive area and attack to protect, blocking the space behind the central defender. There is a blank space, Reina has quick speed and reaction, I think he is more suitable than Dudek.

Modern football defense is about compressing space and freezing every inch of one's own key areas that may be used by the opponent to attack. Liverpool's goalkeeping problem this season actually has to do with Yang Cheng moving the defense forward. There is a gap between Dirk and the centre-back.

How is his sense of position? Yang Cheng asked with concern.

Di Palma laughed. He found that Yang Cheng was really willing to learn anything. At least he could ask this question, which proved that he had a good understanding of the goalkeeper position.

Many people think that only players in other positions need positional awareness, but this is not the case.

A goalkeeper of a top team often does not have many save opportunities in a game, and they are not required to make so many saves. Because of this, it is a problem of the defense line, so many people will watch the ball. I found a very strange question, why do the opponent's passes and shots fly towards the goalkeeper?

That is what the commentator said, the angle is not right, or it is too straight!

Is this actually the case?

No, that's because the goalkeeper has chosen his position well. He can immediately position himself according to the holes in the defense, and appear behind the holes to fill them in time. The opponent's shots and passes are meant to hit holes. The goalkeeper appears there and appears in the hole. In the game scenes and live broadcasts, isn't it just the opponent passing the ball in the direction of the goalkeeper?

And these exactly require a sense of position!

It can even be said conversely, if a goalkeeper has been making very good saves all day long, apart from the defensive line factors, it is because he has a poor sense of position and cannot choose the best position, so he has to save.

Very good! DePalma smiled.

Being able to get a very good comment from De Palma, it is not difficult to see his appreciation for Reina. You must know that Buffon's positional sense is only good, which shows his appreciation for Reina in position selection.

But he has a problem, that is, he has some problems in judging the trajectory of the ball in the air. It is not obvious, but it will have an impact, such as judging the landing point of the cross, predicting the overhead ball, etc.

Is there any solution? Yang Cheng asked.

DePalma nodded, It takes time!

Okay, you go and inform Reina that he doesn't need to go to the FA Cup. He can stay at Melwood. Yang Cheng explained.

Di Palma nodded, which meant that Yang Cheng had made a decision in his mind to replace Dudek with Reina in the game against Chelsea. After all, the Pole's performance was really unconvincing, especially against Liverpool. Such a team that aims to win the championship.

Of course, the entire Premier League is now lacking goalkeepers. The Howard introduced by Manchester United this season is okay, but it also has many shortcomings. Arsenal's Lehmann is not stable enough, and Chelsea's Cudicini is not reassuring. In short, the Premier League Missing door!

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After leaving Yang Cheng's office, Di Palma walked to the equipment room.

He arranged for Reina to train for himself in the equipment room, because Reina's speed no longer needs to be improved. After all, he is a player from Spain with good speed and ball control skills. Reina needs some strength training.

Jose! DePalma walked in.

Vincenzo! Reina greeted him, but he was sitting on a machine for training arm strength and chest muscles.

You don't have to go to Sunday's game! Di Palma said.

When Reina heard this, he immediately stopped what he was doing and stood up from his seat. However, he accidentally touched the iron arm above his head and made a bang, which startled De Palma.

What are you doing? Di Palma immediately walked over. This is the main goalkeeper appointed by Yang Cheng. If he misses because of such an injury, then I don't know how Yang Cheng will cut Di Palma.

Reina rubbed his bald head, Why? Didn't you say that I will play in the cup matches? It seems that the Spaniard is very anxious. He came to Liverpool to improve himself, not to be a bench. of.

I know! De Palma looked at his bald head and felt that nothing was wrong, so he felt relieved. Originally, I asked you to play in the cup game, but the boss just said that Kirkland should play...

The Italian deliberately hid the next part of his words and saw the disappointment on Reina's face.

You're going to London with the team on Thursday!

Disappointment turned into surprise, even disbelief.

London?

Reina is not a fool. Of course he knows that he specifically asked him not to play in the cup and at the same time asked him to go to London, just to start him, because although the goalkeeper is a position that does not require too much physical fitness, it requires that he must stay attentive. It requires concentration and is also tiring work.

Boy, the boss just asked you a lot of things. If nothing else happens, you will start, but don't get too happy too soon!

Reina immediately suppressed his smile and nodded in agreement.

The boss is very tolerant of players, but he is also very demanding. If you want to convince him to let you play the main team, you have to show your strength. Do you know Buffon? He was also cultivated by the boss when he was 21 years old. Now He is already the main goalkeeper of Inter Milan and the number one goalkeeper in the world.

Seize the opportunity, boy, don't let us down! Di Palma encouraged with a smile.

After leaving the equipment room, Di Palma could imagine that Reina must be practicing more energetically and smiling. Young people are so motivated, especially as a head coach, every time he sees young players In this way, he will feel relieved and feel old at the same time.

But soon, his frown turned down again, because he was about to face Dudek.

A 30-year-old goalkeeper who should have been in the prime of his career, but now you have to tell him, man, your position has been replaced by a 21-year-old teammate, sit on the bench for the next game!

Cruel?

It's really cruel, especially the moment you tell him face to face!

But that’s what professional football is like!

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In the FA Cup match, Liverpool used all their substitutes to play, and even excluded the team's main lineup from the main roster. As a result, Yang Cheng originally wanted to let Baros go up to find his condition, but it turned out The Czech striker has never been able to open the door.

On the contrary, Kuyt, a diligent forward who is good at running, scored 3 goals without Baros scoring a goal. This is because Swansea is too weak. In the end, Liverpool won Swansea 4:1 away from home and successfully advanced to the next round.

But the unlucky Chelsea were not so lucky.

Their opponent was Watford, who was ranked lower in the English League One. Chelsea, who played away from home, was beaten 2:2 by the opponent, and the two goals conceded were almost identical, both headers.

After Terry was absent due to injury, the combination of Gallas and Desailly has always had the problem of improper air defense. In this game, they even lost two headers in one breath, which requires people to pay attention to it. Got it!

Yang Cheng's words made everyone in the coaching staff agree, because there is a monster Drogba in front of Liverpool, who is a guy with very good header ability. Using him to suppress Chelsea's defense would not be very exciting and enjoyable. Something?

But Duff didn't play in this game, and Grenchar also showed strong attack ability on the right. Mutu's performance at Chelsea has never been very good. We have to guard against him. Paul Bye Er reminded.

Benitez feels that Liverpool should press out in this game.

When Terry was here, Chelsea's defense still had problems, whether it was the defense on the wing or in the middle. After we were defeated by us in the first round, Ranieri made an excuse that the cooperation was not tacit. Later, in order to fill the gaps in the defense, In the gap, he began to change the formation 4312, giving up the attack on the two wings and switching to two forwards. It was obvious that he could not rest assured about the defense!

After a pause, Benitez smiled and said: After Terry was injured, Desailly and Gallas formed a double central defender, which still had many problems. I think we can use Drogba to suppress the opponent's central defender and actively By opening up the two wings, I estimate that Ranieri will still have a big shadow on our wings!

When Benitez said this, everyone immediately thought of the first round of the league. In that game, Chelsea was completely defeated by Liverpool, and Ranieri almost became the Premier League coach who was fired in the first round.

Paul Bayer nodded in agreement, According to Ranieri's recent employment, he likes Crespo to partner Duff, the three defensive midfielders are Makelele, Lampard and Veron, the attacking midfielder is Joe Cole, and the winger is It’s still Babayaro and Bridge, not much has changed!”

Then what are you waiting for? Just do it! Yang Cheng shouted like a bandit.

Liverpool have never been worried that the opponent will press out to attack. They are afraid of the opponent's defensive counterattack. However, after having Carrick, Yang Cheng more or less hopes to use a tough battle to test Liverpool's current offensive ability.

It should be said that in just ten days, Carrick and the team have been training together. Judging from the training, he has integrated into the team very quickly. After all, Yang Cheng has already been studying how to integrate his skills. His characteristics have been integrated into the current Liverpool system, so he performed very well in Liverpool's training.

Now, it depends on his performance in official games and tough battles.

After finalizing this, Yang Cheng discussed the game against Chelsea with the coaching staff, and then the meeting broke up.

Yang Cheng deliberately stayed in the office and watched the video of the game between Watford and Chelsea again, hoping to find something more beneficial to him.

As a result, he saw the name Ashley in Watford's substitute lineup. He immediately thought of this winger, a very good English player, but he didn't take it too seriously. In the heart.

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At the pre-match press conference the day before the game against Chelsea, Yang Cheng spoke freely to reporters, especially when the reporters talked about Ranieri's promise to avenge his hatred at Stamford Bridge. Yang Cheng went against his previous attitude towards him. support.

I think Mr. Ranieri is a very, very good diplomat, not a coach.

The reporters below were immediately in an uproar and asked questions immediately.

We say we want to win before every game, but many games end up being drawn or lost, and our Mr. Ranieri can always find excuses. For example, after the away draw with Watford, he blamed the problem. Regarding the venue, I think Chelsea played a disastrous football in a terrible venue that he has not encountered in 10 years.

Yang Cheng laughed, I still remember that in December, when they lost to Aston Villa away from home in the League Cup, he put the responsibility on the referee, thinking that his team had suffered more than ten or more injuries. A terrible misjudgment that had never happened in the past 20 years directly led to their 1:2 defeat by Aston Villa!

And when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Birmingham in the away game, he complained that Birmingham were extremely conservative, thinking that he had encountered a stubborn team that he had never encountered in his 40 or 50 years of coaching football; in the end, we And look at what he said after the loss to Arsenal?

Yang Cheng's question immediately made the reporters below burst into laughter. None of them realized this. It was only after Yang Cheng reminded them that they discovered that Ranieri had made so many excuses.

It seems to be saying that Cudicini made a low-level mistake that is rare for a goalkeeper! A reporter said with a smile.

Each of these guys is afraid that the world will not be in chaos.

Yang Cheng smiled and nodded, Yes, I really feel that I am much luckier than Mr. Ranieri. I am 31 years old this year. In my first season in the Premier League, I encountered bad food fields that I have not seen in 10 years and bad food fields that I have not seen in 20 years. The misjudgment, the iron barrel formation that is rare in 30 years, and the goalkeeper’s mistake that is rare in a century, we are all so lucky!”

The group of reporters below suddenly burst into laughter, and there was a burst of thunderous applause. It was obvious that the reporters were satisfied with Yang Cheng's ridicule.

What I want to say is, as a head coach, at least I feel that after the team loses, the first thing to consider is not to shirk responsibility, not to shirk our responsibilities to the players or others. Objectively speaking, it is not only irresponsible for oneself, but also irresponsible for the team.

If my team loses, I will take all the responsibility immediately instead of shirk it. Of course, if I feel that I have been misjudged, I will speak out and I will fight, but then It must be when I have enough evidence. As for talking nonsense and shirking responsibility, I don’t think this is the attitude a head coach should have.”

Chelsea is a very strong team. They have spent a lot of money to introduce players during the summer and winter breaks. I think their strength is worthy of a Premier League championship. It is just obvious that they are not looking in the right direction now. Regardless of Both offense and defense are in a mess, with no progress at all in more than half a year.

Obviously, Yang Cheng is focusing the topic on Ranieri.

Faced with Yang Cheng's doubts, Ranieri was furious, What I say is my freedom. I don't think he has any authority to interfere in my affairs. I will defeat him at Stamford Bridge and see for myself. , how he takes the initiative to take on all responsibilities, I’m looking forward to seeing that scene!”