Super Coach

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Goalkeepers have always been the Achilles heel of Premier League teams, from Manchester United to Arsenal and now Liverpool.

Looking at the top four of the Premier League today, Chelsea's Cech is relatively stable, but Chelsea's staggering number of goals conceded this season is actually not entirely the result of Cech, at least Mourinho's tactics and Chelsea's The overall strength has created Chelsea's solid defense.

If we look at OPTA data, Reina's number of saves and save success rate in each game are higher than Cech. Although the Spaniard also has many problems, such as some problems from time to time, but there are You have to endure it all.

In the game against Milan, when Reina was handling a back pass from Finnan, his foot suddenly slipped, causing the ball to be kicked crookedly. He directly turned his big foot into an assist, allowing Milan's Shevchenko to score. He got a big bargain in the penalty area and sent the ball directly into Liverpool's goal.

But it would be a mistake to think that Reina performed poorly because of this.

In this game, Reina showed at least three outstanding saves by a top goalkeeper, including one that saved Liverpool. If the last assist hadn't ruined his outstanding performance throughout the game, he would have been even better than Dida. Reliable, and the red and black goalkeeper received very high ratings after this game.

The pace of the Premier League is getting faster and faster, and the requirements for goalkeepers are getting higher and higher. They must not only be able to work in front of the goal, but also be able to attack. They handle high balls much more times in each game than goalkeepers in other leagues. This makes Premier League goalkeepers have to concentrate at all times.

Another thing that makes Premier League goalkeepers different from other leagues is that the physical confrontation here has a lot to do with goalkeepers.

Yang Cheng has never been a head coach who likes to shirk responsibility. Although it was Reina's mistake that caused the goal and Liverpool lost a draw at the San Siro Stadium, he took all the responsibilities immediately after the game. , protect your players.

After returning to the Melwood training base, Yang Cheng immediately called Reina to his office, expressed his views on this game, made some suggestions, and promised to continue to trust him.

Reina is a genius, but compared to Reina, Dudek is even less reliable.

Following Reina out of the office, Yang Cheng also walked to the boot room next door. Liverpool's entire coaching staff was meeting in the boot room to discuss the second round against Milan.

Did you get Reina? Paul Bayer asked when he saw Yang Cheng coming in.

Yang Cheng nodded, This guy has a very confident personality. He doesn't need to say too much. He doesn't take his mistakes too seriously.

Reina was a bit like the kind of heartless person who let the past things go by him, so Yang Cheng didn't say much to him. He just asked him to strengthen the training of basic goal-line skills and expressed his feelings for the past. His trust, that's it.

This is what Di Palma mentioned before. Reina reacts very quickly and he is very capable of handling one-on-one situations. But the problem is that his goal-line skills are the most important thing for a goalkeeper. The basic things are not very solid, which is why he is so prone to low-level mistakes.

But for those players who are prone to making mistakes, whether they are goalkeepers, forwards, midfielders, or all professional players with a sharp knife, it is usually caused by irregular basic movements or poor basic movements.

Ronaldinho's basic movements are very irregular, so his stopping is very poor. However, after coming to Liverpool, he was forced to work hard by Yang Cheng for two years. He has made great progress, and now his skills have also been improved. A huge improvement.

On the contrary, Robben's basic movements are very solid and standardized, so his dribbling skills are actually very ordinary, the same as in the textbook, but it is very, very difficult to steal the ball from his feet.

Reina's problem is a bit like that of Ronaldinho. His diving movements are irregular, and he often lacks concentration during the game, which is why he conceded the ball.

Vincenzo, from now on he will be left to you, train him hard! Yang Cheng said with a smile as he passed by Di Palma.

DePalma nodded, this is what he does best.

Where are you talking about? Yang Cheng walked to his seat, sat down, and asked.

The 0:1 loss to Milan is actually not the end of the world for Liverpool because they still have a home game to play. Therefore, Yang Cheng and the coaching staff did not take this game too seriously. The key is the first one. Round two.

We are guessing Ancelotti's thoughts. Paul Bayer said with a smile.

The corner of Benitez's mouth curled up, and his right hand gently knocked on the table. We all feel that he will want to attack just like us!

1:0 is the most unsafe score in the world. Even if you win in the two-round knockout round, in the second round, you will not be able to gain much advantage from the 1:0 score.

In fact, the fun and interesting thing about the Champions League knockout rounds is that there is no guaranteed score. Unless you can win by more than 2 goals and do not allow the opponent to score away goals, otherwise, 2:0 may not guarantee qualifying.

Based on the current situation of Liverpool and Milan, if the Red Army pulls back 1:0 at home, the two sides will be tied, and the two sides will enter overtime or even the final penalty shootout.

Ancelotti definitely refuses to play a penalty shootout, because they have had double matches in the past two weeks! Ian Rush analyzed that double matches in a week have a huge impact on any team.

Yang Cheng laughed, I am more determined than him to oppose overtime!

Everyone laughed after hearing this. Liverpool has been playing double games a week for more than a month, and their physical problems can even be said to be more serious than Milan's, so overtime will not do any good to Liverpool.

He will want an away goal! Benitez spoke again.

Away goals in the knockout rounds of the Champions League are really interesting, especially when the total score is the same and the team with more away goals wins, which puts both sides in a fight to the death.

Why would Milan consider scoring a goal?

As long as Milan scores 1 goal at Anfield, then Liverpool must score 3 goals to guarantee victory. If you only score 2 goals, I'm sorry, although the total score is 2:2, Milan will rely on away goals. Number of promotions.

Therefore, Liverpool's strategy now should be based on the fact that I can score goals, but I cannot let Milan score goals. Usually in this case, it is difficult to arrange the troops, which makes Liverpool really They are in a relatively disadvantageous position because if they want to qualify, they have to score goals.

When everyone said this, they all looked at Yang Cheng.

What do you think? Paul Bayer asked.

Yang Cheng smiled slightly, I said it at the post-match press conference at San Siro Stadium. At Anfield Stadium, we will attack to the end. Do you think I was bragging at that time?

The assistants all laughed, knowing in their hearts that Yang Cheng had already set the basic tone for the game, which was to attack.

Ancelotti is, at best, cautious and wants to consider all the details clearly, but at worst, he is conservative and lacks the belief and confidence to win.

After a pause, Yang Cheng stood up from his seat, What impressed me most was the match against Manchester United in the round of 16. With a 1:0 lead in the away game, Milan, who returned home, played very conservatively. Manchester United played very aggressively, which doesn't surprise me because Ancelotti is such a person.

We are here, guessing the opponent's thoughts. Ancelotti is also guessing. He will guess, ah, that guy named Yang Cheng, is he going to attack this time? Or is he going to defend? His offensive intensity will be How big will it be? How high will the defensive determination be? Will he attack with all his strength? Can we defend him?

Yang Cheng spread his hands with a helpless expression, and everyone laughed.

However, the more this kind of competition, the more you should stick to yourself! Yang Cheng's words are completely based on experience.

But if you think about it carefully, isn’t it?

When you are more guessing about the other person's thoughts, isn't that when you often make mistakes?

This kind of game seems very complicated and stalemate, but in fact, as long as one goal is scored... Yang Cheng raised his index finger, As long as there is one goal, the game will become completely open. So, if we want to open the game up, we have to go out and score goals from the start.”

If Liverpool scores first, Milan will become very passive on the scene, because they will find that the situation has been taken away by Liverpool who scored the goal.

From the beginning, we have to create huge pressure on Milan, especially our midfield and frontcourt. Drogba must firmly suppress Stam. The Dutchman is the key to Milan's defense and is also Milan's high point. , we must knock him down and kill him before we can destroy Milan's defense!

After everyone listened, they couldn't help but nod. Paul Bayer and other assistants even recorded Yang Cheng's words directly in their notebooks, because they had to practice these routines in the following training.

Yang Cheng walked back and forth in the boot room, his brows furrowed all the time, thinking about the problem.

Milan's two flanks are areas where we need to focus our attacks, especially Cafu on the right. Practice more offensive coordination on the right, with Drogba and Gerrard supporting in the middle. This Brazilian is no longer good!

Cafu represents an era that is about to pass. Today's Cafu is still sharp offensively, but his speed and defense are not as good as before. Looking at his performance in Serie A this season, Milan will use him as the right winger. The game is mainly offensive, with very little defensive contribution.

Of course, this is also related to the lack of outstanding full-backs on the current market. Otherwise, Capello would not have the need to poach his two full-back disciples from Roma as soon as he came to Juventus.

Milan's players have rich experience, which is a good thing and an advantage, but if it is not used properly, it may turn into a bad thing, especially since there are many big-name stars in their team, and their style of play is too lazy, which makes Milan more unrestrained and smooth. It’s a tactical style, but it’s also easy to be exploited by the opponent.”

Everything has two sides, the key is from which angle you look at it.

After hearing this, Benitez nodded in support, Milan's start this season is always slow, and it has something to do with these veterans. After all, they need to warm up before they can enter the game atmosphere!

Spaniards rarely tell jokes, but usually they can make anyone laugh.

So, we have to put pressure on them from the first minute, Carragher keeps an eye on Shevchenko, don't let the Ukrainian run rampant in our defense and don't give him too many opportunities to get the ball, watch out for Kaká. With Seedorf’s forward movement, especially the Brazilian’s dribbling from the center, players must always be reminded of this during training.”

Yang Cheng usually emphasizes the key points that need attention in the game over and over again in training to enhance the players' awareness.

With Drogba suppressing Stam, we have a support point in the penalty area. The two wings must actively pull and open up the situation, and make full use of the two wings Cafu and Kaladze to make a fuss.

In short, we have to play fast and not give Milan a chance to control the ball. Do you understand what I mean?

The biggest feature of Milan this season is possession of the ball. Rui Costa retreats to organize the midfield, Gattuso and Ambrosini assist from the side, Kaka is in front, Seedorf is playing soy sauce, and the entire Milan midfielder Field is excellent at keeping the ball.

I believe Ancelotti will still use possession of the ball to make a fuss in this game, because this is what he is best at, and as long as the game is controlled, Liverpool will become more passive as time goes by. If you are anxious, all the loopholes will be exposed.

The coping methods Yang Cheng gave are also what Liverpool are good at, fast break!

You can slowly control your ball, but I will not give you the opportunity to control the ball into my hinterland. I will push your control area forward, into your half, and let you slowly control the ball.

With top wingers like Ronaldinho and Robben, Yang Cheng can easily accomplish this.

Letting Milan control the ball in their own half is only the first step. What Liverpool have to do is to strengthen the pressing and pressure in the midfield and frontcourt to let Milan make mistakes, because as soon as you make a mistake, I'm sorry, I will launch a fast break from the wing. Just tear your defenses apart.

Of course, the best way is for Liverpool to pick up the pace from the first minute of the game.

The pace of the Premier League is very fast, and the pace of Serie A is very slow. This is recognized. Therefore, when the pace is brought to the same level as the Premier League, Milan will not be able to adapt, and their ball control flow will lose most of its power in the fast pace. .

At least Rui Costa is not an organizer who can get up quickly.

Also, our midfielder must do everything possible to cut open Milan's midfielder and not let them pass the ball!

Milan's midfielder is still very creative. Once they pass the ball, the threats they can create will become endless. It will undoubtedly be very difficult to contain them at that time.

A thousand miles away, a collapse in an anthill. Even just one chance may cause Milan to rebound strongly. Therefore, Yang Cheng needs players who can complete the tasks he set in the midfield. There is no doubt that Davis and Gera De will definitely start, and Carrick is a long-pass player and will definitely play. These are all standard configurations.

The coaching staff carefully recorded Yang Cheng's series of requests. In the following period, they arranged different targeted training in response to Yang Cheng's requirements.

For example, how does the midfielder cut through Milan's midfield? How will Davies, Gerrard and Carrick work together?

These need to be completed in training, and at the same time, every player must know Yang Cheng’s intentions and the team’s overall strategic deployment, so that every player can be united under Yang Cheng’s leadership from top to bottom. All around, the fighting power that Yang Cheng wanted was displayed.

Therefore, many head coaches usually complain that the players cannot understand his tactical intentions. In this case, Yang Cheng is more willing to understand that there is not enough preparation time, or that the head coach and players failed to form a good communication channel.

Just like Liverpool, for this game, they started targeted training a week in advance, and then Yang Cheng will hold two to three targeted tactical meetings to assign each player's tactical tasks and what they will do under what circumstances. Things that need to be considered, etc.

The purpose is to ensure that the players can understand the coach's intentions.

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On April 30, Liverpool welcomed Middlesbrough at home.

In the 35th round, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 3:1 in an away game. The ownership of the league championship has begun to lose suspense. However, Yang Cheng still did not give up in this game. Although he arranged a large number of substitute players to play, the Red Army players were still at home. In the 3:1 victory over Middlesbrough, both Ribery and Ashavin performed well.

However, Chelsea also defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-0 away from home and continued their position as the league leader.

With three rounds left in the league and the opponent's strength is not strong, the possibility of Chelsea being reversed is becoming increasingly slim.

After playing against Middlesbrough, Yang Cheng said with a smile at the post-match press conference at Anfield that he would beat Milan at Anfield.

I know Ancelotti very well, and I understand what he is thinking at this moment. I believe he should also know me very well. I will attack with all my strength during the game... After a pause, Yang Cheng smiled, Yes. Yes, I don’t mind telling him what I think at all, because only offense can ensure that we qualify, right?”

The more he says this, the easier it is for people to get the wrong impression. Is this guy lying and setting off a smoke bomb?

Let me predict the score of this game? Yang Cheng always had a relaxed smile, as if he didn't care at all about the 0:1 defeat in the first round, I think the most likely The score is 3:0!

Many reporters present laughed, and Yang Cheng himself shook his head, But I think this is unlikely, because Milan is unlikely to give us so many opportunities, but I am confident that we will show it in the game. It shows our Liverpool character, our spirit and our fighting spirit.

We are back for revenge and conquest! With these last words, Yang Cheng's expression became very serious.