Chapter 1505 Score One More Goal than the Opponent!

There is a saying that is true, the essence of football tactics is to create space on the pitch and use the space created.

Guardiola once said in an interview that he is not obsessed with possession of the ball. The reason why he is obsessed with possession of the ball is that, with the ball in hand, he can pass the ball to force the opposing defensive player to leave his position.

As the name implies, space is created when the defensive player moves out of position, and the rest is how to exploit it.

Creation and utilization are carried out simultaneously on the court.

From the heavy pressure of the full-backs, to the passing and possession of the midfield, to the prevalence of the front midfielders, wide-range transfers and rib attacks have gradually become the mainstream. In the last two seasons, double forwards have become popular.

Why take a double striker?

Just like Real Madrid in the past season, they have Yang Yang and Suarez, two of the world's top strikers, and it is understandable to play at the same time, but why do they often have to substitute another one after the rotation of the two?

It used to be Morata, but later it became Mbappé, why?

The reason is simple. Both Yang Yang and Zidane have gradually discovered that a single striker is no longer enough.

This situation has been shown for a long time, it is not obvious enough.

So what are the benefits of having an extra striker?

The answer is that two forwards can better suppress the opponent's defense. It is not difficult to understand that two people suppressing at the same time is better than one person suppressing, that is for sure.

But other than that, the biggest advantage of the double forwards is that they can retreat and draw sideways better.

In the past two years, the Real Madrid coaching staff has been working hard to reduce the tactical pressure on Yang Yang. He used to run in a wide range. run run run.

But when he reaches a certain age, when Real Madrid wants to relieve his pressure, they can only find someone to share it.

At first it was Hazard, Robben and Di Maria, and then simply pushed Suarez up, which became a double striker.

The double striker combination of Barcelona, ​​Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi is also for the same purpose, so it is not accidental that Valverde has adopted the 442 formation for a long time.

Does that mean that double strikers will become the mainstream in the future?

Not really.

Today's European football can be said to be full of flowers. The most popular is the four-three-three formation, but there are still many teams using four-four-two, three-two-three-one double midfielders. There is still a certain market, and even three defenders are beginning to have signs of recovery.

Real Madrid itself also has different tactical formations, such as four three three, four three one two, four four two...

It may seem complicated, but in fact, the so-called tactical formations are interchangeable.

For example, on the court, four three three can be switched to four four two, just move the player's position a little bit.

The core essence of formation is the creation and utilization of space.

On the basis of the team's lineup, according to the characteristics of the opponent, the head coach adopts targeted strategies, and then adopts different formations.

The tradition of Ajax is four-three-three. From the youth training to the first team, this formation has been inherited in one continuous line.

The characteristic of 433 is offense, especially the attack from the side.

In this tactical system, the importance of full-backs is beyond doubt.

Today's football focuses on overall offense and defense, emphasizing the creation of numerical advantages in local areas. On the contrary, capable teams often do the opposite, that is, attract defensive players through one-sided offense. Then through a large-scale transfer, the ball is transferred to the other side where the defense is relatively weak.

Real Madrid can be said to have used this set of play with great proficiency, and the transfer of Toni Kroos' Modric's long pass is the key.

In the Ajax team, there is also such a passer, and that is Frankie De Jong.

Then the problem comes, when Ajax storms the left and attracts defensive attention, if the opponent focuses on defense, then when Ajax's long pass is transferred to the right, whether it is Dumfries or other right backs , When taking the ball on the right, it is difficult to create a threat.

This caused Ajax to suffer consecutive setbacks last season, because when other Eredivisie teams discovered that Ajax only had a strong attack from the left, they always focused on marking Ajax's left, and the left After the road was contained, there was not much Ajax could do.

Therefore, Yang Yang wants and must get an offensive right back.

It can be said that this is the biggest shortcoming in the current Ajax lineup.

Dumfries' defensive ability is very good, but when it comes to offense, he is indeed inferior to Jorge and Tagliafico on the left.

The biggest feature of Ajax at present is that they are young, energetic, and passionate, but lack experience.

Such a team is not suitable for stability at all, and don't try to seek stability, only attack.

It's like Liverpool facing Real Madrid, knowing that they are not as strong as their opponents, they still want to attack, and they still continue to attack when they fall behind.

Because there is no way, retreating is death!

Klopp clearly knows that he is dubbed the 60-minute team, but why is he still so persistent and persistent?

Because that's what he's good at.

The first 60 minutes is his advantage, and the last 30 minutes is his shortcoming.

So the question is, should he maintain the advantage in the first 60 minutes, and then try to make up for the shortcomings in the next 30 minutes on this basis? Or give up the advantage of the previous 60 minutes and re-explore a tactic with fewer shortcomings?

The answer is so obvious that you don't even have to think about it.

The current Ajax is also the same, and there is only this way.

If you are young and inexperienced, you will not be able to keep it.

That being the case, then go the other way and try to score one more goal than your opponent!

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After leaving Amsterdam, Yang Yang went south quietly and arrived in Austria.

At this time, many media reporters who heard the news had already gathered outside the training base of the Chinese national team. They came from all over the world, and they all tried their best to find the training base of the Chinese national team with only one purpose, that is Yang Yang.

They all want to know why Yang Yang left Real Madrid?

Where is his next stop?

But Yang Yang obviously didn't want to face the media directly, so he entered the national team training ground at night.

Since the national team is a closed training camp, media reporters did not immediately learn that Yang Yang had returned to the team.

The teammates of the national team are excited about Yang Yang's return. Many of them have also seen Yang Yang's performance in the Champions League final, and they are convinced that under the leadership of Yang Yang, the team will be able to perform in the World Cup in Russia.

Of course, it is basically impossible to reproduce the miracle of the last World Cup.

The reason is simple, Yang Yang is getting old, so are Feng Xiaoting, Zheng Zhi and others.

Although Wu Lei, Hao Junmin, Zhang Xizhe and other new-generation players have emerged in the national team, they are not as good as before.

Especially Yang Yang, he is the core fighting force of the Chinese national team.

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The Chinese team successfully advanced to the World Cup finals this time, but their luck in grouping was not ideal. They drew opponents from the previous World Cup finals Germany, Sweden from Northern Europe, and Mexico from North America.

The strength of these three teams is not bad, especially Germany.

Everyone is basically sure that the German team will win one promotion spot ahead of time, and the Chinese team will have to compete with the other two opponents for the other.

To this end, the Chinese team specially arranged three targeted warm-up matches. The opponents were Switzerland, Colombia and Denmark. The three teams simulated Germany, Mexico and Sweden respectively. Among them, Colombia and Denmark also hoped to learn about it through the Chinese team. Asian teams, because they are also in the same group as Japan and Australia.

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It was not until the first warm-up match of the Chinese team that the outside media discovered that Yang Yang was quietly sitting on the bench.

But the result was surprising. He didn't play the whole game, but just watched from the sidelines, while the Chinese team lost to Switzerland 0-2, and the scene was also very passive.

It can be seen that the Chinese team is not in shape.

Head coach Queiroz said in an interview with the media that the team is still adjusting, and the most important thing is to expose problems through the warm-up match. As for whether it can win, this is not the purpose of the warm-up match.

Yang Yang also said in an interview with the national TV team reporter, "What we want is to win the group stage, and we shouldn't care too much about how we performed in the warm-up match."

"Exposing and solving problems is the purpose of the warm-up match."

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Three days later, the Chinese team faced Colombia.

Although the Chinese team scored a goal with Wu Lei, they eventually lost to Colombia 1-2 and suffered a two-game losing streak in the warm-up match. Yang Yang still did not play even a minute in this game.

This also made the outside world full of doubts. Many people were speculating, why Yang Yang was not allowed to play?

After suffering a two-game losing streak, will the Chinese team be able to successfully break through the group stage in the World Cup in Russia?

You know, with the outstanding performance of the last World Cup, the media and fans have higher and higher expectations for the Chinese team.

But now, the two-game losing streak in the warm-up match has made people see the decline of the Chinese team.

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In the last warm-up match, the performance of the Chinese team improved. Facing Denmark, the Chinese team was able to repeatedly create threats and attack the opponent's penalty area many times.

Yang Yang came on as a substitute in the 60th minute of the second half, replacing Gao Lin, and formed a double forward with Wu Lei. He performed well afterwards, but failed to score Denmark's goal in the end.

In the end, the last warm-up match between the two teams was a zero-to-zero handshake.

As a result, the Chinese team's three warm-up matches had one draw and two losses, and they failed to win even one victory.

This made the domestic media and fans very worried, especially Yang Yang.

The three warm-up matches only played for 30 minutes without scoring a goal. This made many fans worry, is there something wrong with Yang Yang? Or did the transfer affect his form?

It was amid such worries that the World Cup in Russia finally came.