Chapter 264 How to become the world’s best defensive midfielder [Please subscribe! 】
August 5th.
There are still three days until the opening game of the 2015-16 Premier League season.
The Blue Fox coaching staff headed by Ranieri came to the conference room again to formulate game tactics and targeted arrangements for the upcoming Premier League opening game.
In the past month, the team has experienced scandals, coaching changes and the arrival of several new players. It will definitely take time to run in and then blend the new and old players together.
Although in several pre-season warm-up games, the team's offensive firepower was still fierce and they achieved a complete victory record.
However, the opponents are all English League One and English Championship teams, so there is not much reference value.
Fortunately, the Blue Fox's main lineup structure and tactical formation are basically the same as last season.
In his first month of taking office, in addition to trying to understand every player, what Ranieri did the most was to improve and transform the team's defense in training and games. .
The most important change is the defensive position!
He asked that when the opponent was in possession of the ball, he gave up the high post press and chose to recycle the formation.
Except for Vardy at the front, the other frontcourt players retreated to the center circle line, reducing the distance between each other and compressing the space.
The entire formation changed from 4231 to 451!
Then after the opponent's attack reaches the area near the center circle, Ling Feng, who is in the center, acts as a conductor and calls on his teammates on both sides to form a group of two and quickly attack the player holding the ball.
The purpose of this is to press the opponent to the wing with a relatively narrow space and achieve the effect of stealing the ball.
Even if you can't grab it, you can force your opponent to attack from both wings and choose the offensive tactic of crosses from the side.
This kind of passing tactic does not pose much of a threat to the two central defenders with excellent air defense capabilities in the Blue Fox formation.
In this way, the opponent can reduce the number of frontal breakthroughs or back-pass attacks, thereby avoiding the shortcomings of the two tall central defenders Morgan and Huth who turn slowly, and amplifying their frontal and air defense capabilities!
Once the ball is intercepted, you can immediately pass the ball to Ling Feng or Mahrez to advance, or you can directly make a long pass to find Vardy in front.
In short, Ranieri's tactical idea is to base on a solid defense, and then use the huge space left behind after the opponent presses the attack, so as to create a more concise and efficient quick counterattack!
A change in tactics can be said to affect the whole body.
Changes in defensive ideas and positions will also lead to changes in offensive methods.
The coaching staff also has different opinions on this.
“Abandoning our original high-position press will inevitably increase the opponent’s possession time. Will this reduce the team’s offensive rounds and the number of times it threatens the goal?”
Facing assistant coach Shakespeare’s question , Ranieri is obviously confident:
"We don't need too much ball possession at all. On the contrary, this can reduce the pressing consumption of the frontcourt players, allowing them to have more physical energy when counterattacking, thereby improving the quality of the offensive round!"
< br>Obviously, Ranieri pays more attention to the quality of counterattacks than the quantity.
At first, the Blue Fox players were a little uncomfortable with this change.
Especially Brother Drinking Water.
As the team's midfielder and backcourt pointer, his main task last season, in addition to receiving the ball from the backcourt, was to hand the ball to Ling Feng in front during the transition between offense and defense.
As for the next attack, it is basically none of his business.
Now, Ranieri asked him not only to hand the ball to Ling Feng, but also to directly make a long pass to Vardy in front, so that the latter can directly attack the opponent's defense.
In this way, one link of passing to Ling Feng is reduced, and the direct pass to Vardy can make the entire counterattack faster.
It can also share Lingfeng's organization to a certain extent, allowing him to use his speed to advance forward at high speed and quickly respond to Vardy in the frontcourt.
However, this detail did not make the team's counterattack sharp.
Because, compared to Ling Feng, Brother Drinkwater's passing ability can only be said to be average.
As the passing distance becomes longer, the number of passing errors will also increase.
In several pre-season warm-up matches, he made many mistakes in his long passes. They were either not accurate enough or were directly intercepted by his opponents.
During the transition between offense and defense, once a passing error occurs, the ball that was finally captured will almost be returned to the opponent again.
The entire counterattack will also come to an abrupt end.
Therefore, after seeing the poor effect of this arrangement, Ranieri also gave up the idea of letting the drinking brother directly play a long pass to find Vardy.
But let him give the ball to Ling Feng first when switching offense and defense.
If Ling Feng happens to be closely guarded, then leave it to Mahrez.
After getting the ball, whether to advance with the ball or pass the ball directly depends on Ling Feng's decision-making ability.
Ranieri has only one requirement for Ling Feng, and that is to be fast!
Use the fastest speed to burn the battle into the opponent's half, and then complete the shot!
In addition to Brother Drinking Water, Ranieri's requirement for another midfielder is to be responsible for intercepting and sweeping the midfield.
However, since Kanter and Inler only joined the team in August, they missed several of the team's pre-season warm-up games in July.
Ranieri has not yet had a thorough understanding of the two's performance in the game.
Therefore, he still has some concerns about which of the two will partner with "Brother Drinking Water" as a defensive midfielder.
Although Walsh highly recommended Kanter, and Kanter's performance in various trainings was also very good.
The running ability, defensive coverage area and sweeping and stealing ability of this defensive midfielder who is less than 1.7 meters tall are all eye-catching.
Definitely the sweeper the team needs most in the midfield!
However, in Ranieri's view, Kanter's outstanding performance in a league like Ligue 1 does not mean that he can adapt to the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League.
As for the midfielder position, physical confrontation and experience are very important.
Therefore, after much consideration, Ranieri first asked the stronger and more experienced Swiss captain Inler to partner with Brother Drinker in the midfield in preparation for the upcoming first round of the Premier League.
He planned to use a few games at the beginning of the season to examine the competitive level and game status of several midfielders, and then determine who will play the main role
That day, after the team training, Ling Feng finally remembered that he still had the [System].
After taking a shower and changing clothes, he sat on the bench in the lounge and summoned the [Character Panel]
[Player Name: Ling Feng]
[Age: 20]
[Height: 183]
[Weight: 76]
[Predominant foot: right]
[Club: Les Special City】
[Talents: God’s Vision, God of War Heavy Artillery]
[Skills: Ball Callback, Putting Master, Horse Stepping on Meteor]
[Attributes: Ball Control C, Shooting C, Passing S , Defense D, Physical B, Mental B]
[Overall rating: 85]
[Available attribute points: 5]
After returning to the team, Ling Feng followed the team in pre-season preparations while also resuming daily additional training.
Currently, his additional training items are dribbling and long-range shooting.
He plans to improve his dribbling skills and long-range shooting accuracy as much as possible in the coming season. This season, with the arrival of Ranieri, the team's tactics have changed, from high position pressing to defensive counterattack.
As the core organizer in the frontcourt, the number of times I dribble the ball during transitions between offense and defense will definitely increase greatly this season.
Therefore, he must enhance his dribbling ability, and then make full use of his propulsion speed in counterattacks to form an advantageous situation in the frontcourt with more and less.
And long-range shooting can diversify his offensive methods.
Although with the changes in the team's tactics, they may not play against BIG6 teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, etc. like last season. Instead, they will allow their opponents to control the ball and catch counterattacks. opportunity.
However, when playing against some weak teams in the middle and lower reaches, the opponent will definitely not take the initiative to attack, giving them room to counterattack.
Therefore, if they want to score three points, they have to take the initiative, face intensive defense, and fall into a positional battle.
The three most effective conventional methods to deal with intensive defense are, in addition to single-point blasts by stars, set kicks and long-range shots!
With the talent of [God of War Heavy Artillery], he doesn't have to worry about his shot being weak.
He only needs to worry about whether his shot hits the goal range.
Therefore, the higher the accuracy of long-range shots, it means that he can threaten the opponent's goal from long distances.
Once he reaches thirty meters away from the goal, the opponent's defensive players will become passive.
If you prevent his passing, you will leave him open for a long shot; if you prevent his long shot, you will leave his teammates open.
By then, whether he is shooting or passing, he will be hard to guard against!
Considering that most attributes such as [Dribbling], [Ball Protection], [Long Shot], [Shooting Power] and so on can be gradually improved through acquired training, Ling Feng decided to use his precious free attribute points Added to some attributes that cannot be improved in a short time.
For example, [Physique]
Considering that in the new season, in order to stop him, his opponents will definitely guard him more tightly and attack him more roughly, Ling Feng did not hesitate to directly use what he obtained in the European Youth Championship Five free attribute points were added to [Physique], changing it from ninety to ninety-five!
After adding points, Ling Feng suddenly felt that his whole body was more powerful and energetic.
Those black eyes were filled with eager flames:
Premier League, I'm ready.
What about you? !
. . .
Since I have an appointment with my parents in the evening, I have to go home for dinner.
So Ling Feng did not practice as usual today, but went straight to the parking lot after training.
However, not long after he drove out of the team base, he saw a familiar figure on the roadside.
It was a short black man carrying a Nike backpack and wearing sportswear.
And this black man running is his new teammate, Kanter!
Slowing down, rolling down the window, Ling Feng followed Kanter in the Land Rover, and then shouted:
"N'Golo?!"
Hearing his name, he was Kanter, who was running, suddenly stopped and then turned his head to look over.
"Ling?"
Since he didn't speak English, the team equipped Kanter with a translator.
However, in daily communication with his teammates, the new French midfielder basically expresses himself through gestures and some very simple words.
“Why are you running?”
“Sauri.”
Seeing Kanter’s silly smile, he just raised his finger and pointed at his ear, indicating that he didn’t understand. .
Ling Feng had an idea and immediately took out his mobile phone and clicked on the translation software he had just downloaded not long ago.
Through the translation software, Ling Feng learned from Kanter that the reason why he ran home was because his agent was helping him find a house recently and had no time to pick him up.
So, he runs from the hotel to the base to train every day, and then runs back to the hotel after training!
Looking at Kanter with a silly smile on his face and no sweat on his head, Ling Feng only had one thought in his mind:
Awesome!
It turns out that this is how the physical fitness of the world's number one defensive midfielder was developed? !
While complaining in his heart, Ling Feng did not forget to ask:
"Where is your hotel?"
Afterwards, Kanter reported the name of the hotel.
"The hotel you are staying in is not far from my home. Let me take you back on the way!"
Faced with this proposal, Kanter thought about it for a while and readily accepted Ling Feng's kindness. ：
"Okay, thank you."
Listening to Kanter's "Fake" thank you, Ling Feng just twitched the corner of his mouth and opened the passenger door:
< br>"Get in the car!"
After getting in the car, Kanter put his backpack at his feet and immediately fastened his seat belt.
On the way, Ling Feng also asked Kanter about things in his daily life, such as whether Xiu was used to the food in the team cafeteria and what he would do during his breaks.
Although Kanter is not a talkative person.
However, he always answered Ling Feng's questions.
A few days after joining Leicester City, he had already discovered that Ling Feng, a young man several years younger than himself, had a very high status in the team.
After he joined, Ling Feng was the first teammate to take the initiative to talk to him.
Moreover, in the past few days, Ling Feng has also been very enthusiastic about helping him integrate into the team and familiarizing him with the environment of the base.
Therefore, Kanter has a good impression of him.
It can also be said that Ling Feng was the first friend he met in Leicester City.
Otherwise, given his character, he would not easily trouble others.
While chatting, the two soon arrived at the hotel where Kanter was staying.
“Thank you for sending me back, Ling.”
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."
Just as Kanter was about to get off the car, Ling Feng suddenly thought of something and suddenly suggested:
"By the way, Nge Luo, before your agent is done, I will take you to the base and back to the hotel every day!"
Ling Feng's sudden proposal put Kanter, who had never known how to refuse, in trouble! .
“This is not good, it is too troublesome for you”
"You're welcome. Anyway, I'm bored driving to work by myself every day, so I just want to chat with you. Besides, I also want to learn some French from you."
"Besides, we can only get to know each other better." We have more tacit understanding on the court, right? "
"Well, you teach me a little French every day and it's just like the fare!"
Since Ling Feng said so, Kan Te also felt that if he refused, it would be too disrespectful.
Ever since, Kanter nodded and showed a simple and honest smile:
"Then it's up to you!"
"Very good, I'll be here to pick you up on time at 8:15 tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
Finally, watching Ling Feng's black Land Rover roar away, Baby Kanter felt warm in his heart.
Ling, what a good person!
(End of this chapter)