Chapter 204： he is like cruyff

The day after the 2-1 reversal of Juventus, Naples held an analysis and summary meeting after completing their recovery training in the morning, mainly to discuss the gains and losses of the game against Juventus.

The outside world has mixed reviews for the game.

Most believe that Naples and Juventus each played a good half-time goal, and some media believe that Naples obviously has some problems, mainly at the defensive level.

The right flank is a problem, neither Jerge Garrick nor Grava have performed well in this position.

Juventus played with this side last time, but it didn't work, this time Del Piero played a role.

This has also led many people to suggest that Napoli should introduce a high-level right-back as soon as possible.

Simple to say, but how can it be so easy?

Now that Napoli is in Serie B, it is really hard to find a high-level right-back. .

Especially considering the transfer fee.

With the current situation of Naples, Gao Shen was asked to spend millions of euros to buy a right back, but he still couldn't bear it.

Sacchi pointed out the problems of Naples in the first half in the column, and also vaguely reminded Gao Shen that Naples' biggest enemy now is itself.

Sacchi, who has been coaching for many years, can also see clearly that Gao Shen's formation in the first half is obviously too big.

Sacchi also mentioned another problem, which is the position of the double midfielder.

This is another long-standing question.

Del Piero's goal was certainly a defensive error on the right, but Rakitic didn't come back in time, which was also a problem.

Neither of Napoli's double midfielders are traditional midfield defenders.

Biglia used to play as an organizational midfielder, while Rakitic played as an attacking midfielder. Neither of these two players were strictly midfielders. They were forced to be placed by Gao Shen after they came to Naples.

Many times, they perform well, but also expose problems.

For example, this time against Juventus, the double midfielder did not return to the defense in time.

Of course, there is another problem here.

Naples adopted high-level pressing and pressing, from Pellet at the front to Bonucci at the back, the distance was always controlled at about 25 meters, and no more than 30 meters at most.

According to the latest offside rule, Naples must effectively control the area of ​​about 60 meters in the game, the players must run more, and the area where the double midfielder is located is larger.

This certainly provides a living space for the technical midfielder, but it also puts pressure on the defense.

Not to mention that Rakitic has a long-range shot. The high-level allows him to seize the right moment to take a kick, and his running range will be larger, which puts higher requirements on him.

When are you going up? When are you coming back? When and where?

Whether it's Biglia or Rakitic, these things are too demanding, especially if they have to master it in just a few months, isn't it difficult for a strong man?

Vidal was born in a central defender, and he has not yet adapted to playing as an attacking midfielder and a defensive midfielder. Can he ask Biglia and Rakitic to adapt?

The sense of position, the sense of position, is to be in the right place at the right time to do the right thing.

It's easy to say, but hard to do.

Especially on the pitch, there is no perspective like a live TV camera, let alone the perspective of God in a football manager game. It is easy for everyone to lose their place on the pitch.

Naples is actually pretty good.

Since coaching Gao Shen, he has been insisting on using Sacchi's shadow training method to train players and maintain the integrity of the team.

But many things also take time to accumulate and precipitate slowly, and cannot be achieved overnight.

...

At the summary and analysis meeting, Gao Shen once again took over all the responsibilities, and he admitted that he made mistakes in the game.

But he didn't dwell on these mistakes too much.

It's as if Ramos and David Luiz, among others, don't dwell too much on their mistakes.

As a human being, we just have to look forward, get tangled when we make mistakes, and even give up eating because of choking. How can this be successful?

For the problems that occurred in the game, Gao Shen also asked the coaching team to formulate a targeted training plan.

For example, defense on the right.

This is actually a typical routine where the attacker cuts inside from the left and then hits the goal. It is not uncommon to say it. As long as the midfielder returns to the front of the penalty area in time to block the inside cut line, there will be no big problem.

However, Gao Shen still asked the coaching staff to arrange a targeted training, focusing on the defensive cooperation of defending the opponent on the right and cutting in from the left, especially the positions of Rakitic and Biglia.

In addition, Gao Shen also mentioned one point, that is oppression.

Many fans will have a misunderstanding, oppression is oppression, isn't it just running and grabbing space?

No, there are actually many types of oppression.

Or it should be said that different tactical purposes require different oppression methods.

You know, pressing isn't just about grabbing the ball.

Of course, there is a kind of pressure to grab the ball. For example, when Gao Shen requested Naples, he tried his best to grab the ball within five seconds after losing the ball. If he couldn’t get it back within five seconds, he immediately dropped down and organized the defensive order.

Is it familiar?

Yes, this was Guardiola's request for the Barcelona dream team, but in fact, Guardiola learned from Van Gaal's Ajax.

Do your best to grab the ball within five seconds, which requires comprehensive pressure, and everyone in the team must move along; some pressure is to move the formation, for example, if the opponent moves the ball, the formation must also move, which requires appropriate pressure on the opponent, Create time and space for yourself to move the formation.

Some of the pressing is to delay the opponent's offense, set the team down, and organize a defensive formation to buy time. Some of the pressing is to rest. These only require players in a local area to press.

Yes, players also need to take a breath on the court. This is not a fish, but a must.

No one can maintain a fast-paced game for 90 minutes, so after each wave of fast breaks, it is often necessary to slow down. If the opponent wants to take advantage of this opportunity to attack, they need to give appropriate pressure to let them retreat.

Besides, there are many other purposes.

The players in Naples have not fully mastered these, or in other words, they have not been able to switch between different pressing modes according to different timings in the game to achieve tactical purposes.

This is also a problem that has existed since the team was formed, and Gao Shen emphasized it again, because he found that many times players will involuntarily chase the ball to grab and press, which is not right.

"You must understand that the current football tactics require more thinking, but this kind of thinking is different from the thinking of Riquelme, Zidane and others. On the contrary, the current football tactics will not give Time for them to think."

The reason these two are artists is that they are good at thinking on the court, but thinking takes time, so they are slow.

And the current tactics simply don't give them time to think.

"In football now, it's not that you run anymore, you work hard, you are exhausted, you can play well, you need more observation, you must know yourself clearly at all times, whether in games or training. Where you are, you know your teammates around you, you know your opponents, you know where the football is."

"Our pressure has never been aimed at grabbing the ball, or in other words, grabbing the ball is not our main purpose. We want to put pressure on opponents, create influence, and destroy their self-confidence."

"When we play the rhythm and routine that we are used to, we become more and more confident, we can even beat Juventus 5-0; conversely, if the opponent plays their rhythm and routine, It is them who are confident, and we will become weaker and weaker."

"So our pressure is to destroy the opponent's rhythm and routines, play our own rhythm and routines, make ourselves more confident, the more we play, the more confident we are, and our opponents become more vulnerable and weaker the more we play. "

"This is the purpose of our oppression!"

Getting the ball is only part of that purpose.

Gao Shen has repeatedly called on the players to think more and observe more so that they can better understand his tactical thinking and purpose.

Only when they figure it out will they know how to implement it.

The field is changing rapidly, and it is impossible for Gao Shen to tell them every situation and every way of adapting.

This requires them to be flexible and play on the spot.

This is what Valdano said, a head coach is no better than the heads of eleven people on the pitch.

...

Guardiola sat in the corner of the conference room.

At first, he took notes without listening, but later, he had completely forgotten to take notes, and was completely attracted by these profound words.

There are some things he can understand, he can understand, and even he has seen and heard them before, but there are some things he can't understand, and it is the first time he has heard them, and he feels very novel.

The first time I heard it, I didn't even dare to believe it, but after thinking about it carefully, I found it to be very reasonable.

In La Liga before, many people said that Gao Shen was learning from Benitez, and Gao Shen himself admitted this, but Guardiola found that this was nonsense.

Even if you learn Benitez at a high level, it is also a skill to learn, and the Tao of the deep has always been completely different from Benitez.

Benitez said the most famous sentence: give him eleven robots, he can be invincible.

What do you mean?

That is, players on the pitch don't need to have their own thoughts at all, you play according to Benitez's thoughts and you are done.

And what about high depth?

He is constantly inspiring players to think, and he is encouraging players to have their own independent thinking ability.

This reminds Guardiola of Cruyff.

When Cruyff coached Barcelona, ​​he also liked to inspire players to think.

Not only do players need to know how to play football, but also why players need to play the way they do.

It's been a tough but great road.

Guardiola and many players of the Barcelona Dream Team, who have embarked on the road of coaching, were all inspired by Cruyff.

Not only Cruyff, but Sacchi, many great managers.

Guardiola was even thinking, is Gao Shen really only twenty-six years old?

Or is he really, as the outside world says, a talented coach?