Chapter 368 The Reason Is Found!

The match between Manchester City and Aston Villa is still going on, the score on the field is still 0:2, and Aston Villa, who is visiting Manchester Stadium, leads by 2 goals.

A lot of people are talking about Aston Villa's lead.

This is rare.

In the past two seasons, Manchester City has been too strong in the league. They have won the league championship twice and the league has continued unbeaten in 42 rounds. Manchester City's strength can even be described as 'domination'. They have dominated for more than two years.

Wan Sheng has coached Manchester City in 80 league games and only lost 4 games.

On average, the odds of losing 1 game in 20 games are very small. Just looking at the data shows how 'rare' Manchester City loses. Aston Villa scored 2 goals in the game, which shows how hot the discussion between the media and fans is.

At this moment, Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines, motionless.

He frowned and watched the contest on the court, calmly analyzing what to do.

The situation of being 2 goals behind was unexpected. This was enough to make an experienced coach panic, but Wansheng was very calm. He knew that as the team's head coach, he must remain calm.

Offensive is a must, but the first half was not a good time as time did not allow him to make slightly larger adjustments to his tactical play

It is only after halftime that changes to the lineup and style of play can be made.

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, 40 minutes passed in the first half.

The on-site commentator Berbat couldn't help but said, "There is not much time in the first half. It seems that the two goals will enter the halftime with 0:2. Manchester City has won 3 wins and 1 draw before, and is in excellent condition, but the international match day affects the ball. Team, Wansheng had to change a large number of starters..." He explained to the fans why Manchester City was behind.

certainly. It is also indispensable, "The other side's performance is too good, two chances and two goals, this is a football game, full of uncertainty."

With Berbatt's words. The big screen also pointed to the Manchester City coaching bench. I saw Wan Sheng still standing on the sidelines, looking at the arena with serious eyes, frowning slightly, as if he was troubled by the situation on the field.

"Manchester City is a bit passive now. They have strengthened their defense. Maybe Wansheng hopes that the team will no longer make mistakes."

"We should be looking forward to the second half."

At this time, Wansheng was looking at the game field, but in fact. Thinking is long gone. He keeps recalling the tactics and style of play when he led Derby County a few years ago.

The season when Derby County was officially head coach and led Derby County to League One, Derby County's attacking football tactics were just taking shape, so they didn't use control and fast break in every game, especially in the FA Cup, and the Premier League. When the teams played against each other, the team was not strong at that time. There is a clear gap with the Premier League teams, but they still win game after game. And in the FA Cup final victory over Manchester United, won the championship.

In the following Premier League season, Derby County started to focus on the 'kill' tactic, but when facing Manchester United and Chelsea, they continued to change their tactics, mainly because when the players were not strong, the 'kill' tactical confrontation. The effect of a strong team is not good, but a solid defensive counterattack is more suitable for playing against a strong team.

Coming to Manchester City is different.

Since last season, the team's strength has been no weaker than any opponent. A set of 'OS-F' tactical system alone is enough to sweep the Premier League.

So the team has been playing like this and achieved the expected results.

But now there is a problem.

The team's performance is actually not bad. The tactics are played out, but some new players are not very comfortable with the tactics, so the tactical power is not ideal, and the opponent's excellent performance has created the current situation.

So with the current lineup, should we change the style of play?

Wansheng suddenly thought of the game against Ipswich at Portman Road a few years ago. At that time, Derby County faced the solid defense of Ipswich and had no good solution, so the team began to seek Score with a long shot.

In that game, the team's offensive strategy was very simple, that is, relying on long-range shots to constantly 'bomb' the opponent's goal.

In the end the team won the game.

At that time, there were not many players with long-range shooting ability in that Derby County team, and now their Manchester City is much stronger than that Derby County team. Many of the 11 players have good long-range shooting ability, such as Murray. , Robert Carlos, Lescott and other players are even more outstanding in this regard.

Of course, copying that simple and rough style of play will definitely outweigh the gains.

But comparing the before and after, Wan Sheng found some problems, and he suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

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The team's performance cannot be completely blamed for the backwardness in the first half, because the team's performance was expected, or the opponent's performance was too good.

So at halftime, after entering the locker room, Wansheng did not blame the players.

The players didn't know this. They only knew that they were behind by two goals in the first half. Naturally, the team's performance was not good. So when they entered the locker room, many people lowered their heads and dared not look at Wansheng.

The atmosphere in the locker room was depressing.

At this time, Wan Sheng said, "I remember, I told you that we should treat the team as a giant and have the heart of a strong team!" Hearing the head coach's words, everyone looked over.

"Yes?" Wan Sheng continued to ask.

Morris, Darren Bent and others all nodded. It was a matter of the previous two seasons. At that time, they also suffered early losses, but they still caught up with the points.

"Whether it is to treat the team as a giant or to have the heart of a strong team, it is all to maintain a stable mentality." Wan Sheng said, "I can tell you clearly that your performance in the first half was not bad, just Because the other party's performance is so good..."

"It's not a shirk from the press conference, it's a fact."

"Think about it, in the first 20 minutes, how many chances did we have and how many chances did the other side have? But they scored two goals and we didn't score one. The efficiency of the other side is very high, maybe they are lucky, So they have two goals. That's how football is, it's all about taking chances."

"No matter what the score is, we are ahead, or the other side is ahead, I hope you can maintain a stable mentality."

"See what I mean?"

Wan Sheng asked emphatically.

Everyone immediately responded by saying "know".

Wansheng didn't use any means to motivate the team's fighting spirit, but he knew that this was enough. Compared with last season, the team has matured a lot, such as Ozil, Lescott and other young players, no longer. It's a rookie in the Premier League, they're all a lot more mature.

Because of maturity, so the mentality is stable.

They don't need much motivation to fight, they all know what to do on the field.

Manchester City is already a mature team!

Next, Wan Sheng talked about his style of play in the second half.

Wansheng arranged for a very simple style of play, that is, go to the front court to find an opportunity to shoot, and did not change the overall tactics much, but changed the means of shooting.

"We don't need to put the ball into the opponent's goal," he stressed.

This is a bit of a joke, but it is the mentality of many players in the team at present.

The team's tactics have had a great impact on them. Many times they pass the ball into the opponent's goal, and the chances they get in front of the goal are quite ordinary. They often encounter opportunities to push directly to the empty goal.

This shows the skill of tactical coordination, and also proves the success of tactics.

But in order to complete such a goal, it often requires the uninterrupted cooperation of many players, and there can be no mistakes in the middle, so it is easy to miss the opportunity.

That's what Wansheng found in the first half.

Skillful tactical coordination is good, but paying too much attention to this will cost you a lot.

For example, when a player gets a good opportunity in the frontcourt and he sees someone defending him, maybe the first choice is to pass the ball to his teammates instead of shooting from a place where he is not sure, but after the pass? Teammates may not be able to get good opportunities, and the offense has to start all over again.

Once, twice, many times later, not only wasted opportunity, but time.

When the team is in the lead, of course it doesn't matter, it can also strengthen the control of the football, slowly consume time, and not give the opponent a chance, but when the team is behind, it's more than worth the loss to play like this.

In short, when the team is in the game, it should not pay too much attention to cooperation, but also pay attention to 'efficiency'.

It's like the two goals of Aston Villa in the first half. In fact, there was not much cooperation at all. The player gave the ball to his teammate, and the teammate shot under pressure, so the ball went in.

Both goals were the same.

No one dares to say that a high-altitude pass can be scored by grabbing a position, but Manchester City's goals are too few and too few.

This has become a problem.

In many corner kick opportunities, the team also subconsciously takes tactical kicks. A corner kick is like a sideline kick, there is no direct grab point, no direct header goal, some just keep passing the ball, passing the ball .

Wasting opportunity, wasting time!

If there is no 0:2 behind in this game, Wansheng will not find this problem.

Now he has found out.

Therefore, Wansheng felt that even losing the game was worth it. With this lesson, the team's subsequent games will definitely be more targeted and more efficient.

After listening to Wansheng's explanation, many players felt a sudden realization.

Especially a few new players, such as Robert Carlos, after joining Manchester City, he was amazed at the team's cooperation, but at the same time he felt awkward in the game.

He always thought it was because he was not familiar with tactics.

Now he understands.

There is a problem with the thinking of the team as a whole.

When he assists in the frontcourt, his first thought is to give the ball to the most suitable teammate, instead of looking for an opportunity to shoot. As a result, the ball could not be scored.

The game was great, but no goals were scored.

Why?

The reason is found! (To be continued ~^~)