Chapter 497 There Is a Show!

"Newcastle is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp."

The chief reporter of The Sun, Stephen Howard, sat in the stands of St. Mary's Stadium and sighed rather embarrassingly.

The area they are in is the media area, surrounded by media reporters from all over the world, most of them are local British reporters, including reporters from authoritative newspapers such as The Times and The Guardian.

Sitting next to Stephen Howard was Charlene Lahiri, known as the number one beauty in the British media field.

Charlene Lahiri watched the game with a slight frown, her right hand and index finger resting on her lips, which was quite seductive.

After listening to Stephen Howard's words, she smiled lightly.

"How can a team that can rank at the forefront of the league be incapable?"

"I heard before that Alan Pardue and Demba Ba did not get along, but Demba Ba still started this game. It seems that there should be no problem." Another reporter from the Guardian newspaper analyzed.

Stephen Howard shook his head straight after hearing this, "It's not that simple. The problem must be a problem. Didn't Alan Pardue say before that the wheels of his Ferrari were torn off and he suspected that it was his fault?"

Many people around nodded their heads.

This incident was first disclosed by the Sun Newspaper. Could it be that there is still exclusive news?

"After our investigation, the biggest suspect is Demba Ba"

When everyone heard what he said, they suddenly realized.

If this is the case, how could there be no conflict between the two?

"In the final analysis, Newcastle's tactics are nothing worth elaborating on. It's just a typical change of England's traditional four-four-two, and the changes are mainly concentrated on the front two forwards, Demba Ba and Cisse."

"The former is physically strong, as an arrow figure, while the latter is flexible, a little behind, forming layers, two flanks, Ben Arfa on the right, standing forward, cutting inside from the right when he gets the ball, forming a formation with two forwards Trident."

"On the left, Gutierrez played further back, playing the role of a full-back, and then formed a midfield three with Cabaye and Tiot."

When Stephen Howard said this, everyone immediately saw the situation clearly.

After all, he is the chief football reporter of The Sun, and his analysis of the game hits the nail on the head.

"Alan Pardew is a very rough tactical coach, he only has the big picture, no details"

Charlene Lahiri obviously agrees with what Stephen Howard said.

"If we pay attention to Newcastle's lineup, we will find that a very important reason for the rapid progress of the Magpies last season is the outstanding performance of two Frenchmen, one is Ben Arfa on the right, and the other is Cabaye in the center. They are the most creative players at Newcastle."

"That's right," Stephen Howard nodded in praise.

"Ben Alpha is not the core of the team's offense at all. His biggest role on the front right is to use his personal ability to attract the opponent's defense and create gaps for his teammates in the center, especially Cabaye."

When it came to this, Stephen Howard himself felt strange.

"It is reasonable to say that with Bielsa's character and ability, there is no reason not to see this."

Charlene Lahiri couldn't help smiling when she heard it, "It's like a well-mannered gentleman who meets a rascal who messes around. The gentleman wants to play according to the rules of the game, but the rascal doesn't care about anything. I started to make random calls as soon as I came up, what do you think I can do?"

Stephen Howard and everyone around couldn't help laughing.

Alan Pardew's team has never been known for its creativity and offense. On the contrary, his team advocates the simple, rough and direct traditional English style of play, and its offensive routines are also very rough.

"Actually, if you say that Alan Pardue hasn't changed in this game, it would be unfair to him."

Stephen Howard was pointing at the pitch, just as Demba Ba dropped back and tripped Toni Kroos, the referee blew the whistle for a foul but didn't give a card.

"Charlene, have you noticed that Demba Ba and Cisse withdrew and almost gave up marking the two central defenders of Southampton, and they were more coordinated with the midfielder to press the two midfielders of Southampton. Tony Ke Rose and Modric."

Charlene Lahiri nodded, "He is trying to limit Southampton's offense by limiting the two midfielders' shots, forcing Southampton to make more long passes."

"Yes" Stephen Howard thinks this is the reason.

"In fact, Alan Pardew is very smart. He fights for the ball possession rate. Newcastle has no chance of winning at all, so he simply gives up the ball possession and directly suppresses your double midfielders, minimizing your effective forward ball routes as much as possible. .”

After a pause, Stephen Howard smiled confidently, "I'm sure, this must be the most emphasized point in Alan Pardue's game tactics, and it is also the point with the heaviest task."

"Belsa's starting lineup is also a bit problematic. After Vidal was injured, he obviously had James Rodriguez, Isco, and even players like Koke, but he didn't use it. He just chose the young player Pogba. , too careless."

"There is also the frontcourt, Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays center forward, Hazard on the left, that's okay, Gareth Bale doesn't play on the right, but Lavelle Morrison plays the starter , which is a bit of a problem.”

"Newcastle's tactics are attacking from the right and defending from the left, so Southampton's attack on the right is very important. However, the combination of Ravel Morrison and Danilo on the right is the first time this season. How effective is it? Don't know, but why not Gareth Bale?"

The performance of the Welshman in Southampton this season is quite good, especially after switching to the right, his performance is more comprehensive than that of Tottenham Hotspur, and the momentum of improvement is also greater and stronger.

"Maybe it's for the fifth round of the Europa League group match against Russia's Anzhi in midweek."

Charlene Lahiri can only find such an excuse for Southampton.

Southampton played well in the Europa League group stage, with three wins and one loss in the first four rounds, the same points as Russia's Anzhi.

But the third-ranked Swiss youth team in this group is also salivating for the right to qualify for the group, and the gap is not obvious.

Therefore, Southampton must win this match against Anzhi in Russia.

"That's the only way to explain it," Stephen Howard accepted helplessly.

Otherwise, it's hard to imagine why Bielsa would leave players like Gareth Bale unused, but choose Ravel Morrison to start. This is completely unreasonable.

But if it's a rotation, then it's justifiable.

After all, Southampton is fighting on multiple fronts now

"Ten minutes"

Martin Hunter walked out of the home team's coaching bench, came to the sidelines, and squatted down next to Bielsa who was already squatting on the sidelines.

bielsa looked at martin hunt , who he partnered with for two seasons , but this game will be his last with southampton ' s first team

After the game, he will travel to St George's Training Center where he will be in charge of England's Glorious Revolution programme.

"We have the ball possession rate now, but we have not been able to form a threatening attack..."

Bielsa didn't wait for him to finish, and replied directly, "There is no opponent."

Martin Hunter was speechless for a moment.

It is true that Newcastle does not have an effective offensive routine, but this is different from Southampton's poor offense, okay?

If we want to win this game, we must adjust the team's offense

But Bielsa didn't seem to pay attention to Martin Hunter's thoughts, but muttered to himself.

"Alan Pardew let the two strikers drop so deep, although he pressed our double midfielders, he freed our centre-backs, and at the same time, sacrificed their attack."

Newcastle's formation is still quite traditional England's four-four-two tactics, but the players' positions and functions have changed slightly, which leads to Newcastle's tactics are still wing crosses.

Therefore, Cisse's performance last season was eye-catching, and Demba Ba shined this season, which is the reason.

But when these two strikers appear on the court at the same time, the problem comes.

"It's not that easy to suppress our midfielders, and they have to pay the price"

Bielsa's thoughtless words suddenly caught Martin Hunter's eyes.

Yeah, Southampton have a reputation for being strong in midfield.

To suppress the Saints' midfield, Newcastle has now dispatched Tiot, Cabaye, and Gutierrez, not to mention the three forwards, and the two forwards have to follow suit.

That is to say, the three midfielders hold back the opponent's five players, how do you let Newcastle play a threat?

"Then I'll remind them." Martin Hunter stood up.

But Bielsa suddenly stopped him, "No need"

"No need?" Martin Hunter was surprised, "Why not?"

Bielsa shook his head and smiled, "As I said before, coaches can only give advice off the court, but the situation on the court changes rapidly, and players have to learn how to adjust their tactical responsibilities according to the situation on the court."

"I hope my players can learn to be their own head coach, learn to read and analyze the game situation"

Speaking of this, Bielsa's eyes flashed with confidence, "I believe they will find out soon."

What Bielsa said, if my players are not human, then I will be invincible.

The meaning here is not to say that the players should become robots and perform the tasks of the head coach mechanically and blindly.

It is emphasizing one point, that is, the execution ability and physical strength of the players

In fact, in Bielsa's tactical system, flashes of inspiration and creativity are quite important.

However, these are all based on integrating into the team as a whole and serving the team as a whole.

"I see." Martin Hunter suddenly realized again.

Yes, it is too simple to resolve Newcastle's set of tactics.

Just let Javi Martinez and Varanedo hold the ball and take on playmaking duties, wouldn't that be enough?

This season, Gary Cahill has gradually lost the trust of Bielsa, and instead vigorously supported young players such as Varane, Nastasic and Laporte. Isn't it just to improve the defense's ability to hold the ball and organize?

As long as the central defender can hold the ball, Newcastle will be miserable

Especially Demba Ba and Cisse.

Is it to mark Toni Kroos and Modric who do not have the ball, or to mark the two Saints central defenders who are responsible for the organization of the ball but are not within the team's tactical range?

they will become headless chickens

And as long as they are in chaos, Newcastle's entire targeted defensive system will also be in chaos.

Martin Hunt suddenly discovered that everything that happened in this game seemed to be out of the control of this chubby Argentine, and he seemed to have considered everything before the game.

On Ravel Morrison, on Pogba, even the team coaching staff has some opinions.

But from now on, Bielsa doesn't seem to care about Newcastle at all, so he dared to make such a big deal.

Thanks to Alan Pardew's rhetoric before the game, it seemed that the winning ticket was already in hand.

As everyone knows, his little trick, in the eyes of Bielsa, is not popular at all, not worth mentioning

The reason why Bielsa does not break the game now is for training. He is guiding his players to try to read and analyze the game

Thinking of this, Martin Hunter couldn't help but raised his head, looked in front of the Southampton goal, and immediately captured a gratifying scene.

It turned out that Neuer was waving at Javi Martinez and Varane, calling them over.

there's a show

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