Chapter 56 Depressed Roquel

After a thorough discussion, Boots expressed his lack of understanding of tactical intent.

This attitude also made Steven extremely gratified.

He thought that Boots' fame would make the other party proud, but he didn't expect to be able to accept the suggestion with humility.

It's a rare thing.

Don't be afraid of making mistakes, but be afraid of not repenting.

But Boots did not reveal a trace of this problem.

But in the second warm-up match, Steven was silent again.

He found that this guy had misunderstood again.

Seeing the goalkeeper who ran out of the penalty area again to cooperate with the defender to complete the steal and launch an attack, Steven couldn't help but sighed.

I believe your evil!

There is also an inexplicable atmosphere in the entire arena.

Slanka looked at the goalkeeper who was fighting side by side with him and fighting reasonably, and fell into deep thinking.

Why is he here?

What does he want to do?

Is he a goalkeeper?

Am I the goalkeeper?

Boots directly made Sri Lanka a little unconfident.

Steven covered his forehead with one hand, trying not to turn his head and look at the murderous eyes beside him.

After the Boots showed the defense for the second time, Steven began to face the problem.

Is this defense really a problem?

Every attack by Boots is just right, and he can always accurately judge where the ball will fall.

Of course, the risk of attacking is also great.

But in a game, the frequency of attacks is not high.

Most of the time, he only ran out of the penalty area under the premise of being able to attack.

Therefore, every attack of this guy has a purpose.

And this kind of goalkeeper's attack steals and header damage have also been to some extent,

Widened the defensive depth of Hoffenheim.

Although a little shocking.

But it's not an entirely undesirable tactic.

Thinking of this, Steven stopped talking, but observed Boots carefully.

Looking at the whole game, Boots took the initiative twice.

And these two times were all successful on the defensive level, and they did launch a prelude to a quick counterattack.

But the teammates couldn't adapt to this risky style of play, so before Boots returned to the goal, they mainly responded with stable pass control.

This also indirectly delayed some rhythms.

But if, at this time, they took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

Then Hoffenheim will have two more offensive opportunities because of the goalkeeper.

And it was two extremely threatening offensive opportunities.

Thinking of this, Steven couldn't help touching his chin, he felt a little interesting.

As long as Boots doesn't play off by himself, he doesn't mind giving Boots some opportunities to perfect this defensive + offensive method.

Moreover, Boots' feet are also very accurate, free kicks in the backcourt can be handed over to him, and Hoffenheim can focus more on offense.

Thinking of this, Steven suddenly became enlightened.

He didn't feel a little suspicious. Could it be that Boots' understanding was correct?

Is this the real attack from the goalkeeper?

After the second warm-up match, the Hoffenheim players were sweating profusely.

A large part of it was being scared by Boots.

Every time Boots ran out, they would break out in a cold sweat.

Huber and others also tried to question Boots, they don't like people who play passively.

But Boots' response was simple.

Steven didn't deny that the coach let them play like this, which made them even more confused.

Is it really a new tactical arrangement?

Although there are some elements of playing heartbeat, it has to be said that the pressure on the defense line has been relieved to a large extent, and the offensive end has also become more diversified.

The weirdest thing is that this is the change brought to them by the goalkeeper.

The night the warm-up match ended.

Head coach Steven pulled the goalkeeper Boots, including the entire starting defense, into the conference room for communication.

They discuss the issue of Boots' attack.

The discussion was quite intense, with some opposing, some being silent, and some in favor.

Everyone expresses their opinions, and at the same time, they are trying to complete the collision of ideas and continue to improve the structure of the defense line.

They talked for a long time, and finally came up with a certain plan, ready to try it in the training match.

The second day of training.

The main striker is separated from the main defense line.

The forwards attack and the defenders defend.

Roquel's breakthrough was still sharp. He threatened the goal several times, but he was always indirectly lured into the blockade by Piani.

Piani's recent performances have been phenomenal.

Especially on the defensive end, he has been able to stand on his own, and even Roquel has been deflated many times.

But this time it was obviously more painful.

When making a short pass, he has to face the double-teaming of Piani and Slanka.

On the long pass, the two will make a closing action, causing Roquel to stall.

In this case, the goalkeeper Boots will run out to control the ball.

Roquel felt that Hoffenheim's defense suddenly became five defenders.

This is a bit difficult to do.

After the whole training match, Roquel was deflated many times, and finally quit.

"What is this? How do you kick this?"

Roquel was very depressed, this didn't follow the routine at all.

Can't kill short pass.

The long ball has to face five defenders.

Hoffenheim's defense is simply a level-up defensive strength.

"It's called closing the door and beating the dog! How does it feel?"

Manny laughed.

He was very happy to see Roquel deflated. This guy has been too popular recently, so he has to kill him!

Roquel curled his lips in disbelief.

Habr touched his chin and said, "There is no chance for a short pass, but for a long pass, there should be a chance for the midfielder to move forward."

Regarding this, Slanka shook his head and said, "No! There is no chance, because Manny will actively mark people! And if Roquel can't catch the ball, he can't pass it to you!"

Hubbard grinned, he understood somewhat.

This tactic is to liberate the goalkeeper with a single function and act as a defender when there is no goalkeeping pressure.

Hoffenheim immediately added a defender

Isn't the stability of the rear defense just a straight-line improvement?

At the same time, on the side of the coach's bench, Steven also explained with a smile.

Wagner listened to the other party's explanation, his expression kept changing.

He still can't accept this bold tactic, which is almost an epoch-making tactical change.

It is incompatible with the previous tactics.

Liberate the goalkeeper and diversify the functions of the goalkeeper, this is what Steven can think of.

Although I really want to refute it, judging from the current situation, the effect is really good.

Not everyone can keep Roquel depressed.

Even in the Champions League, Roquel has the ability to single-handedly penetrate the opponent's defense.

But in front of this set of defensive tactics, this guy can only suffer.

To some extent, if Roquel is prevented, then most of the strikers in the world can be prevented.

Therefore, this tactic has merit.

But it still can't be taken lightly, after all, it hasn't been tested yet.

Only after the baptism of official competitions, or even high-intensity competitions, can this tactic be gradually perfected.