Chapter 474: Volume Four: The Storm, New Possibility of Personnel Changes

Tang observed many players during the World Cup, and his eyes were mainly focused on those players with little reputation and low price. However, he was only responsible for providing such a list, and it was Tang En who really made up his mind.

Using the previous two seasons as a reference, Twain already knew clearly what the team's weaknesses were, and in which positions it needed to replenish personnel, or sell some people.

For example, in the Champions League battle with Barcelona, ​​he deeply felt the lack of thickness of his team's bench.

First analyze the team's starting lineup.

In most cases, the Forest team's starting formation is the traditional 442, and the two forwards are Viduka and Anelka. These two Anelkas are world-class, there is no doubt. And Viduka has gradually been unable to keep up with the development of Nottingham Forest. In the middle reaches of the Premier League, the Australian striker can be the absolute main force and offensive core, but when he encounters a stronger opponent, he exposes his lack of personal ability. For the bench lineup, he is outstanding, but for the main lineup... Tang En felt that he had to reconsider.

Most of the time, the midfield Forest team is in parallel positions. George Wood and Arteta are in the middle, one focuses on defense and the other focuses on offense. Franck Ribery and Ashley Young are located on the left and right. Their excellent speed and assists are Forest's main means of attack.

As the main player of the French team in the World Cup in Germany, Ribery is the key figure for the team to successfully qualify from the group. Needless to say his strength.

Although Ashley Young came off the bench, his ability should not be questioned considering that England captain David Beckham is at the right midfielder position.

This main lineup can definitely rank in the top five in the Premier League.

Let's look at defenders and goalkeepers.

Nottingham Forest's back line is very young, the oldest is only the 26-year-old Chimbonda, Piqué and Pepe are both excellent young players, but sometimes they lack experience, and the most important thing in the back line is often experience.

Leighton Barnes and Chimbonda were the team's left and right full-backs, and they performed very diligently in their respective positions.

The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the main goalkeeper of the Dutch national team that everyone is familiar with. As Forest's number one patron saint, he performed so well that his backup goalkeeper Paul Gerrard couldn't find any chances to maintain his state.

Such a main lineup can definitely rank in the top five in the Premier League.

Therefore, the Forest team won the second place in the league last season, and it deserves its name.

Being second in the league and being second in the championship itself is an outstanding achievement to be proud of, but the problem also lies in this-why can only be second in the league and not the first in the league? Why can it only be second in the Champions Cup, not the Champions Cup champion?

Compared with the wealthy Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, which have a deep foundation and painstaking management for many years, the Forest team has behaved like an upstart in the past two years. Relying on their opponent's ignorance and contempt for them, and their own vigor and aggressiveness, they rushed to this height in one breath.

If Dunn is satisfied with this, he can continue to play in the Premier League with this lineup, and he will definitely not have any problems in relegation. After that, if he plays well every season, he can still participate in European competitions.

Is this what Tang En wants?

Not really.

He wants to win the first place, win the championship, and become a champion coach, not the so-called "famous coach" who is familiar in China.

What should I do if I want to take the team's performance to the next level? In addition to the adjustment of the main lineup, what is more important is the accumulation of bench thickness.

The experience of countless predecessors has proved a subversive and unbreakable truth-any team that suddenly rises to explosive success must have an enviable main lineup, but when these upstarts streak across the world football like meteors, let The reason for their rapid success and rapid fall is this strong main lineup, and the horrible secondary lineup that is covered up below.

As mentioned earlier, Nottingham Forest's main lineup can be ranked in the top five in the Premier League, so compared with this set of infinitely powerful main lineup, their substitute lineup is a bit... unreasonable.

The substitute strength on the forward line may be the strongest among the three lines. There is no doubt about the talent of the Danish genius Niklas Bendtner, but he is still a little immature. Eastwood suffered a serious injury last season and did not make many appearances last season. Even after recovering from injury, he made more appearances as a substitute.

These two people have no problem with their strength, but they lack a way to prove it.

The strength of the midfield substitute has begun to show a downward trend.

George Wood has never had a suitable substitute player. The number of appearances of the Icelandic player Gunnarsson in a season can be counted without a finger. It is really difficult to count on him to strengthen the team. The two most stable players in Nottingham Forest are goalkeeper Van der Sar and their midfielder George Wood.

As for the other midfielder Arteta... he and Albertini are in a special situation. Originally, Albertini was not a substitute, but an injury before the season caused a major outbreak of chronic diseases accumulated in his previous career, and his health was deteriorating. A full season has gone by. So the Spaniard Mikel Arteta, who had only been with the team for half a season, was temporarily supported by Twain and became the midfielder Wood had partnered with the most times in the league.

In this way, even if Albertini returns from injury, he will inevitably have to play as a substitute. Because it was impossible for Twain to dismantle the new pair of midfield partners who had cooperated more and more tacitly and had excellent results.

The two of him and Eastwood confirmed Tang En's formation rules of "not looking at personal preferences, but only considering the player's status and performance".

Albertini is an excellent and qualified substitute. His experience and skills are of great help to the team. This man who plays football with his brain can fully complete the tasks given to him by the head coach in a limited time. Such an outstanding player will only be able to represent the Forest team for one more season, which is a huge loss for Tony Twain. He can spend money to buy great players, but experience is priceless.

Strictly speaking, Ribery's substitute is Chris Commons, but the strength of this player who loves the Forest team is at best the level of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. Even so, Tang En didn't intend to clean him up, because the team needed such a loyal person, and the fans also recognized Commons who worked hard and was loyal to the team. But letting him be Ribery's substitute is really worrying.

The solution that can be solved In addition to finding Ribery's substitute players from the transfer market, there is an easier way, which is to transform Gareth Bale into a left midfielder instead of a left back. Bell is still young, and letting him play as a substitute for a few more years will help him accumulate more experience.

Ashley Young's substitute was young player Aaron Lennon. He showed his talent in the limited playing opportunities last season, which made Tang En very happy. His situation is different from the other substitute players in the midfield. What worries Tang En is not the issue of Lennon's lack of strength, but how to satisfy Lennon's wish for more games and how to balance the relationship between the two outstanding players . Twain believed that with the full strength of the Forest team in the new season, it would not be a problem to get more appearances.

The substitutes on the back line, the left and right full backs are very capable. Sun Jihai did not play as many games as Chimbonda last season, but he is not a dispensable figure. His versatility made Twain a good panacea when the team faced a shortage of personnel.

As for Gareth Bale, I mentioned him just now when he was a midfield substitute. He can play both left back and left midfielder. If Gareth Bell is transformed into a full-back, then there will be no left-back substitutes... Tang En's initial idea is to make Bell an all-around talent in the corridor on the left, who can play as a full-back or as a side. A guard, so that no matter where someone is needed, he can top it. Using one person as two will allow him to get more chances to play.

The central defender's substitute lineup is Matthew Epson and Wes Morgan. Both of them belong to the type of insufficient strength. The difference is that Matthew Epson was bought by the team after reaching the Premier League, while Wes Morgan was trained in the team's own youth training camp. The latter situation is somewhat similar to that of Commons. Even if Morgan's strength is absolutely not the main player in the team, he may still be criticized by those critics if he plays on the bench. Tang En would not consider selling Morgan, unless he offered to transfer himself, and even then he would do his best to keep him.

Because this person is "one of our own". The English team attaches great importance to this kind of "insiders" cultivated by themselves. No matter how strong they are, as long as they are their own people, they can get more preferential treatment and fans' love.

After talking about the back line, the goalkeeper... The first substitute is naturally Paul Gerrard who came off the bench in the Champions League final, and the second substitute goalkeeper is Barry Roche.

This position is very important but also very embarrassing.

The position of the goalkeeper is very special. After the main goalkeeper is determined, unless he is injured or suspended, it is absolutely impossible to easily replace him.

As long as a main goalkeeper is capable and stable, he can stand in front of the goal for many consecutive seasons. Those successful teams will always be remembered as the main goalkeeper. How many people know who is Schmeichel's substitute goalkeeper at Manchester United? How many people know Casillas' substitute at Real Madrid? How many people know the name of Buffon's substitute at Juventus?

The choice of a backup goalkeeper is as difficult as finding a replacement for George Wood. On the one hand, you must have strength, not be too bad, and on the other hand, you must be able to endure loneliness and be willing to be a substitute... Where can you find such a player? Who is willing to be a substitute? Who doesn't want to be a main player? If I have the ability to be the main goalkeeper of other teams, why should I come to you as a substitute?

After the Champions Cup final, Twain began to consider candidates for the backup goalkeeper. As a result, he went to China for a trip, and the World Cup was over, but he still couldn't find the right person in his mind.

Once the name "Wang Dalei" flashed in his mind, but he immediately rejected it. He is not afraid to buy Chinese players, not to mention that Wang Dalei is still very talented and potential at this time, and he is also named "the five most anticipated new stars" by FIFA. The crux of the problem is not Wang Dalei's ability, but that he has no qualifications to play in the Premier League at all-because he has not represented the Chinese national team in international A-level matches and has played 75% of the games. Not getting a labor certificate... and it is too wasteful to use the "special talent clause" for a substitute goalkeeper...

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This is the current situation of Nottingham Forest's main lineup and substitute lineup.

Nottingham Forest's fundamental defense and counterattack based in the Premier League, it stands to reason that the Forest team's defense should be perfect, and there is no need to work hard. But this time, Twain still decided to start with defense, deepening the thickness of the defensive bench and enhancing the team's internal competitiveness.

He didn't want these boys to feel that their main position was settled.

Therefore, the team's summer signings will start from the defense line first, and the goalkeeper will not say much. The position of central defender also needs to be strengthened. Pepe and Piqué are still young. Tang En tends to find some older, experienced and capable defenders in the transfer market to make up for their lack of experience.

Then try to find a substitute for Wood, otherwise once Wood is suspended for accumulating yellow or red cards, this may become a point of collapse in key games. Think about the Champions League final... If there was George Wood, even if Van der Sar was sent off, Twain would not think that his team had one player less than the opponent Barcelona.

If there is a qualified substitute, then in the final stage of the game against Arsenal, Twain can completely replace Wood with a substitute, minimizing the risk for him.

Tang En's plan was very good, but he didn't have time to put it into practice.

When he wanted to adjust the team from the back line, a fact was placed in front of him, telling him that he had to change his plan and start from the forward line.

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"Our reporter took pictures of French striker Anelka's two agent brothers walking out of the restaurant with Benitez... This Spanish restaurant is Benitez's favorite place to eat in Liverpool , the question is what are Anelka's two agent brothers doing there?"

If Tang En hadn't turned on the TV to watch sports games on a whim, he probably wouldn't have seen the news. And will be kept in the dark until the other party shows his cards.

So it's not hard to imagine what Tang En was thinking when he saw the news.

He felt cheated.

He remembered what he had said to Anelka - when you want to leave, make sure you let me know.

The result now?

If he didn't watch the sports news, he wouldn't even know that Anelka's two damned agent brothers were in private contact with Liverpool! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in

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