Super Storm

When it comes to high pressure and oppression, the first thing that many people think of is Guardiola and his dream team.

But in fact, Benitez is also the master coach in this regard.

It can be traced back to how long, which needs someone to study, but in Yang Yang ’s impression, from Benitez to Guardiola to Klopp to Simone, these head coaches can be said to be high. Persecute oppressive believers.

Benitez ’s Liverpool and Real Madrid, Guardiola ’s Barcelona, ​​Bayern and Manchester City, Klopp ’s Dortmund and Liverpool, Simone ’s Atletico Madrid, these teams look like they play a very different style, achieving high pressure and oppression The way of thinking is different, but in fact it is the same way.

They only have one purpose to press the high position to suppress the oppression. That is to suppress the opponent with the overall meticulous formation. In the shortest time, after snatching the ball as close to the opponent's goal as possible, quickly mobilize the counterattack.

Benitez believed in a double back during Liverpool and Real Madrid. Xavi Alonso and Mascherano were the keys to his high-level forced oppression, but in the next few years, Real Madrid gradually gave up the double back. The reason for playing with the waist is very simple, football skills and tactics are changing.

Benitez's most commonly used is four two three one, but in fact, under the opponent's targeted tactics, it often evolves into four two four, that is, the front three and one, and the four behind the line of defense is disconnected, because The double midfielders cannot fully control the midfield.

At this time, Guardiola took a four-three-three formation, and the midfield showed an inverted triangle, that is, Busquets dragged on.

A very obvious change is that in Benitez ’s double midfielder, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano are basically protecting the defense line and playing the role of the team ’s pass transition, so it is easy to cause Torn, but Guardiola's Barcelona's high pressure to squeeze is even the lower back, and even the entire back line is directly pressed up.

The advantage of this is obvious, it can maximize the threat of high-level pressure and grab the ball as soon as possible, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, once the opponent can pass the ball behind the defense, it is a large area of ​​neutral.

Klopp and Simone do not have a particular formation. They have played four, three, three, four, four, two, and sometimes even double back. They mostly come through the active running of players. Realize the oppression of the opponent.

Moreover, during Dortmund, Klopp's men, whether they were Lewandowski, Goetze and Royce, they all have a strong propelling ability, and the tactical execution is very good, allowing them to grab the ball quickly Instigate a counterattack.

But there must be a loss. Klopp's style of play is too high for physical fitness. As a result, every sixty minutes later, his team appears to be running insufficiently, and it seems a bit anticlimactic.

Even in the later stages of coaching Dortmund, when the team could not run, his performance plummeted.

Guardiola also grabs a lot, runs a lot, and consumes a lot of energy, but his team often has a strong ball control ability, so after they grab the ball, they often slow down the first time. Pull the opponent through ball control, and also give your players breathing time.

But even so, when Xavi and Iniesta are old, Barcelona's midfielder can't carry it.

Atlético de Madrid ’s high-level forced oppression is not as aggressive as Guardiola and Klopp. Simone was born in the Serie A and organized high-level forced oppression through organized tactics and overall positions. Their credo is to maintain the overall formation at all times Compact and meticulous.

In many cases, Atletico is not grabbing the ball, but is oppressing the opponent, or forcing the ball player to the direction of the trap he has set, basically on the sidelines.

The advantage of this is that although Atletico are also forced to oppress in the high position, in fact their physical energy consumption is much smaller than that of Klopp. This is very similar to the team coached by Benitez and has a strong concentration with them. The Serie A features are relevant.

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Yang Yang has always been an open and tolerant person, but at the same time he is very stable. He did not specifically say who he is going to learn, but is looking for which one is more suitable for Ajax?

But one thing, he sees very clearly, that is the trend of midfield players.

When Benitez coached Liverpool and Real Madrid, players such as Mascherano still had a position. His offensive contribution was very small, but his defensive ability was super strong. He was a pure defensive player, that is, grabbing the ball machine.

At the time, Liverpool also had a beast waist character like Muhammad Sissoko.

But gradually, in recent years, the trend of European football has changed.

An obvious phenomenon is that pure defensive players no longer exist.

The ball-robbing machine in the midfield is not popular anymore. In Real Madrid, Casemiro debuted in the midfielder. He also has a strong ability to live, pass and insert in the back. Even Kanter, who is a ball-robbing machine in the Premier League, came After Real Madrid were asked to participate more in the team's passing and organization.

Players such as Modric and Tony Cross have started to become mainstream. Even geniuses like Isco must put down their bodies, strengthen their defense and steal ability, and actively run to cover.

This situation has occurred very early, such as Deco of Barcelona dream team 2, cornerstone of the dream team Xavi and Iniesta, these three players are not purely technical players at all, because they have a lot of defense task.

Later, Dortmund came out of the midfield with both offensive and defensive roles such as Gyan Doan and Sahin. The back line also had a shooting defender like Humels. Atletico Madrid even did even more outrageously.

Simone's team, the striker line is Diego Costa this type of center, even Greezman is required to actively participate in the press and the oppression, the midfield is the same offensive and defensive players, Turan, Ke Gram, Saul, Gabi ...

Many people think that this is an engineering player, which is not difficult to understand, because the skills of these players are indeed not comparable to those of Harvey, Iniesta, Modric, etc., but it is unfair to say that they are engineers, because their The technical ability is not bad, so Atletico can also play a very smooth pass and cut cooperation, but they are not willing.

The advantage of such a comprehensive player in the midfield and frontcourt is that when implementing high-level pressure, no matter where the ball is, there are Atletico players around the ground to actively invest in high-quality pressure and pressure. , Which ensures the overall competitiveness of the team.

Of course, this also sacrifices the organization and creativity of the midfield to some extent.

There must be losses, and the head coach must make a choice.

But one thing is definitely true, that is, the development trend of football technology and tactics in recent years, the requirements for the comprehensiveness of the players are getting higher and higher, and partial students are difficult to mix in the current football.

This returned to the issue of the team's overall competitiveness.

In bucket theory, the shortest piece of wood determines how much water a bucket can hold.

This is true for the team as a whole, and the players who make up the team as a whole are also the same for individuals.

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Yang Yang's first game after coaching Ajax was a warm-up match against a professional team from Switzerland.

Ajax didn't play well, the team lost away, one to two.

But Yang Yang didn't pay attention to it at all, and still focused on encouragement and affirmation.

On the day after the game, Yang Yang, besides training, shouted Frankie De Jong and Van der Beck to his office, and explained himself to Frankie De Jong with the help of laptop videos, atlases and hand-drawn drawings. Of tactical thinking, one of the most important points is his understanding and requirements for the team's high-level pressure.

As the team's midfielder, the two of them are the key to Yang Yang's hope that the team will control the midfielder.

Ajax used to emphasize high center, but now the team needs to emphasize the midfield and control the midfield.

Whether it ’s Frankie De Jong or Van der Beck, it ’s the first time they have heard such a clear, they are very shocked by the analysis of the current and future development of football skills and tactics, and they are also at a loss. Know if you can fulfill Yang Yang's requirements.

"In the future, no matter what kind of opponent we meet, strong or weak, it is best to grab the ball and use defensive counter-attack tactics. The most important thing is to control the midfield, and the midfielders have the world. , This sentence is not false. "

Subsequently, Yang Yang took many examples and further elaborated his ideas to the two players.

For example, for Van der Beck, Yang Yang believes that he needs to master a pre-interpolation scale, when to interpolate, where to interpolate, and when to return, which requires him to have a clear judgment on the situation on the field.

In Ajax's four, three, and three formations, Jovic is at the forefront, and he often pulls the edge. Van der Beck's rear insertion is very important. The offensive end creates threats and high pressure to press. To stop and delay opponents, these are his tasks.

Frankie De Jong is a defender, and Yang Yang also gave him a heavy task.

"Ndongbeile's physical advantage is very obvious, active running, power confrontation and defense are very good, and his feet are alive and have a strong ability to drive the ball, so I need you to do a good job at any time. He fills the seat, he goes up, you come back, you start to play a role similar to Barcelona Busquets postponement organizer, while protecting two central defenders. "

Frankie De Jong nodded, Yang Yang's tactical positioning was completely different from before.

"We will have three ways to pass the midfield, two side lanes and mid lane Ndongbele. In this way, as long as we transfer in time, the opponent ca n’t stop us, and as long as the ball reaches the front court, we have Suppress the opponent, and transfer the ball at the right time, and then pull the opponent's defense. "

"Jovic, Neres, Sancho, and Edego all got the ball, either in two cuts, or Jovic's slanted rib after the edge, or Vander With Baker plugged into the back row, we all have enough offensive means. "

"As long as our cooperation can play smoothly, I believe that we are not afraid of any opponent!" Yang Yang said confidently.

Van der Beck and De Jong looked at each other and nodded in unison.

They were even more convinced about Yang Yang, the head coach.