The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 69
"Ajax's counterattack was fast and sharp, just like in the knockout round of the Dutch Cup last season, but at that time the second team of Ajax still relied more on van der Vaart, but now, Ajax Max also has a sharp knife on the left, and that is Robben, who was brought in heavily from Groningen this season!"

The Dutch winger performed quite well in the warm-up match, won the affirmation of many professionals and fans, and completely suppressed Van der Meyde, occupying the main position of the team.

"None of us thought that at the beginning of the game, Ajax would be the first to shoot a threatening shot, and from the perspective of the process, Ye Qiu's game strategy was not as conservative as some people imagined. The tactics of a game look more positive and more aggressive."

While the on-site commentator was analyzing, Waterous kicked off the ball, but Ajax chose to press up collectively, pressing and pressing directly from the frontcourt, and the defense line was also pressed very high as a whole. The experienced on-site commentator noticed the tactical difference between Ajax and the second team last season.

Sacchi once said that almost all open play goals occurred in the switching process of zone defense and man-to-man defense.

At the same time, Sacchi also said that the key to examining the overall strength of a team depends on his offensive and defensive transitions.

When attacking, the speed and efficiency of switching from defense to offense determine the offensive ability of a team. Because of this, the organization core will continue to be placed behind in the next few years, from the current No. 10 midfielder to the midfielder. , in order to further shorten the speed and efficiency of the team from defense to offense.

Let me ask, what else is faster and more efficient than launching a counterattack immediately after the midfielder steals the ball?
When defending, the speed and efficiency of transition from offense to defense determine a team's defensive ability.

But unlike the transition from defense to offense that requires concentration, the transition from offense to defense requires dispersion, that is, team combat.

According to the set of steps that Ye Qiu instilled in the players at the team's tactical preparation meeting, the first is to delay, that is, the player who is closest to the opponent's player with the ball will immediately press and press, slowing down the opponent's speed and speed. The ability to organize a counterattack, the purpose and effect of doing so is to win the time difference for the team to deploy.

The second is control, to control the surrounding area centered on the opposing player with the ball, which requires all nearby players to actively engage in defensive running, but in order to consider the physical consumption of the players, especially the offensive players, So Ye Qiu's strategy for control is to encircle but not force.

That is to say, after a player uses running to control a local area, except for the player in front of him, the other players do not take urgent pressing, but strictly control the peripheral area.

Once caught in the press, the first choice of the opposing player with the ball must be to pass the ball, and the pass must be answered by someone.

Ye Qiu called this set of defensive strategies of his own as siege and reinforcements.

That is to say, as long as the opponent's counterattack speed is slowed down, and you are not allowed to counterattack immediately, I will immediately use the personnel advantage or the player's running to control the local area, and wait for you to pass the ball, because the moment you pass the ball, it is When I intercept.

The advantage of adopting the defensive strategy of besieging the city and fighting for aid is obvious, that is, offensive players with poor defensive ability can also quickly organize a tight defensive system through cooperation in the shortest time, delaying the opponent's counterattack time, and Because they are surrounded but not forced, the physical energy consumption of offensive players is not large, because their running and movement are all carried out according to the supporting players of the surrounding opponents.

This can ensure to the maximum extent that offensive players can use their limited physical energy on the offensive end and contribute to the team.

However, such a defensive strategy is not completely without danger, and the risk is also great.

The first is the collective awareness of the players, especially when the opponent changes from defense to offense, whether the nearest player has enough awareness to post it immediately, and the tactical awareness of the surrounding players' defense and control areas, and Observation and prediction of the opposing players.

Otherwise, let the opponent pass the ball back and forth, there is a delay, but there is no control at all, and problems will still occur sooner or later.

Therefore, to put it bluntly, Ye Qiu's defensive tactics still rely on overall coordination, but on the basis of Rehhagel's overall defense, he added some things from other famous coaches, such as Sacchi, for example Michels.

Recently, Ye Qiu is still studying Michels' understanding of Total Defense, especially how to organically combine offense and defense.

It seems that Ye Qiu's high defensive tactics used in this game is to push the defense forward, which will make the team look more aggressive and aggressive, and also increase the fierce confrontation of the game, improve the The enjoyment of the game.

Eindhoven is obviously very uncomfortable with the high defense adopted by Ajax and the defensive strategy of besieging the city in the frontcourt. In addition, Ajax focused on Eindhoven in this game. Wen's interception of the ball from the two sides made Eindhoven's best offensive routines contained.

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"The opponent's Sneijder and Keita are always cruising on the sides of our two central midfielders. In addition to the Brazilian midfielder in the center, Gilberto Silva hardly advances forward, making our two central midfielders The avant-garde's ball route was almost completely cut off by them!"

Gretz's head assistant coach Brantes stood on the sidelines, watching the game frowning.

If he was still confident about winning Ajax before the game, then more than ten minutes have passed since the game, but PSV appeared to be very passive on the scene, unable to break through the opponent's defensive system. He had to pay attention to Ajax's tactics in this game.

Ajax's defense moved forward, and there seemed to be a lot of gaps behind them, but the problem was that Eindhoven's ball advance was cut off in the midfield, and the ball could not be effectively delivered to the striker's feet. Come on, no matter how big Ajax's loopholes are, you can't take advantage of them.

"It is necessary to re-connect the ball to advance and the winger to retract, but in this way, the threat from the wing will be greatly weakened, and the striker will retreat, and the deterrence of the striker will also be weakened. This is equivalent to two problems!"

Gretz naturally understands this, but he has to make a choice, "If they are allowed to cut off our ball route, we will be suppressed step by step in the end, and Kezhiman will retreat to support the midfielder!"

Eindhoven's Bruckink and Kežman are a combination of one high and one fast. Even if Kezman retreats, as long as Bruckink can hold the situation in front, Eindhoven will have enough strength Launch the second echelon attack.

Sure enough, with the adjustment of Gretz, Eindhoven quickly found an opportunity.

After Vogel got the ball, he was harassed by Keita, and immediately passed it to Kezhiman who retreated to respond. The latter knocked back to get rid of Sneijder. After Erle got the ball, he quickly passed a half-high ball.

Brookink used his body to suppress Kivu, and the header flew behind him. Romedal and Abidal fought the speed and grabbed the ball ahead of the Frenchman and went directly into the penalty area. Fortunately, Abidal and Lucio returned to defense In time, the two pinched Romedal at the same time, and the latter kicked the ball in a hurry and missed his strength.

"Wow, almost, PSV made the most threatening shot of the game. Romedal shot from a tricky angle, but he didn't hit it hard. Grim got the ball. It's a pity. A shot!" The on-site commentator said regretfully that if the ball is scored, it must be wonderful.

"Ajax started the game very high, which caused PSV a lot of trouble, but it was clear that Gretz quickly found a solution to the problem and adapted to Ajax. This high defense from Adams and started to turn things around!"

With the first time, there will be a second time soon.

Kežman still retreated, but this time he was looking for an opportunity to pass to Korka on the left. The latter ate Heitinga one-on-one, and passed all the way to the bottom line. Jin Ke's dry land plucked onion shook his head and hit the goal slightly higher.

"Eindhoven's offensive has begun to improve, and the pressure on Ajax's defense is gradually increasing!"

Facing professional players, especially for PSV Eindhoven, a group of professional players with rich experience and outstanding personal abilities, if the weak side is unable to suppress the opponent tactically, it will soon be defeated. In turn, it is suppressed by the opponent.

Just like Ajax, the high defense after the opening can easily suppress PSV, but once PSV adapts to this defense, it will quickly reverse the situation and create more and more threaten.

This made Ye Qiu, who was sitting on the coach's bench, feel the pressure.

According to Ye Qiu's definition, the core element of Ajax's 433 high defense still lies in the number advantage in a local area.

To do this, you can only rely on running, but Ajax is now facing another problem.

The positions of Robben and van der Vaart on the two sides are moved to the side. This is to open up the team's side channel, create offensive width, and at the same time spread the opponent's defense. But in this way, the three players in the midfield Even if the three players can run and cover a large area, they still cannot completely cover such a large area between the three forwards and the defense.

"The formation is still too loose!" Bobby Harms shook his head and sighed, looking at Ye Qiu.

The high-post defense proposed by Ye Qiu is indeed very good, but it has high requirements on the execution ability of the players, as well as the personal requirements of the players, and when it works on Ajax, it also appears A lot of questions.

The player's tactical execution is progressing very well, and there is basically no major problem with his personal ability. However, when he is hit by the powerful Eindhoven, many problems are immediately exposed. The biggest problem lies in the team. The pressure on the three central midfielders was too great. When PSV had only two central midfielders, Van Bommel and Vogel, they could still do their job with ease, but once Kežman retreated, they immediately fell into an embarrassing situation.

To besiege the city and fight for aid, the key point is to besiege, that is, the advantage in numbers, but if you can't besiege, how to fight for aid?

Ye Qiu smiled. While they were talking, Eindhoven organized two more threatening attacks, one of which went into the penalty area. Kezhiman's shot was blocked by Kiv with his feet. It crossed the baseline and turned into a corner.

"That's why I said to play more games against strong teams, which is more valuable than anything else!" Ye Qiu said bitterly.

Whether it is against Lazio, Barcelona or Arsenal, problems have been exposed in the warm-up matches, Ye Qiu is also working hard to solve these problems, but it is impossible for any team to be perfect, so solve it. This problem will immediately erupt some new problems.

"Let Lucio and Keivu boldly take turns to grab!" Ye Qiu relented.

Bobby Harms was taken aback, "Are you crazy?"

It is too risky for the central defender to attack, especially the opponent has a very fast Kezhiman. Once the encirclement and attack fail, the opponent may immediately be behind him, and it is almost a one-on-one attack. allow.

"As long as Kežman withdraws, we will let the central defender go forward, Gilberto Silva will press forward, together with Sneijder and Keita, we will continue to maintain the numerical advantage in the area, but we must let Abidal and Heitinga, closely watching the other two, Colca and Romedal."

Once the central defender advances, there will be one less person in the defense. If the opponent's two wide players find an opportunity to cut inside, the threat will be great, but there is no absolutely solid defense in this world. The opponent dares to withdraw a striker , why didn't Ye Qiu dare to press down on a central defender?
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Van Prager was sitting in the grandstand and he was terrified.

Leo Benhak, who was sitting next to him, could clearly feel that whenever PSV Eindhoven attacked, Van Praag's legs were trembling, which made the seat shake slightly. , felt very clearly.

And one of the most asked by Van Prager is, "Why is PSV Eindhoven attacking again?"

Half an hour has passed since the start of the game. Eindhoven has gone from being passive after the start to gradually regaining the initiative. Now, it has begun to return to a balanced state. The adjustments of Ye Qiu and Gretz have played a role , also restrained each other.

But van Prager is right, Ajax has been shot a little more in this game.

In fact, it’s not just this game. Looking at the warm-up match, Ajax had a lot of shots. At first Leo Benhak thought it was strange, because according to Ye Qiu’s defensive system last season, this season Based on Abidal, Kivu, Heitinga, De Jong and other players, no matter how the defense is built, it will not be too bad. How can it be shot so many times in every game?This is completely unreasonable!
But after serious research, Leo Benhak discovered that Ye Qiu was trying a new type of defensive system, pressing forward as a whole!
There is no need to say much about the purpose of the overall forward pressure. Leo Benhak is not an idiot, so he naturally knows that it is for offense.

That is to say, Ye Qiu is an advocate of offensive football at his core. The reason why he was so conservative when he played in the Dutch Cup last season was because he knew that his team was not strong enough, but now that he coached the first team, He was not willing to continue to defend to the death.

Building a team's offensive and defensive system takes time and the cooperation of players. If Ye Qiu continues to adopt a defensive attitude, then he will have to pay a great price for transformation in the future, and even sell some players, so he simply determined from the beginning. A defensive system that presses forward.

This requires a certain price to be paid, such as the number of shots taken so far in the warm-up match is frighteningly high.

"Ye Qiu is too courageous. He even let the central defender leave his position easily. Just now Korka almost seized the opportunity to score a one-handed goal!" Van Prager felt that watching this game, his own The heartbeat speeded up and I don't know how many times.

He was worried all the time, for fear that if he was not careful, this match would turn into a one-sided massacre.

Leo Benhak noticed that the situation had returned to a balanced state, and even Ajax froze PSV's attack again, but because Ajax itself moved the defense forward, the main battlefield was Eindhoven. Because of Dhoven's halftime, so the scene is balanced, which is an advantage for Ajax.

"He's really courageous!" Leo Benhak chuckled. He's really getting more and more curious about Ye Qiu now. This Chinese young man seems to have countless secrets, "Although Ein Huo Wen has a lot of shots, but there are not many absolute scoring opportunities that are really threatening, and it can even be said to be pitifully few, so there is not much threat."

Van Prager looked at Leo Benhak. He did not doubt Benhak's tactical ability and vision, but was a little worried.

"Every head coach who rebuilds a tactical system will definitely encounter various problems, and while solving these problems, he is also running in the team, so the number of shots taken is not really a big problem. It depends on how Ye Qiu solves it!"

Van Prager nodded after listening, "He is young and has little experience. If you have a chance, you can give him some advice!"

Leo Benhak heard this, shook his head and said: "This is his tactic. No one understands his pursuit and ideas better than him, and no one can give him real advice. To solve these problems, we can only On his own, and we are just a group of bystanders, because we can't understand this tactical system better than him."

Even someone who knows Bobby Harms may not be able to give Ye Qiu real suggestions and opinions on how to solve the problem.

"However, boldness is not a bad thing. At least the main battlefield of both sides is in the Eindhoven half. At this time, as long as they make a mistake, we can directly threaten the opponent's goal. This is probably Ye Qiu's arrangement. The real tactical value of this set of high defense!"

Less than a minute after Leo Benhak had finished speaking, PSV Eindhoven was about to counterattack after getting the ball once. The ball came to Van Bommel's feet, and Kežman on the front line continued to walk back to help the midfielder route.

But this time, when Van Bommel passed the ball to Kežman, Lucio suddenly gave up the position behind him and went up to grab it. Before Kežman, he stabbed the ball to the nearby Sneijder .

(End of this chapter)