champion godfather

Chapter 978

"If you hated me before, please hate me now. If you hate me now, please hate me in the future..."

The middle-aged man who was eating breakfast with this newspaper couldn't help laughing.As Tony Twain's next opponent, he is not as hostile towards Twain as Puel is, nor does he want to despise Twain like Lagerbeck, because he knows a little bit about this very popular head coach in Europe. It seems that the two of them still have a history of working together.

In the summer of 2004, Nottingham Forest had just returned to the Premier League. They needed many experienced veterans to lead the group of young boys in the team, so he joined the newly promoted Premier League from Qatar.Although he only played for the Forest team for one season and did not receive any honors, that experience is still fresh in his memory.No way, who made the people who work with him so individual?

"What are you laughing at, Fernando?" His assistant Lewis Mira leaned forward and glanced at the newspaper. He happened to see the photo of Tony Twain on the newspaper, and he understood. "He... I'm not surprised that England can win against France, but I'm surprised that they can win so easily, by four goals..."

Putting his smile away, Fernando Hierro put the newspaper aside: "I have thought of this possibility...but the current Tony Twain and the Tony Twain 12 years ago are basically two people, my Those experiences are useless. But..." Hierro stared at the newspaper and said, "That sentence is quite his style, ha!"

After evaluating Tang En, Hierro turned to ask his assistant Mira, "Did you watch the match between England and France?"

"Of course, I watched it live on TV once, and watched it twice after the game."

"Did you find anything?"

"I think the French team lost because they underestimated the enemy. If they prepare seriously for the battle, it's hard to say whether England can win. England's tactics are nothing new. Twain's strength lies in on-the-spot command and sudden changes..." Mi Laura talked eloquently and told Hierro what he thought of. "...More importantly, before, whether it was against France, Sweden, or Germany, Twain was always used to playing tricks and tricks before the match, hiding his true strength and all his cards from the opponent. But after this match against the French team, his full strength was exposed to us, and George Wood's trump card was also played out. I think that for us, Tony Twain and his England team have completely There are no secrets anymore, the game against us is purely a competition of strength. I personally think that in terms of strength, we are better than England...”

Hearing Milan's remarks, Hierro nodded thoughtfully.

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"We all must understand a fact now." Dunn raised his index finger, and in front of him was the entire coaching staff.

Just after breakfast, Dunn called all the coaching staff to his room for a meeting.The coaches know that the team is starting to enter the "Spanish Raiders".Three days later they will take on hosts Spain at the Nuevo Mestalla.

"Whether it's against Portugal or against Germany, Sweden, France or even Wales, there are mysteries that we don't know. Like whether George will be able to play... We won the draw with that. Germany and Sweden. But starting from the match against France, we have nothing to hide anymore. Of course it is good to beat France 4-0, but it also exposed our strength to the opponents .” Tang En explained the seriousness of the problem very seriously.

"Spain has already studied us thoroughly, and it is useless to play tricks. So this time I will not do those messy things before the game. Let the focus of work be on training and preparation..."

What he said amused everyone. Tang En had been playing the big god without doing his job before he dared to do it?Don't say it, think about it carefully, it really has that kind of meaning.

"Spain is a technical team, no matter what kind of coach they change. Now the core of the Spanish team is Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas. Our people must treat these two people in the game Carry out close defense anytime and anywhere, absolutely not allowing them to easily control the ball, as long as they are allowed to hold the ball for more than 30 seconds without interference, it will be considered a failure. But we can’t just focus on the middle, Spain has a tradition of wingers, they The side attack has always been sharp, this must be paid attention to."

Tang En said earlier that the coaches would keep records in their own notebooks, and the parts mentioned by the head coach would be taken seriously during the training and targeted training would be made.

"George is still starting this game, but I want to make some adjustments to the lineup..." At this point Tang En paused, as if he was thinking, then he turned to assistant coach Des Walker. "How are my injuries?"

Walker opened his notebook, looked it over, and replied: "Bentley is fit and ready to play. But Walcott isn't... Derek expects he'll only make it to the final, if we make it. .”

Dunn held his chin and thought for a while.It's a real headache for Walcott not to play because he needs speed against Spain.In terms of possession of the ball in the midfield, the England team is absolutely inferior to Spain. If they entangled with Spain in the midfield, it would be tantamount to using their own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths. Twain never did such a stupid thing.To put it bluntly, a football game is to find ways to limit the advantages of the opponent, and do everything possible to play to your own strengths.If you can't compete with Spain in the midfield to control the ball, then you have to use speed to attack Spain's defense. The traditional British style of play may be used as a reference...

"I want to change." Tang En said.

Some people in the coaching staff were surprised, but Des Walker was not surprised. Twain didn't tell him beforehand, but out of his understanding, Walker knew that Twain would often change his mind on the spur of the moment.

In fact, in such an international competition, it is rare for a head coach to change formation tactics during the competition, because it is too risky.Most teams go to the end with one lineup, either eliminated or successful.

And Tony Twain's starting lineup has been changing since the first group match. This is naturally related to George Wood's unhealed injury, but Twain did it on purpose.The lineup of the first game was severely challenged in the second game. Tang En sentenced Glenn Johnson, the main right back, to death. After that, he sat on the bench. Micha Richards superior.Afterwards, Downing was replaced by Chris Cohen, and Bentley was replaced by Walcott due to injury.From the looks of it, Tang En seemed to be still looking for the most suitable combination.

But no matter how it changes, he hasn't changed the tradition of 442 in England. Judging from his tone today, it seems that even this has to be changed?
"Let's abandon 442 and call 352 instead." Tang En announced the answer. "I bet the Spaniards never thought we would do this!" He was a little excited when he said this.

But the coaches muttered in their hearts: Let alone the Spaniards, even the English can't guess...

"If there is no accident, the three central defenders should be Terry, Taylor and Richards. They are mainly responsible for defense. They will never step forward and are not even allowed to pass the center line. Then the two midfielders...Michael Johnson and George "Wood, Gerrard go to the front, attacking midfielder." Tang En wrote the names of the players on the relative positions of the tactical board. "The attacking left midfielder is Rooney, and the right is Abanglaho. As for the striker, Mitchell is at the top and James Vaughan is behind him."

After writing down everyone's names, Tang En threw down his pen and clapped his hands.Strictly speaking, this 352 should be called 32311. Rooney, Gerrard and Abanglaho are lined up behind Vaughn, like three attacking midfielders, except that Rooney and Abanglaho are closer to the side a little.

"Mitchell has skills, Vaughan has impact, and they can attract most of the defensive attention in front. But our main attack point is not the two of them. It's these three people." The names of De and Abanglaho are circled.

"At the same time, Rooney and Abang Lahuo must be responsible for returning to the defense. But I believe this is not a problem." Tang En knew Abang Lahuo well, because he brought him out.And Rooney also played on the wing at Manchester United, and he was very active in returning to defense, thanks to Ferguson.

"The most important thing is that they are more impactful on the wing and more threatening to the goal. They can effectively prevent Spain's wing attack. Giving them three goals will catch the Spaniard off guard. In this regard, Spain His head coach Hierro certainly couldn't have imagined it."

"Wood and Johnson are mainly responsible for defense, but Wood is also a midfielder. We need his long-distance passing, so Johnson's task is heavier when defending. I don't need him to invest in offense in the game. His The task is the same with the three centre-backs."

After arranging everyone's tactics, Twain added: "In training, we need to do more physical confrontation. In games, we need to use more tackles and collisions. I encourage small moves and tricks. As long as we can win, I don't care by what means."

Finally, he looked at his colleagues: "In general, these are the requirements. This is how we deal with Spain. They have one day less rest than us, and they have been playing with a lineup. They are not as physically fit as us. The hosts Identity and home field advantage are both their advantages and their disadvantages. The Spanish team has high hopes for the team to win the European Cup at home. This is a huge pressure. I don't think the Spanish team is the kind that can A team that is under high pressure is far behind us in terms of psychological quality." Tang En smiled triumphantly.Since he took office, he has paid close attention to psychological construction by precepts and deeds, and finally achieved results.England today is like Nottingham Forest back then, psychologically almost invincible.

"Gentlemen, any thoughts?"

Des Walker pondered for a while and offered his own opinion: "Is this style of play too risky? We haven't practiced 352 before... three days of training time may not be enough."

"Time is tight, but there is a need to try. Because if we follow the previous tactics, we have no secrets for Spain. Spain has studied us thoroughly. From the beginning of our game against Portugal, there are people sitting in the stands. Watching their coach, watching us until now, they know everything about us. This way we may not have the upper hand from the beginning. We have to take this risk."

The other coaches also had to admit that Tang En was right.The match against the French team made England a strong contender for the championship in an instant. After winning praise from all over the world, it naturally became the focus of the opponent's research.Moreover, Twain played all his cards in that match, so some changes had to be made.

"I have no objection. I think we can give it a try." Coach Tony Karl, the oldest member of the coaching staff, was the first to nod in agreement with Tang En's arrangement.

The old man agreed, and the other coaches also agreed, and the tactics against Spain were thus determined.The next thing is how to convey Tang En's tactical intentions to the players during the training, and let the players master it in just three days and four training sessions, and adapt to the new formation, new position and new tactics. It's not something that can be done just by talking about it.

Tang En was well aware of his strengths and weaknesses. Without the help of the coaching staff, he would be just a paper Zhao Kuo Er.But he is his smartness, he never shows off his shortcomings, he will not spend time on the training ground just because he wants to show that he is an outstanding head coach who knows everything. Interfering with the work of the coaching staff will not affect the normal training of the team.Man is not a machine, nor a supercomputer. It is impossible to know everything and be the best at everything. There are always some things that need the help of others to complete. Only a guy with self-knowledge can succeed.

The coaching staff told the players about Twain's new tactics on the training ground, most of them were surprised.However, they did not raise any objections or dissatisfaction. They led the team to defeat powerful enemies in a row. Everyone used to think that what the boss said was always right.It's very easy to work with such a head coach, because they only need to know what to do, and the boss will always arrange everything else.

When the players were warming up on the court, the self-aware head coach was assisting the security guards to drive away the media who were still unwilling to leave, telling them that the 15-minute free filming time had already arrived, and he even gave them a ten-second discount, It's interesting enough...

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While England practiced twice a day in order to challenge the hosts, Spain also prepared for the game under the leadership of the coaches.

The media in Spain and England made a lot of reports and exaggerations on this game, and it is very unacceptable to let this game become the final.Regardless of the tone over there, it sounds as if you can win the Delaunay Cup as long as you defeat your opponent.

At the Nuevo Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, heavy battle clouds are sweeping from all directions and gathering here.

The French have gone home dejectedly, and a "campaign" against Puel is being launched in France.The French love "sport" so much.Some media reposted the content of the previous interview with Franck Ribery, proving how prescient they were, but Claude Puel turned a deaf ear to our warnings, and finally caused such a tragedy, for which he must be held responsible Full responsibility!

The voices condemning Puel in France have been louder and louder, and there are even radical French fans demonstrating in front of the French Football Association, asking them to fire the head coach who brought a humiliating defeat to the French team.

The French media reported the failure of the French team overwhelmingly, and Puel's words and deeds at the post-match press conference were severely criticized.

Under such circumstances, Puel, who insisted at a press conference a day ago that he would never resign, was announced to be dismissed by the French Football Association.

The English media talked about it with gusto. Tony Twain, who was a "coach killer", finally brought down a head coach in the national team, and Claude Puel became a new badge on Tony Twain's chest. medal.

(End of this chapter)