striker cool brother

Chapter 176 The Stubborn Old Man
With Leicester City's original tactics and staffing, it is impossible to achieve the midfield control like Arsenal and Manchester City.

Ranieri's tactics have always been based on solid defense.

His original idea was to use the control of the midfield to relieve the pressure on the team's defense and pass to the strikers at the right time.

However, the team lacks excellent midfielders. Without a stable possession of the ball in the midfield, they can only be pressed by the opponent.

Even if there is a counterattack, because the defense line is too far behind, the players need to run a relatively long distance, and their physical fitness cannot support the whole court.

If there is a playmaker to help the team sort out the offense, push the overall formation to the half court, and then launch a counterattack, it can quickly threaten the opponent's goal and save the players' energy.

The current Drinkwater has not shown such ability.

Although Rossi has a pass, he can retreat to help his teammates relieve pressure.

But he does not have the organizational ability of a midfielder, nor does he have the defensive interception ability of a modern midfielder.

This is fatal.

This is why the traditional midfielder is gradually disappearing.

So, give up the middle and try to attack from the side?

Tottenham's frontcourt pressure can quickly block the wing, and Albrighton and Mahrez cannot complete the wing breakthrough without support.

So, in the final analysis, it is still a midfield problem.

Last season, Leicester City was able to score three goals in the away game, one is Rossi's super personal ability, and the other is the opponent's physical fitness.

Tottenham's multi-line combat left players with insufficient physical reserves in the second half.

Coupled with Leicester City's high position press, after the 60th minute of the game, Tottenham's physical fitness could no longer support it.

But now is the third round of the new season. The players are physically fit and have enough energy to do a good job of defense.

Leicester City wanted to use the high position to kill the opponent's physical fitness as they did last season, and all they got in return was conceding goals.

"Ro, come back and get the ball!"

Ranieri had no choice but to sacrifice the team's counterattack and first stabilize the defense.

Mahrez also returned to the midfield to help and ease the defensive pressure.

After the two retreated, Vardy on the front line was isolated and helpless, and entered a long period of invisibility.

Tottenham is not having a good time here, Harry Kane is still closely followed, and there are not many opportunities.

The first half of the game ended dullly.

At halftime, when Pochettino got the data of the game, his face was not happy.

His team, in 45 minutes, had only 55% possession, 4 corner kicks and 8 shots.

But only one shot on target.

In defense, 7 fouls and 2 yellow cards, while the opponent only has half of his own.

If this data and score are maintained until the end of the game, he will be criticized by newspapers all over London tomorrow.

The opponent is just a relegation team. With such statistics, I don’t know. I thought the opponent with the blue jersey was Chelsea.

But it is undeniable that Ranieri's defense is really good.

The two lines of defense remained compact, and the coordinated defense between the players was very tacit, and a counterattack point was also buried, making Tottenham afraid to attack with all their strength.

Although the opponent is a relegation team, Ranieri is obviously calm and sophisticated in terms of coaching level.

In the locker room, Pochettino settled down, thinking about strategies to break the opponent's defense.

If Eriksson is there, his precise long pass can mobilize the opponent's defense to move, so as to find opportunities on the wing.

If you lure the snake out of the hole, with Ranieri's old-fashioned eyes, it is impossible not to know his intentions.

Besides, Leicester City's counterattack is quite a threat.

Set ball?
Do not make jokes.

In the first half, his team had twice as many fouls as their opponents.

The head coach didn't make arrangements for a long time, and the players began to feel a little bit uncertain.

Anyway, say something!

Pochettino picked up a pen and slowly drew on the tactical board.

It was buying time so he could think.

"In the first half, our attack in the middle was blocked. In the second half, I saw that you were at the front of the opponent's penalty area, and you were a little flustered."

"But don't forget, the opponents are more panicked than us, because we have already hit their doorstep."

"Give me calmness, take out all the usual training, put pressure on them, and let the opponent make mistakes."

Pochettino first encouraged the players, and then saw Ali biting his collar, and made a plan.

"In the second half, cooperate more with the wingers and mobilize them to defend."

"Cross if you have a chance from the wing, and shoot from a long distance if you have a chance in the center. In short, once you have a chance, you must put pressure on them. Get ready to play when you understand."

With the coach's instructions, Tottenham players rekindled their fighting spirit.

"Dele." Pochettino suddenly yelled coldly: "If you understand, get out and warm up, and stop nibbling on your collar."

In the Leicester City locker room, Ranieri did not have any new tactics, but only asked the players to maintain a solid defense in the first half.

"I think that in the second half, the opponent will try more long-range shots or crosses. Just do a good job of interference. Don't lose your position."

After Ranieri only exhorted this sentence, he stopped talking and stepped forward to ask the players one by one about their physical condition.

Defense is very difficult. Not only do you need to keep an eye on the six directions, but you also need to know the positions of both the enemy and us at all times.

It also needs a wide range of running to make up for possible copper leakage in the defense.

Players not only need to rest and replenish water, but also the necessary spiritual encouragement can relieve the mental stress of the players and continue to maintain a high level of concentration and excitement.

After the start of the second half, the two teams quickly entered the fierce rhythm of the first half.

Under the instruction of the head coach, Tottenham used short lateral passes to try to create opportunities in the frontcourt.

Due to the lack of Eriksson's long pass scheduling, even if Tottenham shifted the offense from the strong side to the right, the opponent ran actively and could be positioned at the first time to form a tight defense.

Seeing that the short pass had no chance, Tottenham forced a pass from the wing to find the high point Kane.

Under the defense of the tall German central defender Huth, Kane has no physical advantage.

But he took advantage of his excellent sense of smell and physical fitness in front of the goal to compete with his opponents at the same time.

The ball flew limply to the goal and was easily saved by Schmeichel.

When Tottenham had nothing to do, Leicester City seized a counterattack opportunity and Rossi gave the ball to his teammates in the frontcourt.

Although Vardy has strong speed and impact, he is the only one at the front end, and he is the best able to work alone.

Dell's tackle, although it successfully stopped Vardy, also allowed him to get a yellow card.

The offensive and defensive transformation of the two teams was one of the few bright spots in the second half.

England coach Hodgson, who was watching the game from the stands, showed a satisfied smile.

His trip is to inspect Kane.

From Kane's performance just now, he has shown a very high level and has the qualities of an excellent striker.

But what surprised him was that the little-known Vardy in Leicester City performed no worse than Kane.

And in terms of speed and explosive power, Kane does not have it.

At this time, in his mind, the combination of one high and one fast appeared.

After the start of the second half, as Tottenham's offense continued to increase, it virtually increased the pressure on Leicester City.

In the 48th minute, Kyle Walker made a straight pass from the right, and Shazli went forward to the right side of the penalty area. Facing Morgan's block, he forced the goal from a small angle, but it was a pity that he hit high.

In the 54th minute, Tottenham got a corner kick. Lamela made a corner kick. Shazli grabbed a spot in front of the goal.

In the past few minutes of offense, it can be seen that Leicester City's physical fitness and concentration have been unable to concentrate like the first half.

Frequent openings were exposed on the wing, giving Tottenham a chance to cross.

Pochettino struck while the iron was hot, replacing Lamela with Ali, and Tom Carroll replacing Dembele, continuing to strengthen the offensive.

Seeing that the midfield defense is gradually losing hardness, Ranieri hastily made adjustments.

Kante replaced Albrighton and Inle replaced Drinkwater.

The appearance of two defensive midfielders at the same time is the old coach Ranieri's stubbornness in defense.

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