Chapter 052: Midfield Adjustment
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In the visiting dressing room at Stamford Bridge, the Spurs players crowded into the seats in the dressing room, and the atmosphere in the whole team was made more irritating by the deficit and the poor conditions in the room, almost like a powder keg about to be ignited. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's no wonder that when it comes to setting up the away dressing room, they keep it as simple as possible, so that the away players can't play at their best. For example, it is only mid-September and the weather in London is still at a relatively suitable level, but the management of Stamford Bridge has maliciously heated the visiting dressing room at this time, making the whole room as if it were a stove.
In such an environment, it would be strange for the Spurs players to settle down and sum up their first-half wins and losses and figure out how to deal with Chelsea.
However, while the players can't do it, that doesn't mean George can't do it either. In other words, by observing the first half of the game, before the game entered the half-time break, George had already figured out how to deal with Ranieri and the Chelsea team in front of him.
After all, George, who has been watching from the sidelines, has a very different perspective from the players. The phrase "the authorities are fascinated, and the bystanders are clear" is used to describe the difference between the manager and the players in this regard, which can be said to be the most appropriate.
That's why, after Ruud Gullitt and Vialli, there have been no more players in the Premier League as managers. As a player and as a manager, the former has considerable limitations in terms of observation and it is difficult to consider the problem from a global perspective, while the latter can better see the problems that arise in the game and have enough time to think about the corresponding countermeasures. Therefore, for the increasingly fierce modern football, it can be said that it is the general trend to completely separate the two identities of players and managers to avoid the situation of part-time work.
"It seems that everyone is not in a very good state now. Walking into the heat-soaked dressing room, George frowned at first, a little unhappy with the small gesture on the part of Chelsea. However, George soon regained his composure, after all, the world is as dark as a crow, don't look at Chelsea doing too much now, and when they go to White Hart Lane to play, the Chelsea players will be treated to the same extent. So, it's really unnecessary to think about this kind of thing: "But it can't be helped, who let us play away from home right now?" So please bear with me for a while, and we can go back to playing at White Hart Lane next weekend." When the time comes, we will be able to see our opponents enjoy the same treatment as we do now. ”
Of course, it is a common phenomenon in football clubs to manipulate the hardware and software of the away team's dressing room. But everyone will generally grasp a degree in this process, and after the game, the away team will not complain too much about this, let alone deliberately turn on the sprinkler to expel the opposing player after the opponent wins. After all, if that happens, the club's prestige and image will undoubtedly suffer a very heavy blow, and it will also be seen as a sign that people "can't afford to lose".
The "Boss ......" saw George walk into the dressing room, and the Tottenham players cast hopeful eyes at him. Clearly, after a tumultuous first half and some torture in the dressing room, they were hoping that their manager would come up with an idea to vent their anger at Chelsea.
However, to the surprise of the Tottenham players, George's next words were not about the tactical set-up of the second half: "Sorry guys, this time it was my mistake. I miscalculated the difference in quality between us and Chelsea and shouldn't have been counter-attacking in this game. ”
For Tottenham, who are in desperate need of a win to break the league cycle, it is imperative to solve their lack of attacking strength in positional battles. In the face of Chelsea, who are known for their defensive counter-attacks, George also used defensive counter-attacks against the Blues in this game, and it has to be said that it was a mistake.
"Boss, how can I blame you!" Hearing George say this, Drogba was the first to sit still, and quickly got up from his seat to admit his mistake, "If my skills can be better, then the team will not be in a disadvantageous situation of falling behind in the score at the beginning, and the defensive counterattack tactics you set before the game will not become useless." ”
"That's right, sir, it's our responsibility, and it's none of your business. Seeing George admit his tactical mistakes as soon as he entered the goal, and then Drogba took the rhythm like this, even the Tottenham players who complained a little about George's pre-game arrangement would not have said some blame at this time, "If you hadn't made timely adjustments when the team was two goals down, then we would not have been able to recover a point before the end of the first half, and we still have the hope of winning." ”
'I'm the manager, it's my job to lead the team well and I'm the one who misjudged the difference in quality between us and Chelsea. So, the main responsibility for the team's passive situation in the first half is still on me. While it's important to maintain enough prestige in front of the players as a manager, in George's view, it doesn't mean that you have to use someone else as a scapegoat when you make a mistake. Because if you do this, it may also arouse the dissatisfaction of some players, so it is a relatively correct way to respond by retreating and apologizing to the players first.
After all, most players aren't the kind of people who are good at getting things around and around. So as long as George is willing to give them enough respect and benefits, and lead them to tangible results, then the players will wholeheartedly support George's reign at Tottenham.
"Boss, we just accept your apology!" Seeing George's resolute attitude, Ridley King immediately realized that it was time for him, as the captain of Tottenham, to step forward and bring the conversation back on track, "However, other apologies should be said after this game." Now, what we want to know most is, what are we going to do in the second half?"
"Ledley, if you say that alone, I'm not sure I'll be able to complete a comeback in the second half. Hearing Ridley King's words, George turned his head and glanced at his captain, and immediately understood what the other party meant, "I don't know, what are you thinking now?
"No problem, boss! no matter what, we will follow your orders!" Because George's previous apology has eliminated most of the dissatisfaction in the hearts of Tottenham players, and Drogba's voluntary admission of mistakes also makes the players feel that they have actually made a lot of mistakes, so as soon as George's words came out, they immediately attracted a unison response from Tottenham players!
"In that case, then I'll talk about how we should play in the second half...... Seeing that people's hearts are available, George smashed the tactical board in his hand on the small blackboard on the wall, and made a loud "bang", which startled many people who were not mentally prepared, "Attack! My request for you in the second half is to continue to attack! Suppress Chelsea with attack and strengthen Ranieri's determination to hold on! Only in this way can we have a chance to beat Chelsea and end the history of three rounds of winless league games!"
After a first-half encounter, George could see it. Ranieri is indeed quite skilled in tactics, and it will be quite difficult to outperform him in this area and find holes, but the problem with the tinkerer is that he always puts defense as the top priority, and once he is ahead, he starts to think about the team to play defensive counter-attacks. So, if Tottenham, who were trailing in the scoreline, continued to play counter-attacking tactics in the second half, it would be difficult for them to create chances to break down the Chelsea goal with insufficient attacking input.
In this way, in order to equalize or even overtake the score, George must let the team play in the second half with an attacking style. Moreover, Tottenham, who used this tactic, achieved good results in the second half of the first half, which was one of the main reasons why George dared to do so.
Of course, if Claudio Ranieri wants to surprise and use an offensive approach to Tottenham, then George will be happier - in that kind of fast-paced confrontation, Desailly, who has a significant decline in physical fitness at the age of 35, and Bridger and Johnson, who can't get back as soon as they go up to assist, the problems in Chelsea's backline will only be more obvious, and Tottenham will get more chances to score!
"Gabriel (Heinze), Stephen [Carr], in the second half you have to be more involved in the attack, use the attack to suppress Chelsea's wide attack, and reduce the number of troops they can put into the counter-attack!" After setting the main theme of the second half, George began to assign tasks to everyone in the room, "Michael (Carrick), if you still want to prove that you are not the shadow behind Joe Cole, then today is the best opportunity!" Give me a little more of the work of getting back in the second half, and I did ask you to be the core of the team like Andrea Pirlo, but I didn't say you didn't even have the power to plug in the attack, remember!'
"Remember!" Hearing George's command, Carrick nodded heavily. Obviously, although Carrick is honest and gentle, and a very good old man, he does not want to be seen as a shadow of Joe Cole's peer and former teammate all the time, and he also wants to have a chance to prove that he is not worse than Joe Cole.
And now that the opportunity has been put in front of him by the head coach himself, how could Carrick not hold on to it?