"Ricky, remember. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info When attacking, take the initiative to retreat and bring people out. Jermaine, at this time you have to resolutely plug in. As long as the opposing centre-back follows Ricky, then there will definitely be a hole in the defence. You must resolutely insert this vulnerability. Got it?"

"Yes, head. ”

4-4-2, there are many variations of the traditional style of play in England.

This season, Chen Ping is also ready to continue to use the traditional style of play in England, not that Chen Ping has a soft spot for this style of play, but that the players in Chen Ping's hands are very suitable for this style of play.

A lot of people say that England players have a poor ball quotient.

Not all of them. It's because the English players grew up under the influence of the traditional English style of play, and they grew up playing 4-4-2, which is the style of play they are most familiar with.

A player who has been trained this way since he was a kid and suddenly adapts him to other formations, different tactics, of course they are at a loss. That's why a lot of English players can't adapt to continental teams.

At the moment, many of West Ham's players are players who have adapted to the traditional English style of play. Including the heart of the midfield, Carrick, Lambert and Defoe up front.

Even many other players, although not native to England, are also deeply influenced by the English style of play. Therefore, Chen Ping only made partial changes to the 4-4-2, and did not move the overall formation.

Of course, there can be many variations of this style of play, and a lot of continental styles can be added to it.

The first is the forward line.

Chen Ping's use of Lambert has always been a center forward at Oxford United, an absolute center forward. But once at West Ham, Chen Ping was ready to increase Lambert's runs.

When attacking from the middle, let Lambert drop back and bring out the opposing defenders. Or use the center to drop back to disrupt the opponent's defensive line. That's when Defoe, a fast, nimble striker, needs to go straight into the box.

"Look at this again. ”

Chen Ping drew a variety of situations on the tactical board and explained them to the players.

"Once we're attacking on two wings, then Ricky you're going to press me and compress the opposition's defence. Jermaine, your movement is very important at that time, and you have to keep a certain distance from Ricky. This allows you to receive a return pass from Ricky and form an inverted triangle with the wide players. ”

Lambert is a center forward, Chen Ping likes it very much.

He can retreat or press up. Dropping back can disrupt the opponent's defence, and pressing can squash the opponent's backline. Create space for Defoe, a young and fast player.

"Michael, when you're attacking, you have to be actively involved as well. Form an echelon offense. ”

By using Lambert flexibly, West Ham's attack points can be greatly increased. With Lambert's position changing, it will allow West Ham to play on both wings, with Defoe and Carrick in the back. This will allow you to activate the various points of attack.

"Yes, head. ”

"Okay, let's train first. ”

It's just a mix of tactics between the two players up front, Lambert and Defoe. On the whole, Lambert is very important in Chen Ping's tactics, but Chen Ping also values Defoe's strength more.

Defoe is a genius.

Defoe, who is only twenty-one years old in three months, has reached 172 in strength, and he can already play as a starter in an average strong team in the Premier League. Although it can't be compared with top strikers like Henry, Owen and Ruud van Nistelrooy, it is strong enough.

No wonder Tottenham have always been obsessed with him. If Defoe moves to Tottenham, he has the strength to play the main role in Tottenham. Therefore, Chen Ping relied more on Defoe's offensive strength in the frontcourt. Lambert's run was all about creating more scoring opportunities for Defoe.

In addition to the coordination of the forward line, there is also the attack on the wing. Chen Ping has put Ribery on the left this season, leaving Leo Koke, who has just joined West Ham, as a right wing-back.

It's just a virtual right midfielder.

Glenn Johnson and Chen Ping handed over the right side to Glenn Johnson. Leo Cork was more of a defensive thing, and after Glen Johnson came up, Leo Cork helped Glen Johnson to defend on the right side.

After all, this is League One, this is West Ham.

You can't play the simplest kind of 4-4-2 like Oxford United. The impact of the two wings, the combination of the wing-backs and full-backs, the combination of the two players in the front line, and the insertion of the midfielders at the back, all have to change.

"Chen, Ribery is not very comfortable with the position on the left. That wouldn't be a waste of his talent. ”

Julian Dix came to Chen Ping to express his opinion.

This is Chen Ping's assistant coach.

Because Chen Ping has always been in the small club of Oxford United, he does not have his own fixed coaching team. The people who can have a permanent coaching team are those who have been coaches for many years.

West Ham is already a big club for Chen Ping.

Therefore, Chen Ping needed someone to come over and help Chen stabilize in the locker room. Julian Dix is one such person. This is a legendary defender in West Ham history, having played more than a dozen seasons at West Ham before retiring at West Ham.

He Chinese New Year's Eve five years old today, and just after his thirties, he retired as a coach at West Ham. He was in the West Ham first team last season and was appointed assistant coach by Chen Ping this season.

He didn't say anything else about Chen Ping, but he still admired people's eyes very much.

Chen Ping's introduction of players this summer has surprised Julian Dix. Because a lot of players are strong, especially this Ribery.

is an absolute genius.

Julian Dix has used his career of more than a decade to ensure that Franck Ribery is definitely a top wing-back. Explosive, fast, delicate and very good passing.

It's just that some experience is missing.

But Ribery was obviously a right forward, but Chen Ping was placed on the left side. Julian Dix couldn't figure this out.

"Julian, Frank is a genius and he's going to get used to the position very quickly. ”

Chen Ping smiled.

Then he took out a small tactics board from behind his back and drew a line in front of Julian Dicks, saying, "Julian, look. As modern football pays more and more attention to defense, the defense in the middle is also becoming more and more intensive. Especially for us in English football, there is no room for a player like a midfielder. So we need to open up more on the wings, and we need more cooperation between the full-backs and the full-backs. We have great full-backs like Glen Johnson and Leyton Bynes to take charge of the wings. Then look at this area, which is exactly a point that can be exploited. ”

Wingers, wingers.

Where the wingers originated, in fact, no one can say. But it was the Brazilian team in the fifties and sixties that the wingers should shine. But the wingers at that time were real strikers, not wingers in the later sense.

After the Brazilian team shined, the winger really entered European football and really became a modern winger after the Netherlands attacked and defended. The Netherlands came out with a lot of good wingers.

But in England it was a different story.

England's traditional style of play has produced wing-forwards who can run and cross well. The winger's style of play is not favoured in English football. But Chen Ping knows it's a trend.

As full-backs become more and more involved in attack, traditional full-backs have to find a new way out. Of course, it also has something to do with the increasing emphasis on central defense in modern football.

So it's only a matter of time before the wingers emerge again.

Although West Ham are now playing in England's traditional 4-4-2 formation, they already have the characteristics of a winger. The two full-backs are very capable of assisting, and there is a centre-forward in the front line who can compress the opposition defence and create space for the wingers.

So Chen Ping drew a circle on the corner line of the big forbidden area and said, "Julian, think about it." In this position, Frank can get the ball and wait for the full-back to slip on, give him the ball and let him cross. It is also possible to cut inside and shoot directly at the goal when the opposing defender does not catch up. With a center player like Ricky and a flexible forward like Jermaine, there are bound to be a lot of defensive blind spots in this area, leaving plenty of room for Frank to attack. In this place, Frank has the option to pass the ball or he can choose to shoot. This kind of offensive routine has more variations than the previous offense, and it is more difficult to defend. ”

"That's what I said, but ......"

Julian Dix is a player and coach who has been trained in the traditional English style of play for many years. Left-back, who has played for more than a dozen seasons at West Ham, is not familiar with the style of play of Chen Ping's winger.

What's more, this kind of backfoot winger setup is even more unfamiliar.

So frown.

"Julian, didn't you say that Frank is a genius. He's actually more talented than you think, and he'll soon get used to it. In fact, this style of play is not very new. In Arsenal's left-hand corridor, Pire actually played in a similar way. Giving way to Ashley Cole on the left flank, Pire will appear in this area, choosing to pass or shoot. ”

"Let's try it first. ”

Julian Dix finally nodded.

Chen Ping decided like this, Julian Dix could only accept it, but there were still a lot of doubts in his heart. Ribery is a right-footed player, can he play well on the left side?

Chen Ping is full of confidence.

Ribery's strength has grown far faster than Chen Ping imagined. Only played in League Two for one season at Oxford United, and now the strength has exceeded 160, and the strength has increased by 20 in one season.

And this is because Chen Ping didn't use the strength points against Ribery at all, just to prevent injuries and use two potential points for him.

Talented.

That's all I can say.

The growth of genius is sometimes completely inexplicable.

With Ribery's genius, Chen Ping believes that although he is not very comfortable on the left side now, he will soon become the best attacker on the left side. Once Ribery is familiar with where he is on the left, the left side of West Ham will also be a golden corridor.