If, before this, everyone in Manchester City was mentally prepared for Gao Han's lofty status, then the first core high-level meeting of the new season, through Mansour's video, Mubarak's recognition, completely established Gao Han's absolute authority in the team.

Manchester City's astonishing investment of more than 400 million euros this season is entirely to give Alpine an unprecedented test.

If this experiment is successful, then Gao Han's status in Europe and even world football will undoubtedly go further, until he becomes a god.

Because looking at the more than 100 years of European football, there has never been such an experiment.

Chelsea were halfway through their success that year, but suddenly died halfway through, and Chelsea's head coach at that time was also in the cold.

After the first core high-level meeting, led by Gao Han, General Manager Paul Futtrey, Chief Assistant Coach Brian Kidd, Academy Head Rudolph Borrell, and Scouting Head David Harrison held a technical workshop in the same conference room.

This was also proposed by Gao Han.

As a manager, he needs to make sure that all his assistants and subordinates can understand his thoughts and ideas and understand his tactical intentions from the very beginning.

Everybody knows he's going to experiment, but how, in which direction, and to what extent?

These are all questions, and they all need Gao Han to give a quasi-letter.

The first problem is the decision to introduce a back three, which many people have reservations, especially England's local coach Brian Kidd, who believes that the back three is difficult to succeed in the Premier League.

"The league structure of the Premier League is very different from that of the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga, it is fast, the impact is strong, the rhythm change is particularly obvious, especially on the wings, now every Premier League team has their own wing skills, using a back three to play, especially the unconventional wide defenders, how do we defend on the wings?"

Brian Kidd seemed to be a little unsatisfied, and when he said this, he kept looking at Gao Han, as if he was looking at Gao Han's face, for fear that he would annoy the super coach of European football by refuting it in public.

Gao Han noticed his eyes and smiled slightly, "It's okay, Brian, we are a team, I said, everyone will meet and discuss now, and speak freely, even if you point at my nose and scold in front of everyone, as long as there is something to say, I will accept it all." ”

Paul Futrey was also well aware of Gao Han's temper, and nodded: "I can testify to this, even if you scold him, I will take care of it if something happens." ”

This immediately caused everyone in the conference room to burst into laughter.

The advantage of having an acquaintance is here, if it was just Gao Han who said it, others would definitely still be suspicious, but as soon as Paul Futrey came forward to say this, everyone believed it.

"I've been coaching in the top flight since the 80s, and I've seen the technical and tactical changes in the English league, in fact, as early as the 80s and 90s, there have been a lot of famous managers who have been trying and innovating, and the back three system has been used by many people, but it has not been able to prevail in the Premier League, and it is not for nothing. ”

As a Premier League veteran, Brian Kidd knows the Premier League very well and is very familiar, Gao Han is also particularly interested, and nodded: "Then please tell me in detail, Brian." ”

Bryan Kidd thought for a moment, "Everyone should know that when Arsene Wenger took over Arsenal, a lot of people mentioned the back five, which was left over from the time of George Graham, they played fierce football, and in the 88-89 season, they won the league title after more than ten years. ”

At this point, Brian Kidd paused again and gathered his thoughts.

'I remember vividly that in the final round of the season, Arsenal, who were second in the table, were three points behind leaders Liverpool, and they had to beat their opponents at Anfield to win the title, and Liverpool defended the best in the Premier League, so George Graham played out a back three and attacked at full speed away from home. ”

As a result, Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 away in that final, and the Gunners won the title. ”

Although everyone just listened, they could feel Graham's high spirits from Brian Kidd's words, daring to boldly change formations at such a critical moment, and finally defeat the opponent, Graham won the championship well.

Perhaps influenced by Graham, more and more Premier League managers began to try their hand at a back three, including Chelsea's player and manager Nedle Hoddle, who also tried a back three, but never saw Chelsea finish in the top 10 in the league. ”

"You know, after Chelsea was promoted from the second division, they won the top five in the league in the first season, and the team has famous players including Gullit, Hoddle, Mark Hughes, Petroescu, etc., and the strength is not bad, but Chelsea's best result is 11th in the league, and the FA Cup final, but Manchester United won 4-0. ”

"What's even more interesting is that Chelsea's worst result so far after Hoddle's departure is sixth in the league. ”

However, at the same time, Liverpool manager Roy Evans also used a back three style of play, and the results improved by leaps and bounds, occupying the top four in the league for four consecutive years, and even very close to the league championship at one time, but at the critical moment, he lost to Manchester United 1-3, missed the opportunity to reach the top, and finally failed to win the championship. ”

Gao Han nodded again and again, Brian Kidd is indeed experienced, talking about these dusty past, it is a treasure, and if Gao Han remembers correctly, he should be Ferguson's right-hand man in the nineties, and the personal experience of these historical events is often more important to him.

'The last time a back three made an impression was in England, when McClaren played a crucial game against Croatia in Euro 08 qualifying, and ended up losing badly. ”

Gao Han silently listened to Brian Kidd's words, nodded and said, "Thank you, Brian, you have let me know about Yingchao's efforts in the past few years, but I want to share my opinion now." ”

Brian Kidd and everyone else nodded in unison, listening intently, and some even took notes.

'At the European Managers' Summit two years ago, I had discussions with the likes of Alex Ferguson, Rafael Benitez, Arsene Wenger, Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti, and the focus was on the back three, and when we came to a consensus, the back three would not be a problem. ”

Because the current defense mainly depends on the whole, by the coordination of operations, even on the more spacious wings, so the quality of the defense does not depend on whether we have wide defenders, but on the thoroughness of the defensive formation, as well as the execution and completion rate of the players. ”

Everyone has to agree with Gao Han's judgment, because this has long become the consensus of the top teams in Europe.

Gao Han is in Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, and Bayern Munich, all of them resolutely use a single back, and they are also technical single backs, but as a result, his defense has not had any problems.

And like Barcelona, in the midfield, Xavi and Andres Iniesta are both creative technical players, and Sergio Busquets is not a traditional defensive player, but is their defense a problem?

"With this level of consensus, then we can move on. Gao Han said slowly.

'Back when I was in charge of Chelsea, my midfielder Deco told me one thing and he said that pressing in the Premier League is very fast, and it's often when he gets a pass from a team-mate and before he can stop, the defender pounces on him, forcing him to rush and pass it out in the first place. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded and smiled tacitly, this is indeed the characteristic of the Premier League, fast-paced attack and defense.

"A lot of people understand this that the pass-and-control style of play can't be played in the Premier League, but I don't see it that way, or even the opposite, I will be happy to let the opponent press up and play, in a widely popular phrase on the football field, the ball is always faster than the person, and the reason why the pass-and-control style of play will be curbed is because the passing technique is not solid enough, the speed is not fast enough, and the connection points are not enough, and it has nothing to do with the opponent's style of play itself. ”

Gao Han has always believed that the pass-and-control style of play is to focus on me, and there is no need to consider the opponent's tactical play, whether they want to press and press, or they want to defend the penalty area, they have nothing to do with their own side.

A team that likes to press and press, Gao Han has not encountered it, but what is the result?

As long as the pass control is played well, the opponent often dies even worse, and it is miserable.

"In my opinion, the biggest improvement in the Premier League over the past few years, or should I say that the biggest improvement that managers such as Arsene Wenger and Benitez have brought to the Premier League, as well as many high-level foreign players, is precision. ”

After Gao Han's words came out, everyone present was surprised, and Brian Kidd frowned even more, looking puzzled, as if he was thinking about the meaning of Gao Han's words.

"Passing, running, pitching, marking...... All of this has become more precise, and many of the traditional English players, including Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, seem to be brave and defensive, attacking forward and defending, but they are far less effective than they appear to be, because they are not precise enough. ”

Brian Kidd is not young, has assisted many managers, and can be regarded as a mixed person, so he can naturally hear the implication of Gao Han's words, that is, the Premier League is too shoddy in terms of player level and technical and tactical level.

But this sentence is undoubtedly too heavy, it's okay to talk about it here, if it spreads, it will definitely be sprayed to death by the saliva of local British fans, but as an old qualified coach, Brian Kidd has to admit that Gao Han's words hit the nail on the head.

Why did Ferguson's class of '92 sweep the Premier League?

The skilful and precise passing and transfer of the Golden Four midfielders contributed to the fact that they were like cannon barrels raised high, while the Black Wind Twins and Ruud van Nistelrooy in front of them were in the middle of the pitch, running out of space and pointing wherever they went.

Why are Arsene Wenger's Arsenal so invincible?

You must know that when Wenger first came to the Premier League, he was drunk and had an irregular lifestyle, and his training was messy, which was the norm in the Premier League, but he alone completely changed these bad habits of Arsenal.

And the players he brought in, such as Pire, Bergkamp, Thierry, Vieira, Ljungberg and other players, have made Arsenal's overall technical and tactical level more meticulous and more accurate.

Chelsea for Gao Han, Jose Mourinho and Rijkaard, Liverpool for Rafael Benitez......

Brian Kidd had to admit that Gao Han was right.

Perhaps, there will be many people who miss the passionate bravery of the Premier League in the early years, but in recent years, the Premier League has gradually tended to a continental style, making itself more precise and more delicate.

And suddenly, Brian Kidd's eyes lit up, and he had something to offer.

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