Since Gao Han's debut in Atletico Madrid, in just nine years, the pass-and-control style of play has become popular from Spain to European football, and it has been out of the limelight, especially the several teams that Gao Han has coached, and the results are quite brilliant.

From the technical officials of FIFA and UEFA, to the most ordinary fans, everyone knows that the trend of pass-and-control play driven by Gao Han is the most advanced in world football at present, and it is also the future development trend, but why are there so few teams that can adhere to such a set of play?

Not even talking about the pass-and-control play, even the four-three-three style of play that Gao Han relied on to become famous for not many teams use?

The reason is very simple, not every set of formations, every style of play, can be promoted.

The four-three-three formation pays great attention to the individual ability of the players, which is difficult for many middle and lower teams to have an advantage in their personal ability when facing the upstream team, so for them, adopting the four-three-three formation not only failed to achieve results, but was more like a suicide.

The same is true for pass-and-control play.

In order to play pass-and-control, you must first have a good midfield playmaker, and everyone knows that this type of player is the most scarred type in European football at the moment, and almost every midfield playmaker is the palm of their respective team.

But it's not enough to have one playmaker, you also need to gather a group of players with excellent technical skills.

Why couldn't Veron play at Manchester United, but he shone in the Chelsea team coached by Gao Han, and after Gao Han left Chelsea, Veron quickly fell into a slump, and did not return to the top until he returned to Inter Milan?

The reason is simple, it depends on whether there is a group of technical players around him who can be on the same frequency as him.

With all kinds of restrictions, it is difficult to popularize the pass-and-control style of play in major European leagues, and even in the strong teams of the four major leagues, it may not be applicable.

Gao Han arrived at Manchester City this season, if it wasn't for the introduction of a whole group of players, he would not dare to fully promote his pass-and-control play, with Manchester City's team last season, he could only continue to defend and counterattack.

If it is difficult to find a player who meets the passing and control style of play, and it is difficult to find a midfield organizer, then a player who can hold the ball in the front of the big penalty area is undoubtedly very difficult to find.

Being able to hold the ball, to be able to connect the midfield, and to be able to move forward to attack in the penalty area, is almost unattainable.

So, after Kaka's injury, Gao Han tried Elano and Stephen Ireland.

The former is a Brazilian player with fine feet and a unique free-kick skill, but he is relatively thin and cannot hold the ball at the edge of the heavily defended penalty area.

Stephen Ireland was City's best performer last season, voted Man of the Season by City fans, with good technique and good passing ability, a bit like Paul Scholes, but the problem is that he is not consistent enough and is a bit of a nerve.

Gao Han also tried to use Sturridge to play this position, but the effect was not satisfactory, and then Sanchez played twice, one good and one bad, and the overall was not satisfactory.

It is precisely because of this position that once Manchester City's ball is advanced to the 30-meter area, as soon as it is pressed by the opponent's tight pressing, the pass success rate is immediately greatly reduced, and the players lose patience and it is difficult to organize an effective attack.

In several warm-up matches, Gao Han even used skill cards, and the effect was relatively average.

After all, the effectiveness of skill cards depends on the overall performance of the team, as well as the individual abilities of the players.

Now it is obvious that Kaka will not be able to return in a short time, and Gao Han only has two options, either to bring in reinforcements.

But it will be difficult to contact a replacement for a while, and after Kaka returns to the team, he will definitely play the main team.

Then the remaining option is to change the formation.

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"Change formation?"

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard Gao Han's decision, and even Brian Kidd, who had always advocated changing the formation, felt strange, because Gao Han was obviously saying just now that the team's problems had nothing to do with the formation.

'Don't get me wrong, guys, we're still going to play a back three, but we're going to have to make changes in midfield. ”

Brian Kidd frowned, pondering what Gao Han meant.

'We played with a two-man midfield and allowed Mascherano and Xavi Alonso to form a barrier in midfield, with David Silva and Luka Modric both up front and giving them more freedom to keep the ball from the 30-metre area to the edge of the box, patiently looking for opportunities, passing assists and even pushing forward into the box. ”

When everyone heard Gao Han say this, their eyes lit up and they felt that it was feasible.

David Silva and Luka Modric are both excellent players who are very good at their feet and can move around with the ball in a tight defensive position, and pushing them forward is indeed a means to solve this problem.

How effective it will be in practice, it is not clear, but at least theoretically possible.

As for defending and intercepting in midfield, the back pair of Mascherano and Xavi Alonso can do the trick.

Many media and fans know a player, and the first thing they often do is to label the player, for the simple reason that it is easier to know after being labeled.

So, when it comes to a certain player, especially a rookie, the media and fans often like to say who his style of play is like, who he is so-and-so, or what his strengths and weaknesses are, and it is easy to exaggerate or ignore.

It's like Kaka, breaking through and advancing with the ball at high speed, which is Kaka's nirvana, but it is precisely because this characteristic of him is so eye-catching that many media and fans have forgotten that Kaka's feet are very delicate, and he can also play tricks and pass good balls like some other Brazilian players.

Even, Gao Han dares to say that Kaka's passing skills are quite good, but in the tactical environment of AC Milan, he does not have many opportunities to show it.

And then there's Mascherano, everyone's first impression of him is the defense.

Even he is known as the world's top defensive midfielder, a very important reason is that he can grab the ball and pass it to his teammates, but outside of this, few people have paid attention to Mascherano's overall vision and organizational skills.

It's just that his defense is so dazzling, and in Liverpool, he doesn't need to worry about this aspect, so that everyone ignores that he still has this aspect of strength.

Therefore, Gao Han believes that with Mascherano and Xavi Alonso forming a double midfield, this midfield barrier is definitely trustworthy and can protect the team's backline steadily.

As long as the back pair is steady, David Silva and Luka Modric can patiently pass through the 30-metre area, while Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Sanchez can pull open space up front to catch the killer.

In this way, the team's offense is alive.

Of course, all this is just Gao Han's thinking so far, and it still needs to be practiced in training and tested in actual combat, but he believes that this line of thinking may not be impossible to try.

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"Is there any recent movement next door?"

Also in Carrington, next to Manchester City's training base, in Manchester United's manager's office, Ferguson asked his assistant Mike Perrin with a smile.

It doesn't take Ferguson to say that Mike Perrin knows that Ferguson is referring to Manchester City next door.

In the past, Manchester City's training base was not very attractive at all, and I am afraid that many out-of-town fans did not even know that they were next to Manchester United's training base, and when Carrington was mentioned, they would only think of Manchester United.

But now, with the arrival of Gao Han, everyone knows that Carrington has two training bases, Manchester is here, and in the hearts of many fans and tourists, Manchester City's training base is even more favored than Manchester United.

In the past, Ferguson didn't care about the situation on the other side, but now he asks at the end of three days, so that Mike Perrin almost decided to arrange a special person to stare at the next door 24 hours a day.

There was no movement, and after returning from the last warm-up game, Gao Han ordered a closed training camp to prepare for the new season. ”

Ferguson snorted and nodded, "Is the media still hyping Manchester City's warm-up game?"

At the mention of this, Mike Perrin kind of wanted to laugh.

"Who's to say it's not? It's still very hyped, you know the urine nature of those media reporters, they are counting on these hype news to boost sales, not to mention that Manchester City invested more than 400 million euros this summer, not to mention the Premier League, just all Europe, I don't know how many people are waiting to see the jokes. ”

Ferguson nodded repeatedly.

European football is also quite traditional in the end, and nouveau riche like Manchester City often have mixed reputations.

As for those media reporters, for the sake of sales, how can there be festivals?

"Gao Han is estimated to be choking enough during this time, Kaka's injury completely disrupted his plan, the current Manchester City has empty possession, but the attack is very disorderly, if you can't think of a solution in the past few days, the new season is estimated to suffer a big loss. ”

"Hmm. Mike Perrin agrees, "Sam Allardyce has already said that in the first game of the new season, he will give Gao Han a welcome gift at Ewood Park." ”

"Oh?" Ferguson laughed when he heard this, as if he himself wanted to see Gao Han's defeat at Ewood Park, "Allardyce, the old fox, is really good at picking the time, now is the right time to take advantage of Manchester City's chaos, get a win, get a good start, and the morale of Blackburn Rovers in the new season is not high?"

"But Gao Han is not so easy to deal with. Mike Perrin also laughed.

"That's nature. "Of course, Ferguson doesn't think it's easy to deal with, otherwise wouldn't he have lost even more humiliating in last season's Champions League final?

'But Sam Allardyce is no easy either, having suffered a setback at Newcastle two years ago, and he is one of the most difficult managers in the Premier League, both at Bolton Wanderers and now at Blackburn Rovers, as evidenced by the fact that he took over midway through last season and led Blackburn to relegation. ”

Mike Perrin knows that in the Premier League, in addition to famous coaches such as Ferguson, Benitez, Gao Han and Arsene Wenger, the strength of local managers such as Allardyce and Redknapp is also good.

They don't seem to be well-known, but they are all ruthless characters who will overturn the ship in the gutter of the wealthy family every minute.

"Gao Han has always attached great importance to data analysis, coincidentally, Sam Allardyce is also a manager who attaches great importance to data analysis, and I heard that he has been arranging for people to follow Manchester City's warm-up games, and I am afraid that now Gao Han's seven inches have been stuck in his hands. ”

After Ferguson finished speaking, he chuckled again, he was happy to see Gao Han and Allardyce struggling, and he was sitting and reaping the benefits of the fisherman.

It should be said that Kaka's long-term absence is a very painful blow to Gao Han.

This undoubtedly gives the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of.

Of course, over the years, I don't know how many teams and famous coaches want to kill Gao Han, but there are still no ones who can do it.

Who has a chance to be one of the lucky ones?

Allardyce?