Chapter 18: Decline
The transition stage is immediately pushed forward.
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Originally, Wang Zhen was very happy to have the opportunity to play in the first team, but if he couldn't win the ball, it would be another matter.
It's a pity that I couldn't win the game and didn't get the points, which means that the training system in the FF system can't be opened, and you have to wait until you win a game and get the points before you have the opportunity to start the FF training system.
Wang Zhen also adapted smoothly to training and playing in the first team.
During this period, he also participated in a German Cup.
However, this season, the team's ultimate goal is to upgrade, and they don't care about the German Cup at all, so they don't play with all their might, which is equivalent to taking the initiative to give up the second round of the German Cup.
Of course, Klopp is very self-aware, this team does not have the ability to fight on two fronts.
The Bundesliga, like the other top-flight secondary leagues, is very competitive.
Even if Mainz is ninth, it is only two wins short of the first.
In other words, if Mainz can beat the current league leader in direct dialogue, they can completely rely on two games to double the points.
However, the league is still a game that requires stability, and the team still has problems.
And Klopp is also working on it.
In the end, Klopp came to the conclusion that the tactics were thoroughly studied by the opponent.
Mainz's record last season was not bad, so the performance was still very good, and the opponents also knew Mainz's usual offensive routine, and if they were blocked, there would only be a dead end.
Last season, Klopp used a non-core lineup, that is, a multi-core lineup, and several people in the entire midfield can be the core of the organization, this style of play, coupled with a certain degree of familiarity, is undoubtedly an advanced tactic.
However, there is no way for any tactic to judge whether a tactic is good or bad without people.
In other words, under the feet of these eleven people, a certain tactic is unmatched, and for another eleven people, the same tactic may be a bunch of ****, worthless.
Although the non-nuclear tactic is an advanced tactic, the players of Mainz cannot do the perfect execution, let alone any tactical superiority.
In the professional league, in the end, it is still whose player is better, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
While studying the tactics, Klopp stared at the tactical board in a daze, and then his eyes lit up.
But, then, Klopp closed his eyelids.
At that moment, he thought of a tactic, and the centre-back stepped in.
After all, in the central defender position, a center forward is replaced, and the offensive awareness is very strong.
But then, he vetoed, because of the team's formation, the midfield is already very crowded, there is no space for the central defender to insert, on the other hand, although Wang Zhen's speed is fast enough, but endurance is a big problem.
So, the moment Klopp thought of this change of tactics, he vetoed it.
Actually, Klopp didn't think of another question.
Since the offense can't be opened, then on the offensive line, wouldn't it be okay to replace someone who has not been thoroughly studied.
In the tenth round of the league, Klopp, who still hadn't come up with a solution, could only let the old squad continue to play.
As a result, the kick was drawn again.
But this time it wasn't 0-0, it was 1-1, and Michael Zach scored a goal.
After ten rounds of league games, Mainz has 15 points and still remains in ninth place in the league.
However, the tenth and eleventh in the league have caught up, and they are also fifteen points.
Poverty makes a difference, and Klopp has finally made up his mind.
Wang Zhen is contacting the corner cone with the ball, and his movements are already very skillful, not as rusty as after just adding muscles.
After watching it for a long time, Klopp shouted at Wang Zhen: "King, come here!" ”
The Germans also figured out that Wang is Wang Zhen's surname, and Zhen is the first name.
Wang Zhen kicked the ball away and trotted over with a puff of smoke.
"Boss, you call me?"
Klopp nodded: "How are you feeling training lately?" ”
It's empty talk, but Wang Zhen still takes it seriously: "After adapting recently, the tacit understanding with the team has become higher, and the flanks know when to come over to help me and when not to come. ”
Wang Zhen is telling the truth, with his body, with his own guard skills, he really has nothing to practice, and the defender is more important to accumulate experience.
Klopp smiled: "It's important to gain experience, what do you think about your individual position on the field? ”
"Positioning? Do you mean location? I certainly prefer the center forward position. ”
"No, I'm talking about positioning, not location." Klopp corrected.
When it comes to football terminology, Wang Zhen also thought for a long time before he understood what Klopp meant, and then said: "I think that the team's offense lacks changes, our three defenders can't all do defense, someone must respond to someone to attack, but the team's midfield is quite strong, but at least the back line needs to go up one person to enrich the offensive level." ”
"Nonsense." Klopp laughed: "You just want to be part of the attack, right?" ”
"Of course, I don't want to, isn't that a lie." Wang Zhen laughed: "But I still think that the back line should indeed have someone on the intervention or offense, in order to enrich the entire offensive level, take a look at Manchester United, after Beckham left, it seems that there is no loss in the frontcourt, but in fact it has lost an offensive routine, Manchester United's record has taken a sharp turn this season, and it is very similar to us." ”
This sentence can be regarded as saying that Klopp's heart is on the road.
As a manager, can Jurgen Klopp not care about the major European teams? Any new tactical change of any strong team could become a trend of football reform, and this season Manchester United did have a single offensive means and a significant drop in league results.
Of course, what Wang Zhen said was the conclusion reached by later generations after a long period of pondering and comments on online materials.
There are currently 10 rounds of matches in the Bundesliga and 13 rounds in the Premier League.
Not many people can see that Manchester United's rapid decline is due to David Beckham.
Although Beckham is a right-sided midfielder, rather than a right-back, it also shows that the support of the central midfield can help the front court.
Klopp nodded: "That's right, I agree with you, you don't have the ability to insert on the left and right, but you can, but as a central defender, defense is your job, and frequent insertion will make big mistakes, how do you solve this problem?" ”
Wang Zhen looked at Klopp: "What didn't happen, there is no way to summarize, the ball quotient decides everything, if my judgment of timing is not so accurate, then I don't have the ability to insert." ”
There is technology and speed, it does not mean that you can plug in, for the timing of me, is the key point of plugging.
"But!" Wang Zhen put forward his opinion: "If it is a corner kick or a free kick, I can insert it under pressure. ”
Theoretically, a defender would always leave a gap when he stepped in, and theoretically a free kick and corner kick counter-attack was the most likely to concede.
However, in theory, free kicks and corners are also the easiest to score.
Football is not a theoretical sport, but requires eleven people to fight on the field.
Klopp knew in his heart that if he didn't change, he would collapse.
That being the case, even if there is only half or less of the opportunity, seek change.