Zhang Yang said a word and left, and he didn't explain what he was looking for Elliott, and the players in the locker room all aimed at Elliott, and Elliott suddenly became embarrassed, "I don't know what the coach is looking for me to do." ”

"You're going to have good luck! Marvin! Jody Morris walked over and patted him on the shoulder and said.

The others burst into laughter.

Zhang Yang rarely called players to the office, and the last time it was Jody Morris and Josh Simpson who had that treatment.

Morris refused.

Simpson agreed for no apparent reason, and he was then assigned the task of practicing a free kick for an hour in the morning and evening.

Everyone laughed and was full of schadenfreude.

However, there is still some envy in it, and Jody Morris regrets it a little now, because Josh Simpson's free kicks have improved significantly, and when the team trains together, they can find the level of Simpson's free kicks.

This is also surprising.

Morris couldn't help but wonder, "Do I really have a talent for free-kicks, but I didn't find out?" So he secretly practiced free kicks silently, but to his shock, his free kick level was the same as before, basically unchanged.

This is also where Morris is puzzled.

Why did The Simpson improve?

"It should be that he is young!" Morris can only attribute the reason to this, Simpson is less than nineteen years old and is still in the period of rapid growth, and he has reached his peak, so there is nothing to grow.

Others think similarly.

Simpson was assigned by the coach to practice for an extra hour in the morning, although it was a little harder, but it showed that the coach attached great importance to him, and his main position was steady.

The position of the other main players is also very solid, but just look at the age, even Braniff is over 21 years old, and his main position is not so solid, because there is a competitor Darren Bent, there is no younger player in the team who can have the main position.

That's what counts!

Amid the gloating and envious gazes of others, Marvin Elliott could only walk apprehensively towards the manager's office.

He had mixed feelings.

Last season, Marvin Elliott was an absolute mainstay, especially before Livermore's rise, he was a solid anchor in the team, and as long as Wise didn't play, he would start 100 per cent because he was the most powerful midfielder in the team.

In the second half of the season, after Zhang Yang took over the team, Livermore started more often, but he still had many opportunities to play, and occasionally partnered with Livermore to form a double midfield.

This season is different.

The new tactical formation is 442, the midfield and the middle of the midfield have been reduced from three players to two, Jody Morris occupies a position, he has to compete with Smitchell and Livermore, the coach is obviously more 'biased' towards Livermore, perhaps because Livermore has a good long-range shooting ability, but anyway, he has less playing time.

Marvin Elliott is not surprising.

In fact, most of the original main players in the team have a certain amount of mental preparation for this, after all, they are participating in the Premier League, not the Championship last season.

This is brutal professional football.

Even if you are the hero of the team's promotion, you will be eliminated if you can't keep up with the ability, and professional football is not emotional.

Elliott still wants to get more playing time, he is only 23 years old after all, and there is still some room for improvement, and Elliott also has some thoughts of his own: he has dual Jamaican and England nationality, and as long as he makes a few appearances in the Premier League, he will definitely be able to enter the Jamaica Football Association's vision and be called up to the Jamaican national team.

Perhaps, for some talents, having dual citizenship also has to consider which national team to play for, but Elliott is not a genius, he is not confident that he will be favored by the star-studded England team, and joining the Jamaican national team is the only way forward.

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Marvin Elliott walked to the door of the head coach's office, he didn't knock right away, he stood at the door, he didn't know what the coach was looking for him, was it like Josh Simpson and David Livermore, who fancied some aspect of his talent?

I hope so!

However, as a player who has played all the way up from the lower leagues, he still has a certain understanding of his own abilities, and Elliott knows that he has no other special talents except for being physically stronger and defending well.

Is it defense?

Defense is a talent, right?

Elliott stood nervously for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth and knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

A flamboyant voice came from within.

Marvin Elliott pushed the door in, and saw the coach sitting behind the desk, thinking about something to the tactical board, but he didn't speak for a long time, Elliott didn't know what to do, and it was embarrassing to stand there for a while, but fortunately, it didn't take long for Zhang Yang to turn his head and point to the sofa next to him, "Sit down first!" ”

Elliott sat down quickly.

"Would you like something to drink?"

Elliott was hesitating to say anything when he heard Zhang Yang say, "I'm sorry, I only have coffee here, but you can't drink coffee." Well, let's have a glass of water. ”

Zhang Yang took ice cubes from the refrigerator and mixed a glass of ice water for Elliott.

Elliott took a sip with some trepidation, and his nervousness was immediately relieved, and he found that the coach was very approachable except for the occasional stern.

Zhang Yang sat on the chair.

He's been thinking about tactics just now, and a change in formation will definitely mean a change in the starting lineup, and there will be many options to increase the team's attacking ability.

For example, Braniff and Darren Bent are excellent in the front line, Neil Harris can also play to a certain extent, and Vardy is still slowly developing, and may be able to help the team in a few months.

In midfield, Jody Morris, Smitchell and Livermore, who only has a 'long-range shot', can bring variety to the attack, and the changes on both flanks can also form a new style of play.

It's a different story defensively.

The formation of the back four must not be changed, it must be changed...... Maybe consider a back five? In any case, the back line can only be increased, not reduced, the regular situation increases the defense, and the most important point is still in the front of the penalty area, and Elliott becomes very important.

Elliott isn't as physical as David Livermore, but he's better than David Livermore, both one-on-one and overall defense.

The two may not be comparable, because Elliott is a normal person.

David Livermore's simple mind can only train one ability to the point of specialization, to the point of being amazing, to be qualified to be on the field, Elliott is different, he has different defensive ability, but also has a good overall view, and the cooperation with his teammates is also quite good, so he is the most important midfielder.

Zhang Yang came back to his senses and saw that Elliott seemed a little nervous, maybe he was coming to the manager's office for the first time? He shook his head absently and smiled, "Don't be nervous, in fact...... I'm younger than you. ”

Elliott didn't expect the coach to say this, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"It's a fact."

Zhang Yang said, "But I didn't come to you for small talk, in the first three games, you didn't get playing time, you won't blame me, right?" ”

Elliot shook his head.

In fact, he still has a little complaint in his heart, but when he faces the head coach, he is a fool to say what is in his heart.

Zhang Yang didn't care too much, he just said, "The competition in the midfield is fierce, you should understand, but I'm thinking about a new formation and let you be the most important core player." ”

"Me? Key players? ”

Elliott was shocked, unaware that his coach would say that.

Zhang Yang took out a document, similar to the one given to the players before, a tactical plan for the player's personal style of play, he handed it to Elliott and said, "I need you to get used to everything that has been said above." As long as you can do that, you'll be the most important midfielder in the team. ”

Elliott took the document, flipped through the pages and glanced at it a few times, and suddenly said with some excitement, "Don't worry, boss!" I'll figure it all out! ”

"Good."

Zhang Yang touched his chin and nodded with satisfaction, "Then you go, there's nothing else to do." ”

Elliott immediately went to the head coach's office, and his heart was full of excitement, the coach should focus on developing himself!

Key players!

Listen up!

Just by this title, you know that you don't have to worry about playing time in the future!

Elliott almost flew back to the locker room.

The teammates who usually have a good relationship with each other suddenly gathered around and asked with concern, "Marven, what is the matter with the coach looking for you?" ”

Elliott held back his excitement, his expression was flat, and he just took out the document and showed it to everyone, "The coach asked me to learn a new style of play?" ”

"New play?"

Morriston couldn't help but take it, took a closer look at it and said, "The content in this is not much different from the original back play...... No, there are a lot of changes......"

Many teammates looked at Morris in shock.

When preparing for the summer season, everyone got the tactical play documents of their own position, and they all knew that in the middle of the midfield, Morris, who was responsible for organizing the attack, was the most complicated, and just looking at the thickness made people's scalps tingle.

Not only does this guy fully understand, but does he have the heart to see how to play in other positions?

Morris didn't think so, "The coach asked me to read a few more copies, and it was better to memorize the style of play in all positions. ”

“……”

Many people suddenly know why Morris can be the core.

This IQ can also be crushed!

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The next morning, as soon as the tactical training began, Aldous announced that he had adjusted the original training plan to allow all the players to adapt to a new formation, and there were no changes in other positions, except for an additional midfielder and a less striker.

Many people looked at Elliott, and they finally understood what the coach was up to Elliott.

There were no changes in other positions, it was not difficult to adapt to the new formation, only a few small tactical adjustments to be familiar with, and after a period of training, Zhang Yang blew the whistle to signal a timeout, and then asked everyone to come over and explain the tactical changes.

In fact, it was Elliott who changed the most.

What Elliott needs to do, it's all in that tactical document, and the other players don't need to understand, they just need to know how to cooperate with Elliott and do their job.

After just one morning of training, everyone knew the purpose of the new formation: to increase defence.

The original tactics were also good, allowing the whole team to play very well, but 442 is a formation that takes into account both defense and offense, and it is not suitable for some games, such as against a giant team.

The big teams represent strength.

Playing against an opponent who is stronger than yourself, and still playing according to the original tactics, the probability of losing is too great, it is not wise to fight head-on, and it is necessary to increase defense.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yang changed his tactics.

When the team's playing style is diversified, it can make corresponding tactical adjustments for each opponent, rather than rigidly sticking to a set of tactics and waiting for each opponent to crack it, and then the game will become more and more difficult.

However, the new formation is not so easy to adapt to.

Other positions are fine, but the midfielders and strikers will need to adapt to the new changes.

This will also take at least a week or more.

The league will not wait for Millwall's tactical training, and soon the fourth round of the league is coming, and Millwall's opponents are Aston Villa......