Chapter 44: The Responsibility of a Leader

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It was a defeat that impressed the young players of Brescia, but as a professional, it is also part of their job to face defeat. With the comfort of the veteran players, they quickly adjusted their mentality.

Knowing that most of his team-mates were in a stable mood, Guardiola put an end to his reassurance work. He turned and walked off the court, in fact, in his heart, how could he not be bitter and disappointed, but compared to the others, he was more experienced in accepting defeat, and he was more able to control his emotions. But even he didn't want to stay in this sad place for much longer.

He just wanted to hurry back to the locker room and heal the wounds in his heart quietly.

But as he walked on the sidelines, a figure stopped in front of him.

"Pep." Jose Mourinho blocked Pep Guardiola's way into the tunnel, "I thought you would give me a hug after the game. ”

"As a winner, you won't be missing this, will you?" Guardiola smiled wryly and shook his head, but still stepped forward and hugged his friend, "This time you won, congratulations." But next time we'll get revenge. ”

"Huh..." The corners of Mourinho's mouth turned up, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood as the one who had the last laugh.

'It was a very tough win – although I was confident I could get the three points before the game. Even in the face of his friends, Mourinho had no intention of restraining his almost arrogant pride: "To be honest, you spend a lot more work on you than on Chelsea. ”

Hearing the other party's words, Guardiola raised his eyebrows in surprise, he knew his friend too well, Mourinho is not a person who is willing to comfort the loser with nice words. If he said he values Brescia more than Chelsea, it must be the case.

'I didn't expect us to be more important to you than Chelsea.' Guardiola smiled, anyway, being affirmed by his friend and rival made his heart feel a lot more comfortable. "If I had known this, I would have preferred you to underestimate us. I don't think we're better than Chelsea. ”

"Chelsea? They just look strong, and most of their players have only been poached from other teams this season, and they haven't formed a whole at all. 'Although Porto only held their opponents to a late draw against Chelsea, Mourinho looked a little dismissive of them. Such a team, until it is cohesive, is nothing more than a plate of loose sand. But you are different ... ”

He stared at Guardiola's eyes, "Although the Italian media said that Mazzoni developed your new tactics this season, I believe Mazzoni's words, you are the leader of this new tactics." I could tell at a glance that this team was playing your football. ”

Guardiola shrugged his shoulders and was noncommittal. However, he was secretly surprised in his heart, Mourinho's words revealed a hint that he must have spent a lot of energy on Brescia's intelligence gathering.

Previously, when discussing Brescia's new tactics because of the prejudice of the Italians, although Mazzoni told reporters the truth, almost all the reports put the credit on the old coach, and only a few newspapers mentioned Guardiola's name slightly. But even that little detail Mourinho didn't let go, let alone anything else.

Before the game, many Italian media thought that Mourinho didn't know anything about Brescia, but now it seems that the other party not only understands, but has already analyzed Brescia as the opponent of the final.

Although he led the team to the UEFA Cup last season, everyone still underestimated Jose. Pep Guardiola thought to himself.

"But Pep, you're going in the wrong direction." Mourinho's next sentence made Guardiola change his face. "Zhang is such a good player, you have wasted a lot of energy. Your tactics simply don't suit him. You're so obsessed with possession that you have the ability to solve problems in 3 seconds, but you limit him to your rigid short-pass penetration. If Zhang were my player... ”

"What would you do?" Pep Guardiola asked.

A meaningful smile appeared on Mourinho's face, "There's one more game between us, Pep, and I won't tell you until I'm sure Brescia is no threat to us." ”

'After all, you're a much more dangerous opponent than Chelsea.'

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For days, Pep Guardiola pondered what Mourinho had not said.

The opponent said that his tactics went in the wrong direction, Guardiola will not admit it, pay attention to ball control, short pass penetration, through the running position to let the player who shoots the last goal to get the opportunity to get the foot in the easiest situation to score, is Guardiola's football philosophy. There is no possibility of tossing and turning on this.

Who knows if Mourinho said this to disturb his own mind and lay the groundwork for the second leg of the clash between the two sides? Even if the two sides have been friends for four years, with Guardiola's understanding of each other, his friend will do anything to win the victory.

But Pep Guardiola also has to admit that in his own tactics, Zhang Shu's aggressiveness is still limited.

Brescia's offense relies on short passes on the ground, and Zhang Shu is the core of the team, and the whole team's movement revolves around him. On the surface, he is the player with the most freedom in the team, but on the other hand, he is also the player who needs to cooperate with the team the most.

Since Brescia began to implement new tactics, Zhang Shu's range of activities has become more and more wide, and his energy has inevitably been more invested in the tandem and organization of the midfield. Whenever Brescia starts to attack, the most he does is to receive a pass from the midfield, and then cooperate with his teammates to launch a tentative attack, if the opponent's defense is more solid, according to the tactical requirements, he can not continue to attack, but reverse the ball, and then link up with his teammates, and lead the football and Brescia players to find another weak point of the opponent.

The advantage of playing like this is that the ball will always be under the control of the feet of the side, and the opponent can only follow Zhang Shu's mobilization of passive defense until Brescia finds a flaw.

And the downside is also reflected in this game. What if the other party has not shown flaws? The consequence was just like this game, with Brescia having plenty of possession but struggling to translate into an effective attack.

To put it simply, this tactic loses the high returns of high risk because it pursues too much safety.

In last season, Zhang Shu, as a wide attacker, his freedom is reflected in the ability to freely choose the way of attack after getting the ball, which may not be a particularly good opportunity, but under Zhang Shu's resolute breakthrough, he will sometimes complete a very threatening shot.

But this kind of unexpected surprise is becoming more and more rare this season, and the unreasonable but goal-scoring attack that Zhang Shu used to use in the past has almost disappeared, and more has become a goal that makes people feel natural.

Is this change a good thing or a bad thing?

Guardiola rubbed his temples in annoyance, the strength of Brescia's other players is still a little worse... It would be nice to have two sheets, one as the core of the team with dribbling and running, and the other as a knife to break the deadlock, so that no matter what kind of team you encounter, you can deal with it calmly.

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Pep Guardiola was immersed in his own reflections on the use of Zhang's tactics, and he understood the flaws of the current tactic, but he was unable to improve it further.

No matter how good the tactics are, it depends on the players to achieve them. Brescia's current squad is like this, and it is foreseeable that there will not be too many further reinforcements during the winter break, so now it is the maximum that they can do.

While Guardiola, who was preoccupied with tactics, was obsessed with his own world, Baggio noticed another aspect of Zhang's problem.

Since the team's loss to Porto, Zhang Shu seems to have regained his role as an ordinary member of the team.

While he is still active in the dressing room and has not diminished his communication with his team-mates, he has not tried to take control of the team as a leader as he did a week ago.

It's not a good sign, and it seems that the shadow of the last game defeat still hangs over the 18-year-old.

He decided to have a good talk with Zhang Shu.

When Friday afternoon's training session ended, Baggio stopped Zhang Shu, who was about to go back to the dressing room.

"Zhang, I'm going to practice a free kick, do you want to go together?"

Zhang Shuleng for a moment, Baggio usually doesn't practice, what's the situation today? He thought about it and decided to tell the truth.

"I'm sorry, Robbie, that... Someone is waiting for me to come home with me. ”

"Oh, is that Han?" Baggio smiled teasingly, "I was in a hurry to see my girlfriend." ”

"Actually... Not really... Zhang Shu touched his head embarrassedly, "There is also Viviano's, he also hitchhikes." ”

"Okay, then it looks like I don't need to practice today." Baggio kicked the ball from his feet to the sidelines, and the ball arced and landed firmly into the frame where the ball was recovered on the side. "Actually, I just want to talk to you, and I won't delay you too long."

Without waiting for Zhang Shu to speak, he grabbed Zhang Shu and walked to the other end of the court away from the crowd on the sidelines, and said, "Zhang, I don't think your recent form is very good. Can you tell me why? ”

Zhang Shu was a little baffled by the captain, "I think I'm in good shape, I scored 3 goals in the afternoon training match." ”

Baggio shook his head, "You're in good shape on the court, but yours here," he pointed to his chest, "you're not in a good state of mind." I've noticed that since the last game, you seem to be shirking your responsibilities a bit. You no longer encourage your teammates, and you no longer direct your teammates on the field. ”

The captain's words made Zhang Shuleng stay in place.

"Can you tell me why? I don't think losing a game is going to make you lose confidence in leading a team. Baggio asked with a pleasant face.

"No. I didn't.. It's just that... ”

"Just what?"

"I don't think I'm the right person to lead the team... Zhang Shu lowered his head and whispered with a sad face. "Because my team lost a game that we could have won...

Zhang Shu's words made Baggio laugh, this kid is thinking too much.

"Zhang, why do you think that? It's not your responsibility to lose. ”

"I don't see the situation on the pitch as well as Pep and you, and the team conceded goals in the last game because of my blind command...

"No, no, Zhang, that's not your responsibility. It's not a mistake for you to let your team press forward. Baggio looked at Zhang Shu's lowered head and patiently explained to him. We always have to make choices on the pitch, and most of the time there is no right or wrong choice, not all of them will lead to a certain result, and the team will press in the last moments, maybe the opponent will kill the opponent, or you may concede the goal like in the last game. These possibilities will exist no matter what choice you make, and you can't use the outcome to push back the right choice. ”

"But..." Zhang Shu also wanted to explain.

"Nothing, Zhang. Are you afraid that your teammates will blame you? Baggio asked. No one will blame you, and when you give instructions and everyone follows your demands, they have already chosen to trust your judgment. It's not your responsibility to concede the goal at the end, everyone is responsible for their trust. To be a true leader, you have to recognize that you are an extension of the team's overall will. Your responsibility is the team's responsibility. ”

Baggio's voice grew louder and louder.

To be revised (to be continued.) )