Chapter 136: Positioning for the New Season
"Off, what is this? QQ's, very fragrant, delicious! Griezmann asked.
"It's squid, dried and shredded. What do you think? It's delicious! Guan Xiaolong was triumphant and distributed the shredded squid he brought to everyone to eat.
"Is this a squid? I can't see it at all! Ilya Ramendi said.
"Hurry up and eat, you old hat!" Guan Xiaolong said in disgust.
I have never seen seafood made like this. Guan Mu's craftsmanship is good, and the dried squid has a good texture and taste.
Even head coach Lasarte smelled the smell and today's meeting is about to begin.
When he was studying in the past, as soon as the vacation was over, Guan Xiaolong looked like he was going to prison, and his face was dark every day. In the early days, it was the same with the Lions, who became lazy when they didn't have to play.
But now Guan Xiaolong is looking forward to the start of the season and wants to start the league soon. The task of the system to do, and the task of Guzmán to do, is it busy?
After briefly interacting with the disciples, Lassart got to the point.
Although the schedule has not yet been arranged, this year is in La Liga, and the whole season will not be easy. As a new team in La Liga, Real Sociedad's task in the first year is naturally to be relegated.
Three years into a disconnect from the top flight, Real Sociedad no longer know how La Liga games should be played. In order to let everyone find their form, Real Sociedad made an appointment with Sevilla and Mallorca for a warm-up match.
If the team is too strong, it may undermine confidence, and if it is too weak, it will not play a role in training. Therefore, Lasarte insisted on making appointments with Sevilla and Mallorca, who ranked fourth and fifth last season.
At the beginning of the century, Sevilla and Mallorca were both young henchmen of Real Sociedad. In the 02-03 season, Real Sociedad once dominated the top of the table, and the limelight was unrivaled for a while. Now that the feng shui has changed slightly, these two little brothers have gone ahead.
Now in La Liga, it feels like it's getting out of balance. It is rumored that the Western Super League competition is going to be established. Barcelona had 99 points last season and Pep Guardiola's side were eliminated by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals, but they were very strong in the league, winning the championship with an astonishing record of 38 games, 31 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.
And the second-place Real Madrid points are also frighteningly high, with 96 points. Third-placed Valencia have just 71 points, 25 points behind Group One. Barcelona and Real Madrid have few rivals, and the championship is only a competition between the two teams, so everyone jokingly says that La Liga is a league other than Real Madrid and Barcelona, because those two teams are in the Spanish Super League.
Valencia did not accept an invitation to warm up with Real Sociedad due to time constraints, so Real Sociedad approached Sevilla and Mallorca.
"It's La Liga now, it's the best league in the world. How brutal the competition is here, especially for promoted horses like us. Let me tell you, the relegation rate of promoted horses every year is more than 75%! I'm not alarmist, Valladolid, Tenerife, Sares, who just came up last year, are all relegated this year!
There were veteran players there, like Prieto, who was young when you were relegated. You may be able to relate to it, but none of you in this room know what it's like.
We're going to change the way we play this season because it's a new environment and we have to adapt to it! Do you have any thoughts on the team's current defensive system? ”
Lasarte's words brought back the thoughts of the team members who were still carefully tasting dried squid. Don't talk about La Liga, if you accidentally fall into the relegation pit in La Liga, it will be a difficult thing to come up with, let alone in La Liga.
Although he is the head coach, it is up to the players to execute the tactics. Therefore, in the preparation meeting before the start of the season, Lasarte still wanted to hear everyone's opinions.
"I think the back three formation may not work in La Liga. The opposition is much more aggressive than in La Liga, so we have to balance the midfield. Martinez spoke first.
"Well, yes, it's easy to get stunned by the back three." De la Bella agreed.
It was soon unanimously agreed that a change to a back four was necessary. Ansotegui has recovered from injury, De La Bella is more adept at left wing-back, as well as Mikel and Lavaca, and there is little to worry about at the back.
"In the midfield position, I think we can play double midfield, ensure the safety of the midfield, and at the same time, strengthen the success rate of counterattacks, and focus on defensive counterattacks." Prieto spoke.
His remarks, although unanimously approved, were echoed by Lasarte. As a new army, stabilizing the position is the first priority. To be honest, I'd rather draw than lose. Sometimes relegation, it's just one or two points away.
The captain is right, defense is the last word, and it is good to play counterattacks once in a while.
"I think one more thing is that you should set a tone for the team. That is, we should fight for better results with the mentality of relegation. I think positioning is very important, otherwise people will inevitably think that the goal is unrealistic with the title of La Liga champion. Guan Xiaolong said.
"That's right, off, you're on the point!" Lassart nodded approvingly.
"Hmm... Reasonable. Let's play hard first, and then talk about relegation. After the worry of relegation is over, let's think about getting better results! Everyone also agreed with Guan Xiaolong's proposal.
In fact, in terms of formation, Lasarte has already thought about it. He wants to play 4321 formations and make a transition with a time limit of three midfielders. Then, depending on the situation, see if it is replaced with a more counterattacking 4231 in the later stage.
Diego Rivas has also recovered from injury and although he has not played for a few months, Lasarte is in good shape to see him back from training and can make good use of it this year.
With Bergara and Prieto, as well as Diego Rivas forming a back three, then Real Sociedad's midfield depth is guaranteed.
As for the front, Lasart intends to let Guan Xiaolong and Ilya Ramendi leave and right, and Griezmann to the front.
New arrival Rodriguez won't be playing for a while and he'll need to get used to it for a while.
According to his own ideas, Lasarte divided everyone into two teams, and the current training simulation was simulated.
Everyone's speeches were basically the same as what Lassart thought. By unifying the team's goal positioning and tactical play, Lasarte can better unite and direct the players on the field.
La Liga is a long challenge. There is also the Copa del Rey to be played during this period, and the schedule can be described as quite intensive. So it's very important to unify the minds of players and coaches.
In the first training of the season, Lasarte did not want to tire everyone. After the recovery training, there was a confrontation and everyone looked for their feelings.