Section 368 Useful Striker
It has been said that the most important thing in a team's offense is the tactical system, not the ability of a certain person. Compared to a complete tactical system, individual ability is a relatively minor thing in a football game. There's nothing wrong with that, and as a manager, Mourinho is very supportive of that. However, at the same time, he also knows very well that no matter how good the tactical system is, it must be based on the ability of the players. It is also an undeniable fact that there are good enough players to have good enough tactics.
Players and tactics are inseparable, Barcelona is strong because of their possession tactics, but it is undeniable that the strength of Messi, Xavi and others can implement Barcelona's tactics. Real Madrid's counterattack is certainly sharp, but without Ronaldo's strength, their counter-attacking tactics may not be able to make a name for themselves. On the other hand, Chelsea, how many coaches have changed, how many tactics have been used, but one Torres has made Chelsea's coaches helpless, and that is the best counterexample.
A team, a set of tactics, always needs the support of some good players, and this is true of Real Madrid and Barcelona, and Wolfsburg is no exception. In Wolfsburg's tactical system, who is the most important link, locking who has the greatest help to tactics, this is also what Mourinho has been thinking about since the last game.
Who is this important person? This may not just be a tactical issue. Because Wolfsburg's tactics are actually relatively balanced, everyone has a similar role - Magath is a strong coach, and strong coaches don't allow their players to come out with particularly aggressive players, they want players to be able to do their part. thus forming the team, and therefore tactically above. Wolfsburg is relatively balanced, and no one stands out in particular.
But the Wolfsburg players have a lot of willpower. This does require the efforts of significant personnel. A team can be average in terms of player role, but not average in terms of fighting spirit. Sometimes, it is often one or two people who have a particularly strong willpower that can lead the team to play a different game, which is also something that many people have seen.
Wolfsburg counterattacked after falling behind in the last game, and this away game blindly insisted on attacking, which is very rare. They are not as strong as Bayern, but they can bite Bayern in the league. Largely thanks to their willpower. So, who among the opposing players is constantly trying to play? This is also quite curious.
As a head coach, when you see a strong opponent, you will naturally analyze the reasons why the opponent is strong. And when the analysis understands that the opponent's players are very strong, they will naturally have some favored views on the opponent's players. Jose Mourinho is not exempt, he is a world-class coach, and when he sees good players, he always thinks about what he would do if he coaches these players, and these thoughts will also burst into his mind.
It's just that. Who is that good player on the other side? This is also a big problem.
Looking at the field, the Real Madrid players can be said to have a huge advantage at this time, although the attack of Wolfsburg is still continuing, but compared to Real Madrid's skills, they are much worse. Basically, the big picture is decided. Without the question of the game, Mourinho is now thinking about this question: who is the most important one in the opponent's lineup? Wolfsburg have played like this this season. Whose merit is it exactly?
He used to think that man was Shaheen – and the biggest change from last season to Wolfsburg was that they had a playmaker in midfield. Because of the arrival of Shahin. A lot of their games have been a lot smoother and a lot more consistent than last season. But. Jose Mourinho has coached Shaheen and he knows very well that Shaheen is not a man with a lot of determination and willpower. Although his skills are good and he can adapt to the tactical requirements of Wolfsburg, his willpower cannot be the leader of the team.
He also had suspicions that Turan might be the leader of Wolfsburg – and while the players are good, Turan is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable. As the best technical player at Wolfsburg, his level of ball control on the field is indeed incomparable to others. He has the best technique and the most powerful and Mourinho will of course suspect that he is the leader of Wolfsburg.
But after these two games, Mourinho also denied this possibility in his heart. Turan's technique is good, but his fighting spirit is far inferior.
In both games, Mourinho put a lot of emphasis on wide defending in order to defend his team better, widening the width of the attack and then getting high crosses. Real Madrid's wing has made a lot of preparations, and it has also added a lot of difficulty to Tulan. However, no matter how difficult it is, if you are a scrappy player, you will not back down because of the difficulty. Catching up with difficulties is what a good player should do.
However, Turan did not do that. He doesn't see himself as the leader of the team, he just thinks he's doing his job.
Therefore, the core of the other party cannot be him.
And if it's not the two of them, it's definitely the two strikers in the frontcourt.
On the pitch, Real Madrid had just broken the ball at the back. Abeloa, on the wing, took a sudden cut off the ball that Shaheen had passed to Perisic. However, just when he got the ball, Gao Shunyao had already rushed up, trying to grab the football at his feet, and his counter-robbery made Arbeloa have to give the ball back to Varane, and Real Madrid did not form a fast attack. Looking at the backcourt, Mandzukic has also run to Varane at this time, and Wolfsburg's counter-robbery also made Mourinho a little admired
To be honest, Wolfsburg's two strikers are not actually people who can support attacking tactics on their own, but in terms of strength, they can't make Mourinho pay special attention. The position of high school forwards in modern football is quite awkward, they can hardly have a great tactical position, Mandzukic is an excellent tactical puzzle, but definitely not a suitable tactical core, Gao Shunyao is similar to him, or even weaker, and there is no core appearance. The two of them were not the most combative players that Mourinho thought they had, but as the game progressed. He had this doubt.
The opposing two strikers were resilient and decisive. Although it seems that they are all strikers with quite obvious characteristics, they are not particularly well-rounded talents. But their counter-robbery and hard work characteristics are not possessed by many players. Moreover, the decisiveness and decisiveness of these two people in the attack, once or twice, is not surprising, but every time, it is absolutely remarkable. Gao Shunyao's long-range shot, Mandzukic's grabbing points, they can do it without hesitation every time they face the defense. This is also a kind of courage that many players don't have.
The Wolfsburg players may be very good, but if there are two of them that are the most surprising: Mourinho remembers very well how unproductive Benzema was in the first place, and the attitude of the Wolfsburg forwards is much better than him. Such a striker may not be strong, but it will definitely work well.
The anti-robbery is active, running hard, and it also has a certain strength. Such a player is really good enough, no wonder Bayern wanted to buy Mandzukic before the season, but thanks to Bayern not buying him. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Bayern will be even more difficult to deal with.
And Bayern didn't make a move, will they have the opportunity to buy one of the two of them in the future? Mourinho also had some thoughts in his mind. Although the strength of both of them does not seem to be worthy of Real Madrid's requirements, they are even more non-European players. It is even more difficult to play in La Liga, but the future of oneself is not necessarily at Real Madrid. If there are other players, maybe bring them in. It's also a viable option.
The strength of these two players is definitely enough to play for a higher level team - I just don't know. They themselves have no intention of leaving.
Mourinho found that his thinking seemed a little too far away, and he forced himself to stop thinking about it. Recently, coaching in Real Madrid has not gone well, the team has played quite badly in the league, and there have been conflicts between him and the players, and even recently, the media have rumored that the reason why he did not choose to resign was because of greed for money, he deliberately let Real Madrid lose, in order to let Fiorentino fire him, so as to get the termination money, such a statement, it did make him quite dissatisfied, and he did have the idea of retreating, and it is precisely because of this that he will remember these at this time.
It's just that, after all, that's for later. I'm still the manager of Real Madrid, so I shouldn't think about it so much. Real Madrid's game is what I should think about the most, and I can put other things aside.
Now he thinks about the Real Madrid game - and looking at the game, it seems that he really hasn't reached the time to think about leaving.
On the pitch, Real Madrid's attack was already in full swing again, and although they were a step slower to counter-attack in the face of their opponents' counter-attacks, they still started to attack when the football was at the feet of Alonso again. This time, when it was surprising, Real Madrid did not choose to insert from the right side, and Alonso kicked the ball to the left side, directly to the feet of Ronaldo.
Standing on the side, Ronaldo received this pass, and without waiting for Wolfsburg to defend him, he directly kicked the ball to Ozil, who was running towards him, and inserted it himself into the middle.
Mesut Ozil was a little idle because he was robbed of a lot of work by Modric in this game, and Rowe cut in to the middle, and Ozil rushed up with the ball on the wing. Rong was looking at Ronaldo because their running position was also out of position. The two people crossed and switched runs at once, and immediately formed an offensive.
Mesut Ozil wasn't ready to wait for Yung to figure out what to do, he passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo with one kick and pressed it to the ground. In front of the penalty area, Ronaldo received the ball, did not pause at his feet, and shook off Kjaer with a fluid change of direction, and then suddenly shot with a kick!
2-1! The score changed in an instant. Looking at this ball, Mourinho also applauded, it seems that he really doesn't need to think about the cooperation with the opposing striker in the future.
Even so, it's best to know where they're going next season – these two are likely to be a big threat to themselves. (To be continued.) )