Chapter 57: The Confusion of the New Formation
Half a month has passed since the team's assembly day, and the players have been recovering and training for physical reserves.
And as time goes by, the players become more and more familiar, if language is the barrier to communication between these guys, then football is the bridge of communication between them, and Michu is also happy to see that the internal atmosphere of the team is very harmonious, which is a very good phenomenon for a team with long-term ambitions.
Through a summer of hard work in the club, the team has successfully transformed and upgraded the lineup, and the three newcomers added in the summer seem to be very good at adapting to the new environment. Mi Chu couldn't help but sigh a little, if King Dong, who joined Manchester United, could also have such a good adaptability, it might not be his turn to sigh here!
In addition to the excellent adaptation of the new players to the team, Leeds United have not sold a single player so far, although not every player meets Michu's requirements, but various reasons have caused the current situation.
Michu didn't think there was anything wrong, after all, these players made great contributions to the team's promotion last season, even if there is a gap in ability, but when it comes to adapting and understanding the team's tactics, it is estimated that the newcomers are still not comparable to them.
But the owner Bates doesn't think so, one summer Michu made the boss a lot of blood, although it is claimed that this is the club's support for the construction of the team, but Michu and Bates both know how difficult it is to come up with this money! Michu didn't know how much it took to saliva, and Bates didn't know how many tears he shed.
Bates, who had intended to recoup some of his investment by selling players, made a mistake and no one offered any more of the team's players except Kandal and Delph.
Candor is easy to deal with, but for the team's youth training Delph, Bates is a little hesitant, although the offer is very ideal, but Bates finally resisted the idea of selling Delph, for a while Michu felt that the boss looked at him with a chilling hatred in his eyes!
And these farces have slowly disappeared with the progress of time, and the players of Leeds United have also recovered and strengthened their physical fitness through this period of recovery training, and Michu's tactical ideas are slowly understood by the players.
Based on feedback from Poyet and others, as well as Michu's own observations, the players are trying to understand the team's style of play through group battles.
Defensive coach Cole said in a recall of the team's coaching staff, "The team's defensive lineup has begun to take shape, Koscielny can form a good chemistry with Marquis and Huntington, he is a very good complement to our previous central defensive combination, and his characteristic is comprehensive, I think he should have a place in the main position in the new season!" Hearing the analysis of the professional coach, Mi Chu was secretly happy in his heart,
'And Pantilimon has shown his strength in the goalkeeper position in terms of control of the ball in the air, and his goal-line skills are not as bad as we thought, so I think we can continue to look at him again.'
"Now we should be able to solve the problem of defending against set-pieces, and our main opponents this season are playing with long passes!" Michu believes that his squad will never be at a disadvantage against a group of teams in the Championship who like to cross from the bottom, and the only shortcoming now may be that the tacit understanding of the back line needs to be strengthened.
As for the configuration of the team's midfield, Michu has been a headache, and the team has been experimenting with the position.
In the past half a month of group training, Delph's midfield partner has been adjusted, from Holson to Kilkenny to Plutton, the coaching staff has been trying to match Delph with the best partner, although Poyet and others think that such an attempt is simply a waste of Delph's talent!
For Delph's partner, the role in Michu's experiment is completely the team's backfield sweeper, Michu's requirement is that no matter who is present, the main task is to protect the back, because Delph can provide very limited protection at the back, so Michu requires the other midfielder to have absolute defensive discipline.
At present, it seems that the only captain Kilkenny can better meet Michu's requirements, his defensive experience can ensure that he is the first to stand in a good position when defending, and the easy not to steal can ensure that he does not lose the center of gravity of the defense, coupled with good anticipation makes Kilkenny's starting pick obviously ahead of the other two.
For Delph, what Michu hopes is that this young man can slowly learn the requirements of the midfield position in the new formation, of course, according to the current development trend, Michu does not expect to eat a fat man in one bite, it seems that the tuition that should be paid cannot be paid! And Delph's ability to get rid of the ball in the midfield and then push forward is something that Michu has always been very optimistic about, and the rest will be left to time.
However, in addition to Delph's more troublesome Michu, the change in the forward line made Michu feel a little excited.
After the combination of the front court became a high and a fast for Giroud and Beckford, the attacking routine also became richer. You must know that last season's Reus and Muller's play was like the team's two thighs, and when Reuss moved to the wing this season, Michu is still very much looking forward to the chemistry between these people.
However, it seems that the previous attacking combination cannot be fully applied to the current line-up, considering Giroud's ability to press in the box and his excellent ability to play the ball, the team's style of play will be more three-dimensional and rich, and as Reus moves to the wing, his breakthrough ability can ensure that the team can provide enough threat on the left side.
According to Michu's vision, once the team has a cross-match on the left or Reus through individual ability, then Muller at the far end, Giroud and Beckford in the middle, and Delph in the back will make the team's attack more layered, which is obviously not something to be thankful for the opposition defence. This is just one of the more threatening offensive methods that the coaching staff can think of for the time being, and Michu is still very much looking forward to the development of more offensive combinations.
Judging from the effectiveness of training, Giroud's presence up front could provide a tactical fulcrum that Beckford could not provide, and that is exactly what Michu was hoping to find in Kandor last season.
Michu believes that Giroud can have great chemistry with a few people up front, although Reuss and Muller and Delf played very well last season, but Michu does not want the team's goal pressure to be on a few people, only if the team blossoms as much as possible, the team will continue to move forward steadily.
And the next few friendly matches are the time for Michu to test the team's results!