Chapter 54: Brewing a New Season
Leeds United's summer break has been unusually busy, and although the players have a long break after the end of the season, it is only for the players, and for the club's management and coaching staff, it is clearly not so lucky.
For example, Michu only had to return to the team early after a short 2 weeks of rest, but the effort always pays off.
Fortunately, the team has finally completed several goals under the hard work of everyone, and the introduction of the team has also strengthened the team's squad, the arrival of Romanian Pantilimon and French central defender Koscielny has greatly improved the team's defense, even if it is not an exaggeration to say that the team's defense has been upgraded.
The arrival of striker Olivier Giroud will give Leeds United's attacking group the greatest freedom, and Giroud's back-to-back ball, excellent header and playmaking ability will give last season's frontcourt more opportunities.
Although the introduction of these players has left Michu satisfied, the lack of rhythm in the game that was evident in the final stages of last season has not been resolved.
This made Michu feel a little regretful, after all, when the team switched from offense to defense, it still had to rely on the offensive players in the front court to retreat to get the ball, which in itself would make the team's offense discount to a certain extent, but the team's large investment in the summer window made Michu feel that the idea of bringing in the propulsion and metronome through the completion of the field this summer is unlikely.
After all, it is difficult for Bates to continue this kind of money-burning behavior after spending so much transfer fee, so although the transfer window is still open for Michu and Leeds United, the team's recruitment work this summer is already over early.
After the team brought in a number of players, Michu is also considering whether to make the team's substitutes stronger through loans. In addition to Michu's greed for some little demons, the team's tactical changes are more urgent.
After all, the Championship teams are more capable of adjusting, and the idea of pointing to a set of lineups is becoming more and more unrealistic.
However, this may also be a headache for Mi Chu, except for a set of 4231 formations, he has basically not used other formations. Only in this short period of time can I find the most suitable style of play for the team to give full play to the best ability of these players, after all, except for the front court, the rest of the players are not very strong.
But if he changes the formation without authorization, the offensive and defensive responsibilities of the personnel in the corresponding position will also change a lot, after all, this is not a game at home, so Mi Chu is still a little hesitant about this.
"Why don't you let the team try out the 442 formation," Poyet suggested at a meeting of the team's coaching staff.
“442? Why" Michu was a little puzzled,
"We already have the bridgehead Olivier Giroud, we can use his advantage in the box to set up the attack, and this big guy is very good at making the ball, we can effectively improve the situation of developing tactics around different types of strikers last season, after all, this is a well-rounded striker, he is not too picky about feeding him the ball!" Poyet was the head of the Tao analysis,
'But who should we play in the central midfielder position in this formation? Last season's main double midfielders Kilkenny and Holson mainly provided defensive protection, and in terms of offensive and defensive transitions, the two of them may not meet the requirements of the 442 formation for central midfielders" Defensive coach Deville said the doubts in Michu's heart, without a suitable central midfielder, the team's 442 formation may not run very smoothly,
"I don't know about this, I'm just trying to figure it out for the time being," Poyet said with an innocent face.
Dizzy! However, this is indeed a direction worth trying in Michu's opinion, after all, this group of people in the front court all played well last season, and who leaves the starting lineup is a phenomenon that Michu does not want to see.
However, there may be someone in this lineup who is more suitable for the team's tactical changes, and the change of this person's position may have unexpected gains.
Michu looked at the coaches in the conference room and said in a deep voice, "I think Delph can try to play a central position in the 442 parallel midfield, which can not only balance the lineup, but also solve the problem of the team's backcourt advancing when the offense and defense are switching, what do you think?" ”
After a moment of silence, Poyet said, "It's a bit bold, but if it works, it should help the team very well, but if it does, the team's defense will definitely be weakened, but I think we can try it" and others also said that they need to observe the effect of the formation in the actual battle.
There are many examples of this kind of technical front field being transformed into a midfielder, Pirlo has become a typical representative of the front midfield and back play under Ancelotti's transformation, and AC Milan has also achieved great success because of this transformation. In Michu's opinion, Delph's advantage is that his skills are good enough and he is young enough, and Michu feels that it is very necessary to try this method of front and back.
After all, if Delf had to leave a place in the front court, Michu really felt that he couldn't compete with Reus and Muller, but taking this academy player of his own house was also something Michu wanted to avoid.
If the effect is really not ideal, Michu can only restore last season's main formation 4231 and remove Beckford, after all, the double back can provide more protection for the team's defense.
Although the summer signings have been very strong, and Leeds United have shown their desire to succeed in the new season, so Michu himself is very hopeful that Leeds United can qualify for the Championship this year.
You know, the appeal of the Premier League is simply beyond words!
It's so attractive to be able to play with the best coaches, to be able to work with the best players, to be able to build your own team! For the first time in his life, Michu felt the proximity of his dreams, and the path of hope to his ideals was at his feet.
So as long as it can increase any chance of Leeds United entering the Premier League next season, Michu hopes to be able to experiment, at this time Michu is extremely eager for the team's assembly day to come soon, and even more hope for the start of the new season in the Championship!