214 Out of the Cocoon (Part II)
George was quite happy to be able to equalise in the first half.
'In the second half, we were still attacking on the wings. Beat the two Newcastle full-backs back to me. "A first half taught George a lot about what it means to play against the surname. Robson's style of play is entirely aimed at Blackburn.
The passivity in the first half was entirely George failing to neutralize Robson's style of play in time. The first half was over, and George was gradually coming back to his senses. Newcastle's strength is still a lot behind Blackburn, but they were stunned in the first half.
Now that he's calming down, George is going to fight back.
No matter how good Robson's wrist is, the strength of the team cannot be improved all at once.
Blackburn's two wings are very distinctive and have been training for a long time. Among Premier League clubs, Blackburn's two wide attacks are definitely among the best. Even compared to Manchester United and Arsenal, it is not inferior.
In the first half, I didn't play well on the wings. In the second half, George had to use his own wide attack to get Newcastle back completely.
"Giovanni, Willy, after the start of the second half, boldly pressed up. Only if we press up, their wings will retract. ”
"Anderson, in the second half, it was important to defend. But you must not give up the attack, and once you attack, you will press into this position. George pointed to Deco in a forty-meter area. Deco is very strong, but he is not yet fully at his peak.
But now Deco is still young, only twenty-two years old. It's already very good to be able to play in the Premier League at such an age. And it's also a team's metronome.
"Well, I'll tell you. Newcastle just made a few moves back and forth, since they were unwilling to increase the pace of attack. So let's increase the pace of the attack. Two wings to speed me up. ”
When he came out, George looked at Robson, and the old saying that ginger is still old and spicy, is indeed not fake. Robson's coaching experience over the years is indeed too rich. I'm still too handsome in terms of experience.
When Robson came out, the expression on his face was still very calm, but there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
George disliked this smile the most, because it was generally those of confidence.
Robson was indeed happy with his performance in the first half, although he conceded a goal in the end. But Robson believes the second half is still in his hands.
However, Robson's smile froze less than two minutes into the second half.
"Klose! It's Klose! "Even Martin. Taylor was stunned. "It was a really interesting game, just over a minute into the second half, and Blackburn had rewritten the scoreline. Look at how many fans are not sitting in their seats. It was so unexpected to see Sir Robson stunned on the field. ”
"yes, everybody is criticizing Klose's goalscoring efficiency, but I didn't expect Klose to have three goals in three games."
It was true that not long after the opening kick-off, Sagnol and Duff on the wing made a simple one-two before a cross came from the wing.
It's a very ordinary cross, and the cross doesn't fall very well. There was already a Newcastle defender in that position, and at this time Klose ran like a loach in front of the opposition defender, jumped high, shook his head and scored the second goal of the game.
The ball was so close that Givens didn't react at all. I saw the ball bouncing in his goal.
“gooooooooooooal!!!!!!! We were 2-1. Klose! Klose! ”
The cheers at the scene made many fans who had not yet entered their positions secretly regret. A quick run entered the stadium and saw that he was already leading the score, and cheered with the other fans before he could sit down.
George didn't expect it to be so easy to take a one-goal lead, and shook his fist hard. Well, no matter what changes Robson has, George is no longer afraid. Because they were lagging behind, Robson had no other way.
If Robson wants to score points, there's only one way, and that's attacking. There is nothing Newcastle can do at the moment other than attack.
Robson was indeed very angry. In the second half, Robson had his own plans, but he didn't expect Newcastle to fall behind at the beginning of the game. Disrupted all his rhythms and thoughts.
Robson is reluctant to press too much, because once he presses too much, Blackburn has a lot of counter-attacking masters. In particular, the counter-attack on both flanks was absolutely deadly. But it is not possible not to attack. In the end, Robson decided that you hit yours and I hit mine.
Blackburn Rovers are now attacking on the wings, so Newcastle are tight on the wings. Both wing-backs are at the back and are busy defending. That being the case, Robson decided to break through the middle. Speed and Solano are both good players in the middle, and Robson decided to play in the middle.
At this time, George also made adjustments to the tactics on the field. After taking the lead, George came up with Robson's idea. Robson's offense now must be the idea of controlling the second point. Control the second point, where is it so easy.
At the beginning of the first half, it was because Newcastle's attack was somewhat three-dimensional. Not only the strikers, but even the two full-backs were involved in the attack. Let Blackburn's defense be a bit of a loser. Now Blackburn have pressed Newcastle's wide flanks with a tough attitude. There is no strategy from the wing, only the middle lane wants to control the second point, and Makelele is too underestimated.
Because his physical fitness is not as good as that of other midfielders, Makelele has used a lot of brains in choosing a position. It can be said that the biggest reason why Makelele was able to gain a foothold was his excellent defensive awareness. Newcastle want to control the second point, where is it so easy.
George saw Newcastle's midfielders pressing up, so he turned his parallel position into a diamond position. Let Deco go forward and Makelele back up. You go in, I go in, that's George's idea.
Deco stepped forward, and only Makelele defended, and it seemed that the thickness of the defense had become thinner. But Newcastle also pressed down the middle and their defence was in trouble. That's why George boldly changed the diamond midfield. This style of play was practiced many times by George in summer training.
Deco is also comfortable playing in the midfield position, but it has overwhelmed Newcastle's midfield. Attacking, it is difficult to defend Deco alone. But if you don't attack it, then how to control the second point. And if you don't attack it, then you can only admit defeat.
"Deco is definitely George's most brilliant acquisition at Blackburn, look at Deco in action. Newcastle are now in a state of flux. "Andy. Gray doesn't hide his admiration for Deco at all.
George's sudden change of formation caught Robson off guard.
George's Blackburn Rovers have been playing 4-2-3-1, a style of play that controls the midfield pressing. Robson has an in-depth understanding of this formation. And after George replaced Miku in the first half, Robson also thought he had mastered Blackburn's tactics.
But Blackburn turned into a diamond-shaped position, leaving Robson unguarded in time.
The English team has played a parallel style of play for almost four decades. Until now, most of England's professional teams have played 4-4-2 in parallel positions. As an England coach, Robson is quite familiar with the tactics of parallel positioning.
So Robson definitely didn't expect Blackburn to change like this.
Speed is very tired of defending Deco, Deco's skills are not particularly flashy, but it is definitely very difficult to grab. If someone says that Deco is a Brazilian player, then many people will not believe it. Because Deco's skills at his feet definitely don't look like they come from Brazil, but rather a very European midfielder. The ball control technique is simple but useful.
Thirteen minutes into the second half, Deco once again shook Speed and tried to pass to the left. Speed, who had lost his position, hurried with a sliding tackle to stop Deco's pass. It's a pity that Deco is just a feint, and Speed is completely out of position.
Deco's front was almost flat. At this time in front of Davao. Suker retreated to respond, and the central defenders who defended Suker followed Suker.
At that moment, Deco's pass reached just Davao. The place where Suker stands. Because the defender who defended Suker also followed Suke, that position was empty. A figure came to the empty seat with lightning speed.
“…… Deco, pretty, Speed was completely shaken by Deco...... Deco, passing ...... There's a big clearing, Klose! It's Klose, Klose is single-handed! ”
It was Klose who showed up in that gap. The moment Suke left, Klose was already activated. I just received the ball from Deco, and I followed the ball and faced Given.
It's an offensive routine that has been practiced for a long time. Something that was trained in the summer, they all remembered. One striker withdrew, and the other burst in. Coupled with Deco's precise passing, this is the case.
Newcastle's backline was in disarray, but there was no one to defend against Klose at this time.
When it comes to absolute speed, Klose is nothing in English football, where there are many speed forwards. But when it comes to his explosiveness, a momentary explosiveness is definitely the best in English football. He ran down the ball and in that moment all the Newcastle defenders were already behind Klose.
'Klose, he's already scored two goals. Does he want a hat-trick? ”
At the moment when Klose stabbed alone, George watched nervously from the sidelines.
And the fans in the stadium also stood up and looked at Klose. They almost held their breath, afraid that their voices would disturb Klose. It's just that they are all shouting in their hearts, "Klose, go one in!" ”。
"Given's already out of the door. How will Klose choose? ”
'Klose, shot, it's not him who used his speed to get past Given. There's a big empty door left, Klose! A hat-trick, Klose was too good in this game. ”
(To be continued)