Chapter 285: Tactical Issues
Soon the second round of the battle with the TNS network team arrived.
The whole Liverpool team arrived in the town of Lamindifit a day early, and the whole team stayed in a very ordinary hotel, which was the largest hotel in Lancendifit Town, and it could only accommodate all the people of the Liverpool team.
The town was also prepared, and when the whole Liverpool team arrived, there were a lot of grocery stalls in front of the hotel, and it was clear that the people of Lanceindfit Town didn't mind taking advantage of the opportunity to make some money from these big stars.
There are many nearby specialties at the grocery stalls, and many players are interested in wandering around and buying things that are quite cheap.
In the evening, the inn was greeted by a number of townspeople who had come to see Liverpool's stars.
Benitez didn't stop the players from communicating with the fans in Rancindisfet Town, such as signing autographs and taking photos, and it is really rare to see such a harmonious away game, which also creates a harmonious atmosphere for tomorrow's game.
The next day, noon came quickly.
As some reporters came to the stadium of the Newton team, Liverpool's bus also drove into the stadium with 25,000 people, which is not the home stadium of the TNS all-network team, but is only temporarily loaned, because the 'playground' of the TNS all-network team can only accommodate more than 2,000 spectators, which is completely inconsistent with UEFA regulations, although the fans who came to watch the game, including the Liverpool fans who came with the team, were less than 5,000.
Such a 'sluggish' game made the Liverpool stars only smile bitterly.
Zhang Tiehan was a little nervous before the game, and he hoped that he could show himself well. But he doesn't have much confidence in his heart, although he looks good in training, he feels that the real game may have the same performance as the last one.
He felt that way.
He couldn't tell why. But I always felt that I wasn't in the right place in the team, and it was a completely different feeling from playing in Roma.
Despite being away, Liverpool were able to crush the TNS Net, scoring two goals in the first half alone, one each by Xavi Alonso and defender Finnan.
In the second half, Benitez again sent Zhang Tiehan.
Zhang Tiehan is still in the place of Barosh, which is to let him adapt to the team. Adapting to the game, judging from the previous game, Zhang Tiehan's table is better than Barosh. But after all, he has only just joined the team and needs more adaptation, so Benitez still chose to start Baroshe.
After the game, Zhang Tiehan stood at the front of the team.
The TNS team was suppressed by Liverpool and it was difficult for them to fight back, and Zhang Tiehan even stood in their penalty area most of the time. But as he thought. He really doesn't have many opportunities.
What he noticed was that Liverpool's ability on both flanks was a bit pathetic, with very few high balls in the box.
Not only that, if he is in the middle, he will often overlap with Gerrard and Alonso, but he is too far forward to receive passes...... He did the tactical task of attracting defenders, and maybe he could have done it without doing anything, even if he didn't think he was good at the last game. But also scored a goal, and his fame was there. The whole world knows that Liverpool have two world-class stars, him and Steven Gerrard, who is at the top and TNS will never give up defending against him.
That's it.
In the 45 minutes he played, Zhang Tiehan didn't get a good chance, he only completed one attack, which was a header, but the position was ten meters away from the goal...... It was a cross from Phil Neville on the wing, it was a good idea, but the footwork, maybe Neville was really old.
This was Zhang Tiehan's second game, the second forty-five minutes.
After the game, Zhang Tiehan was a little annoyed, he didn't know what the problem was, why his teammates didn't pass the ball to him during the game, or did he really not integrate into the team and get out of the tactical system?
He felt that he was not bad.
The feeling and condition of the game now is at least much better than when he first joined Roma, when he was really out of the tactical system, and now he can do a lot of cooperation with his team-mates, but he just can't get the chance, when he is in front, it is very difficult to get the pass, not because he is not in good position, but very few teammates have a 'chance' to pass the ball.
It's weird to think about.
Zhang Tiehan felt that he should ask Benitez about it, and the coach might be able to explain the problem.
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After the match with the TNS all-network team, many media also commented on Zhang Tiehan's watch, and they thought that Zhang Tiehan's watch was really not enough to reflect the value of 30 million pounds.
'Zhang has a lot of individual ability, but he hasn't integrated into Benitez's tactical system, he seems to be lost in the game, lost in Liverpool's constant push and coordination.
"I didn't expect Mr. 30 million pounds to be unsuitable for Liverpool......"
"Zhang played in Serie A and he only had one season of top-flight experience, which is probably why it was difficult for him to integrate into Liverpool - he was too young!"
"We need to give him more time."
"If Zhang, like many players in other leagues, can't adapt to the Premier League environment, then Liverpool will lose out on this big business."
Accounts differ and opinions vary.
Some media gloated and pointed out that 'maybe Liverpool bought a parallel import', while others thought that 'Zhang just failed to integrate into the team', and the media supporting Liverpool also voiced 'I hope Zhang can adapt to it as much as possible'.
In short, the media's evaluation of Zhang Tiehan's expression is not high.
And as Liverpool manager, as a master tactician, Benitez can see much more. Zhang Tiehan can't fit into the team?
No, by no means!
In fact, the small-scale tactical training on weekdays has proved this, Zhang Tiehan can make a lot of cooperation with Gerrard and others, and these problems do not exist at all, so why is Zhang Tiehan not good in the game?
In the second leg of the match against the TNS all-network team, Benitez was watching throughout the second half, and he had to find out why.
It didn't take long for him to find out what was wrong.
The reason also lies in the tactics, it is not a problem of Zhang Tiehan's strength and appearance, but a problem of his arrangement of tactics, Zhang Tiehan replaced the position of Barosh, Baros was originally a tactical center, he passed and received the ball very little in the game, and Gerrard and Alonso on the middle road continued to pass and receive the ball to supplement the points that Baros lost, Baros only needs to attract the defense, and find opportunities to grab points, and it is enough to do the work that a tactical center should do.
But Zhang Tiehan is different.
Zhang Tiehan's individual ability is more than a step higher than Barosh, he can head the ball and shoot from distance, and it would be a big waste to use him as a tactical centre-forward. He has the ability, but in the tactical system, he is not given room to show at all, and there is still a lot of hope for him...... It's almost impossible to do.
And it's like being in a two-meter-high room, but asking someone to jump three meters high, that's simply impossible, and the only consequence of trying to do it is to hit your head on the roof.
That's it.
Zhang Tiehan's inability to show his strength is not a problem of whether he integrates into the team or not, nor is it a problem of his own ability, but a problem of tactics and space, and he has no room to play in Barosh's position at all.
If he wants to play to his ability, then Gerrard will have to drop back.
That'...... It is equivalent to squeezing the space for Gerrard to play, or the space for Alonso to play, in short, Zhang Tiehan has more balls, such as all the balls are passed to Zhang Tiehan, then Gerrard and Alonso's positions will be retreated, and the space for the two of them to play will be reduced.
This is a paradox.
For example, a bottle of one liter of water, the current distribution method is that Gerrard and Alonso occupy nine parts, and Zhang Tiehan only occupies one part, if Zhang Tiehan's occupation is increased to five parts, then Gerrard and Alonso are only five parts, but the water still hasn't changed, so whether Zhang Tiehan plays or not, for the whole Liverpool team itself, the difference is not big.
Benitez won't do that.
Zhang Tiehan is important, as is Gerrard and Alonso.
In order for all three of them to show their strengths, it is necessary to expand the capacity of the water bottle, and if the bottle is made by the amount of water, then the capacity will increase, instead of putting it in a water bottle that limits the volume.
This requires a tactical adjustment.
But how to adjust it, Benitez is not easy to think clearly in a short time, he needs to think carefully.
Back in Liverpool that evening, Zhang Tiehan approached Benitez and asked him why he was not doing well.
"Sir, I don't know what to do." Zhang Tiehan said, "In the game, I felt that I was in good shape and cooperated well with my teammates, but I still couldn't play, it was like ...... It's something you're bound by, yes, that's it......"
Zhang Tiehan thought for a long time before describing his feelings.
Benitez said, "Zhang, I watched the game, I looked at your watch carefully, and I can clearly say that it is not your problem, it is my problem. ”
"Your question?" Zhang Tiehan was a little incomprehensible.
"Yes, my problem, it's the team's tactical problem, all you need to do is train hard and I'll do my best to think of a solution to the problem." Benitez became serious.
Zhang Tiehan thought about it, then nodded and left.
When Benitez said this, he also felt that it was not his own problem, after all, he felt that he was in good shape and did not cooperate with his teammates much, so it should not be his problem to have fewer balls and fewer opportunities...... He wasn't sure either, after all, he was just a player, not a football coach.
His mood relaxed.
Since Benitez said that it was a tactical issue, it had nothing to do with him, he just had to train normally, and Benitez should also think of a way, after all, he was not qualified to talk about the team's tactics, and he wanted to participate in the discussion...... He didn't quite understand it either. (To be continued......)