Section 92 Tactical Thinking

After seeing the training status of the players, Parma's main players have almost been decided.

Next season, Li Bin is ready to play 4312. Although Li Bin thinks that he is not a smart person, but he always sees the tactical environment, he specially looked up the information, verified his ideas, when he found that 97-98 Juventus, 03-05 Milan, and the memory of 09-10 Inter, all use the 4312 formation, he also firmly decided to use this formation - 4312 is in line with the habit of Italian football like to play in the middle, the existence of three backs, can make the opponent's attack in the middle weakened, but also let his side have the ability to plug in, it is indeed the most suitable formation for Serie A.

Originally, it was just a vague consciousness, but the experience of last season, and his research on Serie A, made him settle on this idea. And after this thought is made, what he thinks about is naturally what kind of rhythm and situation his team should play. 4312 is a formation, but what type of 4312 should be played? Milan brushed the ball possession rate to 60%, relying on Kaka and Sheva to play a small match, it is 4312, and Inter's 35% possession rate is also 4312, the formation is an outline, but what Li Bin wants is to inject ideas into the formation.

Last season, Parma played purely defensive football, relying on seven men to defend and then sneak on to counter-attack and score. The efficiency of this tactic is not bad, but Li Bin knows in his heart that his team must have something else, and he hopes that his team will play more ball-control play.

Defensive counter-attacking tactics have the chronic problem of poor attack and low ceiling. Because the number of people involved in the attack is small, therefore, the defensive counterattack tactics are always not easy to use in the battle, and the physical strength and speed of the players are limited after all, and they cannot be improved by leaps and bounds. In fact, in this year's Champions League, Li Bin has just seen an example - Chelsea's defensive counterattack tactics in the game against Liverpool, when Liverpool faced the turtle together, they had nothing to do, and in Li Bin's memory, they changed several times, but Mourinho was defeated by Liverpool several times, until 2013, people were still laughing at Mourinho and saying that the bus could not meet the bus - in fact, this is not Mourinho's problem, this is the inherent attack weakness of defensive counterattack tactics, and the problem of little progress.

This is also the main reason why Li Bin wants to change to ball control, not for the sake of good looks, but for his own team, with better tackling ability and better future growth. Serie A is defensive-heavy, and most teams have a more conservative approach, so if you don't have the ability to attack, it's hard to play here. In my memory, the kind of Inter Milan, the treble, didn't reach the last round and beat Roma by pressing all the way and won the championship?

Of course, possession is also varied, and you can't let possession become wiper football - you can't do that kind of thing because you're not the coach of the relegation team. Moreover, while having ball control, it is best not to forget the rapid counterattack, in Li Bin's view, a strong team, can be controlled, but also can be obscene, is the strength that a real strong team should have, will only be obscene will not attack, that is the relegation team, not a strong team, will only attack and never obscene, then it is too idealistic, the strength is not two levels higher than the enemy, so play is your own death.

Fortunately, these two are only a tactical conflict, and there is no essential contradiction. Even if it's a defensive tactic, it's not like you can completely give up possession. Possession, movement and movement in midfield are key factors in determining the quality of the counter-attack – of course, if there is Vieri or Ronaldo, the tactical definition is that individual players eat the entire defence raw, that's another thing – the two can be combined. Li Bin doesn't want a pure counterattack without possession, but he doesn't want to play like that with a completely possession tactic: in his memory, Barcelona, which has carried forward the ball-control style of play to the extreme, has always been very controversial, and Li Bin believes that this is related to some shortcomings in ball-possession tactics. First, their players are not good at their skills, and secondly, they don't need to step into the known minefields, and they should consider a better way of playing by combining their bodies and skills.

Is there such a tactic? The answer is yes. The best combination of technique and body, Li Bin's memory, is no more than the 98-00 French team. In my memory, France in 98 only conceded two goals in seven games in the World Cup, one was scored by Croatia's Suker, and the other was a penalty scored by the opponent when Zidane was banned and the group appeared early - and what is even more terrifying is that the French team is not playing anti-counter, but pressing football. In 2006, Italy played on the counter-attack, conceded two goals, and was considered Buffon's god-level play. And in 98, the French goalkeeper was the butter hand Barthez. Moreover, 98 France are the team with the most goals in seven games, but they are still seen as poor in attack, which is why people think so...... Judging from the fact that the final of the Givash World Cup dared to lose three times, it can be seen how angry France was at that time to waste the opportunity.

Pressing football - this is the direction that Li Bin is pursuing now. Like that French team, playing steadily and winning like a walk is now Li Bin's highest pursuit. And how to improve the team's possession rate and let the team play a good ball is what Li Bin needs to consider next.

And his players were also picked with this in mind.

In goal, Parma still use Frei. The French goalkeeper's ability is at the forefront of Serie A, except for Buffon, Dida, and Cesar, who have just joined the top three, Li Bin does not think that there are people who are better than Frei. After all, Frey's reaction speed is beyond imagination, even if there are some problems, but his strength is trustworthy. Unless he can find the top goalkeeper in the world, Li Bin doesn't think anyone is better than him.

On the back line, Li Bin also gradually determined the main lineup of Barzaretti, Ag, Cannavaro Jr., and Zabaleta.

Barzaretti and Zabaleta have a similar type, they are both strong, balanced full-backs, and have quite good performances at both offensive and defensive ends, although none of them are particularly good, but their ability is balanced, no weaknesses, but it has also become the biggest guarantee for their foothold.

Li Bin wants to play the 3-back formation, and the biggest change in tactics is that when he plugs in, the team no longer requires a certain side to be plugged in, but two wings to be plugged in turn, and the back of the three backs is dragged back to form a tactical change of the three defenders. Italian football is very different from Dutch football in this regard, they prefer to use two wing-backs together, and the balanced performance of Barzaretti and Zabareta at both ends of the pitch is something that is much needed in tactics. They can plug in and change the team's formation from 4312 to 352, which is also a big change.

As for the middle lane, the strongest should still be Tudor. However, Tudor's injury situation is relatively serious, and he has a history of glass legs, and Li Bin does not dare to give him too much confidence. He also contacted the doctor to give Tudor another diagnosis, and he did not dare to take such a risk until the results of the further diagnosis were available.

In addition to Tudor, Parma's strongest strength, that is, Agger, is the core of the backline, and Cannavaro Jr. opened his mind last season, and now his level of play has been improving, Li Bin believes that he can be better in the future, and now it is time to observe more.

As for Parma's midfield, Li Bin decided to let Tacinadi lag behind, Yaya Toure and Melo played as central midfielders in front of him, and De Jong and Nocerino were used as the team's main rotation.

In this position, the level of Yaya Toure and Melo is naturally needless to say, they are definitely the candidates for the main force. And Tacinadi's strength is not far from De Jong's, but his experience is what Parma desperately need right now. Although De Jong is also a midfielder, he is inexperienced when he plays, and it is better to grind it again.

And the task of these three people, Li Bin is also stipulated, Tacinadi drags back the defense, dispatches the pass, but you are not responsible for more organizational tasks. Melo, on the other hand, is responsible for sweeping wide, running sideways, and at the same time, receiving the ball when his teammates are under pressure, making some simple transitional passes. Yaya Toure is in a position relative to the pre-exam, and while taking on defensive tasks, he needs to be responsible for forward tasks, as well as some organizational tasks. As the best passing ability in the midfield, and the best skill in the midfield, Li Bin hopes to develop his playmaking skills a little, although Vieira is a slim target, but it is still a goal.

In front of them, Li Bin also chose Rui Costa as the main player of the team to play, and Arshavin as his rotation player to play this position.

After all, Rui's ability is still better than Arshavin's, his passing organization, pressure rhythm, change speed, and counterattacking skills are all incomparable to Arshavin. Although Arshavin is 24 years old, he still plays too casually, and the small league makes him a big problem, and he is far from teamwork. And although Rui is old and weak, he is protected by three strong men behind him, and he can still push it in front.

However, this position can be a little livelier. Rui Costa is already old, 33 years old, it is impossible to adapt to too fierce games, Li Bin estimates, this year, Rui Costa can play 30 games is good, and even if he encounters many injuries, more than 20 games is not impossible. And the league, the League Cup, and the Coppa Italia, at least 50 games a year, and the rest of the games are naturally played by Arshavin.

After Arshavin came to Parma, although his level was shown, his mentality has not been able to satisfy Li Bin, so it is good to polish him a little more and let him know what professionalism is.

Moreover, Li Bin is not ready to let him play less. Arshavin can play in multiple positions, although he plays the best in the forward midfield position, but whether it is a shadow striker, or left and right wings, he can play very well, let him be more substitutes, play a few more positions, it is not a bad thing.

After the position of the forward midfielder is decided, when other tactical changes are made, it is Quagliarella and Marchioni who will change the tactics. Quagliarella is a good substitute player, but not a very good main player, so it would be better to have him on the bench. And Marchioni can also play a role in the rotation, and both of them are good tactical supporters. Li Bin let go of Bresciano, but got Quagliarella, but it is also a good thing, in memory, after he went to Juventus, in Juventus and the Italian national team, they are all golden substitutes, if he trains him in this area, perhaps, he can also get a good substitute for grabbing points.

And further on, it's the forward position.

Milito and Rossi will undoubtedly be Parma's main players. Both of them, although not very good, have a lot of room for improvement, and the hard work of the two of them, coupled with the presence of Rui Costa behind them, can play very well.

And on the bench, Matri has no problem as a rotation. And Kluivert...... Li Bin still hadn't figured out how to deal with him.

After a period of training, Parma's run-in was finally possible, and after the run-in, Li Bin also began to prepare for them to conduct tactical drills.