On the first day of returning to the team, Drinel asked the whole team to do a physical examination, mainly to check the fat content of the body, to see if the players had become fat during the holiday, and almost all of the team were unqualified, just two weeks, almost all the players in the team had some weight gain, and the strictest of them were to lose Cassano and Pelizzoli, these two spent Christmas at home during the holiday, and did not go out on vacation, probably it was this player who made their lives too comfortable, If you don't exercise, you will lead to the growth of fat.

"In recent days, the intensity of physical training has doubled!" Drinel left this sentence that made all the players complain.

In daily training, the hardest thing is physical training, that kind of training is completely a constant consumption of the body, although there is a professional physical fitness coach to guide, the training is also very scientific, will not make the players feel too tired, but some training is completely challenging endurance, and it is quite hard.

Zhang Tiehan is a special one.

Drinel didn't ask for anything from him, and he didn't even need a physical examination, because everyone could see that Zhang Tiehan was exactly the same as when he left on vacation, and even felt a lot stronger, that kind of mental head was not something that could be pretended, not to mention, under Bonuer's big mouth, everyone knew that Zhang Tiehan had been training for a week, and the holiday had no effect on him at all.

And so the days of physical training began.

In order to allow the players to get back their weight, Drinel had a conversation with the club's fitness coach Buson, and then Busen came to guide everyone's training, which was the beginning of the players' complaints.

With Buson there, Drinel didn't worry about the high-intensity training affecting the physical condition of the players, so he let everyone do this kind of training, and also did what Buson wanted. Having each player eat a nutritious meal prepared at the club twice a day is a very painful ordeal for everyone.

Even Zhang Tiehan couldn't stand the nutritious meals of the Club of Rome.

Although he didn't gain weight during the holidays, Drinel still asked him to eat two nutritious meals at the club like everyone else to maintain his health and health, especially during the winter months. In this regard, in fact, Zhang Tiehan is not worried about anything at all, but he does not want to be specialized, so he can only swallow these foods that can be called 'torture' with a bitter face like everyone else.

"It turns out that this little old man is so ruthless...... I thought he was kind......" Cassano's grumbling never stopped.

Lately, he's been the most unlucky.

It's also because he gained too much weight during the holidays, and although a pound doesn't sound like much, for a football player, it means that his physical fitness and endurance have decreased. His physical condition has also dropped a lot, so Buson has done the most work for him, and he has become the hardest person in the team.

In addition to physical training, Drinel announced the tactical formation of the latest main attack - 4231.

At Christmas, Drinel summed up the first half of the fixture, and he always wanted to find a set of tactics that suited Roma, who had too much influence during the Capello era, and Roma's tactics were influenced by Capello. The players are very comfortable with the three-striker tactic, while some players are leaving. It also made the three-striker tactic not play at all, and later Zhang Tiehan, Totti, Cassano or Montella could form a trident, which could be good in attack, but defense is still a big problem, Drinel has always wanted to solve the balance of defense and attack, but the strength of the Roma players is there. Especially the defensive players, Ferrari and Mex's strength is somewhat, and the defensive ability of the other players is also very average, he has not solved this problem, and as a result, Roma has been constantly changing tactics in the first half of the schedule. This is also one aspect of the Italian media's 'attack' on Drinel, who believes that even if it takes a season, Drinel will not want to make the right changes to Roma.

After summarizing the first half of the schedule and knowing a lot about each player, Drinel set the formation that Roma will play - 4231, this formation seems to be balanced between attack and defense, but in fact, the position of '2' is not two backs, one of which is an offensive back, which plays the role of the core of the whole team, that is, this position is Totti or De Rossi, and Totti's position has been retreated.

The core retreat, but it does not mean that the Roman formation retreats, the role of the tactical core is to organize the attack, and the core retreat is also conducive to the rapid construction of defensive formations.

In front of the midfielders, there are three central midfielders.

For the three central midfielders, Drinel can have a lot of options, whether it is De Rossi, Totti, Del Vecchio, Mancini, Cassano, Zhang Tiehan, Montella, Dagostino, Tomasi, Dacourt, can play these positions, among these players, Mancini, Cassano, Zhang Tiehan and De Rossi are biased towards attack, others belong to the offensive and defensive balance type of players, in terms of selection, Drinel focuses on the selection of three players with strong offensive ability, so that Roma's offensive ability will be greatly enhanced.

There is only one player who acts as a striker at the top of the formation, obviously this position belongs to Zhang Tiehan or Cassano, and the others, even Montella or Totti, are not qualified for the pressure of a single striker, and only Zhang Tiehan, who has a stronger impact, or Cassano, who is more flexible in running and very creative, can act as a single striker, otherwise the player in this position will not use anything, after all, he will face very great defensive pressure.

In summary, the new formation is more attack-oriented.

Drinel also took into account that the team's defense has always had a zài problem, this problem is difficult to solve, after all, the strength of the players is only so much, he has no better players, if you want to rely on the current players, so that the team's results are better, you have to give up some things, such as defense, he can't let the team take into account both offense and defense, in the first half of the schedule, he has always wanted the team to do more defense, so that the backcourt is more stable, the result is that the defense is not good, and the offense is also not good, This is the reason why the team has been good and bad in the league table, and it is also a reason why the Italian media 'attacked' Drinel.

They believe that Drinel is not capable of leading Rome well, and that Rome is quite unstable, which is the greatest evidence.

Drinel believes that the 4231 formation is still very suitable for Roma, and his idea is to cover up the deficiencies of the defense with attack, as long as he can score more goals. Then it doesn't matter if you concede a goal, after all, the team's defense is difficult to improve, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there are no players available, what can he do?

Next, in addition to physical training. Drinel began to explain the tactics to the players.

Everyone listened very carefully, they had played in the 4231 formation, but they played in the style of 442 or three forwards, or just for defense - the formation has two backs, if you shrink the defensive line, you can naturally do better defense, and it is the first time to really hear how 4231 attacks.

Everyone listened attentively and they knew it would be the team's main tactic for the second half of the fixture.

Why call 4231?

Some listened to Drinel's tactical explanations. It is known that the manager has to strengthen the attack, which makes the attacking players happy, and the players who are more defensive are under pressure, and many players are starting to think about their place in this set of tactics.

Some players, such as Zhang Tiehan, Totti and others, must be the main force, so there is nothing to say at all. It's the players who are between the main and the substitutes who are more worried about their position. Obviously, players with a balance of attack and defence are not very popular in this formation, and they will either fight for the only central midfield position or be reduced to being relegated to the bench.

And a midfielder like Perrotta, who is very good at defending, can naturally occupy a midfield position. He will be paired with Totti in a back two, and it will not be easy for young players such as Dagstino and Corvia to find a place.

But even with other formations, it's difficult for them to find a position.

Drinel's words somewhat reassured the players, "We have a lot of pressure on the game and we will play on two fronts. Every one of you has a chance to play......"

At the same time, everyone is wondering who will be most beneficial to the new formation.

As a result, everyone looked at Zhang Tiehan.

There is no doubt that Zhang Tiehan is the player who can easily find a position in the team, he can play as a striker, he can also play a midfielder, and even he can occupy a double back position, but everyone can think about it again, even if it is other formations, Zhang Tiehan can definitely occupy a main position, after all, he is the team's top scorer, even Cassano can't compete with him for position, let alone others.

In short, the whole Roma team began to adapt to the new tactics.

……

On January 7, the Italian Serie A ushered in its first match after Christmas, which was the seventeenth round of Serie A, and Roma's opponent was Livorno, who won 4-3 away from home.

Roma won quite thrillingly.

Livorno scored two goals in a row in the opening period, which showed everyone the poor back of Roma's defence, but then Roma began to slowly recover, and their attack played better and better, and Totti's low shot in the first half pulled a goal back for Roma.

At the beginning of the second half, Mancini and Zhang Tiehan scored goals in three minutes to overtake the score.

But in the 85th minute, Livorno took advantage of a quick counter-attack opportunity to re-equalize. In stoppage time, Zhang Tiehan assisted Delvicio to score a goal and sealed the victory for Roma in a thrilling way.

After the game, many media questioned Roma's formation.

Livorno is by no means a strong team, but they can score three goals for Roma, and although Roma are in full bloom up front, they cannot hide their defensive shortcomings.

But for Rome, the result was acceptable.

Adapting to the new tactics comes at a cost, after all, the team is not very used to this formation, it is a mistake to get a win, and Drinel did not ask too much of the players, and the fact that he can score four goals also proves that the team is actually good, after the game, he only said one sentence, "You should have more attack." ”

More attacking means more goals and less ball-grabbing. Offense is the best defense, and that's what Drinel's 4231 offensive formation is all about. (To be continued......)