Lisbon, Lisbon Four Seasons Hotel Lisbon Suite living room, in front of the computer.

George Lee wore headphones, turned on the camera, and continued to talk to several people in the video.

"In different situations, against different ball carriers, I think you should press high up in a different way."

"Tell me more about it." "Can you give an example?" Several other people listened more carefully and began to ask questions.

"Let's take the game just now, for example, I am Greece, when the ball is in the opponent's backfield, the ball is at the feet of the opponent's central defender, or other players who are not very good at the ball, then my high pressing must be a man-to-man pressing, through one or two players to press the ball carrier, and other players to press the nearby receiver to pose a threat."

He took a sip of water and continued.

'Greece's first goal, the other way, they were a kind of pressure on the ball. It's just two people, or even three people, who are pushing you with the ball. Because you make a mistake in the process of pushing, then there is a large gap around you. ”

'Yes, Paolo Ferreira kept dropping back after conceding the goal, the two centre-backs didn't get up and the other midfielders started to push forward, and there was a complete vacuum in front of the penalty area. Chris Casper added:

"The other thing, against players like Luis Figo and Rui Costa, I'm going to press them when they're off the ball, and I'm going to be between them and the ball carrier, and I can't let their core get the ball easily. The third way that George Lee said was to press high in the post.

"Yes, yes." Brian Kidd took over, "No wonder you just said that you need to be involved in the front, the midfielders, and the full-backs, obviously the previous two strikers are not enough, this is a complete system, a very complete system. ”

Cruyff Jr. also offered his opinion: "Sometimes I think our centre-backs need to be involved in pressing up front, and whenever it is possible to get the ball back up front, then we don't have to bring the fire to our half. ”

“Total Football？” Casper uttered the name "All Offense and All Defense".

"Combined with what George said before, this frontcourt pressing and all-out offense and defense are similar in some places, but some places are also different."

Cruyff Jr. has a deeper understanding of "all-in attack", after all, his father Johan Cruyff is considered to be the representative of "all-attack and all-defense", the best space creator, and the most crucial factor in the Dutch national team to bring all the players together on the pitch.

'We can try what Jordi has just said, but the midfielders and the two centre-backs are our last barrier.

"And the goalkeeper, you press and press in the opposite half all day long, I don't think it's too much to let our goalkeeper stand outside the big penalty area." Peter Schmeichel made a joke.

"Hahaha~" Everyone laughed.

'Oh, Peter, you reminded me that I think it's important for the goalkeeper to be involved in our tactical vision.

"Really?" George Lee's words left Schmeichel a little confused.

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'When we were in our own half, Peter reminded me that we could bring the goalkeeper in so that we would have an extra point if we were pressed up front.

George Li took out the tactical board he bought in the Netherlands and began to paint non-stop, although it was not very clear in the video, everyone here could understand what he wanted to express, and seeing that everyone could understand, he began to continue.

'The goalkeeper, plus the drop-back midfielder, counts as three centre-backs, plus two full-backs, and I encourage them to keep passing and pulling as they push forward......

Chris Casper interrupts Lee George.

"Can we use a wide range of lateral transfers to make space directly in the backcourt?"

"Yes, so that the longitudinal space of our side can be pulled out at once."

"In this way, the two full-backs have a heavy task, not only to press in the front, but also to move and run in a wide range of the backfield."

'Not only that, but in attack I need our wingers to cut inside more to create two wide corridors for the two full-backs. George Lee demanded a lot from the team's two full-backs.

"Wow~"

'If you can, I even want the full-backs to radiate to the middle when the wingers are down close to the baseline. George Lee continued to add.

Jordi Cruyff finally understands why George has been putting so much emphasis on the central combination of Alan Smith, Edgar Davies, Thomas Graveson. Because in Lee's tactical concept, the focus of the attack is the two wings, and the midfielder needs to play the role of a meat grinder, putting three strong guys, aggressive scrambles, and fierce steals.

"Can we meet the tactical needs of our full-backs?" Cruyff Jr. questioned.

"On the right, with Danny Mills and Gary Kelly, I think that's enough. Moreover, Danny can also play in the central defender position, and Gary can also play as a right midfielder. ”

"How's the Wess Brown transfer talks?" Brian Kidd asked about his former disciple.

"The old man refused to sell it, and scolded me." Lee said.

"If there are only two words, will it look thin, and Gary is not too young, and there are many injuries."

"Why don't we try to get that kid from James to play right wing-back?"

The James they are talking about is actually the team's winger James Milner.

"Okay, he's a winger."

'Maybe you can, you have the pace, you have the physical, you have a good big picture, and it fits exactly what George wants from a full-back. Casper mentioned.

'Chris, when you were training camp, you started asking Milner to try to switch to full-back, and he tried both wings.

"Okay, are we missing on the left side too?"

'Not really, although Ian's pace is a big issue, his crosses and set-pieces are exactly what we need.

Ian Hart, born in 1977, is the first penalty taker in the team as a left-footed left-footer at the Leeds Academy academy. In the 2001-02 season, Hart scored 11 goals in all competitions, which is quite a rare time as a defender. In 2002-03 away at Arsenal, he scored a direct free-kick from 25 yards out to help Leeds United win 3-2 and help Leeds United to relegation.

"What about the substitutes? Have you found the right one? ”

'I asked Gray to contact the transfer department and try to reach out to Wigan's Leighton Bynes and Wigan offered £1.5 million and I agreed.

"20 years old is not enough, is 1.5 million too expensive?" Kidd doesn't seem to be looking very well on the young left-back at Wigan.

"Brian, we're not short of money right now, if Ashley Cole is willing, George is willing to open 10 million, but the Frenchman at Arsenal won't agree. Do you think it's still when you were manager in Leeds, spending some money and swishing ...... Hey, Brian I was wrong, don't hit me......" Colin McGee had just made a joke about Brian Kidd when he made a gesture to hit him in the video.

"You bunnies, can you respect your seniors." Kidd was unhappy that he had been joking about being made by several of his former disciples today.

George Lee quickly brought the topic back to the discussion of the team's lineup.

'Ian Hart and Layton Bynes will make up our daily rotation at left wing-back, Dominic Mateo can play at left-back if needed, and Jurys Mathieson can also play at left-back, who is likely to move next.

"Mateo not leaving?" Kidd knows that last season's poor record led to a halt in the contract extension of captain Dominic Matteo.

"Signed for another year."

"So, if he doesn't do well next season, he's still going to go, right?"

"Let's be prepared for both, starting with Mateo and Albucheson, and slowly bringing Mattieson to the main team in the middle of the season. So that we won't lose Matteo at the end of the season. ”

"Okay, let's talk about the frontcourt again, you have so many wingers, can't you buy a serious center forward?" Kidd finally asked, "The only striker Alan Smith, you still have to make him retreat." Are you ready to focus on which striker to focus on in the upcoming games? ”

"I think, England, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden...... Bryan, Iceland striker have any recommendations? George Li asked knowingly.

"Damn, Iceland didn't come, there was no Iceland in this European Cup."

Kidd was already driven crazy by his former disciples, and he regretted how easy it was for them to train in the youth team.