Li Ang had only been appointed as the First Team manager late last night. As a result, his appointment was very rushed.
And most importantly, he lacked understanding of his players.
Therefore, Li Ang did not formulate new training and tactical settings for the team, whether in terms of time or feasibility.
Li Ang let assistant manager Scott Terry lead the team in the morning training according to the team's recent training arrangements. He observed from the sidelines.
On one hand, he observed the players' performance, hoping to quickly understand the players' characteristics and their current state. On the other hand, he observed the quality of the training tactics Sporting de Gijón had been using before.
This set of training tactics should have been developed by the former manager and his coaching team. It was the legacy of the former manager.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines and watched the team's training. His eyebrows gradually furrowed.
Lacidera's tactics were no different from those of other Spanish teams. They focused on delicate footwork and paid attention to the coordination on the ground. The team's offense advanced layer by layer. From a spectator's point of view, it looked quite exciting.
Too slow!
Too slow!
Li Ang shook his head in his heart.
Lacidera's tactics were not only uncharacteristic, but there was also a big problem. It was too slow!
The players passed the ball slowly. When they attacked, almost all the players who pressed forward to attack had to touch the ball several times. The football was passed between them. If it were in a game, the ball possession rate would certainly be okay. However, this kind of ball possession rate was ineffective. The football was at the feet of these players. They passed it to each other, trying to find an opportunity to break through the opponent's defensive line through passing. However, it must be known that this kind of offensive routine without any suddenness and speed only served to leave enough time for the opponent to return to defend. With this kind of uncharacteristic passing coordination, it would be extremely difficult to break through the defensive line in the face of a completed defensive line.
Sporting de Gijón had not tasted a victory in three months. The team's defense had been beaten into a sieve by the opponent. This was the most obvious shortcoming. However, at the same time, Sporting de Gijón's average goals per game was only 0.56. What did this mean? Sporting de Gijón scored an average of one goal every two games!
Behind the huge shortcoming of the weak defensive line, there was also the problem of the lack of offensive power!
After watching the team's training, Li Ang felt that he had found the problem of Sporting de Gijón's lack of offense, or one of the crux of the problem!
Lack of speed.
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When Li Ang was in Sporting de Gijón's B team, he designed the 'Triangle Tactics' for the team, which also emphasized passing and cutting. However, this tactic was fundamentally different from the one used by Sporting de Gijón's first team.
Li Ang's tactics especially emphasized speed. The speed of attacking and the speed of retreating!
Other than that, there was also the coordination of teammates' positioning! It required the entire team to run. Regardless of whether they were defending or attacking, all the players had to run without any regard for their stamina. They had to use their positioning and passing to cut the opponent's defensive line and launch an attack. When they were defending, they had to use their tight positioning to cut off the opponent's attacking route!
Li Ang sat down on a chair beside the training ground and wrote and drew on the tactical board.
He was not satisfied with the problems that the team had exposed during training.
He was thinking about a strategy to deal with them.
If possible, he certainly wanted to use his tactics in the first team. Li Ang believed that if he was given time, he could rely on his tactics in B team to play well. In the first team, in the Segunda División, he could also make the team look new.
However, the problem was time!
He did not have time!
Sporting de Gijón's next league match was a week later. It was difficult to expect the players to familiarize themselves with the tactics in a week's time. Li Ang did not have the 'Model Play' skill to use.
Therefore, it was necessary and necessary to promote the tactics in the first team. However, as the next match was approaching, Li Ang had to find a way to make the team effective in a short period of time to deal with the upcoming match.
The first match was his first time coaching the First Team. At the same time, it was also the match that this group of players, as well as the media and reporters, were observing with a magnifying glass. They were looking at his coaching ability with doubtful and scrutinizing eyes!
If this match did not change, Li Ang would be under a lot of pressure. More importantly, this match was Li Ang's chance to take control of the team and make the players gradually submit to him. He could only get off to a good start. He could not afford to lose!
In that case, he could only make a fuss about 'speed'.
Li Ang gritted his teeth!
Now, the worst thing that Li Ang felt about the players during training was their speed!
There was no speed!
There was no sharp attack!
What if he increased their speed?!
Li Ang wrote the word 'speed' on the tactical board.
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Later, during a break in the training, the players were resting. Li Ang called his assistant manager, Scott Tri, over.
He showed the tactical board to Scott Tri, which was full of words.
Scott Tri felt his scalp go numb when he saw the dense arrows drawn on the tactical board.
"Jesús, what do you think is the team's biggest problem at the moment?" Li Ang asked.
"The defense is terrible," Scott Tri said. "The team is averaging more than three goals scored by the opponents in a game. It is too difficult for us to win with such a defense."
"Why is the defense so bad?" Li Ang asked.
Scott Tri mentioned a few points, including the lack of defensive reinforcements, the lack of marking, the lack of concentration of the players, and other problems.
"These problems do exist." Li Ang nodded. He had just watched Sporting de Gijón's disastrous 6-0 defeat to Aravés. The problems that Scott Tri mentioned existed, but it was obvious that Scott Tri did not get to the point.
"Why do these defensive problems exist?" Li Ang asked. "Because the team has been besieged by the opponents. In the face of strong pressure from the opponents, how can the rear defensive line not have problems?!"
Li Ang drew a line on the tactical board.
"Take the game against Aravés as an example." Li Ang drew a few more arrows. "The opponents are looking to attack from here, here, and here. The players are on the defensive side. How can they not care about one thing and lose sight of the other?!"
Yes, in the face of the opponent's offensive, the defensive line was already weak. It would be strange if there were not a few holes.
Seeing that Scott Tri still did not understand, Li Ang shook his head. Scott Tri was loyal to the club and was famous for being honest. However, his talent was mediocre, and he could only be an assistant.
"Attack!" Li Ang pointed out directly. "The team's defensive line is in a huge crisis. One of the most important reasons for all of this is that we are weak in the offensive end!"
Li Ang began to talk non-stop.
Scott Tri listened and thought, glancing at Li Ang from time to time. At this moment, the assistant coach's attitude toward Li Ang was changing. He had been more cooperative with Li Ang before purely because he was serious about his work. His work required him to be a good assistant to Li Ang and do his supporting work well. But now, Scott Tri admired Li Ang. This colleague from China, who was much younger than himself, did seem to be very good. He seemed to be very good.
"Offense is the best defense." Li Ang spoke excitedly. "Our weakness in the offensive end is equivalent to directly opening the door, allowing the opponents to attack our hinterland and our goal unscrupulously! The reason why the offense has been unable to pose a threat is because of speed! The team's offensive progress is too slow. Without speed and sharp counterattacks, there is no way to form a pressing suppression of the opponents! "
"Speed!" Li Ang put down the tactical board, on which he had written and drawn a lot of things. "No speed! This is one of the biggest problems of the team at present! "
Scott Tri looked at Li Ang in surprise. He did not speak immediately, but picked up the tactical board that Li Ang had written again and stared blankly.
After about half a minute, Scott Tri put down the tactical board and looked at Li Ang. His eyes were shining, and he said excitedly, "You are so right! You are so good, Li! Why didn't I think of it? "
Li Ang smiled but did not say anything. If you had thought of it, you might have been the manager now. What would I do then?
PS: First update. Please subscribe. Please give me a monthly pass. Yesterday at five, everyone said that it was not considered an explosive performance. Well, I will try my best today.
I don't have any saved manuscripts, all of them are written on the spot. But don't worry, everyone. This month, I will give it my all. Back in the day, I was also an explosive young man.
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