Fifty-Eight I Decided!

Gao Shen once heard a question, why is football the biggest sport in the world?

He believes that the best answer is: Football is like our society.

Extending from this, football tactics are like the philosophy of life in this society.

Offense or defense? Forge ahead or be conservative?

The development of football tactics is also much like the evolution of human society.

In the early days, the division of labor and position of everyone on the court was fixed, and everyone was within the scope of their responsibilities, and the division of labor and cooperation with each other was clearly defined.

Holland's total attack and total defense subverted this pattern, it completely broke this boundary, and unified offense and defense.

A steal, if it occurs in the penalty area of ​​the own side, it is a successful defensive behavior, but if it occurs in the opponent's penalty area, it is a very threatening offensive behavior.

For the same reason, Gao Shen has seen a lot of discussions before, which is the controversy over Guardiola's Dream Team 3. Is possession of the ball offensive football? Or conservative football?

When Gao Shen was still a fan, he once thought about a question, why are Mourinho, Capello and others good at defense? Why can't they use creative players? And why do many head coaches clearly know that there are not many opportunities and that they may lose badly, but they still choose to take the initiative?

When fans discuss these, they often mention a word, football philosophy, or it can also be called football philosophy.

Where did it come from? How does it work? How did it affect the players?

Why is it that the same player, who is lifeless under this head coach, can shine under another head coach?

After reading the books of Lippi and Capello in the tactical library, and comparing some books of other coaches, Gao Shen began to have a certain understanding of this issue.

The philosophy of football is the philosophy of life, and behind the two is actually the character of a head coach.

It’s like investing. Some people like to take risks, high risk, high input and high output, so they like to gamble; some people are naturally risk-averse, and they don’t want to take even the slightest risk, so they always deposit their money in the bank.

Back on the football field, if the tactical concept is drawn as an axis, the origin is balance, with offense on one side and defense on the other.

Starting from the origin, the more you move towards the offense, the more chaotic and disorderly the team formation becomes, and the greater the risks that come with it, but the stronger the creativity, the more goals you will score; If you go on the defensive side, you will find that the more orderly and tight the team formation, the lower the risk, and the stronger the defense, but the creativity is getting weaker and the goals are fewer.

In a football game, offense is risky, high risk, but high reward; defense represents order, low risk, low reward.

There is a saying that goes like this: Goals are made by adventurers. The more the team likes to take risks, the more motivated they are to attack and the more goals they score.

The simplest example is Real Madrid.

In the previous era of Galaxy Battleship, there were a lot of superstars. In order to maximize the ability and creativity of the frontcourt superstars, the team adopted very risky tactics, so the offense was very smooth and sharp, but the price paid was that the defensive end was very fragile. The risks are great.

Therefore, when each head coach chooses team tactics, he will make different choices according to his own personality, preferences and philosophy of life, whether to encourage adventure or embrace order.

Different choices will profoundly affect all aspects of the head coach, from team selection, to transfer and signing, to the team's overall tactical construction, to each player's individual tactical arrangements, to season strategy, and formation. Formation and on-the-spot command and so on.

It's like the influence of personality and philosophy of life on a person is everywhere.

In this way, it can be explained clearly.

Why does the same player, who was lackluster under one head coach, shine brilliantly under another head coach?

It may just be because the former head coach advocated order, so he emphasized the position, distance, return defense and pass success rate all the time, requiring everyone to obey the rules; the latter head coach encouraged risk-taking, and he allowed players to run more gaps , even if the formation is messed up, don’t be afraid of passing the ball more often, even if the pass is missed, don’t be afraid of going forward to participate in the attack, even if you are hit behind…

After Gao Shen figured this out, his whole body felt enlightened and enlightened.

More importantly, from the books of Lippi, Capello, Ferguson and Benitez, he saw that as the world's top football coaches, these are the truths they have long understood, even They are more aware of their own problems than outsiders.

They did not choose to subvert or abandon their own ideas, but strive to further explore on the basis of their own ideas.

They are all trying to find a way to make offense and defense compatible, and allow adventure and order to coexist.

Throughout the history of football, all the great dynastic teams have done it without exception.

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In the tactical library, Gao Shen sat silently.

He is also thinking, what is his football philosophy?

From the perspective of personality, he is a person who pursues pragmatism without much idealism, so after coaching Real Madrid, he felt that he could win by focusing on defense, so he chose to focus on defense.

On the whole, he should be more adventurous, but at the same time he values ​​order.

If he is allowed to choose, the one he admires most should be Real Madrid when Ancelotti first coached.

Ancelotti is a very interesting head coach. From his debut to coaching Juventus, he was known for being extremely conservative. He was even so conservative that Juventus fans who are known for being conservative could not stand it anymore.

One can imagine how conservative Ancelotti was during that time!

Who would have thought that after going to AC Milan, Ancelotti began to let himself go, first putting Pirlo behind, then four No. 10s, and then a Christmas tree, directly completing the transformation of his coaching career.

Of course, Ancelotti was not perfect, such as the second half of the Miracle in Istanbul.

Gao Shen will not blindly learn from Ancelotti or others. He will continue to study in the tactical library, learn from the strengths of other schools, and finally find a way that belongs to him.

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The next morning, the coaches of Real Madrid's first team also came to Valdebebas early.

They have to hold another meeting before the team returns to the team to decide on the tactics to face Deportivo tonight, especially the starting lineup, which must be decided in the morning.

Highness comes earlier than everyone else.

Although officially signed a contract with Real Madrid, Gao Shen still works with all the coaches instead of using the separate head coach office left by Carlo.

At first, it was to put on a posture, but gradually I got used to it, and I didn't bother to bother anymore.

After all the coaching staff members arrived, Gao Shen called everyone together.

"I've decided. Tonight against Deportivo, we will try our best to get all three points!" Gao Shen made no secrets, directly expressing his thoughts and arrangements, without even the slightest hint of discussion.

Ma Quida was a little surprised, and wanted to persuade him a few words, but after seeing Gao Shen's resolute expression, he thought of what Gao Shen had said to himself before, which forced him to give up the words that came out of his mouth. Swallow it back alive.

He didn't think it was a good idea because it was too risky.

But he also knows that Gao Shen has made a decision, he only needs to obey the order and assist Gao Shen to make arrangements, and nothing else is needed.

"Beckham's condition is adjusted well, let him play, Cassano rushes forward, Raul plays on the left, Guti still plays the front midfielder, the double midfielder let Pablo Garcia and De La Reid partner, the back Defense Raul Bravo, Herguera, Ramos and Arbeloa, we will play with this lineup."

High center forward Negredo was not arranged to start, which is obviously still preparing for the midweek away game in Turin.

Everyone knows that it is impossible to play an Italian team without a center forward.

After seeing Gao Shen's decision, everyone said nothing more. Anyway, they are wage earners, and all the pressure is on the head coach, which has nothing to do with them.

Lucas was very happy, because he felt that Gao Shen had listened to his own suggestion.

Buenaventura also looked inclined to be proactive, and you could tell by the look on his face.

In the end, it is the person whom Bielsa and Guardiola value at the same time, but he still tends to take the initiative in his bones.

This is also the reason why Gao Shen wants to win La Coruña.

No one can guarantee what will happen in the future. Now that an opportunity arises, seize the opportunity first, and then slowly consider other things.

Always worrying about gains and losses, doing great things but sacrificing oneself, after all, it is difficult to achieve great things.

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Before the morning meeting, Gao Shen talked to the starting players one by one, and at the same time talked to Callejon and others who were originally scheduled to start, telling them the root cause of his adjustment, hoping they can understand.

Then at the team's tactical meeting, Gao Shen explained his thoughts to everyone.

He believes that Barcelona's away draw gave Real Madrid a very good chance to further shorten the gap.

As long as Real Madrid wins La Coruña, bites their teeth, persists from Turin in the next midweek Champions League match, and beats Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Clasico on the weekend, all the pressure will be on. Barcelona here.

"I know, it's hard, but in this world, nothing is easy. Each of you has played football for so many years. To be able to play today and wear this jersey has also experienced countless hardships. No one knows better than you the importance of not being afraid of difficulties and daring to challenge your own limits."

"One is so, one team is even more so!"

"What's more, we are behind the opponent, we have no choice, we have to pay double or even triple the effort of the opponent, can we have a chance to catch up or even reverse the opponent."

In the meeting room, every Real Madrid player was listening patiently, and many people echoed their hearts and nodded.

"I always feel that a team like ours is born to work hard to win every game. In the dictionary of a team like ours and a player like this, there should be no so-called strategic compromise or abandonment at all. .”

"I always firmly believe that we have the ability to win every game, every opponent, no matter who he is!"