Chapter 62 What kind of team is this?

Chapter 62 What kind of team is this?

For Arsenal, Mallorca's performance in this game is indeed a surprise, and for all the fans in the stands, it is also a "surprise", but it is a surprise with quotation marks... …

In the box of the neutral stand of the Park Stadium, a young gentleman couldn't help but secretly yawned. Although this behavior was very rude in public, the group of young people around him also had bored expressions.

This group of people is basically from the Danish royal family. Some of them like sports, but most of them are not football fans. They are just invited to watch the UEFA Cup final - the UEFA Cup final in Copenhagen , can be regarded as a grand event in Denmark, so the children of the royal family were also invited to watch the final. They originally thought that such an important game must be exciting and intense, with ups and downs... However, after watching the game for more than ten minutes, They were disappointed to find that this game was really boring...

Yes, it is boring, extremely boring.

From the first minute of the game, Mallorca launched a dense defense. No one thought that in such a final, Jose would make Mallorca adopt such an extreme defense from the very beginning!

Although the current trend of football is that the more important the game is, the more conservative the two sides tend to be, but this conservative approach is too much...

"Oh, what a boring football game." Someone sighed, which immediately resonated with a group of royal children.

The commentators who were in charge of explaining the game knew that the finals were often boring, but they had this question in their hearts-how long could Mallorca defend with such an extreme defensive tactic from the beginning? twenty minutes? Half time? Ninety minutes? Or even a hundred and twenty minutes?

Impossible... As long as you are a player, it is impossible not to make mistakes. No matter how tenacious the defense is, it is possible for one mistake to waste the efforts of the entire game.

Regarding this point, Jose is also very clear in his heart, but... he has no choice. If he confronts Arsenal head-on, both individually and as a whole, he will be completely defeated by the opponent. Only by using this extreme method can he get a better result. more chances of victory.

No matter what others say, Jose will walk towards the path he decides, although he knows that it's okay if he wins, but if he loses, his tactics will probably be severely criticized...

"Overmars shifted to the left, he broke Olesola's defense and crossed! Oh, too bad, Henry took the first point in the crowd, but his shot was high! Henry was in He has scored seven goals in the UEFA Cup this season, second only to Kovacevic who played for Juventus. He scored ten goals and has almost won the honor of the top scorer in the UEFA Cup this season. It's just that his Juventus team can no longer compete for the UEFA Cup this season..."

The Arsenal fans in the stands let out a sigh. This is the second threatening shot by Arsenal. times—but none of them allowed Franco to complete the save.

In ten minutes, only Arsenal had two shots. From this aspect, Mallorca's defense has been successful so far.

Wenger put his hands in his pockets and looked at the situation on the field without saying a word. He didn't make any adjustments. First, it was because it was still early, and second, because Mallorca's defense almost gave way. The midfielder allows Arsenal's offense to form a layered oppression. In Wenger's view, it will not be difficult to break Mallorca's defense.

Wenger firmly believes that no team can defend a whole game without revealing its flaws. As long as it reveals its flaws, it is a chance for Arsenal to score. As long as there is the first goal, the whole game will be included in Arsenal's grasp!

Wenger didn't know what Jose was thinking. However, he chose to attack and suppress after the opening. If he could take the lead, the next game would be quite beneficial to the more skilled Arsenal. It is enough to make the opponent collapse directly with successive goals.

However, as the game progressed, everyone began to discover that Mallorca not only did not reveal its flaws under Arsenal's onslaught, but began to become more and more tough.

The corner kick taken by Arsenal was directly headed out by Nino. After taking the ball, Stankovic moved forward with his big foot, and Arsenal's attack ended without a problem.

However, Arsenal's offensive came back very quickly. Mallorca lacked offensive players in the frontcourt and it was difficult to form an offensive. Although Tristan grabbed the first spot above Dixon's head, Eto'o, who received the ball, was very fast. The ball was intercepted by Pettit and Winterbourne.

Stealing the ball in midfield is logically a good opportunity to attack. However, after taking the ball back, Vieira felt worried when he saw the heavy figures in red jerseys in front of him-in the attack just now, Ma Only two forwards of Lorca rushed to the front field, and the others remained behind. He still faced eight defensive players and a goalkeeper.

This was the wall, or rather, the entire city wall, that Jose had erected to stop Arsenal's attack.

The first line of defense is the two forwards in the frontcourt. Although Tristan and Eto'o are the only Mallorca players who can participate in the attack in this game, they are also the first line of defense. As long as Arsenal's possession is in the middle circle and 30 meters away, they are responsible. Even if they can't grab the ball, they still need to interfere with their possession of the ball!

Eto'o and Tristan are in charge of the area outside the 30-meter area, and once they enter the 30-meter area, they face Soler and Ngonga, two midfielders. Although they are relatively old However, Soler has always been known for his excellent running. As a black man, Ngonga has no bad running ability. Their task is to sweep the guns at the front of the penalty area.

Stankovic and Ibagaza are on the two wings to assist. If there is a defect in the center, go to the center to make up for it. The opponent on the side will make a breakthrough to make up for the side. As for the main defensive four guards, they will stand in the penalty area without moving. , Block every attack of the opponent with an airtight defense!

The defense line will never press up, never cause offside, if you shoot from a long distance, I will force you up, anyway, I am not afraid of you taking the opportunity to break through, the penalty area is full of defensive players, Maradona will faint when he comes in, no matter what you do on the wings If you want to break through, you can either intercept or foul, two or three at the front of the penalty area, and four or five in the penalty area. How long can you defend with this posture? Ninety minutes? Pooh! From one hundred and twenty minutes! You have to know the thinking of the coach who plays the iron barrel formation. The coach who is willing to defend for 90 minutes doesn't care about defending for an extra 30 minutes! Our slogan is not to score goals, but not to concede!

Speaking of this tactic, Jose recalled the inspiration he got from watching the Internet for hours in his previous life. When he watched "The Godfather of Champions", the protagonist Tony Twain relied on this extreme defense to win his first seat. Champion, now Jose is going to use this extreme defense to win his first important championship in his coaching career!

Although the gap between the novel and the reality is bound to be huge, and Jose does not have such a heaven-defying existence as George Wood in the novel, in fact, his Mallorca is stronger than the Nottingham Forest in the novel. Strong, much better defense than Nottingham Forest!

After all, this is a team that has been dominated by Cooper for two full years!

With these advantages, if Jose does not play such extreme defensive tactics, then he will not be called Jose.

Sufficient strategic depth, defensive players with sufficient physical fitness, pressing everywhere, and a penalty area with sufficient manpower...all of these can minimize the possibility of accidents on the field.

Long shot? I had interference, blocking in the box and the last goalkeeper. breakthrough? There are at least four defenders on the route of your breakthrough. cross? In terms of numbers and height, Mallorca has the advantage...

If these points are strangled, you can basically strangle the source of the opponent's attack!

As for short pass penetration? As long as Arsenal players enter the 30-meter zone, Mallorca players will definitely go up to defend them, and the collective retreat gives Mallorca sufficient manpower. In this case, the so-called short-pass penetration is only Could be a joke.

And Mallorca has never been the kind of gentle defensive team. Several defenders and midfielders are old and cunning people. The corner of the foot, why poke your waist with your thumb when you are defending closely... At the same time, they definitely don't use that kind of one-time tackle defensive action. Standing in your position is more important than directly stealing the ball.

Under this kind of defense, Arsenal's offense slowly stopped after fifteen minutes. Firstly, such a large-scale offensive scheduling also consumes energy, and secondly, Mallorca's defensive style makes people get used to it. People in England who have made drastic changes are very uncomfortable...

This is almost the way Serie A teams defend! Totally different from a typical English defense or even a Spanish one!

This kind of defense made Arsenal's players uncomfortable.

In the case of a brief pause in Arsenal's offense, Mallorca launched several counterattacks-however, this kind of attack made Arsenal's players laugh and cry, because none of Mallorca's midfielders participated in the attack, only the two former midfielders. The striker is attacking with the ball...

It's just that this kind of attack has created some opportunities.

In the 27th minute, Eto'o forced a breakthrough from the side, and then directly lobbed the ball into the penalty area. Tristan used his body to catch Adams behind him, stretched his feet to catch the ball, and then suddenly turned around and shot!

Adams' block was a bit slower, but unfortunately, Tristan's turn shot directly crossed the crossbar and failed to hit the goal frame...

There was a sigh from the Mallorca fans, followed by loud applause.

The Arsenal fans booed collectively - there's no face to applaud? Don't even look at the team you support, what kind of bird is it playing!

While booing, the Arsenal fans were also a little strange-didn't they say that La Liga fans are the most demanding? If the team doesn't play well, they won't be happy even if they win. What happened today...

"In other words, today's game reminded me of the previous two seasons!"

In the stands occupied by Mallorca fans, there were Mallorca fans talking happily.

"Yes, yes!" Immediately, there was a echoing voice, and someone even said thoughtfully: "In the past two years, I always felt that Coach Cooper was too conservative. It makes the blood boil!"

In the stands occupied by Mallorca fans, the shouts and applause became more enthusiastic.

The Arsenal fans were speechless—what kind of team is this! What kind of fans is this!