Chapter 97: Adjustments to the First Team

Chapter 97: Adjustments to the First Team

Putting aside all unrealistic fantasies, Jose appeared at the training ground in high spirits the next day and began to loudly direct the training of the entire team.

Ronaldinho and Kaladze have been training together for some time, and among the newly joined players, Eto'o is very familiar with his teammates. Only Capdevila and Gamarra still need to gradually adapt to the team's atmosphere. However, Jose knows that they are all capable players, especially now that the defense is aging, and their addition can bring plenty of vitality to the team.

These five players who joined during the winter break, plus Motta and Luque who were promoted from the youth team, Jose was ready to reuse them in the second half of the season. It happened that the UEFA Cup was eliminated, and it was in the league that he showed his coaching skills. At that time, La Liga in the past few seasons was an era where all the heroes came together. Losing one or two games was not a big deal, and it could give Mallorca a valuable opportunity to run in.

In the away game against Real Sociedad on December 3, Jose fielded such a lineup.

Goalkeeper Franco, the four defenders from right to left are Finidi George, Nino, Nadal and Olesola, the midfielders are Kaladze, Motta and Ngonga, and the forwards are Luke and Etienne. To'o and Ibagaza.

Such a four-three-three lineup surprised Mallorca fans. Mallorca has always been good at defensive counterattacks. It is quite rare to send a three-forward lineup in away games.

However, as the game progressed, the commentators discovered that despite the 433 formation, Mallorca still focused on defense. The three midfielders all had good defensive capabilities, and Ngonga appeared on the right. The midfield position allows George to assist more boldly, while Kaladze on the left has ample room to move forward because Luke appears more in the center position, and Motta sits in the midfield. Together with Ngonga, he coordinated the team's offense. Although Mallorca still did not have many attacks, it stabilized the defense and enhanced the efficiency of the offense.

The first half ended with a score of zero to zero, but Mallorca's threatening offense was far superior to the home team Real Sociedad.

After the start of the second half, Jose made a substitution adjustment. Ronaldinho came on to replace Ibagaza. After he came on, Luke began to be fixed at the center position, and Eto'o appeared more on the right. His appearance made Mallorca's offense more threatening, and Mallorca's front three forward partners also began to show a stronger desire to attack.

In fact, in this case, Mallorca's lineup is more like 4312. Ronaldinho is ambushing behind the two forwards. The three midfielders are mainly responsible for delivering the ball as soon as possible after defense. In the frontcourt, this kind of unconventional tactics made the opponent Real Sociedad quite uncomfortable.

In the 73rd minute, the three players in the frontcourt jointly played a beautiful attack. Ronaldinho suddenly broke through the opponent's defense and gave the ball to Eto'o when the opponent's two defenders were about to form a trap. To'o broke away from a defender at high speed and broke into the penalty area to shoot. The ball was pounced by the opponent's goalkeeper. After it bounced into the penalty area, Luke immediately appeared at the landing point and kicked off to push and score!

"Good job!" Jose waved his fist. This attack was good. Although it was a flash of inspiration from several players in the frontcourt, it is also a good idea to take advantage of this for the time being while maintaining a solid defense.

Although Jose will let the team play more proactively in the second half of the season, no matter what, first of all, we must pay more attention to defense. The three midfielders are a very good choice. Both Capdevila and Kaladze can serve as three midfielders. With the midfielder on the left, this tactic can also very well solve the problem of too many players on the left - Capdevila and Kaladze are all-rounders on the left, and Ronaldinho and Luque can also play If this position is not properly resolved, big problems may arise.

In the end, relying on this goal, Mallorca defeated Real Sociedad by one goal in an away game and won three consecutive victories. Three consecutive games were all one-goal victories. Jose still has a long way to transform the team.

"The current number of Mallorca's first team is 27, but the actual number available is not that many. At the same time, it is still weak in some positions and needs to be made up for."

Looking at the list that Piri handed him, Jose was in a daze. After returning from the away game, Piri immediately found him and gave him a list.

"There are many long-term substitutes who need to be cleaned up. They are not capable of playing in the first team. If they can be sold, they can be sold as soon as possible. Those that cannot be sold are more suitable for the second team. At least they can play some role. Among them, they can I have already counted the players who are useful to the first team."

"There are two goalkeepers, Leo Franco and Mickey. After Boggs left, there are only two goalkeepers left in the first team. However, there is no need to supplement. Franco can serve as the main goalkeeper of the first team, and so can Mickey. He is a good substitute. If someone gets injured, the goalkeeper can be transferred from the second team, so there is no need to worry."

"Guards: Soler, Nadal, Nino, Olesola, Armando, Capdevila, Gamarra and George who switched to right back. There are enough people. Soler and Olesola can become A good substitute. Although there are only three central defenders, it is enough at this stage. Nadal is the main force. Nino and Gamarra can rotate. No matter who they are, they can complement Nadal, but at the left back There are three players in the position. Armando is not as experienced as Olesola, and his ability is not as outstanding as Capdevila. If he is unwilling to be a substitute, it is recommended to find an opportunity to sell him."

"Midfield: Soler, Ngonga, Motta, Ibagaza, Ronaldinho, Kaladze. The number is relatively small. However, the competition for the main players is fierce. It is recommended that each position should be divided between the defensive midfielder and the right midfielder. Bring in a substitute to strengthen the bench."

"Forward: Delgado, Eto'o, Luke. Three forwards are enough, not to mention Ronaldinho can also play forward. There is no need to add more players. If there is an injury, it is still time to transfer someone from the second team."

Seeing the list, Jose breathed a sigh of relief.

There are twenty-seven players in the first team, and only nineteen of them are favored by Piri - the other eight players include Carlos and Quinteros, two substitute forwards, as well as players who have never had any playing opportunities before. Attacking midfielders Robles and Josemi, defender Raul Martin and others, in Piri's view, these people will not have any benefit to Mallorca's first team.

In fact, Jose quite agrees with this view. At least he has been coaching in Mallorca for such a long time. These players he has not used for a long time do have great shortcomings in ability, leaving them only in the first team. But Jose hasn't had a chance to clean up yet, and it's very difficult to sell people in winter.

It's just that there are only 19 available players, and among them there are seven or eight players who are destined to decline. This is also a very difficult situation. After all, it is impossible to have fewer people.

"Do the right midfielders and defensive midfielders need to be supplemented?" Jose thought for a while and felt that what Piri said still makes sense. After all, the team now sometimes uses three defensive midfielders, and the only full-time defensive midfielders are Soler and Ngonga. Together with Motta, Kaladze cannot be regarded as a pure defensive midfielder. This situation may affect the team's formation. As for the right midfielder position, Mallorca can only use Ibagaza now. If a person is injured and there is no one to replace him, he can't always let Eto'o play as a right winger. What's more, there are fewer available players, and the less room for tactical changes, the easier it will be. Let the other party know what tactics you will use.

"These two positions must be supplemented, whether they are young players or veterans who are willing to serve as substitutes." Piri nodded.

"Do you have any good recommendations?" Jose thought for a while and found that he couldn't think of any suitable players. After all, all he knew were future superstar players. They were either difficult to buy or there was no use buying them now.

What's more, the current regulations of La Liga are that you can have several non-EU players. However, there are only four non-EU players in the roster, Ronaldinho, Eto'o, Kaladze, Gamarra and Delgado. Mallorca There are now five non-EU players. This is the reason why Stankovic left through transfer. For example, in the last league game, Jose had no choice but to let Gamarra stay at Madrid when he chose Delgado. Lorca, Jose is planning to sell Delgado after the end of this season, because the other four non-EU players are important to him.

Therefore, those you want to introduce must be EU players, preferably local players - Jose is not familiar with this aspect.

"Actually, there is no need to introduce them. I found two good players in the second team, which can just make up for the lack of manpower on the right side." Piri said with a smile.

"From the second team? Are you talking about..." Jose thought about it carefully and said suddenly.

"Yes, the 22-year-old right wing all-rounder Alejandro Campano and the 22-year-old attacking midfielder Albarro Novo." Piri said with a smile: "Jose, you That shouldn't be the case. Although these two players will not become top players, with their characteristics and abilities, there will be no problem at all as qualified rotation players or even the main force on the right."

Jose patted his forehead. It wasn't that he didn't know these two players, but when he was in the youth team, all his attention was on those players whose names he was familiar with. Tristan at first, and later Luke and Motta, even Guisa...

Jose had a very deep impression on these people, including the least famous Guisa, who later won the top scorer in La Liga, so Jose focused more on these people, after all, training one That's money. Almost none of these guys are worth less than 15 million...

So Jose naturally ignored other players.

Now that Piri said this, Jose remembered these two young players on the right.

Campano is an all-rounder on the right, not slow, and good at both defense and offense. Although he is not the unparalleled presence of Maicon, he is a reassuring substitute on the right, whether he is a right back or a back three. He can play on the right side of the waist, even on the right midfielder.

If Campano is the kind of hard-working engineering player, then Novo is more talented. He attacks the midfield and is good at playing wide midfielder or attacking midfielder. His technical characteristics are similar to Ibagaza, and his speed is higher than that of Campano. Ibagaza is slower, but is a typical technical player.

If you think about it carefully, if you want to supplement your strength, two players like this are necessary. They are honest, obedient, don't ask for much, and their strength can be guaranteed. Such players are simply harder to find than the main players