After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 170 The Outdated Formation
This week has been a tough one for Hamburg.

They will face the first double match in a week since the start of the Bundesliga this season.

9月26日在客场挑战门兴格拉德巴赫之后，仅仅再过三天，在9月29日汉堡就要回到人民公园球场迎战汉诺威96。

Not only is the season close, but the opponents are very strong.

Borussia Mönchengladbach itself is a traditional strong team that has won 5 Bundesliga championships. More importantly, these two teams are in good condition this season and are now ranked fourth and fifth in the standings.

In other words, Hamburg has to compete with two top five teams in three days!

But since the schedule is like this, Pan Yi can only see his tricks.

He now wants to take advantage of the remaining prestige of defeating the defending Bundesliga champions, first prepare to gnaw on the hard bone of Borussia Mönchengladbach, and see how the players recover after the game.

With the current lineup of Hamburg, it is meaningless to plan too many games. As long as there is a slight accident, all the deployments will be disrupted.

Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Hoffenheim and Dusseldorf in the first four rounds, drew with Leverkusen, but lost to Nuremberg 2:3 at home.

This also shows from the side that Nuremberg is really a difficult opponent. They will lose to Hamburg by three goals, largely because of the consequences of underestimating the enemy in the first round.

After getting rid of the incompetent and troublesome assistant Rahman, Nuremberg has returned to the right path. Currently, they have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and the results cannot be said to be too bad.

For Borussia Borussia, they are currently ranked fourth with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 7 points, which makes sense.

It would be even more ideal if they can pull down the Hamburger who is ahead of them in the fifth round and replace them.

Coupled with the fact that Borussia is playing at home, it is naturally inevitable!

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"Borussia's coach Lucien Favre is an old-school coach, and the 442 parallel formation he used in Borussia is also an old-fashioned formation."

At the coaching meeting, Pan Yi was analyzing the opponent's situation with the coaching staff.

"In the last century, 442 was the most popular formation in the world, but why are fewer and fewer people using it now? It is because they have fatal flaws." Pan Yi tapped the blank position on the tactical board.

All the coaches listened with bated breath, like a group of elementary school students listening carefully.

After just a few games, these people have already admired Pan Yi.

Not only is he familiar with all the coaches and tactical systems in the world, but he also has his own clear views on which formations have their advantages and disadvantages, and how to deal with them.

The coaches all wondered if there was a supercomputer in Pan Yi's head, which was specially used to process these vast tactical information.

What's even more fortunate for them is that such an awesome head coach is now on their team.

So every week, they can listen to Pan Yi's "courses" to acquire the most advanced tactical knowledge and concepts in the world.

And for such an awesome course, don’t need 998 or 98, it’s all free!
The "cost" is just to digest it quickly after listening to it, and then convey it to the players' heads during training.

So every time Pan Yi explained the tactics, everyone's faces were full of dissatisfied eyes, lest they miss any details.

Pan Yi is naturally very satisfied with the attitude of the coaches.

He needs such conscientious and responsible subordinates!
"Modern football is faster and simpler. Most teams don't use cumbersome methods to pass through the midfield, but after the midfielder gets the ball, they kick the ball directly to find their own wide players."

"And in order to shorten the direct distance between wide players and the goal, more wingers or full-backs no longer blindly pass from the bottom, but instead attack the ribs, cut inside and break through the pass or even shoot.—— Just like what our team is asking for now."

"It is this kind of tactical change that makes the defensive pressure of the 2 with only two central midfielders suddenly increase. It has to face the impact of the opponent's three midfielders and the inside cut of the two wingers. Under the 442 formation The midfielder couldn't handle it at all."

As Pan Yi said, he pointed to the top two chess pieces on the tactical board:
"I just talked about their midfield problem, now let's talk about the striker. Although the double-center tactic allows 442 to appear to have enough numbers on the striker line, a key problem is that it is very difficult for the midfielder to handle it. Move the ball upfield."

"Although the two central midfielders in 442 have different positions, the basic composition is still the configuration of one attack and one defense, and there is only one point of delivery."

"So, as long as the 442 midfielder is marked dead, then they can only focus on attacking and defending on the side, which makes it much easier to deal with. Your ball can't advance to the frontcourt, and there are 2 forwards What's the use of the front? It's just a decoration."

"Therefore, many modern formations only have one center forward, and then use two more dexterous wingers to attack the opponent's ribs. This center forward is no longer a pillar in the penalty area. They often pull out of the penalty area to make the ball and support the center. field."

"In this way, when the old 442 encounters the new 433, 4231 or 3-back formations, it will be completely at a disadvantage in the midfield competition."

At this time, Nagelsmann raised his hand and said: "Then, the 442 formation has so many shortcomings, why do some teams still adopt it now? For example, we are about to face Borussia Mönchen?"

Pan Yi nodded appreciatively at Nagelsman, and replied: "The reason is very simple, staffing."

"Borussia lacks an excellent midfielder like De Bruyne in our team, and after Royce was sold, there is also a lack of wingers with fast speed and strong breakthrough ability."

"Correspondingly, they have a wide midfielder like Arango who has good passing skills and is comprehensive on both ends of the offense and defense, and a central midfielder like Xhaka who has strong interception ability in the midfield and is more active in running. Including excellent center forwards, and they are more numerous."

"This means that if they play 433 or 4231, they will play on their weaknesses and avoid their strengths."

"In addition, the 442 formation is certainly not useless. Its biggest feature is that the midfielders are evenly and neatly arranged, and the formation occupies the space on the field to the greatest extent, which is conducive to the team's regional defense."

"On the premise of a solid defense, then use the pass from the side to create opportunities for the striker. This is actually a defensive counterattack routine. This is why Borussia can use this set of 442 to gain a foothold in the Bundesliga."

"Borussia's current style of play is a bit like that of Manchester United more than ten years ago. Two tall and strong center forwards stand in front, and the wingers on both sides are the ones who deliver shells to them."

"If I compare Borussia's winger Arango to Beckham, and the front Luc de Jong and Hank to Yorke and Cole, will it be understood in an instant?"

The coaches all nodded.

"Then, now that we understand the problem of their ancient formation, the way to defeat them is very simple. In fact, I have already mentioned it just now."

Finally, Pan Yi slammed his fist hard at the chess piece in the middle of the tactical board:
"That is to firmly jam their midfielder and make them completely lose contact with the forward line!"

(End of this chapter)