After being rejected, I became Shi Yijiao

Chapter 332 The only striker in the world who can eat defenders raw
Brendan Rogers, born in Northern Ireland on January 1973, 01, is currently the head coach of Premier League Liverpool Football Club.

He also has a very famous nickname, known as "Uncle Fang".

The reason why he has this name is because there are as many as 102 properties under his name!
Many coaches and players came to Liverpool and rented Rodgers' house to settle down. This also includes the German coach Klopp who later succeeded him... It's a bit humorous.

This shows how economically savvy Rogers is. Even if he is not a head coach, he doesn't know how comfortable he is just being a house uncle and paying rent.

However, as a football coach, Rogers actually has something, otherwise he would not be favored by a giant like Liverpool.

And his results are not bad. Last season, he led Liverpool to the runner-up of the Premier League, and finally won the best coach of the year.

In addition, Rogers has also won the Premier League's best coach of the month three times, which can tie with Pan Yi this season!

Therefore, Pan Yi will not study Rodgers' house buying strategy, but after playing Rome, he will start researching and collecting information and information on Liverpool with his coaching team.

And such information is very detailed!

It's not even just about Rodgers' tactics at Liverpool, but his preferences early in his career.

After all, a head coach's tactics are not static. He will always change over time. This is actually a process in which a head coach corrects and evolves his own tactics.

Studying their early coaching characteristics will also serve as an important reference for their current tactics.

For example, it is mentioned in the report materials that when Rogers coached Watford and Reading in the early days, he was actually not sure about his tactical style.

At Watford in particular, he tried to add some Spanish pass-and-run style to the traditional English 4-4-2 formation, but it made his side look like nothing else.

But things took a certain turn for the better during the Reading years.

Rodgers brought Sigurdsson (Sigurdsson) on loan for the team, an attacking midfielder who appeared behind the striker.

Sigurdsson is very creative, he can assist, and he can also score goals. He has become the soul of the midfielder of Rodgers' team and made his team very strong.

Later Rogers switched to Swansea, he also rented Sigurdson again, and his team was also kneaded and formed, providing Rogers with the best platform to show his coaching philosophy.

In this formation, the team has an attacking full-back (Taylor or Rangel), a defensive midfielder (Britton), a playmaker who moves and passes like Xavi ( Joe Allen) and an inside winger.

Obviously, this is a derivative of tiki-taka, exactly the same as Guardiola's Barcelona in the future.

His tactical system at this time is mainly based on the following three points:

1. Possession of the ball.

2. Move the ball frequently to open up space on the court.

3. Defending in zones rather than in fixed formations.

In addition, because the team lacks a player with super personal ability like Messi, in order to improve the scoring efficiency, Rogers made some fine-tuning of tactics.

In the team's midfield, Rodgers did not have an outstanding player like Iniesta, so he arranged for a Sigurdsson who could run and score more goals, and he was in the team at this time. The middle is more like Lampard in the Mourinho Blues.

In the frontcourt, he doesn't use a false nine like Barcelona, ​​​​the team has shooters like Danny Graham in the frontcourt.

It can be said that Rogers has added Mourinho's pragmatism to Guardiola's idealism, which also ensures that he can play on the basis of the team's possession of the ball, and his record will not be too bad.

And when Rodgers was called by Liverpool to Anfield in 2012, there were no players here who could perfectly embody his coaching philosophy.

For players like Henderson, Downing, and Carroll, the traditional 4-4-2 may be a more suitable formation.

So, after a difficult first six months, Rodgers brought in Coutinho and Sturridge, and after realizing Suarez's top-level individual ability, Rodgers decided to build a team around the Uruguayan.

Rodgers is based on ball possession, emphasizing high pressure and fast passing between several players, hoping to play a speed that suffocates the opponent in the counterattack.

Suarez has excellent skills, Sturridge has amazing speed, and Sterling has excellent passing ability, which provides an excellent running environment for the frontcourt attack group.

In midfield, Gerrard is still the leader of the team, Coutinho is mainly responsible for organizing the attack, while Henderson runs between the two penalty areas at all costs.

Last season, that is, the 2013-2014 season, the Red Army's quick counterattack was extremely efficient, and Rodgers' ability to adapt and improve has been greatly demonstrated, and the good results have also proved this.

When he knew that the tactics he advocated at Swansea had little chance of being realized at Anfield, he quickly began to emphasize personnel management and build the team around the outstanding individual characteristics of the Red Army players.

When he first arrived in the Red Army, Rodgers' ideal task was to turn the Red Army into England's Barcelona, ​​but in the end, the Red Army seemed more like England's Dortmund!

That's exactly what a coach should do.

When the ideal of the head coach does not work, he should immediately understand the strengths and weaknesses of his players. This ability to understand flexibility is naturally part of a coach's coaching philosophy.

In some key battles of Rodgers' coaching career, we can also see the change of this coach's coaching philosophy.

In his first season in the Premier League, Rodgers demonstrated at Swansea that the fears of those who doubted his philosophy were unfounded.

That season, Swansea finished 11th in the league.Despite a modest finish, Rodgers' men beat Chelsea and eventual champions Manchester City and drew with the Reds at Anfield.

His greatest achievement was the 3-2 victory over Arsenal at home.

You know, in the past 10 years or so, the Gunners have been an advocate of the Premier League's pass-and-control style of play.After defeating the Gunners, Rodgers and his Swansea can also proudly tell the world that they are also capable of winning games in the Premier League with pass control!
After switching to Liverpool, Rodgers defeated Arsenal with a completely opposite style of play.

In their 5-1 thrashing of the Gunners at Anfield, the Reds' swift counter-attack quickly overwhelmed their opponents, with four goals in the first 20 minutes ending the suspense of the game early.

These examples also show once again that Rogers is also very flexible in tactics, and he is also very good at using the resources at hand to achieve the maximum effect.

And this information, every Chelsea coach will be clear, but after further analysis and screening by the coaches, only a relatively small part is passed to the players' heads.

After all, players don't need to know that much, they just need the coach to tell them how to play this game.

As for the specific implementation of "how to play", it is necessary for the coaching staff to discuss based on these materials, and then come up with a targeted tactical plan.

"Last season, Liverpool's combination of ball possession and defensive counterattack was very sharp, which made them once possible to win the Premier League championship."

Pan Yi pointed to the tactical board and began to talk about Liverpool's current problems, which is what Chelsea can use now.

This is the pre-match preparation meeting, or the most important part of a tactical class. All the coaches listened carefully and took notes carefully.

After all, no matter how complete the materials are, they are just dead words and pictures. Only by seeing the truth in them, and then deciphering them, can these words and pictures come to life and become sharp weapons in actual combat.

And Pan Yi is obviously the best at this kind of master.

"But it's a pity that Rodgers spent at least a year and a half at Liverpool to form this style of play. Their core is Suarez."

"After Suarez switched to Barcelona, ​​without such a top striker, Rodgers' tactics failed a bit. Liverpool's performance this season has also begun to decline sharply."

"The main reason is his tactical style of play, which requires too much ability from the striker. Not only must they run reasonably and prepare to receive long passes from Gerrard and Henderson for a quick counterattack, but they must also have sufficient ball intelligence." Cooperate with frontcourt teammates for short passes, interspersed, cuts, etc., and the shooting skills should not be too bad."

"And their current strikers, whether it's Balotelli or Sturridge, can't reach Suarez's level. In addition, Sturridge's recent injury has exacerbated this situation."

"It's not that Rodgers doesn't understand his problem. It's just that Liverpool's performance in recent years has been too mediocre, and good stars are not very willing to come; second, he also needs time to adjust his tactics, and then slowly come up with some It doesn't need Suarez's tactics to come out."

"And that, and that's what we can take advantage of, is the guarantee that we can beat Liverpool at Anfield."

Everyone nodded.

Everyone knows that if it weren't for the players' strong adaptability and the coach's super training ability, it would be almost impossible for a team to complete the transformation of the tactical system in a short period of time.

This is not just a matter of coaching style. Changing common tactics requires a lot of running-in between teammates, which is likely to take a long time and risk the failure of the experiment.

At that time, after selling Suarez, he was about to face the Premier League. The pressure of performance made it impossible for Rogers to do so.

And since there is no plan to make major changes to the tactical system, it can only be like what Rogers is doing now, constantly changing personnel and positions in a small range to fine-tune the tactics and experiment.

But obviously, this is still very difficult.

After all, not every coach is Pan Yi, all coaches have almost full knowledge, and can switch between various magic arrays...

Suarez was to Liverpool last season what Messi was to Barcelona. Everyone revolves around Suarez, including Sterling, who is the younger brother. The core is Suarez, and Sturridge is a helper + secondary output. All are green leaves.

As soon as Suarez left this season, the green leaf boys didn't have thigh hugs, and they couldn't move immediately.

"It is said that the introduction of Balotelli was not Rogers' original intention." Scaloni also said:

"During the US warm-up match before the season, Rodgers also made it clear that he would not introduce Balotelli."

"In the end, it should be that before closing the window, there is still no striker I like. There is no other way, and I am in a hurry to go to the doctor."

"Balotelli's talent is undoubted, but he plays more casually on the field, coupled with the decline in his state in recent years, it is obviously difficult to meet the requirements of a center in Rodgers' tactical system."

"Maybe Rodgers will supplement the forward line in the winter window?"

Pan Yi shook his head: "How many strikers in the world do you think can reach the level of Suarez?"

"This..." Scaloni scratched his head.

Indeed, based on the state Suarez showed last season, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one striker in the world today, otherwise he would not be bought by Barcelona at a high price of more than 8000 million euros.

At that time, Suarez was even still in the suspension period.

Just because he took a bite of Italian "food" Chiellini with his sharp teeth in the 2014 World Cup just past.

"Su Ya on the tip of the tongue" was born: (please make up the background music by yourself)
The group stage is not over yet, Suarez has already started a day of work;

He decided to try his luck and went to the backcourt of the Italian team to find a precious ingredient;

The strong men in the Apennine Peninsula are a gift from God; the shoulder meat of the central defender is the best of the ingredients;

After 75 minutes of exercise, the shoulder meat has been fully exercised, the meat is tender and juicy, and it is matched with the salt of sweat;
Such rare ingredients, combined with the simple and direct way of eating, make this food even more precious...

In short, even if Su Ya has such a "quirk", even if Barcelona has to pay the price of not being able to use Suarez for several months, they will take him away at a high price, which shows the strength of the Uruguayans.

"Rodgers' current strategy is actually correct. He needs to slowly adjust and experiment with a style of play that is more suitable for the current group of players." Pan Yi continued, "But unfortunately, some of his methods are wrong."

Scaloni immediately stopped talking, and began to put on a serious face with the other coaches.

Pan Yirui commented on other coaches in the Premier League. This is the rarest learning opportunity!

"He is actually a bit like me, that is, he likes to use young players. For example, Joe Allen, under the guidance of Rodgers, this talented young player became a regular main force in Swansea, and in 2012 Came to Liverpool with Rodgers."

"In Liverpool, Rodgers also helped Sterling grow into England's most promising hopeful star."

"Including after Rodgers went to Liverpool, he developed Henderson into an all-round midfielder. Now, Henderson is very confident, determined and has a good tactical awareness."

"But the problem is that sometimes he trusts young players too much, and doesn't trust long-established veterans or young players, and he also made such mistakes in the process of adjusting tactics this season."

"For example, in the last two Premier League games, Rodgers used Emre Can and Joe Allen, and Henderson and Joe Allen to take charge of the organization in the middle, but the results were not good."

"In fact, there is a person in their formation who is more suitable for the midfielder, and that is Lallana. His speed is slow, but his playing is very reasonable, and the connection between the front and the back is very good; plus his pressing is quite good. , if he hits the front midfielder, there will be a barrier in front of the back midfielder."

"It's just that now Rodgers prefers to use Coutinho to play the midfielder. But the problem is that he plays the ball more risky, likes to play the ball behind, and the ball is not stable. In fact, his most brilliant position should be in the In the position of left winger."

"As a result, some players in Liverpool's current team are incompatible. In other words, Rogers deviated when thinking about how to establish a new system."

"And when we are dealing with them, Coutinho is also the key point."

"Of course, in addition to what I just said, there are the following points to pay attention to..."

Pan Yi began to make arrangements for the tasks of the coaching staff, and everyone carefully recorded Pan Yi's requirements.

First, when facing Chelsea's recent strength, Liverpool should still use the defensive counterattack style that Rodgers has focused on in the past few seasons, but they may also use the advantage of the home court to attack at the beginning.

At this time, it is necessary to take advantage of the weaknesses of several key players in Liverpool's offense, such as the midfielder Coutinho's unstable ball control, and he likes the characteristics of his own long-range shots, and carry out targeted defense against them.

This also includes cutting off the connection between Liverpool's midfielder and the frontcourt attacker, so that Sterling, Emre Can and others can only do it alone along the side.

As for Balotelli, as early as last season when Pan Yi coached Hamburg and Milan, he took advantage of his weakness of poor tactical discipline. This time it is the same, let him wander in front alone.

Without the support of his teammates, his role is actually limited.

At this time, we can see the power of Suarez.

Because he not only has superb shooting skills, but can often solve problems with his personal ability.

He can even be said to be the only forward in the world who can eat the opponent's defender raw! (physics)
Second, you can create more opportunities for set kicks in the frontcourt, and use set kicks to score goals.

Rogers has been playing defensive counterattack tactics in Liverpool for two years, and it can be said that he is very skilled.

Although the offensive firepower has declined due to Suarez's departure this season, the defense is still very good.

Gerrard + Henderson's double midfielder interception, coupled with the air defense capabilities of Lovren and Skrtel, this made Liverpool actually concede not many goals in the first ten rounds of the Premier League.

Therefore, if Rogers is determined to put up a defensive formation when facing Chelsea, it is really not easy for Chelsea to knock on their gate.

However, the principle of zone defense that Rogers has always adhered to in his coaching career has great disadvantages in set-piece defense.

Although this approach can ensure that the player with the best defensive ability always stays in the most dangerous area, there will inevitably be gaps between the defenders in each area.

This gap is often seized by opposing players with a keen sense of smell.

Moreover, since the defender in your position is the best, why don't I play here, and just play to the area defended by your winger?
Of course, zone defense has such weaknesses, and in fact man-to-man defense has weaknesses as well.

Because the player with the best defensive ability is likely to be pulled out of his defense zone by the opponent's player, and then form a player who is not strong enough in the dangerous area to guard, and then be used by the opponent and attack.

Therefore, in fact, many teams are now adopting a zone + man-marking approach, which makes it less likely for opponents to catch their weaknesses.

But Rogers still stubbornly uses the all-area defense method, because he feels that the current group of players under him does not have a good marking level.

This also caused Liverpool to concede a lot of set kicks in the previous games, accounting for about 30-40%, which is already a very high proportion.

Of course, Pan Yi also wanted to take advantage of this.

In the same way, a striker like Balotelli will often return to the penalty area to defend when defending a set ball, but his spirit has always been less concentrated, which is also a weakness.

Therefore, Pan Yi predicted that set kicks may be the decisive factor in changing the trend of the game, so it is necessary to focus on drills.

Third, if the opponent's physical strength declines in the second half, they can attack by taking advantage of the weakness of their midfielders who tend to get out of touch when attacking.

Because Gerrard is not a traditional defensive midfielder, although he is physically strong, there is still a gap between the selection of defensive positions and the grasp of the timing of the attack from a truly world-class midfielder.

Moreover, in Rodgers' tactical design, Henderson often moves closer to the center to help defend, but Johnson on the right often cannot return to his position after an assist. Henderson also needs to fill Johnson's position, which gives Chelsea's offense Players drive straight to the chance to face the two centre-backs.

And when Liverpool is attacking, their two full-backs need to often assist the opponent's half to suppress the opponent.

But whether it is Moreno or Johnson, neither personal breakthrough nor passing ability can compare with top full-backs (such as their current Robertson + Arnold in the real world).

Their role is limited to increasing the number of midfielders and forming an oppressive advantage, and they do not really create many opportunities.

Therefore, when Liverpool attacked aggressively, their threat was actually not great, but it gave Chelsea more space, and it would be more obvious when their physical fitness declined in the second half.

In addition, although Rodgers can tap the potential of the main players, but on Liverpool's bench, let alone a substitute who can change the course of the game, there is not even a qualified rotation.

Borini, Lambert, Lucas Leiva, Kolo Touré... can only be said to be ordinary people.

Therefore, once Chelsea have an advantage in the score and the scene, it will be more difficult for Rogers to change the situation on the field through substitutions and tactical adjustments.

fourth……

Generally speaking, when Pan Yi prepares for the targeted deployment of the next opponent, he will use one or two main plans, as well as some alternative plans.

In training, of course, the main program is the main one, and the others are supplemented.

After all, no matter how much research and targeting is done before the game, the opponent will suddenly change his mind.

Of course, there are not too many coaches who like to work hard, but sometimes accidents happen.

For example, some main players were injured in skiing or fell in the bathtub, which led to some core changes in the formation, and the head coach had no choice but to temporarily change the formation.

It's a bit like Manchester United's big circle tactics. If Carrick is not there, you can't let Fellaini play in the middle of the line.

If this kind of thing really happens, Pan Yi will use alternatives and convey the latest tactical ideas to the players' heads in the shortest possible time.

Now, everything is ready, just waiting for the battle at Anfield two days later!
(End of this chapter)