Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 224 Increase Defense
Zhang Yang said a word and left without explaining why he was looking for Elliott. The players in the locker room all aimed at Elliott, and Elliott suddenly became very embarrassed, " I don't know what the coach asked me to do."

"You're going to be lucky! Marvin!" Jody Morris came over and patted him on the shoulder and said.

The others suddenly burst into laughter.

Zhang Yang rarely asks players to go to the office, the last time Jody Morris and Josh Simpson had this treatment.

Morris declined.

Simpson agreed without knowing why, and then he was assigned the task of practicing free kicks for an hour each morning and evening.

Everyone laughed, full of gloating.

However, there is still some envy in it. Jody Morris regrets it now, because Josh Simpson's free kick has improved significantly. When the team trains together, they can find Simpson's free kick level.

It's also surprising.

Morris couldn't help thinking, "Is it true that I have a free kick talent, but I just didn't realize it?" So he secretly practiced free kicks, and the result was that his free kick level was the same as before, basically nothing Variety.

This is also where Morris is puzzled.

Why can Simpson improve?
"It should be because he is young!" Morris can only attribute the reason to this. Simpson is only less than 19 years old and is still in the period of rapid growth, but he has reached his peak and has nothing to grow.

Others are thinking similarly.

Simpson was assigned by the coach to practice for an extra hour in the morning. Although it was a little hard work, it showed that the coach attached great importance to him, and his main position was stable.

The positions of other main players are also very stable, but just look at their age. Even Braniff is over 21 years old, and his main position is not so stable, because there is a competitor, Darren Bent, and there is no player in the team. No matter how young you are, you can have the main position.

This is what matters!
Under the gloating and envious eyes of others, Marvin Elliott could only walk to the head coach's office nervously.

His mood is complicated.

In the last season, Marvin Elliott was still the absolute main force, especially before the rise of Livermore, he was the team's steady main force, as long as Wise did not play, he would 100% start playing, because he Is the most powerful midfielder in the team.

In the second half of the schedule, after Zhang Yang took over the team, Livermore started more times, but he still had a lot of opportunities to play, and occasionally partnered with Livermore to form a double midfielder.

This season is different.

The new tactical formation is 442. The midfielder and midfielder have been reduced from three players to two players. Jody Morris occupies a position. He will compete with Smiccher and Livermore. The coach is obviously more biased. For Livermore, maybe because Livermore has a good long-range shooting ability, but in any case, his playing time has decreased.

Marvin Elliott is no surprise.

In fact, most of the original main players in the team have some mental preparations for this. After all, they played in the Premier League, not the British Championship last season. will be eliminated.

This is cruel professional football.

Even if you are the hero of the team's upgrade, you will be eliminated if you can't keep up with it at a glance. Professional football doesn't show affection.

Elliott still hopes that he can play more playing time. After all, he is only 23 years old, and there is still room for improvement. In addition, Elliott also has some ideas of his own: he has dual citizenship of Jamaica and England. After playing a few times in the Premier League, he will definitely be able to enter the field of vision of the Jamaican Football Association and be called up to join the Jamaica national team.

Perhaps, for some geniuses, having dual nationalities has to consider which national team to play for, but Elliott is not a genius. He has no confidence to be favored by the star-studded England team. Joining the Jamaica national team is the only one. way out.

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Marvin Elliott walked to the door of the head coach's office. He didn't knock on the door immediately, but stood at the door. He didn't know what the coach asked him to do. Could it be like Josh Simpson and David Leigh? Like Formore, fancy a certain aspect of his talent?

hope so!

However, as a player who has played all the way from the lower leagues, he still has a certain understanding of his abilities. Elliott knows that apart from his physical strength and good defensive ability, he really has no other special talents.

Is it defense?
Defense is also a talent, right?

Elliot stood nervously for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and knocked on the door.

"Please come in!"

Zhang Yang's voice came from inside.

Marvin Elliott pushed the door open and saw the coach sitting behind the desk, thinking about something on the tactical board, but he didn't speak for a long time, Elliott didn't know what to do, for a while It was awkward standing there, but fortunately, Zhang Yang turned his head and pointed to the sofa next to him, "Sit down first!"

Elliot sat down quickly after hearing this.

"Want something to drink?"

Elliot was hesitating what to say, when Zhang Yang said, "Sorry, I only have coffee here, but you can't drink coffee. Well, let's have a glass of water."

Zhang Yang took ice cubes from the refrigerator and mixed a glass of ice water for Elliott.

Elliott took it with some trepidation and took a sip, and his nervousness was relieved a lot. He found that the coach was very approachable except for the occasional harshness.

Zhang Yang sat on the chair.

Just now he has been thinking about tactical issues. A change in the formation must also mean an adjustment to the starting lineup. To increase the team's offensive ability, there will be many options.

For example, Braniff and Darren Bent on the front line are very good, Neil Harris can also play to a certain extent, Vardy is still growing slowly, and may also help the team play in a few months .

In the midfield, Jody Morris, Smicer, and Livermore, who only has a long shot, can bring diversity to the offense, and the changes of the two wings can also form a novel style of play. Law.

Defense is different.

The four-back formation must not be changed. If you want to change... maybe consider five backs?In any case, the back line can only be increased, not decreased. The most important point is to increase the defense in regular situations, and it is at the front of the penalty area. Elliott becomes very important.

Elliott's physical fitness is not as good as David Livermore, but whether it is one-on-one defense or overall defense, he is better than David Livermore.

The two may not be comparable, because Elliott is a normal person.

David Livermore's simple mind can only be qualified to enter the game if he can only practice one ability to the point of specialization and amazingness. Elliott is different, he is different in defensive ability At the same time, the overall situation is also very good, and the cooperation with his teammates is also very good, so he is the most important midfielder.

Zhang Yang came back to his senses and saw that Elliott seemed a little nervous. Maybe it was the first time he came to the head coach's office?He shook his head indifferently, and said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, in fact... I'm younger than you."

Elliott didn't expect the coach to say that, and couldn't help bursting out laughing.

"This is a fact."

Zhang Yang said, "But I didn't come here to chat with you. In the first three games, you didn't get any playing time. You won't blame me, will you?"

Elliot shook his head suddenly.

In fact, he still complained a little bit in his heart, but when facing the head coach, he would be a fool to speak his mind.

Zhang Yang didn't care too much, he just said, "The team's midfield competition is fierce, you should understand, but I'm considering a new formation, let you be the most important core player."

"Me? A core player?"

Elliott was shocked, completely surprised that the coach would say that.

Zhang Yang took out a document, which was similar to the one given to the players before. It was a tactical plan for the player's personal style of play. He handed it to Elliott and said, "I need you to adapt to everything mentioned above. Stuff. As long as you can do it, you will be the most important core midfielder in the team."

Elliott took the document, flipped through the pages, and said excitedly, "Don't worry, boss! I'll figure it all out!"

"very good."

Zhang Yang rubbed his chin and nodded in satisfaction, "Then you go, there's nothing else to do."

Elliott immediately went to the head coach's office, still full of excitement. The coach wants to focus on training himself!

Core players!

Listen!

Just from this title, I know that I don't have to worry about playing time in the future!
Elliott almost flew back to the locker room.

The teammates who had a good relationship on weekdays immediately gathered around and asked with concern, "Marvin, what does the coach want from you?"

Elliott suppressed his excitement, his expression was flat, he just took out the document and showed it to everyone, "The coach asked me to learn a new style of play?"

"New style of play?"

Morris couldn't help but took it, took a closer look and said, "The content here is not much different from the original defensive midfielder's style of play... No, there are many modifications..."

Many teammates looked at Morris in shock.

During the summer preparations, everyone got the tactical play files for their positions, and they all knew the middle of the midfield, and Morris, who was in charge of organizing the offense, was the most complicated. Numb.

This guy not only fully understands, but also has the mind to see how to play in other positions?

Morris didn't think so. "The coach asked me to read a few more copies. It's best to memorize all the playing styles of all positions."

"..."

Many people suddenly knew why Morris could be the core.

This IQ can also be crushed!

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The next morning, as soon as the tactical training started, Aldous announced that the original training plan had been adjusted to allow all players to adapt to a new formation. The other positions remained unchanged, except for one more midfielder and one less. forward.

Many people looked at Elliott, and they finally understood why the coach called Elliott.

The other positions have not changed. It is not difficult to adapt to the new formation. There are only a few small tactical adjustments to be familiar with. After training for a while, Zhang Yang blows the whistle to signal a timeout, and then asks everyone to come over and explain the tactical changes. .

In fact, it was Elliott who had changed the most.

What Elliott needs to do is covered in the tactical document, so other players don’t need to understand it. They just need to know how to cooperate with Elliott and do their job well.

After only one morning of training, everyone knew the purpose of the adapted new formation: to increase defense.

The original tactics were not bad, allowing the whole team to perform very well, but 442 is a formation that balances defense and offense, and it is not suitable for some games, such as against rich teams.

A wealthy team represents strength.

If you play against an opponent who is stronger than yourself and still play according to the original tactics, the probability of losing is too high. It is unwise to fight head-on, and it is necessary to increase defense.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yang changed his tactics.

When the team's play style is diversified, it will be able to make corresponding tactical adjustments for each opponent, instead of rigidly sticking to a set of tactics and waiting for each opponent to crack, then the game will become more and more difficult.

But the new formation is not so easy to adapt.

There is no problem with other positions, but the midfielders and strikers need to adapt to the new changes.

This will take at least a week or more.

The progress of the league will not wait for Millwall's tactical training. Soon the fourth round of the league will come. Millwall's opponent is Aston Villa...

(End of this chapter)