Super Prophecy Master

Chapter 561 God Bless
Compared with the 352 formation and the 451 formation, the biggest change is not the addition of strikers, but the 'dual core' position.

The dual-core of the 451 formation is a parallel position in the midfield. The two central midfielders can support large-scale horizontal transfers. The characteristic of the 352 formation is the dual-core front and rear positions. A front line can also make forward passing changes easier, allowing for a faster attack.

This is the most notable feature of the 352 formation.

Tactics are not good or bad, only suitable or not. The 352 formation is more complicated than the 451 formation, but it is not completely stronger than the 451 formation. The disadvantage is that it becomes more difficult for the midfield to move left and right. In addition, the defense is also weaker.

The advantage is that the team can play a continuous fast-paced offense.

It is difficult for ordinary teams to support long-term fast breaks. Even Arsenal can't support long-term fast breaks. The player's running speed, most of the physical energy is still consumed in the running position when attacking, and it is accelerated by passing, relying on the fast speed of cooperation, and at the same time, it can also play wonderful scenes.

Of course, the excitement is for the fans.

As an opponent, Portsmouth is not in the mood to appreciate Millwall's football. Millwall's offense continues to maintain speed, and Portsmouth must continue to maintain a high-intensity defense. They must concentrate and work hard to keep up. Speed, they also unknowingly accelerated their rhythm.

This is the leading role of the rhythm of the game.

When one party's rhythm becomes faster, if the other party does not take the initiative to control, the rhythm will also speed up. ,

From the perspective of the audience, Millwall played very well, and Portsmouth seemed to be playing against Millwall's pace instead of playing normally, because they are not used to the fast pace, when the attack becomes fast. Sometimes, their turnover rate increased greatly. Often an attack just passed the center line, and the ball was lost due to mistakes, and some even couldn't even pass the center line.

Millwall was different.

In the continuous fast break, Millwall can still maintain a stable pass success rate, and can also play wonderful cooperation, which makes Portsmouth a bit unable to keep up, and the defense is not good enough.

Some Portsmouth players just wanted to run to defend and found that the football had already reached the other side. Just as the players on the other side were about to rush over, they found that the football had changed positions again. Such a quick pass and cooperation dazzled the fans At the same time, it also made the Portsmouth players very uncomfortable, and their defense followed frequently with loopholes.

Portsmouth can only respond positively, strengthen the fight, accelerate, and accelerate again, to keep up with Millwall's rhythm. As long as they can grab the ball and control it, they can breathe a little easier.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, Portsmouth did a good job.

With a fierce effort, they grabbed the ball a few times, defended fairly tightly, and played a wave of good counterattacks, but this performance did not affect Millwall, who won the ball. In the future, he will still launch a fast break and still play wonderful cooperation.

Over time, Portsmouth couldn't keep up.

Portsmouth are not used to that kind of fast pace, they are a little confused when defending, they need more running to defend, they have been fighting hard, running more than Millwall, some players are not only physical Can't keep up, the reaction speed can't keep up.

This is the performance of not adapting to the rhythm.

Some players in Portsmouth are still very sober. Their strength is not as good as Millwall, but they can see something in the game. After only 10 minutes, they can't keep up overall. One is their physical fitness. Because of their relationship, their defense is too messy, and their offense is always anticlimactic, and they can't even play a tiger's head.

Before the game began, their preparations were for Millwall's 'dual core' style of play.

That 'dual core' is the 451 formation.

They have done a good job of preparing for the game. They watched the Community Shield match between Millwall and Chelsea. Every player has a full understanding of Millwall's style of play. They still borrowed from media reports. Many media analyzes Said that it is necessary to focus on defending the two wings, and Millwall always relies on the winger to plug in and complete the final fatal blow.

The players take that all to heart.

and then?
Millwall lined up a 352 formation, and their preparations were completely useless. When it came to the game, most players didn't know how to play.

According to normal understanding, 352 must be an offensive formation.

The opponent's offensive is indeed very fierce. They need to defend passively and then wait for opportunities. In fact, Portsmouth's formation can also be said to be 901. A striker is at the front and all other players participate in the defense. Only this formation, Only then can they strive for the hope of victory, otherwise they will have no chance at all if they really fight head-on.

Their response method is correct, but Millwall's offensive is too fast, they are not prepared for it, and the defense has become a bit messy, and there are often loopholes in the crowded defense.

Many players have doubts in their hearts.

"Can we really beat Millwall like this?", "We play so passively...", "How can we defend! The opponent always has a chance to shoot!".When these mentalities emerged, the Portsmouth players were less determined.

The 901-901-10 tactic was still very stable. Manchester United fell to the opponent's [-]-[-]-[-]. The entire line of defense relied on the players' bodies to block most of the shots. Portsmouth defended the goal for nearly [-] minutes.

This does not help the situation on the court.

Portsmouth's counterattack needn't be talked about at all. As early as 10 minutes, even Nugent, the only forward, retreated to participate in the defense, and most of the offense could not be played at all. Their half was completely in Millwall's Surrounded by such a passive situation, while Portsmouth felt depressed, it also made Millwall's offensive speed useless. Anyway, the opponent is already in the half-court, so whether the attack is fast or slow is not a big problem.

At this point in the game, it can be said that Millwall's tactics have succeeded.

They used continuous fast attacks to completely suppress their opponents. As long as the opponents attack, they will definitely pull out their formation. Then their speed can play a role again, and they can continue to launch a fast offensive. The opponent's defense line has holes and it is easy to find opportunities.

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On the Millwall coach's bench, Zhang Yang was sitting steadily, playing with a deck of poker in his hand, with a slight smile on his face.

After 35 minutes of the game, Millwall still hadn't scored, but Zhang Yang was not in a hurry, because the team's performance was fine, and the problem was actually at the tactical level.

This game against Portsmouth, the preferred tactical play is last season's 451 double-core tactics. The midfielder's parallel position is relatively strong in breaking dense defenses, but Zhang Yang still stubbornly uses the new tactics. He needs to let the team Adapt to new tactics, otherwise problems will easily occur if the adaptation is not actually applied in actual combat.

This game can be said to have no risks.

No matter how much the outside world praises Portsmouth, they are just a newly promoted team. They are indeed not easy to deal with, but Millwall sits at home and has almost all the advantages. The team is also fully equipped. inside.

So the game is to let the team adapt to the new tactics.

That's it.

The 352 formation is a step deeper than the 451 formation. It is not in the game against small clubs that the strength is displayed. Facing the opponent's 901 style of play, any tactics are meaningless, and the means of breaking dense defenses become more important.

The 352 formation is most suitable for "normal games", that is, the two teams play against each other. At least the opponent cannot retreat across the board. Exquisite cooperation to create a continuous threat to the opponent's goal, as long as there is a chance to hit a wave of fast break.

It's not the right place to play right now.

For Portsmouth, the 352 formation is enough. Portsmouth are suppressed and dare not attack at all. They can only defend passively.

Due to the inability to keep up with the rhythm, there are frequent loopholes in the defense, and it is only a matter of time before the next goal is scored.

On the other side, Redknapp also realized the same problem. He found that Millwall did not bring the 'imagined' threat. Their new tactics were mainly at the level of offensive methods, and they were intensive defensive methods against Portsmouth. Not much, and it's impossible to break into the penalty area on a fast break.

When Millwall laid siege to the Portsmouth half, the pace of attack naturally slowed down.

But this is not good news.

The opponent's new formation must emphasize fast breaks. When the opponent has no way to make fast breaks, the rhythm slows down a little, but they can still suppress Portsmouth strongly in the half.

What does this mean?
The gap between Portsmouth and Millwall is too big. It is so big that the opponent chooses "unsuitable" tactics and cannot exert the tactical power. Portsmouth can still completely suppress Portsmouth, while Portsmouth is a little bit There is no way.

There was a wry smile on Redknapp's face. What else could he say and do?

Under such a large gap, any targeted play and any tactical adjustment will hardly be effective. Tactics are only used on an equal level. The two sides are obviously not equal. The only thing Portsmouth can do is to be patient Do a good job of defense, or use the intensive defense of crowd tactics, and the offense can only rely on a single striker to attack.

Such a game can only pray to God to bless.

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God didn't bless Portsmouth, or even if he did, it didn't make sense.

No. 307 minutes to No. 40 minutes, Millwall continued to create threats in front of Portsmouth, long shots, high lobs, headers, plus continuous corner kicks, the use of various shooting methods, Let Portsmouth feel that the goal is in crisis at any time.

In the No.403 minute, Maxi made a cross from the bottom line, creating a wonderful opportunity.

Vardy, Luca Toni and Morris made a three-point outflank, Vardy and Morris were all staggered, and Luca Toni was directly bored behind the ball.

The football rushed into the goal without any suspense.

"Goooooooooal!!!"

"Luka Tony!"

"Tony, who just joined Millwall, helped the team score the first goal of the new season!"

"New season! New player! Toni is a former Serie A Golden Boot and winner of the European Golden Boot. As a center forward, his efficiency in front of the goal is very high. Many media were worried about Toni's state before, because there was a saying that , It is difficult for the players playing in the Italian League to adapt to the Premier League, and most of them did not perform well, but Tony proved his state with goals..."

"Let's take a look at the slow motion of the goal... Maxi's pass is very beautiful! Vardy and Morris, who followed, didn't get a point. In the end, Tony, who outflanked, seemed to be aiming at the ball. He waved his foot Straight shot, no hesitation! Well done!"

"This is a cooperation between two new players. Toni and Maxi, 1-0, the goal proves that the quality of Millwall's summer signings is still very good. Both are very good players."

"..."

Accompanied by the commentator's voice, the background is the cheers of the Neil Stadium, Millwall fans are very excited.

The media's pre-season analysis was a bit unfriendly to Millwall.

Many media are optimistic about Millwall, but they also think that they are ranked third among the "teams that may win the championship". Falling back, for example, a football expert said, "Small clubs rise by accident, and it is unlikely to achieve good results for a long time. Countless history has proved this. Wolverhampton once, Blackburn once, once Huddersfield, wait, all of those clubs have had their moments, but none of them lasted very long."

"One season? Two seasons? After that, what awaits them is relegation, struggling in the lower leagues."

"Relying on a young coach, Millwall achieved its rise by accident, but this brilliance is not sustainable. Whether Millwall can still achieve good results this season is definitely not a definite answer."

What an expert said has a beginning and an end, as if it is true, so that Millwall fans began to worry about the team's performance.

Can you still play well in the new season?
This is a question.

Many fans know that Millwall is no better than Chelsea.

Although Millwall defeated Chelsea in a row, Chelsea has a chairman who can throw money, and has enough wealth to support Chelsea's long-term success. The Saudi owner of Millwall is not a very rich type. Millwall even has a new stadium. I can't afford to prepare, won two league titles in a row, won the 'Triple Crown', and had a huge financial surplus for two consecutive years, but I still can only buy players, and I have to slowly manage in the future.

As analyzed by some professionals, Millwall continues to achieve good results. It will take three or four consecutive seasons, or even longer, and expenses will be cut midway in order to develop youth training, business and other fields to support The club can develop for a long time, otherwise the team may face a sharp decline in single-season performance, and then they can only be in the middle of the Premier League, or even face the risk of relegation.

In the 21st century, football is determined by business, and money can have everything.

If the finances cannot function normally and only rely on bonus income to maintain, once good results cannot be obtained, the entire club will face the danger of collapse.

This season is very important.

Whether Millwall can get good results, the fans have no idea, but now they seem to be able to breathe a sigh of relief, because the team is still very strong. The players also performed very well.

Many fans relaxed and shouted their support for Luca Toni.

Surrounded by the shouts of the fans, Luca Toni felt very excited. He was already very happy. Joining Millwall was not an easy choice, and he was also very nervous.

Now Tony found out that was correct.

Millwall is indeed a strong team. It cannot be said to completely dominate the Premier League, but it is definitely one of the top clubs. Portsmouth who came here are no opponents at all.

Tony's personal game feels very good, much better than when he was in Florence. He is playing according to the 'tactical plan', but it is almost equal to free play. He doesn't know why. The tactical plan for his position, Seems like a perfect fit for myself.

"This is too coincidental!"

Although I heard Zambrotta say that the tactical plan is set according to the player's ability, Tony doesn't believe this kind of rhetoric, because he just joined Millwall, how can the coach know his ability and even the game habits?

All in all, he feels good.

Tony defined his tactical plan as 'God bless'. It was God who guided him to Millwall, and it was God who arranged the most suitable tactical play for him.

Of course, Tony came to Millwall because of Zhang Yang's invitation. Tony must have put God first. As for Zhang Yang... Tony thinks he is the messenger of God.

Right, that is it!

Tony didn't think too much about it. Anyway, he showed his strength and scored a goal when he found an opportunity.

That's a lot of fun!

Tony celebrated wildly with his teammates. He made a signature celebration move: swinging his hands and feet back and forth!

England fans may not understand the meaning, but Italian fans must understand it. It is a traditional Italian dance used to boost morale before fighting on the battlefield.

A football game is a battlefield.

Now Tony celebrates a goal with this dance!

(End of this chapter)