Coaching career started as a college team coach

The referee blew the whistle, Jota knocked the ball to De Paul, and then ran forward. The game officially started!

Hodgson sat in his seat, and he felt that the game during the opening period should be calm. It seemed to be true. Wolves did not implement their usual opening attack strategy, but slowly looked for opportunities.

After the kick-off, Wolves held the ball for a short time and returned the ball to Crystal Palace.

"Today, Crystal Palace played a 4-4-2 formation." In China, commentator Zhan Jun adjusted his glasses and stared at the screen.

"The characteristic of 4-4-2 is actually that it is congenitally difficult to control the midfield." Coach Zhang Lu, who was sitting next to him, took over the conversation.

"That's why Crystal Palace's style of play is relatively 'simple and rough', and they prefer to let the winger break through. You can see their striker Zaha, who is also a physical player."

"In this game, Zaha will cause some trouble to the Wolves' defense. Let's see how Wei Le will deal with this situation."

"Hehe." Zhang Lu smiled, "I think Wei Le's arrangement of the team's style of play in this game is innovative, and it's not just as simple as using 4-2-3-1 again."

"Oh?" Zhan Jun saw that the attack of both sides was not fierce at the beginning, and signaled Zhang Lu to analyze more.

"Ah... But I want to keep it a secret at this time, hehe, we will know after a while." But Zhang Lu did not play by the rules, in fact, he also needed to observe again.

As a football practitioner, Zhang Lu has a very high sensitivity to everything that happens on the court, and when he saw the change in the starting lineup of the Wolves, he had a hunch that Wei Le might have made a change.

What exactly is the change?

"Now it's Wolves' attack, Maguire passed the ball to Alphonso Davies on the left, and his position was directly moved forward to the midfield. This is not common, he usually receives the ball in the backcourt."

"Because Maguire is a right-footed player." Zhang Lu said, "If he is on the left, the advantage of passing the ball is more obvious, and he can pass the ball at more angles."

"After Alphonso Davies received the ball, he was not in a hurry to dribble forward."

Alfonso Davies looked up and saw that Crystal Palace's formation was relatively stable, the shape of the two lines was very obvious, and there was a striker on his side pressing him.

As usual, Alphonso Davies was about to break through.

But he knew that the traditional style of play that simply relied on breaking through the wing and then seeking to cut inside or cross was what Wolves were trying to avoid now, because the success rate of such a style was too low.

Therefore, Alphonso Davies made a fake move of dribbling forward, and then passed the ball horizontally to Dendoncker who received it.

At this time, Rodri had already started to move forward, and in the corner of the TV screen, Kounde was adjusting his position.

Dendoncker glanced back, and he did not hold the ball for too long, but continued to pass it back, and passed it back to Maguire again.

"The game was not very urgent, and Wolves were not in a hurry to attack quickly. But Crystal Palace's pressing was very fierce, and Zaha was about to rush in front of Maguire."

"Maguire passed the ball forward, but Rodri had already gone up, who would receive the ball in this position... Kounde?"

When the screen focused on Kounde again, Kounde had appeared in the original position of Dendoncker, and he was now almost standing in the position of the defensive midfielder holding the ball.

The football also crossed the forward line, and the midfield was in front.

Kounde raised his head at this time and felt the feeling that Wei Le described to him - the unobstructed space and the freedom of choice.

When Wei Le gave the task of retraction to Kounde, Kounde was very nervous about this decision that almost changed himself to the defensive midfielder position, because he had basically never played this position.

But Wei Le firmly let him try.

"You will discover a new world." Wei Le pointed to the tactical board and said, "When you stand in that position and look up, you will only find a large space in front of you, and the freedom to choose. You can pass the ball to anyone."

Wei Le connected the lines with a pen, and Kounde could pass the ball long to the right winger, left winger, straight to the front midfielder, diagonally to the back midfielder, horizontally or even back.

"In a sense, you really become a back midfielder. But don't worry, you have Reuben and Harry behind you, and Dendoncker next to you, they will protect you."

Kounde said he was willing to try. But he didn't have much confidence in himself. After all, as a central defender, he was away from the attack most of the time.

He felt that if he was in Bordeaux, he would not dare to do this, and he would not be allowed to do so there.But this is the Wolves. In front of Wei Le, Kounde couldn't say no.

In the Wolves, mistakes are allowed.

So why not give it a try?

Kounde received the ball, he looked up and saw the opponent's back line was close. He suddenly had an idea, why not pass it long behind them!

He did it right away, he confirmed that the Crystal Palace players were still far away from him, and kicked it!

The football flew high and flew along the right road!

Bowen had already started, and at this time Jota in the middle and Almiron on the left were like three swords shooting at the opponent's goal! At this time, the Crystal Palace formation had been disrupted, the positions of the two side defenders were too forward, and only two central defenders could stop them.

The Wolves easily formed a 3V2 advantage local attack.

Bowen cut in, and the center forward Jota and him completed a cross-position swap, taking away a central defender. And another person hurried up to block.

In a hurry, Bowen found that his opponent had already given up his center of gravity, so he pretended to shoot with his left foot. He raised his left foot and pretended to shoot, but when his leg fell, he only slightly moved the ball forward.

The Crystal Palace central defender stumbled and slipped to the ground!

Facing the goalkeeper, Bowen really wanted to push the ball this time, but goalkeeper Speroni was in good shape and immediately jumped to save the ball! But the ball didn't go far.

Trossard followed up, facing the gift from the goalkeeper, he happily accepted it and rubbed the ball, and the ball just flew over the goalkeeper's head!

The football drew an arc, bounced on the thick ground of the goalkeeper, and then-flew into the goal!

"This ball is in!!!!"

"The score was 1-0 in the 15th minute of the game, and Wolves' Trossard helped Wolves score the first goal!!"

Hodgson stood up, his face solemn, and the camera was pointed at his face.

"It seems that Mr. Ho did not expect this goal to come so suddenly and so easily!"