Coaching career started as a college team coach

"Your tactics are very unusual."

After the game, Wei Le visited an empty office at Selhurst Stadium.

Hodgson has a very complicated attitude towards this rising star in the English football coaching world.

After all, the rising star will beat the previous wave on the beach. Decades ago, when Hodgson showed his talent in the coaching world shortly after retiring, he was such a role.

But decades later, facing the surging waves behind, he has become a wave beaten on the beach.

Time flies, how touching.

But Hodgson has seen it through. After all, although no one is forever young, there are always young people.

There are talented people in every generation, and each leads the trend for hundreds of years.

Although in the field of football, hundreds of years is definitely not possible. But every few decades, there will be a large-scale coaching generation change. It used to be Klopp and Guardiola's generation that replaced Wenger and Ferguson's generation, and now it is Wei Le's generation that comes out.

It may be difficult for them to completely suppress Guardiola and Klopp, but together with other young coaches of the new generation, they will surely create a storm in the English football world.

Although Hodgson can hardly be said to be a leader in English football, he has at least become an important member of the development of English football. Having been in this position for decades, he is clear about the development of football, and he has felt that his understanding of football has not kept up with the times.

Just like his 4-4-2, this tactic was everywhere in Italy at the beginning of the century, and all teams were playing 4-4-2. The whole world is studying how 4-4-2 should be developed.

But now, there are no more than five teams in the Premier League still playing 4-4-2.

This traditional style of giving up the midfield can no longer keep up with the requirements of winning the world with the midfield.

But why didn't Hodgson change? Why didn't he change?

The fact that Crystal Palace's team configuration is suitable for 4-4-2 is only one of the reasons. Another reason is that Hodgson is not sure how to change it to do better.

This is why he is so optimistic about the young man Wei Le.

Because he was also facing the team's predicament, Wei Le made a radical update to the team's tactical play.

From the traditional 4 defenders to the de facto 3 defenders, from the wingbacks on both sides to the Wolves' pioneering wing back play, Wei Le's talent for designing these is already visible to the naked eye.

What Hodgson likes more about Wei Le is his courage. He dares to make changes and dares to try. Perhaps it is also because he is young and does not have so many psychological burdens in his heart.

The game ended with 3-0. At the end of the second half of the game, Van der Beck, who was substituted, passed a wonderful through ball to Jota on the wing.

Jota finally seized the rare opportunity to score this time. Facing the goalkeeper, he calmly pushed the ball into the far corner, completely ending the suspense of the game.

3 goals, Wolves left Selhurst Stadium with 3 points.

"In fact, we are still adjusting. We still see a lot of problems in this game." Wei Le shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Football is really complicated."

"How can you understand it all at once? We old guys have been struggling for decades, and there are still many things we don't understand." Hodgson smiled, "You are already very surprising. Maybe you will be the best coach of the Premier League this month?"

"I haven't thought about this problem yet." Wei Le scratched his head, "Ah... I haven't won this award yet."

In the Championship League, Wei Le did win the Coach of the Month award several times, but after coming to the Premier League, everything is different. Wei Le knows that he is really a primary school student in the Premier League.

The Coach of the Month award is basically monopolized by the head coaches of the giants.

Unless Wei Le can win consecutive games in the next schedule, it is unlikely to win the award this month.

"I'm optimistic about you. Aren't you going to play Southampton and West Ham United?" Hodgson said with a smile, "Your schedule is quite relaxed since there are no big opponents."

"Thank you for your good words. I hope I can do it." Wei Le smiled embarrassedly.

Hodgson's team is currently in the lower middle of the league and the ranking is relatively stable, so Hodgson's pressure is not very great. After all, their goal this season is to successfully avoid relegation.

There is nothing else to ask for.

This is why Hodgson was not in a particularly bad mood despite the defeat and was able to joke with Wei Le.

In the Premier League, Wei Le, the head coach, actually has a good relationship with the head coaches of other teams. Although there are few friends, at least there are no conflicts.Many coaches who are much older than Wei Le are optimistic about him. They look at him like a junior.

They should target each other on the field, but they can still chat and joke with each other off the field.

Wei Le understands that more connections mean more paths, so he is very careful to always respect other coaches.

What if we can help each other in the future?

After the game on November 13, Wolves will have another two weeks of rest. On November 24, Wolves will once again face the challenge of Atalanta at home.

This is the fifth round of the group stage.

In Wolves' group, Wolves now ranks first with 7 points, Lyon follows closely with 6 points, and Atalanta, although its performance is not very outstanding, ranks third with 5 points.

This means that the suspense of Wolves' Group E will continue until the sixth round, which is the last round.

Before this, no team can guarantee qualification.

Such pressure also made Wolves feel what the real "group of death" is. If Atalanta wants to take the initiative to qualify, it must win this game.

Therefore, Atalanta coach Gasperini led the team to Wolverhampton two days in advance to conduct adaptive training. At the same time, they also refused all media interviews and conducted closed training.

Looks fierce.

Unlike Crystal Palace, Atalanta will probably play their 3-5-2, and the midfield is the part they pay most attention to. Controlling the midfield has always been the basis of Atalanta's offense.

Atalanta's frontcourt pressing met Wei Le's frontcourt pressing. It's hard to say who is stronger or weaker, but the fans are satisfied. This game will definitely be a wonderful offensive battle.

But it's a pity that this game starts at 4 o'clock in the morning in Beijing time. The Europa League is not good enough. The time is generally dark, which is not conducive to Chinese fans watching.

Except for the diehard fans of Wolves who will light the lamp or set the alarm to get up to watch the game, most other fans will not stay up until 4 o'clock to watch such a game.

The legal team's game-watching squad had to be temporarily disbanded this time. Everyone had work to do the next day and basically no one had the ability to get up at night to watch the game.