Coaching career started as a college team coach

【This is a strategic failure. It's not that we don't have the ability to threaten the opponent's goal, and the direct pass is not without success. But the main problem is that the game strategy is too aggressive, or the understanding of ourselves and the opponent's team is not deep enough. 】

【To put it bluntly, I almost forgot that we just created an eight-game winning streak. In this case, we are second in the league and Newcastle is first. From this point of view, this is actually a strong dialogue. How could Newcastle take the same attitude towards the game as a team of QPR? 】

【I still don't know the positioning of our team. This is the key point of the problem. Our goal is to be promoted. Then we have to look at the problem from the perspective of the league's leading team and bear more responsibilities. 】

【In addition, the eight-game winning streak has made me a little upset, and I must wake up. I need to clearly realize that I am still just a rookie, and I should always stay focused, pay attention, and respect. 】

【Come back in the next game! 】

In the notebook, Wei Le made a brief summary of the game.

The defeat in the game did not have much impact on the team. To some extent, Wei Le was quite grateful for this defeat. If the team keeps winning, the players will easily become mentally unstable, so will the coach, and even the management will be a little too radical.

After all, we have to face failure. It will definitely happen sooner or later.

Before the defeat to Newcastle, the players were more or less a little bit arrogant, but at the same time, they were a little nervous because of the success that was not planned. Such a defeat can be regarded as "smashing" the players back to the normal track.

"What do you think about the next game?" Wei Le asked the coaching staff standing in the middle of the conference room.

Celars thought for a while and said, "I think their game will be a little different from the last game."

"Details?"

"They will probably return to a direct style of play. Without Coady, they can also pay attention to our poor defense. They will probably copy our routine at that time, which is to pass directly to the ribs and quickly pass through the midfield."

"But aren't they afraid of our counterattack?" A coach raised his hand to ask.

"I actually think this is unlikely." Wei Le took over the conversation this time, "You know, this is a cup game."

Yes, this is a game, and it is a League Cup game. Wei Le did not say it in full, but the coaching staff could understand what he meant.

The biggest difference between the Championship and the Premier League is that the schedule of the Championship is ridiculously dense. In a season, there are 46 rounds of league games alone. If you make it to the play-offs, you have to play up to three more games. This is just the league. If you add the League Cup and the FA Cup, the arrangement will be even tighter.

To arrange these events evenly within a year, there will be very little gap between the two games.

Just like the two games against Newcastle, there were only 4 days between them. Before playing against Newcastle, Wolves had just finished playing against Barnsley on September 14, and flew to St. James' Stadium three days later. And after this game, there was another 4-day gap, and Newcastle was a guest at Villa Stadium again.

"Benitez's primary goal must be to upgrade. Of course, they certainly don't want to give up a great opportunity. Therefore, they must pursue a quick end to the battle."

Sellars' analysis was recognized by the coaching staff.

After the meeting, Wei Le called Sellars alone.

"Before the last game, I regretted not listening to you."

After hearing this, Sellars was stunned for a few seconds before reacting. Wei Le should have said that his suggestion before the game that Benitez might have a different game strategy was rejected by Wei Le.

"Next time, you still have to remind me more about this issue." Wei Le said sincerely.

Sellars nodded and smiled, "In fact, the state of the entire coaching team was problematic at the time. This situation happened once enough. In the future, I believe we will be more sober."

Sellars has gradually become accustomed to the responsibilities of an assistant coach, and the atmosphere of cooperation among the coaching staff makes him feel very comfortable. After he gradually understood the work done by Wei Le, Sellars also gradually understood how difficult it is to be a head coach. Of course, he can also feel that Wei Le is doing a really good job in this position.

He believed that this young man, who was not much older than his son, would have a very bright future.

Wei Le didn't know what others thought of him. He was talking to the players. Despite the tight schedule and heavy tasks, Wei Le still gave the players a day off as usual, leaving two days for preparation and one day for travel.

When the players came back from their vacation, the anxiety on their faces was much less."A game is over, so we need to forget it." Wei Le said, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to forget the whole game, but to forget the emotional fluctuations brought by defeat or victory. What we need to keep is the feelings and gains after the game."

"Again, the league is still long, we have only passed less than one-fifth, and we still have a long way to go. But so far, we have done very well."

"The next thing to do is to play the rest of the game well."

In the next game, Wei Le changed his usual oppressive style of play, and hoped that the team would remain stable in the opening stage, especially to avoid losing the ball in advance.

"Be prepared to face a strong impact."

Bass and Ruben Dias were swapped so that they could use their dominant foot more conveniently. Bass was required to stay behind for most of the time, and Ruben Dias also needed to reduce risky passes.

"To be safer, we must not give the opponent a great opportunity, and we must ensure that we do not cause any trouble."

In this game, Wei Le made a lineup change. Rodri played as the single defensive midfielder at the 6th position, while the Portuguese Joao Teixeira played at the 8th position of the three midfielders, which is the relatively central position in the vertical position, and fulfilled the responsibility of passing the ball.

Wei Le hopes that Jota will play the role of the No. 10 player in the midfield, that is, the player who is the most forward in the vertical position. His position is somewhat different from Jota in the 4-2-3-1 system. In the 4-2-3-1 system, Jota is essentially a striker.

But in the 4-3-3 system, Jota becomes a midfielder.

Joe Mason plays the left winger, and Bowen is still the right winger. Bowen needs space to play a role, so Wei Le still decided to keep Bowen on the wing.

4-3-3 essentially hopes to increase the control over the midfield, and still strives to give full play to the technical advantages of the midfielders, especially Rodri, to issue cards for the frontcourt. This deployment requires the players to run more, press more, and create a situation of more people against fewer people in a local area, whether it is offense or defense.

Two buses stopped outside St. James' Stadium, and Wolves players in yellow jackets filed out one after another. They looked solemn and walked into the place they had been a few days ago.

"I believe you all remember what happened a few days ago. After 90 minutes, whether we will leave disappointed like that day, or celebrate like the winners, it depends on you!"