From coaching Real Madrid

Some people say that football is a game of time and space.

But time is fixed, it is there, so space is particularly important.

Michels, the creator of Total Offense, proposed the theory of space on the court.

When attacking, the space on the court becomes larger, and when defending, the space on the court becomes smaller.

These two sentences can be said to be a very insightful statement of the essence of football tactics.

Cruyff once said: Space is like everything in football and life, you need to find it, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find it, you need to help others, in the end it's simple.

Later, Sacchi further proposed four reference points for each player's movement on this basis: ball, space, opponent players and own players.

This is what shadow training is for.

"Oppression is not about running or working hard, it is about controlling space."

So obviously, to control the space, more running is needed.

Therefore, on this basis, it is not difficult to analyze an interesting conclusion.

The game time is fixed, so space becomes the key to changes in football games.

Among many spatial factors, the size of the stadium and the number of people are fixed, so what will become the key factor in spatial changes?

The answer is simple, players!

If players want to create space, there are only a few ways: using their strong bodies to suppress their opponents, using their excellent skills to break through and get rid of their opponents, and using their active physical fitness to create more space...

Sometimes, Gao Shen wonders, is it possible to integrate all of these into one player?

It is also commonly known as the regular hexagonal warrior.

Don't think this is fanciful. In fact, there are already such people, and there are even attempts to train players in this direction.

For example, Pogba.

Or maybe it's the young midfielders who emerged in European football before Gao Shen traveled through time.

They all have good height, strong bodies, excellent foot skills, and can run well...

So if you bring these people together on a team, what kind of chemical reaction will there be?

It can be said that Pogba is the best comprehensive in this regard, but it is a pity that his career planning is a mess. The step from Manchester United to Juventus was the right one, but returning from Juventus

This step to Manchester United was a huge mistake.

This also made Gao Shen feel very sorry.

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It is obvious that, whether in European football or around the world, all teams essentially try to create space when attacking and compress space when defending.

The role of tactics is that it guides players to create space or compress space in a way similar to routines, or templates.

The closer you get to the top leagues, the more difficult it is to create and compress space, because as a variable, the level of players becomes higher.

In this case, having three types of players becomes even more important.

A tall and strong opponent, a genius with outstanding skills, and a perpetual motion machine that cannot run to death.

So, what does that sentence say?

Seventy percent of the earth is covered by water, and the remaining 30% is covered by canter.

The reason why Iniesta, Modric and David Silva are outstanding is that they can break away and push forward with their excellent technical skills. This is creating space.

The reason why players such as Xavi, Toni Kroos, De Bruyne and others have achieved top status is because they are very good at finding spaces and taking advantage of these spaces through passing.

The reason why Neuer's role in Manchester City has caused huge repercussions in European football is that his range of control is very large, which can greatly make up for the space behind the defense, thereby increasing the fault tolerance of the defense.

Now, Manchester City has stocked four central defenders, which is actually Gao Shen's preparation for a rainy day.

He believes that at least in the next five to ten years, everyone at Manchester City will be grateful for Gao Shen's decision.

Because for a long time to come, excellent central defenders will become extremely scarce.

Before Gao Shen crossed over, many people liked to say that the defensive level of the central defender had declined, became very poor, and started to go astray.

Whether it goes astray needs to be viewed in a broader time dimension, but it is understandable that the level of central defenders has declined.

Because they are more running during the game to compress the opponent's space rather than grabbing the ball.

This is also what Gao Shen told Jerome Boateng, never make a move if you can control it, because there is no need.

Once passed, the space is lost.

On the other hand, if someone asks Ferguson, what is the difference between Ronaldo and Valencia?

I believe Ferguson will discuss with you with great emotion that there is a huge difference in the ability to use space between players. This is also the secret of Ronaldo's scoring success.

Spray?

That is also a skill!

How many people can't even grasp the opportunity to have sex!

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After Saki had an in-depth discussion with Gao Shen, he found that Gao Shen's thinking was more advanced than he had imagined.

Starting from Naples, he has been leading the tactical trend in European football. This has been recognized by everyone, but now, he is still moving forward.

If you combine the space that Gao Shen is talking about now, it is easy to find that Manchester City's entire formation has become very flexible since I don't know when.

When attacking, it spreads out, making full use of the width, and becomes very flat; when defending, it quickly tightens up to gain an advantage in local areas as soon as possible.

These are still at the level of tactical concepts or formations. Sacchi noticed that in Manchester City, there was an obvious change in Gao Shen.

In other words, he had already had a similar idea in Naples, but he used it directly in Manchester City.

That is the inverse winger cutting inside.

Robben is known as one of the best left wingers in the world, but at Manchester City, he played on the right.

And it was very clear, he was fixed on the right side as soon as he arrived.

"Isn't this a coincidence?" Saki asked with a smile.

With his profound understanding, he will never act aimlessly or do meaningless things.

"In addition, I also found that if you put Gareth Bale on the left, and Sturridge as well, although they are not backwards, most of the time, they often run towards the goal in the frontcourt, and

Not like a traditional winger."

What does the traditional one look like?

Cross from underneath?

No, this is too inefficient.

In recent years, many people have admired Herbert Chapman, the former Arsenal godfather-level tactician.

He believes that the most deadly cross is a pass back from the baseline, which is what we commonly call an inverted triangle pass.

This kind of pass will make the goalkeeper unsure whether to attack or not.

Gao Shen fully recognizes the threat of inverted triangle return, but he believes that the high-speed inswing ball played by the inverted winger is also very deadly, just like Robben, he has been training this kind of high-speed inswing ball recently.

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The most typical example is the curve ball he sent to Gareth Bale in the first half against Manchester United. It was a high-speed inswing ball. One advantage of this kind of ball is that it can hit the goal and far away on its own.

The corner can also pass the ball. After the pass is in place, the offensive player often only needs to touch it and it will go in. The threat level is not inferior to the inverted triangle return pass.

"An inverted winger also has a very obvious advantage, that is, our full-backs are basically all forward-footed. An inverted winger attacks the foot that the opponent is not good at, so as to gain the greatest advantage."

"The most important point is that we all know that the distance between the full-back and the winger cannot be too close. If the two players are close, the wing will lose the space to sprint, but the winger with the opposite foot walks diagonally and horizontally.

It is equivalent to giving up the straight line distance on the wing, and at the same time they can also take away defensive players."

"In this way, the full-back's quick sprint and back-row insertion will become a very important offensive method. The most typical ones are Messi and Alves, but also the side of Sanchez and Vargas."

Barcelona now has two such attacking lines, and both are very strong and deadly.

In Real Madrid, Pellegrini is also trying to use Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo to form a left offensive channel. To be honest, he is also following this idea, but he has only seen the prototype.

Now, after Mourinho comes, it is unclear whether he will continue in this way.

After all, Mourinho attaches great importance to defense.

Manchester City is also building such an offensive channel. Last season's Robben and Zabaleta, although their offensive power is not as good as Messi and Alves, they are still enough to stand out from the Premier League. This season, Gao Shen is focusing on building the left wing.

As for the forward, he is a key node that connects the left and right wings and connects the midfield.

In the tactics created by Gao Shen for Manchester City, he has never been a simple goal scorer.

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Saki had to admit that he could no longer keep up with Gao Shen.

But if you think about it carefully, this is actually quite normal, because Gao Shen has always been coaching on the front line.

The competitive pressure of professional football is very, very high. The tactics used in the last game may not work in the next game and must be changed.

Maybe the tactics that killed everyone last season will be finished this season, and they still have to change.

If you don’t change, it’s over!

It forces you to constantly explore and break through yourself.

This is true for the players, and it is still true for the head coach.

Just like Chelsea's former head coach Scolari, he was also a very good head coach, but lacked first-line experience in the European leagues. As a result, when he coached Chelsea, he found that he couldn't play well.

The biggest difference between the league and the national team is that the national team either plays a game for a long time, or it is a tournament system, and its status changes. But the league is different. It plays every week, and every game is broadcast live, and

The time span is as long as ten months.

This is the biggest headache.

When a successful head coach of a club moves to the national team, he usually does well, but if the national team jumps to the club and wants to succeed, it is too difficult.

Even if he is as strong as Sacchi, if he is asked to talk about it now, he is okay, but if he is asked to practice, it is too difficult to be a technical director, let alone a head coach.

For example, he did an average job as Real Madrid's technical director.

Times have changed!

As the saying goes: Talented people emerge from generation to generation, and each leads the way for hundreds of years!

Gao Shen believed that sooner or later he would be eliminated one day. Maybe he was tired, or maybe he was satisfied, which made him hesitate to move forward.

But before that, he must shine even more dazzlingly and let all fans around the world remember his name.

profound!

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