Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Lu Wei stood on the edge of the training ground and said to all the FC United players: "Two days from now, we will have the first warm-up game before the new season, the old rule is to warm up with Burleigh here, but this season is different from before, this season we will compete with old friends in League Two. I don't value the results of this game very much, and even the results of the last few warm-up games I don't value it, why is the warm-up game called the warm-up game, the warm-up game has only one purpose, that is, to run in tactics, adjust the state and find problems, what is the use of scoring more goals in the warm-up game, and can not get half a point for us in the league, and losing a few goals is very useful for us, find problems in time, and we will adjust according to the problems in subsequent training.

Although Lu Wei said this, the FC United players were still nervous and did not show the slightest expression of relaxation.

Lu Wei continued: "Now I will tell you about the specific tactics of the team, I hope you will listen carefully, because I will not repeat it a second time, the specific understanding depends on your performance in actual training.

After seeing the expressions of the players, Lu Wei nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Our overall tactics are simply the premise of the defensive line, high pressure and pressure. The forward line is the first line of defense, the striker should actively top the opponent when the defender is in possession to press the defender, the two central midfielders must follow the first time to press up, while the defender and the back should pay attention to maintain the space between the front center and the back, to put pressure on the opponent on the court, constantly pressing, card position, card passing line, do not let them send the ball lightly, let alone let them simply receive the pass, to use high-intensity defense to force the opponent to make a mistake in the second half, cut off the ball, launch a rapid counterattack on the spot, Use a few simple passes to quickly enter the opponent's penalty area, and then find a way to get the ball into the opponent's goal. However, this tactic is difficult to actually implement. You must have enough tacit understanding, sufficient physical support, familiar with small space running routines, and skilled in dealing with one-on-one, one-on-two, two-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three, five-on-five overall defensive positions on the court, pressure prediction and ball lines, etc., which will be very complicated. "

Of course, there's a lot more complicated in tactical training than that, and it's the coaching staff's job to coach the players one-on-one to understand the tactics and their responsibilities on the field.

Lu Wei continued: "So next, in addition to physical recovery training, we must focus on training defense and attack in a small area, that is, one-on-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, many-to-many, many-to-many one-to-many offensive and defensive training in an area of 3×3, 5×5, 10×10 meters. I'm going to divide the whole stadium into zones, and each of you has to know which areas you should be in during the game, when to move forward and when to retreat, when to press and when to assist. In future training sessions, I will ask the coaching staff to teach you some routines in defense and offense. So your tasks will be heavy, my requirements will be very strict, you are all professional players, I believe you are not playing to cope with things, but to enjoy the cheers of victory on the pitch, so, hard work everyone, we have a lot to do this season, but the club will not lose you, Mr. President has prepared £500,000 as a promotion bonus, and more if you win the championship. The

players with bitter melon faces suddenly got up their heads, isn't it to win and make money, for Lu Wei, who has deep pockets, with his help, FC United already has the confidence to touch the wrists with the big teams, and the rest is polished by time.

Three days later, at Giger Lane, FC United's friendly match with Burleigh was finally not a draw, and Burley did not relieve his employer coach Kevin after being relegated from League One last season. Blackwell, but chose to continue to believe that he led the team back to League One, and made a bigger change than FC United, almost replaced the entire team this summer, including many strong players from the Championship and League A visa-free, the goal is to promote, but Lu Wei knows that Burleigh's group of players are very capable, historically Burleigh won the third return to League Two in the second year after relegation, but team owner Stewart has always used the team as a tool to make money, Later, the team owed 8 million pounds in debt, and finally had to be removed from the FA, which also set off a storm at that time, Lu Wei also thought of this in the hope of helping more of this FC United in the future.

However, Burleigh is still the same team with a strong faith in 128 years, and striker Anton is on loan from Blackburn. Forrest scored twice to give Burleigh a 2-0 victory over FC United, and FC United, who lost to Burley for the first time in three years, were not frustrated at all, and the whole team was deliberately looking for each other's tacit understanding.

The remaining three warm-up games in July FC United unexpectedly all lost to the opponent, if the loss to the League One team Wolves and the Soviet Premier League team Hibernian is excusable, FC United actually lost 1:3 to Woking of the National Southern League in the warm-up game on July 27, but Lu Wei is very tolerant of the players, and the loss to the opponent is not because of underestimating the enemy or inferior to the opponent, mainly because of too many cooperation mistakes in the defense, Lazzari and Lahmani conceded goals due to multiple mistakes on the right side of the defense, but Rahmani is not yet the main candidate in Lu Wei's heart, but Lazzari, who has high hopes, shows signs of unacceptance.

The tacit understanding between players can only rely on a large number of games to run-in, the players' understanding and implementation of tactics can not be seen in a short time, the good news is that the power of the forward combination is far beyond Lu Wei's imagination, Akinfenwa is still sophisticated, relying on a strong body and top ball protection ability is still a major killer for FC United.

Moore's progress is also obvious, under the training of nutritionists and strength and conditioning coaches, he is already a qualified high school striker in terms of size, but tactics and skills still need to be exercised, Mane is still Lu Wei's most trusted striker, Lu Wei believes that Mane can now get the main position in the middle and lower reaches of the team even if he goes to the Premier League, let alone in League Two.

The three new signings, Bowen, are Lu Wei's reserve for the future, Carl is an all-round player who can adapt to all positions in the front, middle and back, and is a good firefighter when the team is in an injury crisis, and the most surprising thing for Lu Wei is his previously unheard of Scott. Hogan, this is a Solskjaer type of striker, often seizing opportunities to surprise the ball in training, scoring efficiency ranks first in the team, Lu Wei does not know that Hogan won the silver boot of the League Two this season in history, because the team has not been promoted to join the League One team Barnsley, and will also have a stable appearance in the Championship in the future, not an unknown player.

Losing all four warm-up games is something that Lu Wei has expected, the players are deliberately cooperating with teammates in the game, the forward line does not create too many scoring opportunities, it is normal to lose such a game, FC United players did not lose confidence because of the four consecutive losses, but more looking forward to the start of the new season. Although the tactical run-in is far from Lu Wei's standard, he is not in a hurry, in his plan, the formation of the team's tactical heritage will take at least three years, FC United really want to gain a foothold in English football.

P.S. 13-14 FC United First Team Squad

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Edward. Mendy (21 years old, Senegalese/French), Jordan No. 12. Pickford (19, English), No. 23 Josh. Olerenshaw (23, English)

Defender: No. 2 Mark. Roberts (30, English), No. 3 Andy. Dawson (35, English), No. 5 Marty. Pearson (20, English), No. 6 Tyrone. Mins (20, English), 13th Amir. Rahmani (19, Albanian/Kosovar), Alex 19. Nicholson (19, English), No. 20 Manuel. Lazari (19, Italian), Andrew No. 26. Robertson (19, Scottish)

Midfielder: , No. 4 Darren. Carter (30, English), No. 8 Lucas (23, English), No. 14 Ben. Thayer (19, English), No. 15 Marty. Lund (21, Northern Irish), 16 Matt Grimes (18, English), No. 24 Rory. Delap (37, Irish), No. 25 Ross. Draper (24, English)

Forward: No. 7 Jarrod. Bowen (17, English), Adebayor No. 9. Akinfenwa (31, English), No. 10 Sadio. Mane (21, Senegalese), No. 11 Jack. McReis (21, English), No. 17 Karl. Naismith (21, Scottish), No. 18 Kiefer. Moore (21, Welsh), Scott No. 21. Hogan (21, English).