Red Rebels

People often cannot change things, things always change people

This is a sentence said by Chen Daoming in Infernal Affairs, which is very impressive, because this sentence not only applies to all aspects of the world, but also applies to football fields.

There are two different types of head coaches on the football field. One is good at arranging the formation according to the characteristics of the players. Of this type of head coach, Carlo Ancelotti is undoubtedly the most successful; the other is good at buying. Players who meet your requirements can fit your ideal tactics.

Although these two different tactical ideas take different paths, they achieve the same goal. It is difficult to say which one is more superior.

With the development and professionalization of football, these two different tactical ideas are gradually integrating and blurring the boundaries.

In the case of the Red Rebels, Mourinho is in charge of the Red Rebels and adheres to the team's existing concepts and systems, but behind the system, he is flexible in arranging his tactics according to the characteristics of the players.

From the earliest powerful striker with Didier Drogba, to now the flexible pseudo-forward with Sergio Aguero; the forward-penetrating attacking midfielder Kaka, who originally shouldered a large scoring task, has now gained more freedom as a pseudo-forward. Waist Kaka; from Maicon, who was originally a balanced offensive and defensive player, to Alves, who is now focused on offense and light on defense.

It can be seen from all this that Mourinho's tactics are always changing, but what remains unchanged is his core tactical philosophy.

So what type of head coach is Mourinho?

Does it mean arranging tactics based on the characteristics of the players? But when he bought players, he also attached great importance to the integration of the players into the existing system of the Red Rebels. For example, he originally chose Ozil and gave up Pastore because the German midfielder had a higher football quotient.

So is he the type who insists on buying players that fit his tactical system?

But in fact, he often changes his tactics, adjusting the magic quartet in the frontcourt, adjusting the double midfielders on the field, and adjusting the tasks of double defenders and defenders on the back line. Mourinho is adjusting his tactics all the time. tactics.

Perhaps, a combination of both is the real Mu style tactic

In the UK, there are many different types of head coaches. For example, Ferguson is very good at creating and changing the team's tactics according to the characteristics of the players; for example, Wenger, he is the most typical type who needs players to cooperate with his tactics. Head coach, he stubbornly adheres to his football ideas.

So what type of head coach is Van Gaal?

Well-known football commentator in England,

Martin Samuel once said this in his column: Mourinho and Van Gaal are like twins who have the same soul, but have two different lives.

Both of these people have a deep imprint of Dutch football in their souls, and that is the triangle.

Everyone knows that the triangle is a very common tactical symbol in football tactics, but there has never been any tactic that can use the triangle as skillfully as Dutch football.

There is no doubt that Mourinho's triangle concept came from Van Gaal and was born out of Dutch football. However, he took a completely different path from Van Gaal and created the glory of the Red Rebels. There is only one reason: he studious

He worked as a translator under Robson and as an assistant coach under Van Gaal. He came to the Red Rebels and was directly promoted to the head coach, and led the team from the lower leagues to the top of professional football. Mourinho's The ability to learn and be eclectic has always been the most highly regarded.

He came to the Red Rebels with a wealth of football knowledge, hoping to show off his talents, but he soon felt something was wrong. The Red Rebels team was better at running without the ball. Cassel's more than two years of indoctrination had already The basis of running without the ball has been integrated into this team, and in England, the team has to play tougher and more imposing.

After the initial period of running-in, Mourinho quickly began to learn and integrate Cassel's off-the-ball running system and England's playing style. With the cooperation of many assistants, he created the Red Rebel. Military tactical system.

From the establishment of the system to the present, Mourinho has been constantly committed to improving it, allowing the Red Rebels' tactical system to always be at the forefront of world football. But at the same time, Mourinho can also allow players to play Specialties, and develop corresponding tactical routines based on the players' strengths.

In this way, Mourinho's Red Rebel tactics seem to be born out of Dutch football, but in fact they go far beyond Dutch football and create a new football genre.

On the other hand, as the person Mourinho studied with, Van Gaal still adheres to the elements of Dutch football in his bones, he still adheres to his understanding of football, and he still adheres to his persistence and stubbornness in football. .

Perhaps, Van Gaal should become the most famous football craftsman in today's football, but what prevents him from reaching the craftsman level is precisely Ajax in his coaching career.

It is because the achievements of Ajax, which he spent many years and hard work to build, are too high, and it is because the debut work he worked so hard to create is so perfect that the arrogant Van Gaal is always there. Thinking about surpassing myself and surpassing the peak set by Ajax.

This kind of comparison with yourself is a good thing, but for Van Gaal, it is also a tragedy

After that, whether he was coaching Barcelona, ​​the Dutch national team or aZ Alkmaar, Van Gaal could not surpass his peak self, but he still did not give up the pursuit of his ideal football. He still chose to be stubborn and persistent.

Coaching Manchester City, he has been given a very good platform.

Alfasim personally invited him, and he also specially formulated a 45-page tactical plan and team plan, in which he introduced in detail his understanding of football and his thoughts on building a new team. Manchester City's goals and aspirations.

There is no doubt that Alfasim was convinced by him, Arnesen was also convinced by him, and the entire Abu Dhabi consortium was convinced by Van Gaal. Therefore, even when the input and output are far out of proportion, Alfasim still chooses to support Van Gaal, and Arnesen is still serving the powerful Van Gaal.

Look at Manchester City now. Ibrahimovic comes from Ajax in the Netherlands. Under the training of Louis van Gaal, he is already a world-class forward; Van der Vaart and Sneijder also come from Ajax, two The players are already world-class, and Yaya Toure, these former young rookies, have now become the backbone of Manchester City.

Van Gaal's transformation of Manchester City is still in the process of being planned, but this season, Campany has soared in all aspects. Today, the Belgian defender is already one of the few capable defenders in the UK, and is even hailed as one of the best defenders in the UK this season.

Not only that, Van Gaal’s influence on Manchester City is still in the youth training. At present, the entire Manchester City youth training camp revolves around the first team. Van Gaal brought the Dutch youth training system, coupled with Arnesen’s scouting network. , Manchester City’s youth training camp is full of talents, and these players have grown up under Van Gaal’s system and influence.

This is somewhat similar to what happened when Van Gaal was at Ajax, and everyone, including Al Fasim and Arnesen, firmly believes that Manchester City is on the same path as Ajax.

Sun Shan's words are right, if you want the happiness of enlightenment, you have to endure the pain of enlightenment, and this pain is called **

Van Gaal wants to bring football enlightenment to Manchester City, but Manchester City is still experiencing the pain of **

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When Mourinho meets Van Gaal again, it will not only be a competition between top teams, but also a battle between master and apprentice.

There is no doubt that the Red Rebels have always had the advantage over the years, but Manchester City are not a soft persimmon.

The battle of wits and courage between the two head coaches is very promising, but the reaction on the football field still requires the performance of the players, and in this regard, the Red Rebels undoubtedly have a great advantage.

Although it was an away game, the Red Rebels played very proactively. Ronaldinho, who did not participate in the Champions League game last week, played with him on the wings. The Argentine genius Messi, Kakaju supported, and Ismail replaced Aguero. As a forward, this is Mourinho's effort to stay in the Champions League.

Just 6 minutes into the game, Kaka assisted Messi and opened the scoring for the Red Rebels.

After Mourinho's guidance, Messi became more proactive in this game, frequently raising his hand to ask for help on the right, and he became more proactive and aggressive after getting the ball. Messi's transformation also made The Red Rebels' magic quartet in the frontcourt posed a greater threat.

Van Gaal still deployed three midfielders in this game, Van Bommel, Yaya Toure and Vieira, with Sneijder in front, and the two forwards on the front line were Ibrahimovic and Tevez. , Tevez often retreats to defend, and his role is somewhat similar to Rooney in Manchester United. He is more present in the game.

Many head coaches like players like Rooney and Tevez. They can counterattack on the spot and drop back to provide support. They also have excellent physical fitness and are actively involved in the game. Often one person can complete the tasks of two people, playing both offensive and defensive roles. Both performed well.

But in this game, the Red Rebels gave up their controlling style of play. Mikel and Essien formed a double midfielder, and Michael Johnson took turns. The team adopted a fast-passing tactic, and at the same time, the two wings played more actively. Take the initiative, after all, Ismail is in control from the commanding heights in front.

After taking the lead, the Red Rebels became even more dominant. Manchester City was once almost out of breath. Fortunately, the whistle at the end of the first half allowed them to survive.

After changing sides in the second half, the Red Rebels launched a fierce attack from the beginning. Mourinho needed to end the game as soon as possible.

In the 47th minute, Messi made another quick breakthrough on the right. He passed two defensive players in a row and passed into the penalty area. Ismail defeated Kolo Toure and scored with a header. o:

Five minutes later, Ronaldinho took advantage of a direct free kick and scored again:

Afterwards, Mourinho substituted Ronaldinho, Kaka and Evra out of a mentality of saving energy for the second round of the Champions League next week. The Frenchman has almost played the most games for the Red Rebels this season. As a player, except for cup games, he is almost full-time, but now his physical fitness is a little weak.

After the substitutions, Manchester City gradually regained a little initiative, and in the 74th minute, Ibrahimovic knocked back with his heel in the penalty area. Sneijder shot from close range and penetrated Cech's goal, rewriting the score as:

But this goal could no longer change the outcome of the game.

Van Gaal had to admit after the game that the current strength of the Red Rebels is indeed better than Manchester City, but he believes that the gap between the two teams is not as big as imagined, and he is confident that Manchester City will qualify for the Champions League this season. District is very confident.

The reason is simple. This time, some of Manchester City's competitors finally started to fall behind.

First, the biggest upset of this round, Everton defeated Manchester United at home:o.

It’s hard to imagine that Manchester United, which has no fighting spirit in this game, is still the Red Devils who have been chasing and beating the Red Rebels this season. Ferguson seemed to want to try to rotate in the game, but he had no choice but to perform only for the Korean star Park Ji-sung, who he had high hopes for. It can be described as a tragedy, which caused Manchester United's field to be completely unbalanced.

Moyes' team completely dominated this game. Playing at home, they gave Manchester United a showdown from the beginning. Fellaini, the old Red Rebel player, took the lead to score the home team's goal with a header.

The subsequent game situation was completely under Moyes' control. Manchester United conceded goals one after another and eventually had to swallow three goals.

After this defeat, the several-point gap between Manchester United and the Red Rebels immediately widened to 6 points. With the remaining rounds of the league, this gap can almost be said to be the death sentence of Manchester United.

The other two teams that entered the Champions League, Liverpool and Droylsden, both tied in this game. Droylsden was at home: they were tied by newly promoted Hull City, while Liverpool was tied by Chelsea at home. Arsenal were even worse, losing to Blackburn away away.

In this way, although Manchester City lost, they actually did not fall behind, and Everton even relied on an upset victory over Manchester United to climb to 6th place. This made the competition for Champions League qualification and UEFA Cup qualification become abnormal. It's hot, and teams including Tottenham and Aston Villa are determined to compete.

The only benefit may be the Red Rebels. After the lead is expanded, unless they lose all the last three league games, it will be difficult for Manchester United to shake their lead. This season's British championship has become the Red Rebels. Bag thing.

But the more this happens, the more worried Mourinho is, because he has watched the video of Manchester United's away game against Everton. Many core players such as Senna and Fletcher did not play in the game, and Rooney and Robinho also did not play. , this proves one thing, Ferguson is saving energy for the second round of the Champions League this week.

In the second round, Manchester United can eliminate the Red Rebels and advance as long as they remain undefeated. There is no doubt that Ferguson will not be polite to Mourinho. Personal relations are personal relations. He will definitely strive for victory with all his strength, and he will definitely put on a show again. That troublesome iron barrel array.

Ordinary iron barrel formations are already a big problem for all head coaches around the world, let alone the iron barrel formations put up by Ferguson and Manchester United personally?

That is the number one problem in the world