The coaching career started as a college team coach

"Do you think their so-called psychological problems really exist? Is it a smokescreen?"

Neil Warnock glanced at his assistant and shook his head firmly.

"It's not that I didn't doubt whether they deliberately released a smokescreen. But the abnormal state of the past two or three games is real, and there is no need to doubt it at all."

"They can't deliberately release 4 points to make this smokescreen to deal with us." Neil Warnock smacked his lips, "Plus, we are not worth deceiving them."

Cardiff City is currently ranked 14th in the league, and they have been at this level since the beginning of the season. The highest is no higher than 10th, and the lowest is no lower than 15th. Cardiff City is basically in a state of "no desire and no desire".

Although from the perspective of league results, no matter how hard they try, it is unlikely to touch the edge of the promotion play-offs, but since there is a chance to "pat the wolf's butt" while the Wolves are in an ups and downs, why not?

"I think Wei is still inexperienced. He is really in trouble. Maybe I can give him some advice after the game to help him." Neil Warnock said.

The assistant heard the old coach's words so confidently. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he did not show anything.

He wondered, since there are more than ten days of national team matches, will Wolves have adjusted during this time?

After hesitating for a long time, he still raised his doubts.

"It's unlikely." Warnock didn't believe it. "They have been in poor form for almost a month. They have never adjusted well before. How can they adjust well in such a short time!"

"Wei may really not know what to do. This stage also happened in the first few years of my coaching. The pressure of the championship is so great, it's normal for the team to panic."

"I think they beat the amateur team with more than ten goals. It should be Wei Le who wants to boost morale, but I think this is really useless. If we really meet, it's not certain who will win or lose!"

"I have been through many battles, don't doubt my experience!" Neil Warnock seemed very confident. He joked with his assistant, "This is probably our best chance to beat Wolves, but we can't miss it!"

Warnock firmly believes that Wolves are still stuck in the quagmire and have not climbed out. But Warnock is not very sure about another factor that may affect the direction of the game.

"Yes, Rodri has not recovered yet. It's a pity, but I think he may not appear in the list against Cardiff City..."

"Will Rodri play? This is not a simple question, we need to wait and see..."

"Will you see it on the day of the game?"

Looking at Wei Le who was talking freely on the screen, Warnock cursed inwardly.

It turns out that the focus is not on the team's status, but on Rodri!

Rodri was hit by a rough collision from his teammates during the training of the Spanish U21 national team some time ago, and his knee sprained and he had to rest for two to three weeks.

Seeing that the two or three weeks are almost up, whether Rodri can play in the game against Cardiff City has become a topic of discussion.

Everyone knows the important role of Rodri in Wei Le's Wolves team. That is the real brain of the team and the real gearbox! Without Rodri, Wei Le's Wolves team can easily stagnate in the offensive and defensive transition stage, and they are completely two different teams with Rodri.

Neil Warnock certainly knows it, and he believes that Wei Le is even less likely to not know it.

But when it comes to Rodri's possible absence from the game, he seems not disappointed at all, not regretful at all, seems very calm, and even a little indifferent!

Is this normal?

This is not normal!

Cardiff City's scouts have lived in Wolverhampton these days. They have observed that Rodri still drives to the training center on time every day, every day; they can't see whether Rodri can participate in the training normally, because Wolves' daily training is not open to the media, and scouts can't just sneak in.

And the day before the game, when the game list was submitted, Rodri's name appeared clearly on it, but it was not written whether he was a starter or a substitute.

"Didn't you say that he was not selected? Is this list the 'game starting list'? Or is he simply deceiving me?"

Old coach Warnock is a little undecided.

The fact is that this is indeed a special arrangement by Wei Le.

Rodri will play, but not as a starter. The team doctor said that Rodri has almost recovered, but he cannot play the whole game. At present, he may be able to play for 30 minutes.

Wei Le certainly cannot let Rodri start and then play for 30 minutes.He was replaced after 12 minutes, so Rodri sat on the bench first. It depends on the situation when he will appear on the field.

A defensive midfielder is indispensable. Even if he cannot be an all-around warrior like Rodri, the most basic defensive responsibility of the defensive midfielder must be fulfilled.

Therefore, Wei Le thought of Coady, who was used as a defensive midfielder in the 2015/16 season.

It is not impossible for Coady to play as a defensive midfielder. He has the ability to pass the ball, is strong, and has played as a central defender for a season. His defensive ability is no problem at all.

Warnock finally made a decision. He believed that Rodri must be able to play in the game when he appeared in the big list. But Wei Le's cover-up can only mean one thing, that is, he will not start the game.

Mainly, Warnock felt that Wolves did not need to go to great lengths to design strategic deceptions when facing opponents like Cardiff City. What could they deceive?

Warnock believed that Wei Le probably did not lie. He was vague, largely because he himself was not sure.

Rodri not starting the game is a big plus for Cardiff City.

"Whether they choose Jack Pearce or Kevin McDonald as the third choice in the midfield, both of them are slightly lacking in ability and their footwork is relatively rough."

Neil Warnock doesn't think there will be a third person who can be competent for this position, and he believes that Wei Le has not played much of the 4-4-2 formation with a parallel midfield line before, and is more inclined to play 4-3-3.

"Seize the transition between offense and defense, counter-grab the ball immediately after losing it, and counterattack immediately after getting the ball!" Neil Warnock's solution is very radical, almost wanting to suppress the Wolves' attack.

"Will there be no problem in this case?"

The question raised by the assistant was rejected by Warnock, "No. This game lost the midfield engine, and I think they may choose to play defensively and control the ball in the backcourt."

"Control in the backcourt, isn't that our chance to grab them? I think there is no problem at all!" Neil Warnock slapped his thigh and decided it!