The Greatest Performer on the Football Field

Magath frowned and fiddled with the two pieces of No. 38 and No. 10 on the tactical board, trying various combinations. He was a little hesitant in his heart, whether to think about empathy and make Rakitic appear more in the penalty area. Inside……

Sun Wu is a little helpless, but to be honest, Rakitic, who has not yet played the core of the organization in the Seville team, although wearing No. 10, is actually not high in status, whether in the club or the national team. ...

In fact, until Rakitic replaced Harvey in the Champions League final and broke Buffon's first record, many people still think Rakitic is not a good midfielder.

Sun Wu scoffed at this statement, but had to admit that Rakitic was a difficult midfielder to define.

Rakitic is tall, but he prefers to use his feet rather than his head when entering the restricted area...

He is a tough defender, but he is far inferior to club teammate Busquets in defensive selection, and the steal success rate is far inferior to that of national team partner Modric...

He has the delicate skills that Eastern European players are used to, but he rarely chooses to break through...

In addition to his all-around ability, he impressed the fans the most with his excellent long shot, but Rakitic was never a heavy gunner, or more than a heavy gunner.

Although Rakitic wore No. 10 in Schalke 04 in these seasons and played a lot of time, he still failed to play his due role. The most important reason is his versatility.

It was pretty good under Magath. Last season, under Luteng and Buskens, Rakitic played a defensive midfielder and played a midfield engineer...

In fact, in Sun Wu's view, Rakitic's talent lies in his running position and passing. He can receive the ball as much as possible without defense. This is similar to the style of La Masia players. No wonder then Barcelona insisted on using him to replace Harvey.

Rakitic can send the ball in the most reasonable way in a complex situation, can open the situation with a simple pass in the offensive and defensive conversion, can strangle the opponent's counterattack with a tough press for the first time... although his Defensive ability is not outstanding.

And from a later career point of view, Rakitic is one of the few Schalke 04 players who has a big heart and ambitions. Similar to him are Neuer, Draxler and Sun. Wu himself...

Sun Wu believes that among the current Schalke 04 midfielders, Rakitic is the closest to him in terms of tactical ability and game reading ability. This Croatian has the ability to become one of the team's core players.

"Let's try it. You run in with Ivando. The next game is..." Magath was relieved.

"Cologne, is a very good test object." Sun Wu replied: "Away the game, just I and Ivan a house."

Magath nodded slowly, his eyes still on the tactical board.

Sun Wu greeted and prepared to go home, pushed open the door and paused, hesitating for a while before turning back, "Mr. Felix, is Kevin's contract expiring this summer?"

Magath turned his head in surprise, beckoning Sun Wu back, "Kevin revealed to you?"

Sun Wu shook his head blinking.

"Kevin is a good player. I brought it out in Stuttgart, but..." Magath sighed. "He has decided to leave. This is bad news for the club, but not necessarily for the team. ..."

"Kevin is going?" Sun Wu opened his mouth wide, but he didn't expect to hear such awesome news. Kevin Kuranyi, the main center that scored double figures every season after his debut, wanted to leave the ball for free team……

"I said, this may not be a bad thing for the team." Magathla sat down with Sun Wu, "you should understand what I mean."

"Really..." Sun Wu certainly understood.

The biggest problem of this Schalke 04 attack line is Kuranyi. This Brazilian-born forward is a typical German high center. The penalty area is powerful, but the scope of activity is small, rarely pulls the edge, and the speed is slow. Turning is not flexible, and the ability to cooperate with teammates is also very weak.

The most important thing is that Kuranyi needs teammates to send the ball to play a role, and it must also be a two-side pass. Sun Wu sent the ground straight pass more than once or twice in the previous games. But Kuranyi can’t see it, can’t run, or is too slow to be chased and destroyed by the guard...

Sun Wu entered the restricted area during the game against Hoffenheim, a large part of the reason is that Kuranyi's range of activities is too small, unwilling to walk out of the restricted area in a tactical sense.

"The times are changing so fast..." Magath said with emotion: "Last season, Gomez was also awe-inspiring. Last season, Luca Tony also got the best shooter..."

Indeed, in the past ten years, football has changed too quickly in terms of tactical significance and player technical characteristics, especially when Messi on the left foot plays the right side and Cristiano Ronaldo plays on the left side. The shock is not just about data, but more about changes in tactical choices.

The winger is no longer a passer but one of the main attackers. They have a lot of room for activity, which directly leads to the useless land of high speed centers such as Luca Tony and Kuranyi, and the skill of the winger is skilled. , High-speed breakthrough ability, wide-ranging edge... These are things that high centers can't do.

Sun Wu is very clear about the trend of this trend. In the future, in the center position, he has a good height and a good header, and he can also mix up with the middle and lower teams.

Fast speed, good technology, high flexibility, large range of activities, only those who can play beautiful cooperation are eligible to become first-class centers. If they have a good sense of smell in front of the door and a strong ability to grab points, they are eligible to enter the giants, such as Suarez, Lukaku, Diego Costa, Lewandowski...

Don't look at Lewandowski as a high center, but the technique is good, the speed is not slow, and the range of activities is large, which can be perfectly integrated into Klopp's tactics.

In a few years, the highly capable high centers such as Gomez and Kuranyi will soon disappear in European football. Of course, there are two types of high centers that can survive. One is to score a goal in a season. The number of digits, assisting the double-digit big Giroud, the other is the omnipotent big Ibrahimovic.

Sun Wu tentatively asked: "Next season?"

"The club has been in contact with Dynamo Zagreb. I have made scouts focus on Mandzukic for two months. It is indeed a very good center. It has a strong ability to grab points and a wide range of activities. The speed is not very slow. "Magath rubbed the cigar in his hand and looked at Sun Wu's face with embarrassment. "I won't quote before the end of the season. If I can raise the salad plate, I'm sure the club will not refuse the money~www.wuxiaspot. com~ Sun Wugan laughed a few times, "No... actually there is a player who might be more suitable..."

"Where did you come from?" Magath stared at Sun Wu inexplicably. "Do you usually go back home and collect information about countless young players? Are you going to be a scout instead of head coach after retiring?"

Magath took off his glasses and wiped them, "Speak."

"Polish, Lewandowski." Sun Wu is not sure when the "95 Supreme" will be transferred to the Bumblebee, but he checked the information. This Polish center has scored 16 goals this season. He dropped the second place in the shooter list by 7 goals and was almost destined to win the Polish league goalscorer king.

Upon hearing the name, Magath's hands shivered and his glasses snapped on the table. He looked up at Sun Wu in exasperation, "Lewandowski? This is a very good player, but..."

"Best, what are you thinking!"

"Let a central defender come to Schalke 04 to play the center!?"

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