Tactical system, this is a noun that is increasingly valued.

But many people still don’t understand why a stable tactical system is becoming more and more important.

I believe everyone will not deny that in the past, present, and future, professional football is constantly developing towards an holistic direction. Even a talented superstar like Messi, his outstanding performance must be based on the overall team.

Even stars with characteristics like Cristiano Ronaldo must also be based on the overall team.

Either the team serves you or you serve the team.

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Since it is an overall sport, the cooperation between eleven players on the court is crucial.

How to combine these eleven players into a whole, tie them into a rope on the court, unify your thoughts, advance and retreat together, undoubtedly becomes a major problem that all teams must face.

In the past few years, Manchester City has introduced stars that are strong enough and outstanding in the cards, but why does it always give people a feeling of being weak? It can't achieve the results it deserves?

The answer is simple, lacking a whole!

There is a saying among Chinese people that one chopstick is easy to fold, and ten chopsticks are not easy to fold.

As long as eleven players can be tied together on the football field, this team is not far from that. Any team wants to defeat such an opponent, let alone defeat them.

Even teams with stronger integrity can often perform dark horse miracles.

Just like the Greece of Rehager, Mourinho's Porto, and Leicester City this season, this is the case.

But this is simple to say, but it is difficult to do it.

Because the least easy thing for a person to be controlled is thought!

Every professional player who can get into the top European leagues and gain a foothold must have his own unique features.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to control these people's thoughts.

It can even be said that it is impossible!

But is there a way to regulate the actions of these people on the football field?

The answer is, there is!

That is a strict tactical system!

Through a meticulous and meticulous tactical system, players' behavior on the court can be well regulated, so that they can clearly know when and what they should do at any time.

Does that mean that the tactical system is killing the players' creativity?

Yes, but not!

It is the weakest to just ask players to defend the tactical system and not know how to perform on the spot.

The truly brilliant tactical system lies in that it can not only provide the team with a stable tactical framework and regulate the responsibilities of players on the court, but also create a relaxed environment for players to perform.

Is this very contradictory?

No, not contradictory.

To put it simply, the tactical system is the bottom line. When players do not have a better choice on the court, then you can follow the tactical system, which is absolutely correct.

Because in this case, decisions made in a hurry are often not a good choice, or even the worst.

Since that's the case, you might as well stop choosing and follow the tactical system.

In turn, in the absence of a complete set of rigorous tactical systems, players can easily lose control on the court, especially when they encounter setbacks and panic.

Just like Real Madrid now.

In the first leg, he lost 0-4 at the Glory Stadium in Southampton and returned to the Bernabeu Stadium in shame. Amid the shouts of tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans, Real Madrid played like a piece of disarray.

Are they not working hard enough?

Obviously not. Each of them was holding their anger to vent and tried their best.

Is that a tactic is wrong?

Not really.

When Zidane lags behind in the first round with a big score, in the second round, he arranged an aggressive lineup to give it a try, which is understandable.

Even Zidane learned from the first round lessons in the arrangement of troops. The midfielder arranged a combination of Modric and Casemiro, with Jamez Rodriguez and Gareth Bale on both wings, and the two forwards in the frontcourt were Lewandowski and Benzema.

Although James Rodriguez is on the wing, he is asked to retreat to the midfield to participate in the organization and defense.

Gareth Bale, Benzema and Lewandowski are flexibly changing positions on the court.

It is obvious that Zidane's intention is to use a world-class offensive lineup to suppress Southampton's defense.

So, from the beginning, Real Madrid chose to push it out and fight.

This should be considered a very aggressive set of tactics, and it is indeed possible that it works in theory.

But it's just theoretically.

In fact, on the court, Real Madrid players have serious inconsistent execution and are inconsistent with each other.

When Real Madrid was attacking with the ball, Gareth Bale, Benzema and Lewandowski were all at the forefront of the team, suppressing Southampton's defense line, waiting for the pass from his teammates behind him to launch an attack as soon as possible after getting the ball.

Even James Rodriguez, who theoretically wanted to retreat to help the midfield, stayed on the left side of the frontcourt.

This idea is a good thing, proving that the player wins very strongly.

But the bad thing is that Casemiro and Modric were suppressed by Southampton, and the distance between them and the forward players was too large.

Ancelotti obviously had expected Real Madrid to attack wildly at home, so the game started with a stable defense tactic, and the focus was on Modric.

Especially when he realized that the distance between Real Madrid's frontcourt and midfield was a bit unreasonable, he further increased his suppression of Modric and Casemiro.

This directly led to the complete loss of contact between Real Madrid's frontcourt and midfielder, and the ball could not be passed in front.

In this way, Real Madrid's offensive effect will be greatly reduced.

But if it's just that, then underestimate Ancelotti.

In this game, both sides were suspended for yellow cards. Southampton was left-back Alaba, while Real Madrid was central defender Pepe, both of which were crucial members of the team.

But unlike Zidane's choice of counter-substitution, Ancelotti made tactical adjustments.

Hazard, who performed well in the first round, directly stepped forward, restrained Kavajal, did not retreat to defend, and gave up the left side for Gareth Bale to attack.

At the left back position, Ancelotti made Luke Shaw focus on defense.

In other words, Southampton gave up his left, which is Real Madrid's right, allowing the opponent to attack.

He knew very well that Real Madrid lacked a strict tactical system and patience. When they thought they had seized the opponent's loopholes and wanted to attack, they were often the time when their defense was the loosest.

Because at this time, the superstars in the frontcourt were pressed, but it was difficult for them to keep up in the middle and backcourts.

Therefore, Ancelotti's strategy is very simple. If I let go of the left, I am confident that I can defend it, because Real Madrid's one-on-one breakthrough ability in the frontcourt is not strong. As long as the team tightens the defensive team, it will not be easy for Real Madrid to break through.

But once Real Madrid pressed on, their midfield and backcourt problems will be exposed.

There is a saying that God wants to destroy it, he must first make it crazy!

As it turns out, Ancelotti is indeed an old fox.

When the game reached twenty-one minutes, Real Madrid continued to press the ball in the frontcourt, but Southampton made an interception.

The ball was quickly transferred to the frontcourt. Di Maria got the ball and saw Pogba sprinting to the right, taking Modric away, while Messi took the opportunity to penetrate the top of the penalty area.

Di Maria cooperated with Messi and the ball immediately came to Messi's feet.

Messi took the ball and accelerated it. He walked through Casemiro and entered the penalty area. He then passed Ramos who was rushing to grab it. He made a diagonal pass behind him. Suarez quickly followed and directly pushed the ball into the net.

Southampton completed a very sharp and rapid defensive counterattack!

In an instant, the entire Bernabeu stadium became silent!

After conceding the ball, Real Madrid counterattacked wildly. Gareth Bale got a chance to kick in the left rib area at the front of the penalty area twice in a row, but was resolved by Luke Shaw once and blocked by Neuer, but he failed to form a chance.

Marcelo also began to actively participate in the frontcourt offense and received a powerful shot from the left side of the frontcourt, but Neuer flew over the crossbar.

Real Madrid looks like an offensive.

But just in the 34th minute, Southampton launched another attack.

Di Maria got the ball in the midfield, got rid of it and broke through quickly, and passed it straight to the penalty area.

Messi didn't know when he had changed positions with Suarez, and a heel was passed in the penalty area. Pogba followed from behind and shot with a angrily shot. The ball was once again in the net!

Two to zero!

Two consecutive goals completely brought Real Madrid's morale to a low point.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that at the Bernabeu Stadium, the Saints could continue their outstanding performance.

Real Madrid players are also frustrated. They can't figure out why they are so difficult to score goals, but Southampton is so easy to score goals?

Is it because of the teammates behind him who are not good?

Zidane, in front of the home team's coach's seat, also looked frustrated. He never expected that the tactics he carefully arranged would fail in the end.

The team did not play the effect he wanted at all. It seemed like a mess and each was fighting for his own battle.

Especially when they are behind one goal, when each of them gets the ball, the first thing they think of is counterattack and attack.
To be continued...