409 The threshold of the top famous coach

Back to the locker room with a score of 0:0, all the players looked very exhausted.

They were panting, drinking water, lowering their heads, and sweating under the service of the masseur.

As soon as many players walked into the locker room, they immediately took off all their clothes and sat naked on the seat and breathed. If it weren't for Yang Cheng's regulations, they could not go to the shower, I believe that many of them would rush to take a shower at this time.

No one spoke, they were silent.

The score of 0:0 made Liverpool, who had the advantage, look very depressed, and every player is very unwilling.

If we look at the situation on the scene, they should score goals, or even score big, but in the end, they seem to be insulated from the goal, missing opportunities again and again.

The wing players looked at the middle player without any kind eyes, as if they were saying, "We are tiring to create opportunities on the wing and sending the ball to the middle, but you are squandering our blood and sweat again and again. Damn, what are you doing?

The middle players looked at the side players as they looked at the side players. They all felt that they were running desperately again and again in the middle, but these guys passed the ball without passing through the brain and always passed to crowded places. Don’t you know where the opponent set up a heavy defense? Can’t you pass it smarter?

I believe that if Yang Chengren hadn't placed it there, they would have complained about each other, and even started fighting and had a big fight!

Yang Cheng stood in front of the tactical board, he watched quietly, and he saw everyone's actions, and he knew very well what these guys were thinking, and he had to stop them from continuing like this.

A team wins three ways: one is overall strength, but it is obvious that Liverpool does not have an advantage in overall strength at present; two, the personal performance of the stars, there is no need to think about this. There is no such decisive top superstar in Liverpool; third, the head coach's strategy.

At this time, Yang Cheng must stand up. No matter whether he wins or loses next, he must stand up.

This is the courage and responsibility you must have as a head coach!

"Are you all blaming your teammates?" Yang Cheng spoke.

The locker room immediately became quiet. There was no sound at first, but now it was so quiet that only the sound of breathing was left.

"Do you think you are performing well? It's just that your teammates failed to keep up with you that caused our first half deadlock?" Yang Cheng asked again.

Still no one spoke because everyone noticed the bad things in Yang Cheng's words.

"It's all fucking nonsense. Who performed well in the first half?"

Yang Cheng said as he walked over and pointed at Drogba, "Didir, have you performed well? Can you do anything to Terry and Deselli? How many times have you snatched the ball over their heads?"

Drogba was speechless.

"And you, Alyang, you break through time and time again, which seems very threatening, but how is your crossing landing point? Have you ever looked at the teammates who are supporting the middle lane and then crossed? Have you ever thought about the purpose of your pass through this kick?"

"And you, Cristiano, you used your skills to shake your opponent again and again, but have you seen that your teammate who was plugging in the middle to pick up the ball in vain? You passed the ball again and again, and then it seemed as if everything had nothing to do with you. Have you ever thought that your teammate could pick it up or not?"

Robben and Ronaldo were criticized by name and both bowed their heads.

"And you, Steven, Edgar, I said, it's time to be slow to conquer, how about slowing down?"

Yang Chengyi pointed at the two and asked them to answer.

Both of them remained silent and did not speak.

"Slowness means we need to slow down the ball's movement speed. We need to add more horizontal passes and horizontal running to drive our teammates around us. When we all slow down, we have enough time to observe the opponent's defense. Simply fast and blindly rush will only put us in a dead end."

"I'm not going to criticize you. This is our first game. I said that we are still working together, but I want all of you to understand one thing, that is, don't encounter difficulties and not lose, just leave all the responsibilities as far as possible and shirke it to your teammates as much as possible, but think more about what responsibilities you should bear in this."

"We are a whole, not a personal show, not who should be a scapegoat!"

Yang Cheng emphasized his tone, "Let me say it again, in my team, there is no one who should be a scapegoat. If you lose, it is the responsibility of the whole team. No one is qualified to blame any teammates, do you understand?"

"I understand!" The players answered sparsely.

"Are you resting? Do you have no strength?" Yang Cheng shouted loudly.

"I understand!" This time, the players all gathered their strength.

Yang Cheng nodded with satisfaction and plucked his palms a few times, "Look at them all!"

All the players looked up and looked at the tactical board above.

Yang Cheng has already drawn Chelsea's tactical formation on it, and it is obviously necessary to arrange targeted tactics for the second half.

"Chelsea's defense is a typical Italian defense. The area combined with man-tapping is a very popular defensive tactic in Italy at present!" Yang Cheng is very familiar with this set of tactics, because he has been in Italy for four years and has personally used this set of defensive systems, so he knows this set very well.

"In this set of tactics, once Drogba retreats, they will definitely have a central defender following him. At this time, there will be gaps behind him, but for this, our first half was not useful, and we must pay attention to the second half."

After hearing what Yang Cheng said, Gerald thought about it and immediately raised his hand.

"What's the problem, Steven?"

"Boss, it's not that we're useless, but after Didier pulls it out and we plug in, the other party will still send someone to guard it!" Gerald raised the problems he encountered in the first half.

Yang Cheng nodded and praised: "Good statement!"

Gerald sat down and received Yang Cheng's praise, he looked a little relieved.

"The problem Steven mentioned does exist, but have you noticed that the opponent's defense on both sides is not satisfactory, and it can be said that they are all bad?"

"Didill pulled it out, and there was only one central defender left in the opponent's penalty area. He could not effectively protect the defense of both sides. According to the situation in the first half, Terry was usually pulled out, so we will play Bridge. Deselli was too far away from him to form effective protection."

"Remember, Didier must cooperate with the right-hand side, retreat and advance, and at the same time, and then on our right side, Cristiano, use your personal skills, one-on-one, to kill Bridge and swallow him directly!"

Everyone immediately understood that if no one could provide protection in the penalty area, if Ronaldo swallowed Bridge, then he would be abolishing Chelsea's entire defensive line. In this way, Chelsea will be completely passive.

By then, how Liverpool will play will depend on Ronaldo's own performance on the spot, and the attack of Gerald and Davis will undoubtedly be more threatening than ever.

"Cristiano, calm down and kill Bridge, just like you did in the first half. After that, remember not to stick the ball, don't stick the ball, and pass it to me if you have the chance. Do you understand?"

Seeing Yang Cheng's serious arrangement, Xiao Xiao Luo couldn't help but nodded seriously, not daring to slack off at all.

"There is another point, you must pay attention to the second half. Chelsea's defense is prone to errors under the pressure tactics. Whether it is Deselli or Terry, once pressed, there will often be some stupid passes in a hurry. So, Didier, once the ball is at the feet of these two central defenders, pay attention to pressing and intercept the ball at any time!"

Drogba nodded solemnly.

"Also, Steven, Edgar, the passes from the centre-backs are usually given to two people, Peron and Lampard. I guess this is because Marklele came to the team at the beginning and was not very adaptable. The players did not cooperate with each other well enough, so you should pay close attention to this point, pay attention to these two guys, and be ready to intercept at any time, do you understand?"

Davis and Gerald both nodded solemnly.

Inadvertently, after Yang Cheng's analysis, all the players suddenly lost their previous frustration, and replaced by a sense of confidence. Yang Cheng's nearly scalpel analysis of the opponent's defense allowed them to see the loopholes in the opponent's defense again and ignited the hope of winning.

After everyone digested his tactical arrangements, Yang Cheng continued, "I found that many of the gestures and codes we arranged in the first half of the training were useless, so I will make changes in the second half. In the future, we will use notes to replace the instructions. If I want to adjust, I will send a note to each of you, and you all have to show me carefully!"

The players nodded one by one, not daring to be careless.

"Finally, I want to tell you that this is the first round of the Premier League in the new season and our premiere in the Premier League. I don't want to lose, I'm willing to see a win, I always like to win."

After a pause, Yang Cheng slowly walked to the middle of the locker room.

"I hope everyone can understand that Liverpool is a team with a great history. They have won 18 top league titles in England in the past, 6 FA Cups and 7 League Cups, and 4 European Champions Leagues!"

"In this club, there have been countless legendary stars, countless legendary figures, and countless legendary battles. He has made outstanding achievements, but you have nothing!"

The players all lowered their heads. They were indeed a group of players who had never really proved themselves. Apart from Davis, even players such as Gerald and Hypia had no real honor to prove themselves. They had never won the league championship or the Champions League.

As for the League Cup and the FA Cup, it’s just a trophy!

"I want to tell you that Liverpool is a giant team. All of you should be complacent about being able to play in Liverpool, because he does not lack top players, he will never lack attention and attraction, because he is Liverpool, he has a brilliant and brilliant history."

"But what about you?"

Yang Cheng shook his head, "You are nothing, at least so far, nothing is nothing. You have not even had the experience of winning the top league championship, so what are you in front of Liverpool's history?"

"But now, there is an opportunity in front of you, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity appears in front of you. Put on this jersey, you will have the opportunity to leave your own footprints in Liverpool's history, and even the most glorious page in the history of the club!"

"For me, this is what it means to join a wealthy family!"

"I hope all of you can take advantage of these few minutes to think about it and ask yourself, why did you come to Liverpool for money, for fame, for success, or for something else?"

"I believe that if you figure it out, you will become more motivated!"

After that, Yang Cheng didn't say anything more. He chose to stand quietly aside and watch the players think.

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With Dulkin's whistle, the game started again.

He had a disadvantage in the first half, and Chelsea obviously began to adjust in the second half. At least the formation seemed to be a little more compact, which immediately prevented Liverpool's assault on both sides. This situation was most obvious to Ronaldo.

The Portuguese's dribbling skills are fancy and gorgeous, but most of the technical movements are useless, just for the sake of good looks. Therefore, when one-on-one, he has plenty of time and space to display his talents, but once the other party starts to compress space, he is restricted.

In this way, his unnecessary and meaningless technical actions became a waste of time and delayed opportunities, resulting in the loss of the ball and was beaten to counterattack by Chelsea.

The first shot after the opening of the second half was that Ronaldo was cut off by the ball. Duff made a counterattack. After forming a quick breakthrough on the left, he hung the ball into the penalty area. Crespo headed the ball, but was slightly higher.

However, this counterattack also scared Liverpool in a cold sweat. If he was scored, the situation in the first half would be even worse.

"It seems that Ranieri is clearly trying to defend and counterattack to the end!" Benitez frowned.

Ranieri's ability should not be ignored. He is also a famous coach in Europe. At least he made great contributions to Valencia's glory. Cooper has gained more space to play through his platform, and Cooper's overall tactics have not deviated from Ranieri's framework.

There is a saying in European football that is enough to confirm Ranieri's achievements, that is, with the foundation left by Ranieri at that time, Cooper's Valencia should have won the championship long ago!

Of course, it is undeniable that Ranieri himself also has flaws. Like Cooper, he is the kind of head coach who builds a foundation, but he lacks the ability to build a team from a strong team to a champion team.

This is why he can always lay the foundation for people but cannot lead the team to win the championship!

There is no doubt that the reason why Mourinho won the championship as soon as he came to Chelsea in his previous life was that Ranieri's contribution was that at least the entire set of foundations still maintained the framework of Ranieri. It can be seen from the lineups of the 203/04 and 204/05 seasons.

But Mourinho can win the championship, but Ranieri cannot. This is the gap between Ranieri and the top coach.

This is a bottleneck that countless head coaches cannot break free, such as Camacho, Ranieri, Pellegrini and other famous coaches. They are all famous coaches, but they are hard to be called top-notch because they lack the ability to transform to the team's championship.
To be continued...