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According to Bielsa, the tactical evolution of European professional football over the past few years has been revolving around two levels, one is the ability to run, and the other is the efficiency of attacking and defending. Pinshu.com

A player spends most of his time running off the ball in a soccer match.

Therefore, the improvement of running ability can greatly enrich the team's tactical means.

During Pep Guardiola's years or two at the peak of Barcelona, the player's ability to run was quite phenomenal.

And what matches it is that under the amazing running, Barcelona's frontcourt pressing and on-the-spot counter-robbery are also quite good, and the offensive and defensive conversion efficiency is extremely high, so Barcelona at that time was almost overwhelming and invincible.

But everyone knows that this kind of large-scale running consumes a lot of players and is difficult to maintain for a long time, so Guardiola later hopes to reduce the consumption of players by increasing the possession rate and increasing the time of his own possession.

But in this way, the possession time is long, but the efficiency is reduced.

So it gradually evolved into another situation, which is what many fans say, brush ball possession.

And the excessive pursuit of safe ball control led to the team's failure to easily try longitudinal passes and long-distance long passes at the moment of the transition between attack and defense, because of the high risk, so Barcelona could only take short passes.

In such a competitive European football, with the overall improvement of running ability in recent years, the style of play that restrained Barcelona soon emerged.

First Mourinho's Inter Milan, then Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid......

These teams all have one thing in common, that is, while their running ability is not lost to Barcelona, their offensive and defensive conversion efficiency is quite high, and the counter-attack is quite sharp.

Especially Real Madrid.

Whether it was Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema, or later Gareth Bale, they were almost all brought in and formed around how to break through Barcelona with a quick counter-attack.

From Pellegrini to Mourinho to Carlo Ancelotti, no matter how Real Madrid's manager changes, where the player lineup is, no matter how good the manager is, there is no way to change Real Madrid's style, that is, defensive counterattack.

But what makes Real Madrid different from other teams is that they are Real Madrid, so they can attract a group of top players who can run, defend, have excellent skills and have high tactical execution.

It's like Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Angel Di Maria, etc., all of them are players of this type.

When this group of technically strong players are running aggressively and counter-attacking on the pitch, the impact of fast-paced counter-attacking tools like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale can be maximised.

It can be said that if the Real Madrid team under the current Ancelotti is coached by Ancelotti and meets Barcelona under Pep Guardiola, assuming that both teams play at the level they deserve, Barcelona will definitely lose.

However, in addition to Real Madrid, including Barcelona, the technical and tactical level of European professional football is also developing rapidly with each passing day.

While Real Madrid are racking their brains about how to bring out the best in superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, European football has seen the emergence of several teams with very unique styles.

That's Heynckes' Bayern Munich, Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund, Simeone's Atletico Madrid, and Bielsa's Southampton.

Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund and Simeone's Atletico Madrid both have a very typical characteristic, that is, they can create maximum pressure and pressing for the opponent in the maximum range of the whole field through active and large-scale running, as well as excellent tactical execution.

If Barcelona in the Guardiola period was pressed in the front court, and Real Madrid was pressed in the middle and back, then then Borussia Mundundt and Atletico Madrid were full court pressure.

Interestingly, both of these teams are slings and do not have the ability to pile together a high-quality squad like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, so they can only adopt this more civilian style of play.

If it is summed up in an idiom, diligence can make up for clumsiness!

However, it is precisely this kind of tactical thinking produced by the two teams that has produced quite excellent results in the domestic league and even in Europe, and has also achieved quite good results, giving those giants a great warning.

Therefore, it can be seen that under the coaching of Heynckes, Bayern Munich decisively learned Dortmund's style of play after many unsuccessful attempts to change tactics and suffered successive defeats to Dortmund, and with the technical strength of players who are better than Dortmund, Bayern Munich plays more accurately and sharply.

It must be said that during Heynckes' tenure at Bayern Munich, his achievements at the tactical level were not high, and it can even be said that many attempts failed, but during that period, the players were in good shape and played well on the spot, so Heynckes's team was successful.

What really decided the gap between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund that season was the two big wingers of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben.

And after Barcelona experienced the sluggish Villanova era, Enrique also began to follow the path of Heynckes.

Bielsa's Southampton can be said to be a step further on the Barcelona side of Pep Guardiola's Grand Slam.

Taking advantage of Ibrahimovic's amazing deterrent power in the frontcourt, it greatly enriches the team's attacking routine.

In midfield, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos formed a double midfield, resolutely adopting a pressing tactic up front.

However, Southampton is not obsessed with possession, but plays more direct and penetrating in attack.

This, combined with the player's excellent running ability and skillful technique, makes the Saints' overall control quite strong.

But since last season, Bielsa has been thinking about making changes.

The first is that the line of defense is no longer pressed.

With the shift in football tactics over the past few years, almost all teams, especially the big clubs, have matured in their regional defensive systems, especially in the Champions League, where the defensive ability is far from comparable to that of three or four years ago.

Previously, Southampton also had Ibrahimovic in front of him, and he was able to press high again.

But now, the Swedish center has left, and the pillar of high pressure is gone, and if you continue to play high pressure, you will only let the opponent sneak attack and counterattack in the end.

The signs were already evident during the International Champions Cup.

Therefore, Bielsa's strategy is not to defend high, but to press full-court similar to Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.

What's more, Southampton's players have seen a fairly noticeable improvement in their ability to run this season.

This is the culmination of years of significant investment by the club in the past.

The improvement in running brings that although the team's defensive line has moved back, the overall control has not decreased, but the frontcourt players have been given more space to use their active running and cooperate with each other to enrich the team's offensive means.

Because of the improvement of running ability, Bielsa dared to sell Modric, weaken the ball control in the midfield, adopt a faster and more direct way, quickly pass through the midfield, and comprehensively improve the team's offensive and defensive conversion efficiency.

So, Di Maria and Cesc Fabregas were brought in.

Those who are familiar with the characteristics of both players know that although they are both very skilled, one is a blaster and the other is a final pass and back scorer, and neither is Modric's type of ball handler.

To put it simply, what Southampton are now pursuing is a kind of overall full-court pressing that is faster and more efficient than Dortmund and Atletico Madrid, with more accurate passing and receiving coordination, more attacking means, and stronger individual ability.

And judging by the team's performance so far, Bielsa's transformation has been successful.

But if the Argentine maniac is leaving the Saints at the end of the season, who will take over?

Who will be able to lead this Southampton team and keep going?

This question hardly bothered Yang Huan, because from beginning to end, he only identified one person.

That is, at this moment, Guardiola standing in front of him!

To put it bluntly, he is the closest to Bielsa's football philosophy right now and the best person to take over the Saints.

Moreover, unlike Southampton's strong horses, Bayern Munich's lineup problems are obvious.

Xavi Alonso, Lahm, Franck Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben, the pillars of the team's tactics, are all old.

But Bayern Munich's metabolism is progressing slowly.

So, to some extent, Pep Guardiola's tactics will be difficult to execute perfectly at Bayern Munich.

Even in the past period, his work at Bayern Munich has been quite good.

Therefore, when Yang Huan heard Guardiola's sigh, he immediately smiled and asked lightly: "Have you ever considered leaving Munich?" ”

This simple sentence surprised Guardiola and looked at Yang Huan in disbelief.

Young Master Huan nodded faintly, "Marcelo has decided to move behind the scenes and specialize in tactical research. ”

Pep Guardiola understands what Young Master Huan means that Bielsa has decided to move behind the scenes, so Southampton will need to find and find a manager to take over the team.

And Young Master Conghuan took the initiative to come to him and tell him about this, the meaning was already very obvious.

This is Young Master Huan's invitation!

Ask yourself, Guardiola is indeed thrilled in the face of Southampton and Young Master Huan's invitation.

Don't look at Southampton's rise in just a few years, but what they have done is shocking.

What's more, the trust and unconditional support that Master Huan has given to Bielsa over the past few years is something any manager can only dream of.

With Southampton's current squad configuration, it is definitely more in line with Guardiola's requirements than Bayern Munich, and it is easier to achieve results, coupled with the relaxed coaching environment that the Saints management has always given to the manager, it is difficult to resist.

What's more, in recent years, the Premier League has introduced a large number of European coaches, and the tactics of each team are very different, the overall strength is strong, and the competition is so fierce.

As a manager, being able to play against opponents with different styles of play is definitely a great opportunity to stimulate yourself to improve, confirm and improve your tactical philosophy.

In the past few years in the Premier League, Bielsa's tactical concept has improved by leaps and bounds.

So, Pep Guardiola is really tempting, it's just ......

Yang Huan saw Guardiola's hesitant appearance, knew in his heart, and said with a slight smile: "Pep, I hope you understand that this is not a temporary idea, but the result of careful consideration and consultation with the team, you are the target we have identified." ”

Speaking of this, Young Master Huan laughed, "That's how I do things, as long as it's the goal I identify, I will definitely do my best to fight for it." ”

"And, today, I can also promise you that as long as you and the team need it, I will do everything I can to get you any player, even if it is Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi."

"So......" Yang Huan looked at Guardiola deeply, "How about you think about it again?" ”

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