Since Messi and Iniesta joined Real Madrid, speculation about Real Madrid's tactics and lineup for the new season has been repeatedly reported in the newspapers, and countless experts, reporters, and fans have expressed their opinions and said what lineups and tactics may appear in their minds.

Without exception, 95% of people felt that it was impossible for Yang Cheng to change Real Madrid's tactics.

The reason is simple, run-in!

In the past five years, Real Madrid has been invincible in La Liga, and is also invincible in Europe, arguably the strongest team in football today.

Manchester United in '99 were unbeatable, but Ferguson wanted to change the team's tactics and cater to the European style of football, bringing in Veron from Kaiserslautern for a sky-high price. Manchester United suffered a slump next, and although they relied on their previous strength and some achievements in the Premier League, they were immediately caught up by other teams in the Champions League.

Usually, as the head coach of a club, he often establishes a set of tactical systems first, and then recruits according to this tactical system, determines the overall situation, and then adjusts the tactical details of the team appropriately according to the technical characteristics of the players, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the entire tactical system.

Then, during the season, the head coach often only needs to adjust the team's tactics according to the opponent's strengths and weaknesses, for example, the opponent's left side defense is a hole, then seize his own right side; If the opponent has a flaw in the back, then play aggressively in the middle, and so on, these are all impromptu changes, but they don't hurt the bones.

In last season's Champions League final against Chelsea, Yang Cheng changed his tactics on the spot, which can be described as extremely risky. In the end, he won the game, and he once again shocked the entire football world, and everyone has to admire him, because there are not many people in football today who can do this. He was the most successful of them all.

From this game, in fact, it is not difficult to see that Yang Cheng has never been the kind of head coach who is conservative, he likes to take risks, likes to try, although he can no longer break through the core concept of tactics he has established, but he dares to try boldly in specific tactical details and formations. Or even try something that no one else dares to try.

The back three, which was a very common tactical formation in the 90s, has been brutally eliminated by the football world, because with all teams generally having only one striker, the back three looks very awkward.

Maybe many people will wonder, nonsense, three to one, how to be embarrassed?

Look at everything that way. Each team has a goalkeeper and there are 10 players on the pitch and 1 striker on the opposing team. There are 9 players in the midfield, 3 defenders in the midfield, and 7 players in the midfield, which undoubtedly forms a numerical disadvantage in the local area.

Maybe someone will say again, can't the back three run?

Run, it is easy to pull the team's formation and position, it is easy to create loopholes, and when you are running, the opponent is also running, and the attacker is in the active position. If you don't run, there will be redundancy in the backline, but there is a shortage of people in the midfield.

Of course, this is only one aspect, and there will be more if you want to analyze it in detail. But it's an indisputable fact that the back three is no longer in fashion.

But is the back three really useless?

Yang Cheng thinks not, at least he suddenly found a lot of benefits from this final against Chelsea in the Champions League.

The first is that the back three is more interesting than the back four in that he has more variety, and the back three system has more space than the back four, and the ability to move in parallel in the back area is stronger, which is an advantage that the back four does not have. Of course, there must be a huge deficiency in the defense of the back three on the wing, so in the past, teams that used three back players usually arranged the kind of full-backs or full-backs who can attack and defend well on the left and right wings, and one person played one side to make up for this defect to the greatest extent.

But this is too demanding for full-backs and full-backs, if you want to play a wing alone, can go up and down, not only require players to have excellent physical fitness and tactical execution, but also must have outstanding speed, all the lack of speed of the full-back in the 3-back system is very collapsed, often up and down, and then beaten by the opponent.

The most popular offensive tactics in today's football are wingers, who compress the opponent's attack by shrinking the formation, once they get the ball, they immediately form a counterattack, efficiently use the width of the two wings, gain space from the opponent's flanks, and finally use the wingers to complete the breakthrough or inward attack.

This tactic is a huge challenge for the full-backs themselves, and it is undoubtedly even more comfortable in the face of the back three, so the rise of the wingers is accompanied by the decline of the three-back era.

Yang Cheng himself has used three defenders for many years, and he is also known as creating the era of wingers, praising Denelson to ascend to the throne of the world footballer, and then cultivating super wingers such as Ronaldo, Robben, and Ribery, it can be said that his achievements in this area are not lost to anyone.

In the past ten years, Yang Cheng has accumulated rich coaching experience, and he also understands a truth, there is no best tactical formation in this world, only the most suitable tactical formation.

In other words, it doesn't matter if it's a back four, a back three, or even a back five, the key is to be appropriate!

Actively use the width in the attack, actively insert the midfield and backfield to participate in the in-depth attack, keep the formation tight, beware of the opponent's counterattack, press the opponent with all his might, and maintain physical strength, which can be said to be the most basic four summarized by Yang Cheng, which is most in line with the basic points of today's football tactics, and the others are secondary.

In other words, on the premise of running off the ball, on the basis of such a strong line-up of players as Real Madrid, it is not important to adopt any tactical formation, because as long as Real Madrid can form a smooth attacking routine and advancement, no opponent can bargain for Real Madrid.

To make full use of the width of the field in the attack, Yang Cheng has to arrange two wingers in front of him to assist a striker, that is, Cristiano? Ronaldo and Messi split the flanks on the left and right, with Sergio Aguero occupying the central striker position.

Messi's characteristic is that he almost does not lose the ball after taking the ball, and his ball control and passing ability are outstanding, so Yang Cheng arranged his position to be back and cut into the middle appropriately. At the same time, it also freed up space for Kaka to cut to the bottom line, and the two formed an orderly cooperation.

Kaka's position is the front midfielder, on his left and right, David? Silva and Iniesta.

David? Silva and Andres Iniesta are two players at first glance. It seems that the characteristics are very similar, but in fact, the roles of the two can even be said to be completely different.

Yang Cheng put David? Silva called it a lubricant and a booster, and in fact proved that David? Features of Silva:

To be a lubricant, you have to have an excellent ability to fill the space, and when his teammates pull out the space, he knows how to go up and take the space in the first place. His ability to do so is top-notch, and his ability to catch and stop the ball after filling the space is also outstanding, which, combined with his excellent off-the-ball running strategy, makes his tactical role in the Real Madrid team very clear.

The most amazing thing about Iniesta is his combination of man and ball, he has a very good big picture, playmaking and the ability to make the final pass, which is very similar to that of David? Silva is very much alike, but he and David? Silva is different. He is not very fast, but he has a very good combination of man and ball, and is often able to get the ball out in extremely tight gaps. Create opportunities for your teammates. ..., if you carefully analyze Barcelona's game, it is not difficult to find a very interesting phenomenon, that is, Barcelona's tactics use of Iniesta, often let him break through with the ball in the middle, and then play deep.

In many games, Barcelona was under the opponent's tight pressure and marking, and even Messi could not form an effective breakthrough and create opportunities in front, but when the tactical focus shifted to Iniesta, the latter was more backward than Messi, and he was responsible for carrying the ball forward. As long as there are players in front of them who are responsible for covering, they can often catch the opponent off guard.

Even more rarely, Iniesta's pace, tempo, technique and sense of the ball are excellent, allowing him to find gaps in the tightest of defences, bring the ball out of it and create chances for his team-mates.

From this point of view. Iniesta and David? Silva's characteristics are different, but the two men in midfield can complement each other, especially when it comes to the second echelon of attacks.

However, both players have one glaring flaw, and that is that they both need teammates!

Maradona, Ronaldo, Zidane, and even Ronaldinho, they are all the kind of players who can support a team by themselves, they can be the soul of this team, and now Little Ronaldo, Kaka and Messi are also this type of players, but David? Neither Silva nor Andres Iniesta are either.

If you throw players into an underdog, Messi may not be as bright as he is now, but he will definitely perform well, and the same is true for Ronaldo and Kaka, who can be the core of the underdogs, but if you put David? Silva and Iniesta threw the weak team, maybe they wilted.

It's not that they're terrible or not good, on the contrary, they're all very good, it's just that they've been trained under the current youth system in Spain since they were young, and their style of play, combined with their physical weaknesses, makes it impossible for them to defend against strong opposition alone.

It is also for this reason that Yang Cheng put David? Silva and Andres Iniesta were flanked by Kaka, while Xavi? Alonso, on the other hand, played behind them and played in the back, responsible for organising and protecting the defence.

Thiago at the back three? Silva, De La Reed and Ramos, this is also an attempt by Yang Cheng.

In his opinion, the defensive system of the back three is undoubtedly the opponent's side counterattack, and with Real Madrid's current lineup and tactics, what is undoubtedly lacking is the side attack, but he can maximize the front of the back line to a shocking point.

For example, against Chelsea, Real Madrid can press the back line forward to Chelsea's 32-meter area, and then completely press the opponent in the half of the court, Real Madrid's players are not weak in handling the ball in the narrow gap, Xiao Xiao Luo and Kaka are slightly worse, but both players belong to the offensive and strategic role, especially Xiao Xiao Luo, he is more responsible for the offensive task.

When the team was attacking, Kaka's position was advanced to the nine-and-a-half, Messi cut in from the right, Aguero pulled the opponent's defender to the right, and Xiao Xiaoluo cut into the opponent's penalty area from the left. The first wave of attack is formed, at which point the three players form a triangular running system, and Kaka is in the middle of the three, ready to act as a maneuver to attract defensive pressure.

Of course. This set of tactics can also be used in reverse, with Ronaldo Jr. cutting to the left, Aguero pulling to the left, and Messi cutting diagonally into the penalty area, which is just a routine, and the players can be flexible according to the situation on the pitch.

Outside the triangle offensive zone, David? Silva and Iniesta give a press. On the one hand, they can respond, they can deliver shells to the attackers in front, and they can also form a counter-grab at the first time, and on the other hand, they can also step forward to participate in the attack, create a surprise attack, and hit the loopholes exposed by the opponent's triangular attack in the front court. ...Harvey? Alonso and the back three provide support and protection from behind, creating a strong attack. Keeping the opponent firmly in the 32-metre zone is like Real Madrid holding Chelsea for the entire game in the Champions League final.

The ball always moves in the opponent's area of threat. This is undoubtedly the most advantageous situation for Real Madrid, and Real Madrid play a back three and lack wide attacks, but as long as necessary, any player in the midfield can play the attacking role of full-back, because Real Madrid collectively enter the opposition's 32-metre area and can create a threat with every move.

Yang Cheng's set of tactics looks beautiful in theory, and it is beautiful, but not everyone can use it, only Real Madrid has such strength. Because Real Madrid now has this group of outstanding superstars.

In other words, if Iniesta and David? If Silva and other players are not delicate enough, then Yang Cheng will not dare to play like this.

Another point is that Real Madrid's pressing tactics are very good, and they are very active in counter-attacking on the spot, which can effectively prevent the opponent's counterattack. Guarantee the firmness of the back three to the maximum.

My defense line is pressed forward to the 32-meter area, and the attacking players must be at least more than 68 meters away from my goal, and if you want to play an effective counterattack, after breaking the ball, the players must travel 60 meters with the ball, which is very difficult, because the long-distance run seems simple, but not just anyone can afford to play.

If you want to play a long-distance run under the opponent's desperate pursuit, the rhythm, the frequency of dribbling, and the pace are indispensable, because once you make a mistake in a certain link, your ball path will slow down, and the opponent's defenders without the ball can catch up with you at any time.

So in today's football, there are so many speed players, how many can play long-distance running?

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When the team arrived in Kunming, Real Madrid began to enter the pre-season preparation stage.

In the morning, there is a physical reserve training class, which is open to the public every three days, and at noon, some technical and tactical drills are still conducted, and in the afternoon, targeted training and group confrontation training are carried out, each class is 90 minutes, and the content is arranged very compactly and intensively.

Especially in the noon and afternoon training sessions, Yang Cheng began to focus on practicing the set of 3133 tactics he formulated for the team.

Theoretical things are not enough, it depends on practice, and the level of adaptation of the players, for example, the back three, for so many years Real Madrid have played a back four, all of a sudden playing a back three, the defense on the wings, the overall movement, especially the response between De La Red, a free and up central defender, and his teammates, these are all problems.

Although Messi's joining has enriched the team's skills and tactics, how to coordinate the relationship between him and Xiao Xiaoluo, how to distribute his ball and retreat in the midfield, how to make Xiao Xiaoluo, Aguero and Messi's triangle attack form a tacit understanding and cooperation, and Kaka's forward insertion.

These are all problems, but because these players are all players with very high ball quotient, and their skills are also outstanding, so Yang Cheng assigned the task, and they were all able to figure it out quickly, what was lacking was to form a cooperation on the court and form a tacit understanding.

David in midfield? How can Silva and Andres Iniesta complement each other effectively, Xavi? Alonso's ability to strike a balance between forward and backward will take a lot of practice and competition to gain experience and become a shape.

And Yang Cheng mentioned more than once in the team's tactical meeting that the team has not yet clarified the lineup and main position, he just said that he wants to play 3133, the specific candidate has not yet been determined, and anyone has a chance to play, after all, Granero can also play as a midfielder, and Parejo is also David? A strong challenger for Silva and Andres Iniesta, Juan Mata can also play as a winger and as a midfielder.

Even Marcelo, a full-back, is actually very strong as a winger, especially his on-the-spot counter-attacking awareness and defensive ability, and his contribution to the team is also great.

As for Arbeloa and Miguel? Torres, they can all play the left and right central defenders of the team, Pepe and Kompany are also strong contenders for central defenders, although the central defender is De La Red, but Yang Cheng does not rule out the use of Thiago? Silva.

For Yang Cheng, the most important thing is to maintain the team's competition, and then let everyone do their best to perform and play their strength, and strive to win the opponent in every game to ensure their position in the team.

Only in this way will he be able to twist this superstar-studded Real Madrid team into a rope and form a fighting force to prevent them from fighting on their own.

And in the final analysis, the success or failure of a team must depend not only on these superstars, but also on these substitutes in the team, who are also very important and affect the stability and performance of the team throughout the season.

Therefore, he has to promote the internal competition of the team, but also maintain unity, and draw up an orderly rotation system to ensure the stability and unity of the team.

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