After the start of the training camp, the most discussed topic among the players in the dressing room and in the players' area was undoubtedly the difference between the famous Caesar and the manager of the team they were in before.

Everyone's first reaction was, tired!

In almost every training class, the training content arranged by Yang Cheng would torture them half to death, making them exhausted one by one, and even sometimes, when they recalled it afterwards, they didn't know how they survived.

But from the training, they were really able to learn something different from before, something that belonged to Yang Cheng himself, and they all knew that over time, these were the progress they had gained.

Yang Cheng once mentioned in training that there is no overnight success in the world of football, and there is no shortcut.

"Since God didn't give you the strength of Pele or Ronaldo when you were born, then you can only rely on practice, you can only rely on the accumulation of progress, and there is no other way!"

This is the man who has produced Denilson and Ronaldo, the most successful managers in football today, and his words occupy a huge weight in the hearts of these players.

Even Davis, the notoriously prickly head, now trains with his tail between his legs.

In this case, no one wants to be left behind, and everyone hopes to gain Yang Cheng's trust in the pre-season preparation through active training, and then qualify for the new season.

This is the difference between a famous star and a semi-finished product, the latter is more eager to succeed and more eager to get glory than the former!

Robben was one of those ideas.

The most obvious difference between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven, in addition to the difference between managers Caesar and Hiddink, the biggest change is that Yang Cheng and Hiddink also have different tactical requirements for him.

Hiddink wanted him to dribble more directly to defenders, use his speed and technique to take out opponents, and then go down to the baseline to cross and create chances for Hesselink and Kezman in the box.

But Yang Cheng moved him from the left to the right, asking him to run more without the ball and play, asking him not to blindly rely on his skills and speed, asking him to cut more inside, inserting the gaps pulled out by Drogba's retreat, etc.

Although it was only a few days of training, Robben clearly felt that Yang Cheng demanded more and higher requirements from him, so high that he was a little doubtful that he could do it.

Turning his head sideways, he looked at the Portuguese man in the distance, he was also scolded in training, and he was called to stop several times, specifically instructing him to run, especially as soon as he saw him dribbling or playing with small skills, Yang Cheng whistled, it seemed that he was also depressed and depressed.

Both of them are the same young and have the same disease, so they glanced at each other and pouted, the same helplessness.

Just as Robben was packing his things and about to leave the locker room, he found Ian Rush coming.

"Arjan, the boss is waiting for you in the office!"

Boss, in the Premier League that's synonymous with a manager.

Robben was stunned for a moment, looked behind him, and Xiao Luo also raised his head and looked at Robben, obviously wondering, what the hell is going on?

He was a little worried, wondering in his heart, could it be that his performance was too bad?

With a stomach full of worries, Robben came to Yang Cheng's office on the second floor, knocked on the door, got a response, and opened the door and entered.

He found that in addition to Yang Cheng, his parents were also there.

"Why are you here?" Robben was a little surprised.

Yang Cheng smiled and stood up, "I invited them over, come, sit!" ”

Luo Ben was even more worried in his heart, walked over, and sat down opposite Yang Cheng, next to his parents.

After Robben sat down, Yang Cheng took out the test report.

"Arjan, I specially invited your parents to come over today, mainly to talk about your medical examination report, and we have reached a consensus and decided to let you know."

Robben took the report and took it out to read.

He couldn't read it, but he could read some of the words, such as testicular tumors.

"It's benign, it's okay!" As soon as Yang Cheng saw his expression, he explained. ,

"Yes, Aryan, I have learned about Mr. Yang Cheng, and I have also gone to the hospital to ask the doctor, it is not a big problem, but it requires surgery to remove the tumor, which will not affect my future life!" Robben's father, Hans, also said on the side.

Robben was startled when he saw the tumor, but when he heard them say this, especially his father, his heart was settled, at least he trusted his father very much.

"I've talked to the team doctor, the Royal University of Liverpool Hospital is good, I hope you can have surgery here, so that we can take care of you nearby, and I have understood the situation, now that you have surgery, you can still catch up with the pre-season preparation and the Asian trip, you think about it!" Yang Cheng said.

Robben thought about it, but had no idea, and looked at his father, who nodded.

"I talked to Mr. Yang Cheng, I think his arrangement is very good, and he also booked a room for us in the hotel here in Liverpool, we will stay here with you when the time comes, don't worry!"

"Will it affect the performance on the court in the future?" Robben asked.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "You can rest assured of this, no!" ”

After a pause, Yang Cheng laughed, "You seem to be distressed lately, do you think the task I gave you is too heavy?" ”

Robben was stunned, a little unsure of how to answer.

"You are a player with a lot of potential, believe me, I would never lie about this kind of thing, that's why I am willing to pay 12 million euros to bring you to Liverpool from PSV Eindhoven, but you still need more and bigger improvements, not like you used to, blindly dribbling, blindly sprinting, being a pure winger!"

"What I need is a key player who can push the ball in depth, but also be able to cooperate with his team-mates, and at the same time be able to score goals, to change the deadlock on the pitch and to break the balance, and I believe you will be such a player, so I also hope that you can believe in me and I will help you achieve higher and better results!"

If it was Yang Cheng in the past, these words would not be very convincing, but now he is the famous Caesar in European football, and everyone knows that what he is best at is cultivating stars, at least he has successfully cultivated Denilson and Ronaldo, the two footballers, as well as Pirlo, Ballack and other players are from his hand.

Every professional player wants to be mentored in their career, which is why Robben did not hesitate to agree to Liverpool in the first place, and now he also believes in Caesar.

"Prepare well, don't put the slightest pressure on yourself before the operation, and don't worry, because I will be more careful than you, at least you cost me 12 million euros, something really happened, I am more sad than you!" Yang Cheng made a joke.

Robben smiled and nodded, "Got it, boss!" ”

"Take your vacation today, walk around with your parents, and call me when you're ready!"

Robben and his father looked at it and thought for a moment, "Boss, when do you think it's best to have surgery?" ”

"Of course, the sooner the better, so that you can recover as soon as possible and go back to the team for training camps." Yang Cheng replied.

Hans nodded after hearing this, and Robben also nodded, "Then I'll listen to you, you can arrange it for me!" ”

"Okay, no problem!"

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433 This formation has high requirements for players, players in any position have to pay more than 442, one of the most intuitive data can be seen, anyone as long as the 433 position, and then look at 442, you will find that 433 players between each other, whether it is width or depth, the distance between each other is more than 442.

The longer the distance, the more running.

"At least 10 meters more!"

In the coach's room at Melwood Practice, Tim Hank raised his index finger and the biggest difference between 433 and 442 was there.

10 meters is inconspicuous anywhere else, but on the course, to overcome these 10 meters, you have to pay more.

10 meters more passing, 10 more running, 10 more response distances, imagine how much more you have to pay than your opponent in the whole game?

But the benefits of 433 are also obvious, that is, the distance is larger, there is more running, and there are more changes, which is convenient for pulling, running, responding and interspersing. ,

If you insist on the difference between 433 and 442, there is no superiority or inferiority, the key is that 442 is more balanced, 433 is more testing of the whole, usually only teams with excellent running ability and technical ability will use it.

Therefore, it can also be seen that when 433 was fired, few middle and lower teams were using it, and they were all more inclined to traditional tactics, which were all used by giant teams, because the middle and lower teams did not have the basis for using this style of play.

Yang Cheng's Liverpool team has such capital, although the midfield is inferior in technique and ball control, but it is better in running and physical fitness, which prompts Yang Cheng to rest assured that the midfield is handed over to Davies, Gerrard and Hamann.

'I don't think distance is an issue, the real problem is that our midfielders simply don't have the means to get the ball into the 32-metre zone. Benitez looks at the issue from a different angle.

Putting the ball into the opponent's 32-metre zone is the basis of all attacks!

What does the so-called creation of chances refer to in football terminology?

In fact, it is to send the ball into the opponent's 32-meter area, so that the striker can have a chance to play!

If you can't get the ball in, then it's useless to put a hundred Ronaldo in front of you, but if you can keep sending the ball into the 32-metre area, even if you're in front of Heskey, he's still a great goal.

But looking at Liverpool today, Davies and Hamann are not the kind of players who have the ability to do this, to put it bluntly, it's okay to let them defend or pass a short distance, and if they pass that kind of penetrating pass, you can't hope for it.

'I've always said that missing Xavi Alonso this summer could make or break this season!' Rafa Benitez is very bullish on the Spaniard.

Liverpool's problem last season was attacking, and after Yang Cheng came, the first thing he wanted to solve was attacking.

Drogba, Gerrard, Ronaldo and Robben have been running in training and the cooperation between the four players, what is lacking is time, as long as they are given a little time and cultivate enough tacit understanding, the effect will be presented.

But the passer behind him couldn't put the ball in, and the four of them were in front of him!

If Arjen Robben, Ronaldo Jr. and Steven Gerrard were to drop back to get the ball and then move forward to create chances, it would undoubtedly be much less effective, and it would be tantamount to going back to the old path of Liverpool's poor attack last season.

All professional coaches know very well that goals cannot be calculated, you can't predict when they will come, it is a natural thing, so all coaches do not organize a team's offensive system for the purpose of scoring goals, because the result of that is that you will find that everything is useless.

So, how does the manager organize the attacking system?

Using farmland irrigation as an example, if you want water to stay in your field to irrigate your crops, then you have to dig a ditch so that the ditch can go directly to your field before you start pumping water.

It's the same with goals, you have to solve the problem of pushing the ball forward first, that is, if you can ensure that every attack can move forward smoothly and send the ball into the opponent's 32-meter area, then your attacking system is completed, and the goal is a matter of time.

By the same token, why is it that in the transfer market, in many cases, there is a very different effect between the management buying and the manager selling? Obviously they are all players in the same position, but the effect is completely different?

It is because of the different playing habits and technical characteristics of each player that the team's advancement cannot be as expected by the head coach, resulting in deviations in the advancement, which is the so-called details that determine success or failure!

Yang Cheng said before that if Owen didn't leave, he wouldn't reorganize the team, because as long as Gerrard was liberated, everything would fall into place, but now that Owen is gone, he will reorganize the team and configure the team according to his own wishes.

"By the way, I've always wondered how you thought when you said you weren't worried when you couldn't get Xavi Alonso?" Benitez and the others discussed for a while, but found that they could not reach a conclusion, and turned to look at Yang Cheng.

The latter seemed to be in a daze, stunned, came to his senses, stood up, and stepped forward, "Move Reese and Finnan forward, let them step forward!" ”,

"Wings together?" Paul Beyer was surprised.

"But then...... Benitez frowned, clearly thinking about the defence.

But Yang Cheng pointed at Davis and Harman, "They can solve all the troubles!" ”

When he had finished speaking, he threw away the pen in his hand and laughed.

Benitez laughed, the topic that a group of people were discussing just now that they almost fought, now seemed too simple to Yang Cheng's opinion.

It's not that Yang Cheng's tactical literacy is much better than them, but Yang Cheng knows it in his heart and has thought of a solution before, but the coaching staff is analyzing the recent problems in training and guessing Yang Cheng's mind.

"The front court continues to work together according to our previous concept, Robben is recuperating, try Murphy and Kuyt, Barosh can also try it, see the effect, use Drogba as the fulcrum, see who can score first, sculpt their off-ball running and playmaking ability, and reduce unnecessary sticky balls."

Yang Cheng was referring to Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese's sticky ball seriously slowed down the team's overall progress, and this problem must be corrected, otherwise Liverpool's attack will be affected.

As for who can score, Yang Cheng doesn't know, for the time being, he can only say that Drogba is the tactical core of the frontcourt, Gerrard, Robben and Xiao Luo are responsible for impacting behind him, who can score more consistently, he will focus on who to carry out tactical cooperation.

"If we had Xavi Alonso here, tut-tut......" Benitez nagged again.

Yang Cheng and the others immediately burst into laughter.

"What a long-winded Spanish fat man!" Paul Beyer muttered.

"Don't worry, I can't buy it this season, I'll buy it next season, and I'll buy it next season, I don't believe I can't buy it!" Yang Cheng looked resolute.

A player like Xavi Alonso is a midfielder who can really improve a team, and with him and without him, Liverpool's midfield is at least a notch worse.

His biggest weapon is a wide range of transfers over 25 metres, which means that with him, Liverpool's front four can feel comfortable and bold forward, as Alonso behind him will pass the ball to their area.

Also, Alonso's ability to schedule, read the game and control the tempo is excellent, and he can play the role of a metronome and provide a message to the players. Or is it slow? Do you want to rush forward? Or do you run sideways?

In today's football tactics, the horizontal pass is very, very important, because it can provide you with enough time to adjust, to find the opponent's loopholes, and then make your next attack sharper and more deadly, especially the kind of horizontal pass in the opponent's 30-40 meter area, which is simply deadly!

This can refer to Yang Cheng's Barcelona in his previous life.

But today's Liverpool team lacks such a midfielder, and even in today's football, except for a few players such as Pirlo and Veron, they cannot replace Alonso.

Maybe some have the ability to transfer long passes, some can control the rhythm, and some know how to pass horizontally, but being able to combine all of these is really, really scarce.

From this point of view, Vieira's tactical role is even more obvious, although he does not transfer long balls, he has an excellent defensive and positional sense, and he is even more important to a team than Alonso, and it is not something that Cesc Fabregas, who replaced him, can do.

To solve this thorny problem, Liverpool's overall tactical framework is settled, from offense to defense, basically there is a framework, and the next thing the coaching staff has to solve is the problem of details, but these must be studied through a large number of games and actual battles, because only games and actual battles can observe a player's technical characteristics and playing habits.

Some players are awesome in training, but when it comes to the game, they completely wither, because the degree of pressing in the game is not the same as the level of pressing in training.

Even Yang Cheng's high-intensity training arrangement can't make training into actual combat, at least he can't tell his players that I am aiming at his foot shovel, this is the gap, right? ）