In my motherland, there is a philosophy called Tai Chi, which means the center of space.

Tai Chi has two sides of Yin and Yang, black and white, black is Yin, and white is Yang. The two blend and circulate each other, there is Yang in Yin and Yin in Yang, so in Tai Chi diagram, you can see Yin and Yang eyes.

Tai Chi has a wide range of philosophical influences, not only for multiple levels, but also for football.

Offense and defense, ball control and space control, middle and wing...

These contradictions on the football field are like the yin and yang sides in Tai Chi. They seem to be incompatible, but in fact they can blend with each other.

It’s like defense. Many years ago, many people were arguing whether it was better to defend the area or to defend the person, but soon, they all lost, and the area-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to-man-to

Today's football tactics are inseparable from regional people-to-peer tracking. Whether in sports wars or set pieces, they play an important role. However, when everyone gets used to all this, they will not be able to detect its existence or even ignore it.

What I want to say is that tactics, football philosophy, and football style are fundamentally neutral, with no distinction between good and bad, and no difference between offense and defense. It just depends on how people who use tactics and ideas use it.

You can play 4 forward tactics in front, but is that necessarily an offense?

You can also play a 460 with no striker tactic, but is that necessarily a defense?

When they are playing 442, some people will place 4 engineer players in the midfield, which is biased towards defense, while others are all technical offensive players, which is offensive, but their formation is also 442, isn't it?

This is the tactical formation, and the same is the concept and style!

Every time I think about a tactical level, I always like to understand everything as a chaos, no offense and defense, no ball control and space, no middle and wing roads. Nothing is there.

The advantage of this is that you can add things to it slowly and as you wish.

I can press my defense line up, or even put the opponent in the half. But that is based on the premise that my team has this strength, and then I have to find a way to ensure that the opponent will not make a sharp counterattack to the maximum extent; I can also ask my full-back to frequently assist, but I have to ensure that someone makes up for him; I can also ask my forward to undertake heavy retracement and defense tasks, but I have to ensure that someone can replace him and insert into the penalty area to complete the last shot.

Everything is closely related. The construction of tactics is to link one by one, one by one, and one by one, especially in the competition between top teams, if problems arise one by one, it will affect everyone in the team.

After all, football tactics are essentially an organic whole composed of offense and defense, ball control and space, such as a lot of contradictions such as the wing and middle. If you have someone to attack, someone to defend. If you just control the ball blindly, you can't resist well-trained rigorous tactics. In the end, sharp wing offenses still rely on the support of the middle to complete the goal.

Therefore, how to effectively achieve balance and complete the integration of contradictions is the basis of a set of tactics.

Tai Chi's philosophy emphasizes fusion and circulation, and so is football tactics.

This is what happens in the world, it is always in a constant cycle, and some things are gone forever, but some things are reappeared in different forms after disappearing for a while.

So if one day, the three defenders become mainstream again, I wouldn't be surprised. If one day, Beckenbauer's libero tactics will be brilliant again, I wouldn't be surprised, because this is how the world is.

But as the head coach, we must conduct in-depth research. Is the three defenders who reproduced are the same as in history? Is the Liberty tactics that reproduced are different from those of Beckenbauer and Summer?

Tactics are developing, the football environment is changing, people's thinking is changing, and professional coaches must also follow the pace of the times. We must try some new ideas anytime and anywhere, absorb their advantages from countless different tactics that have even been eliminated by history, constantly try some different ideas, and integrate different characteristics and advantages.

You may fail, but failure is also a contribution, because your failure may inspire others' success; you may also succeed, lead the trend of the times, and create changes in football tactics. Then there will be other people who will come up with some ways to stop you based on your tactics. Then you will think of some innovations on the original basis and try it out.

The current football tactics are undoubtedly the best period in history, because we have absorbed the advantages of countless historical excellent tactics and filled their shortcomings, and continued to develop them after a long period of refining and testing. Therefore, the current tactics are the best.

But football tactics are also constantly advancing. Now it is best. Two years later, three years later, and ten years later, it will be the slaughter of the eliminated scum.

If you want to keep up with the pace of the times, you must demand change, dare to try and innovate!

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In the office of the training base in Valdebebas, Yang Cheng was printing a preface to his new book on his computer.

When writing a book, the hardest thing to write is the beginning.

The printed preface was read by Paul Bayer, Benitez and others, and they all read it carefully.

"Boss, what is Tai Chi?" Raul asked with concern.

Yang Cheng smiled, "Tai Chi is an ancient philosophy in our China. It's not easy to say, I'll draw it for you!"

He drew a circle on a blank piece of paper, drew the Yin-Yang Fish of Tai Chi, and two eyes. Then he introduced the mystery of Tai Chi to Raul and others. In fact, he did not study it deeply, but felt that the influence of Tai Chi was extensive and exquisite.

"If you are interested, you can find relevant books. I think there are two things that are good for tactics." Yang Cheng introduced with a smile. These are also two types of books he strongly recommended in his previous European professional coach training class, "Writes related to Tai Chi, and Sun Tzu's Art of War!"

"Sun Tzu's Art of War?" Zidane was stunned and laughed: "Isn't that a war book?"

Yang Cheng nodded, "It is indeed a war book, but Sun Tzu's Art of War is equally useful on the football field."

As he said that, Yang Cheng introduced the compatibility between Sun Tzu's Art of War and football.

There was an English version of Sun Tzu's Art of War in his office. He took it out and followed the article on Sun Tzu's Art of War. He introduced to Zidane and others that as for Paul Bayer and others, he had long been influenced by Yang Cheng, and he memorized several books on Chinese culture.

"For example, here, those who are uncontrollable are attacking their weakest links, which means that attacking the weakest links of the enemy forces them to defend. Isn't this what we have always encouraged players to do on the football field?"

Raul and others nodded in a flash. This was the first time they heard that this ancient Chinese military book had such usefulness.

Seeing their reaction, Yang Cheng found it interesting. He was wondering, if reporters knew all this, would these Chinese military books, cultural books, etc. be sold well in the European football circle and then form a trend?

Paul Bayer, Benitez and others mainly wanted to read what Yang Cheng wrote as soon as possible. Then a group of people discussed these contents, raised a series of questions, or improved some of Yang Cheng's ideas, or even deepened them.

They have worked together for so many years. They are very familiar with each other. They all know what Yang Cheng is thinking, so they often give Yang Cheng more advice and even some ideas that inspire him.

During the national team competition week, most players participated in national team competitions, and there were not many people left, so it was easy to arrange training classes, and it was more dependent on players' self-discipline. The coaching team gathered more in Yang Cheng's office to discuss the content in his book, and some ideas and ideas in the book.

This good discussion and research atmosphere has helped everyone very much, so they are all keen on it.

Yang Cheng's personality can sometimes be said to be radical. If he wants to write a book, it will be difficult for him to stop after he has started. He has been writing all day long, and he will write whatever he thinks of. Anyway, he will sort it out slowly in the future. Sometimes he will forget the time as soon as he is invested.

After writing for a long time, when he looked at the computer, his eyes were tired, his blood was not circulating, and he was dizzy. Yang Cheng had to stop and stand up. Seeing that the sofa area in the distance was tidy and neat, he couldn't help but laugh.

It's so good for a partner. Paul Bayer knows Yang Cheng and knows that he is a person who doesn't like to clean up, but he doesn't want to see dirty and messy people. He even has the advantages of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he helped him clean up before he went there, which made Yang Cheng happy.

To be honest, sometimes he really feels that if he loses these right-hand men, he will feel that everything he does is not easy, because there are many things, Paul Bayer and others who have done it privately, and they may even not even know it themselves, which can save him a lot of trouble.

Just as he was about to make a cup of coffee for himself, the cell phone on his desk rang.

"My Lord Caesar, where are you?" The voice of Sienna Miller came from the phone.

Yang Cheng was stunned, "It's in Madrid!"

"Nonsense, I know you're in Madrid, I'm getting off the plane!" Sienna complained.

Yang Cheng immediately slapped his forehead and cursed him secretly, forgetting Sienna. She called today and said she wanted to come over to do something. She also said she wanted to pick her plane up, but she forgot about the matter as soon as she was busy.

"Forget it, I don't know which woman you are fooling around, I'll go home by myself!" Sienna muttered.

"Wait, I'll go right now, 5 minutes!"

Ten minutes later, Yang Cheng's Bugatti appeared outside the airport waiting hall.

I saw Sienna wearing a pair of slim jeans and a military coat signing a photo for her fans at the gate. When she saw Yang Cheng’s car, she got rid of her fans, got into the car, and left under their gaze.

"Where was just now?" As soon as she got into the car, she came over and smelled it from Yang Cheng.

Yang Cheng was driving, and he felt funny when he saw her like this. He shook his head. Unexpectedly, she suddenly kissed his cheek heavily, which was considered a sneak attack.

"Fortunately I didn't smell the perfume, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, what's going on?" Yang Cheng asked with a smile.

She chuckled and did not answer, "I'm hungry, have a meal first!"

Yang Cheng hadn't felt it before, but when he heard it, his stomach was rumbling. He went directly to the Isolabella Restaurant, which Yang Cheng often visited in the center of Madrid.

Today, Isolabella has become a famous restaurant chain company with branches all over Europe. Tony Vicino is now a full-time company owner, and Yang Cheng also owns shares in the company, which is the money he lent to Tony before. He directly returned 30% of Yang Cheng's shares.

The two opened a private room in Isolabella and ordered several Madrid specialties.

"Why are you staring at me like this?" Yang Cheng asked.

"Because I'm waiting for you to see me!" Sienna replied with a smile.

"What are you looking good about?"

Sienna turned her head angrily and cursed, "I'm heartless!"

"But you have been a little darker recently!" Yang Cheng said.

The girl was immediately happy, "Of course. How could she not be dark when she blows the sea breeze in Dubai all day?"

"How is Dubai going?" Yang Cheng asked casually.

"No problem, we are responsible for the design anyway. Although many people say that Dubai is going to go bankrupt, Fashion Island is a big project. Many merchants have signed contracts, so it is impossible to postpone it."

There is still a time limit in the contract signed before, and Dubai will definitely not dare to delay the construction period. The fees to Yang Cheng and others are also generous. Sienna and Heidi Krum are now living in Dubai whenever they have time.

Anyway, they can stay in the super luxurious sailing hotel for free, and they all regard supervising there as traveling.

"This time, the German Photo Bird is joining hands with a publishing giant who hopes to cooperate with you. They hope to publish your upcoming book, your autobiography and several other supporting books," said Sienna.

Yang Cheng shook his head, "I never thought about giving an autobiography!"

It is actually a common thing to do. Many people, whether they are players or head coaches, have published autobiography because they have many fans and some topics in their autobiography, so the sales of books are very good. For example, Real Madrid has cooperated with publishers to make autobiography for a series of famous players.

Someone had proposed to cooperate with Yang Cheng a long time ago, hoping that he would publish his autobiography and some accompanying books. With his influence and fame, coupled with his relationship with Charlize Theron, Sienna Miller and others, he would add something to it and it would definitely be a big seller.

The matter between Yang Cheng and them is simply an inexhaustible ammunition depot, and anything you write can be sold well, so many publishers are very eager to cooperate with Yang Cheng.

"They promised to invite Grannak to write!" Sienna said.

"Gran?" Yang Cheng smiled. This guy is now very popular in Germany.

"We all think that this idea is good!"

Yang Cheng thought for a while, "I don't like being exposed!" He still felt that it was not good.

"Then write something else, just take a look at it, or pick some trivial things," Sienna laughed. "Their idea is to make a series. I've talked to them. I think the plan and attitude are good, and Grannak is also a trustworthy writer, right?"
To be continued...