When Sari saw Gao Shen, he almost bowed his head and burst into tears.
Gao Shen was quite surprised. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. Why did Sari become such a bad person?
"What's going on?" Gao Shen felt funny. He really wanted to pat him on the shoulder and comfort him: Brother Sali, it's okay. Men don't cry. If you have something to say, say it carefully and slowly.
But this feeling is quite familiar.
When he was working in a company in his previous life, he often used this trick to deal with his superiors.
Isn't it just a woman's three tricks: cry, make trouble, and hang herself?
Yep, who wouldn’t?
Sarri is really in trouble now.
There are a total of 24 teams in the British Championship, and they will play 46 rounds of games. 2012 is the European Cup again, a big competition year, so the schedule is very compressed. So far, it has played 10 rounds, and Leeds United has played eight rounds.
Won two draws and remained undefeated.
Is this good enough?
A full four points ahead of the second-place team.
But Sarri was still not satisfied because Leeds United conceded too many goals.
In terms of offensive firepower, the White Rose is the best in the English Championship, but they conceded a lot of goals, which is a bit unbearable.
The reason for conceding too many goals is the team's defense.
The midfielder is Schneiderlin, which is not a big problem. The French midfielder is the midfielder with the best defensive data in the Championship so far this season. Interceptions, steals, clearances and other data are all owned by the Championship.
The best among midfielders, his average rating per game is as high as 7.5, and everyone knows that this data is already quite high.
Is he just a defensive midfielder?
No, his passing success rate reached 89%, his passing success rate in the frontcourt reached 79%, he averaged 0.9 threatening passes per game, and he also had five long passes per game, and his success rate was also quite high.
It can be said that this deep-lying midfielder is quite amazing both on the defensive end and in organizing passes in the midfield.
This is due to Leeds United's overall tactical bonus and its use of him.
At 21 years old, Schneiderlin has already produced very eye-catching statistics.
Of course, from the current point of view, the outside world does not pay obvious attention to him. This is because the offensive players in front of him performed so eye-catchingly.
Adam Lallana is the core of Leeds United's frontcourt offense. Whether it is scoring goals or assists, he is a good player. Bolasie is a wing breakthrough player with extremely fast speed and excellent physical fitness.
Benteke is currently the top scorer in the Championship.
Gao Shen really didn't expect this, because Benteke's scoring efficiency has never been high.
But this also proves one thing once again, as long as you create enough opportunities, even the lame can win the Golden Boot Award!
Leeds United's powerful offense also benefited from the two wingers, that is, Kurzawa and Klein's advanced attack, which made Leeds United's offense in the frontcourt very enjoyable to watch.
This is something Gao Shen and Sarri have studied before.
With Benteke's tyrannical strength, coupled with flying from both wings and running from the back, who can stop him in the British Championship?
The current top scorer in the British Championship is Benteke, and the third is Paulinho, which shows how fierce Leeds United's offensive is.
But then there is another problem, the defense is too stretched.
This was most obvious in the previous 3-3 away draw with Brighton.
And recently, Leeds United has been conceding goals continuously.
"If Woodgate is not injured and can play, our defense will be very stable, but he is often injured, so I can only start Maguire and Koulibaly. Stones is only 17 years old and has already played three times.
Already."
Sarri felt really aggrieved when he talked about this.
Maguire is 18 years old, Koulibaly is 20 years old, and Stones is only 17 years old.
This was ridiculed by the media as a baby defense line.
Many of the other English Championship opponents even have grandfather-level defenses. Only veterans are stable enough!
Leeds United does have a veteran, Woodgate's role in the dressing room is very obvious, and he is indeed very strong, but he is too easy to get injured.
"Maguire does have great potential, with excellent physical fitness, strong head-on confrontation ability, outstanding high ball defense, and excellent passing ability and foot skills, but his biggest problem is speed and flexibility."
"Koulibaly is the opposite. He is tall, but not bulky. Instead, he is very flexible, fast, strong in individual defense, and very aggressive. He is a bit like David Luiz, who likes to grab."
"So, I specially arranged the tactics of these two players. Maguire stayed behind and Koulibaly attacked. This seems to be very complementary, right?"
"And Stones, his body and flexibility are excellent, his foot skills are the best, and his passing ability is also very good, but he is too sticky to the ball, and he doesn't even look like a central defender. He should play in the midfield.
"
Gao Shen nodded repeatedly, "Isn't this good?"
"The key is, these guys are not stable!" Sarri almost cried.
"Stones has good skills, but like many players with good skills, he likes to stick to the ball and is slow to release the ball; Koulibaly is good at physical confrontation, but his defensive skills are too frizzy and his concentration is often insufficient; Maguire does not need to
Say, who can expect an 18-year-old deep-lying central defender to be stable?"
Gao Shen actually noticed this problem.
It's normal, because it's always been like this in professional football, especially in positions where experience is very much needed.
Ramos and Pepe have been scolded for many years, but they have gradually grown out of it.
Cannavaro's controversy never stopped, but didn't he also win the World Footballer and Ballon d'Or?
Defense has always relied on the system. Players' personal abilities are very important, but the system is more critical.
Leeds United's current problem is that the players are too young and seriously lack experience and training, which has led to problems in the operation of the current team's entire defensive system.
Schneiderlin's statistics are so impressive, just because he is wiping the back of the defense.
Is there any way to solve it?
There must be.
For example, the two full-backs should not press forward and attack all day long. Pogba and Paulinho in the midfield should also actively provide support.
But this is obviously not in line with Leeds United's current positioning.
Whether he was running a business in his previous life, coaching later, or running Leeds United now, Gao Shen is very clear that self-positioning is the prerequisite for success.
You need to know where you are and what you want to do in order to be successful.
What Leeds United have to do now is to reach the Premier League.
Has defense hindered Leeds' push for the Premier League?
Not yet, because the firepower of the front attack is too fierce.
That being the case, the team needs to enter the second step without affecting the team's plan to reach the Super League.
Develop players.
Many people think that it is very simple for a club to sell players. Isn't it just that whoever performs well will be sold?
It's wrong, and very wrong.
Black shop is also a technical job!
To give the simplest example, Atletico Madrid had a series of outstanding strikers that year, from Torres to Aguero to Falcao to Diego Costa, and finally to Johnson Martinez. Why?
The tilt of tactical resources!
In the same way, why do Dortmund continue to have talented young talents such as Ousmane Dembele and Sancho?
You know, these little guys are certainly talented, but no matter how powerful they are, they can't be trusted to this level, right?
In fact, the answer is very simple. Dortmund wants to train them and even package them.
All other teams from Atletico Madrid to Dortmund to Monaco need to do this.
If you want to sell a player at a good price, you have to reuse him and let him play at a better level and bring out his own characteristics. This requires tilting at the tactical level instead of letting him compete.
Go do the dirty work.
This can also be considered a kind of packaging.
Leeds United's first priority is promotion, followed by training players and trying to sell them at a good price.
The ones who can sell for the best price are definitely the offensive players in the midfield and frontcourt.
Take Benteke for example.
A high center forward like this is really eye-catching. When he faces the British Championship central defenders, he is almost overwhelming and cannot be stopped, so he has now attracted the attention of Premier League teams.
He is twenty years old, 1.9 meters tall, has good foot skills, outstanding footwork, and strong heading ability. These are all in line with the basic qualities of a powerful high center forward. He is still killing everyone in the British Championship. Such a player is not good.
?
And the attacking full-backs, and Bolacia, and Paulinho, and Adam Lallana and Pogba...
The English Championship is the youth training factory of the Premier League. Players who play in the English Championship will naturally attract the attention of Premier League teams.
Especially since Leeds United had beaten Manchester United before.
Therefore, instead of adopting a defensive tactic, Leeds United will go one step further and continue to strengthen the midfield and frontcourt offensive, so that the frontcourt players can play their own advantages and characteristics.
To put it bluntly, this is showing off its products to all Premier League teams.
The attack in the frontcourt is fierce, and the defense is prone to problems, but this is also a training for the central defenders and goalkeepers.
In European football parlance, which central defender and which goalkeeper were not the result of abuse?
If you continue to abuse, you will gain experience and you will make progress.
This is the reason why a weak team has a general.
"Next, when attacking, we should pay more attention to Benteke, Paulinho and Adam Lallana. According to the information I have received, these three players are the most popular right now." Gao Shen warned.
They all have a common characteristic, that is, they are all in their early twenties, which is a very suitable age.
Bolasie is very fast and has good physical fitness, but he came too late and his foot skills are not solid enough. He is not very popular for the time being. After all, the buyers are not vegetarians and they are all professionals.
"Next year, when we are promoted to the Premier League, we will definitely strengthen our defense. Then I will buy you a more stable central defender." Gao Shen also comforted Sarri and said.
Now in the English Championship, with the strength of Leeds United, the defense can be stretched a little, it doesn't matter, as long as the offense is strong enough.
But it's different in the Premier League. It's hard to open up the offense, but if the defense is stretched, it will be very fatal.
The goal then is to avoid relegation, so there can be no problems with defense.
Sarri understands that he has always known the team's positioning, and this is also his responsibility as head coach.
"Also, pay more attention to the training of players such as Jorginho, Brozovic, Kondogbia and Alan. On the front line, Icardi should pay attention to the training."
He is currently the second leading scorer on the front line, second only to Benteke.
There is an eternal truth in European football: players who can score goals can be sold at high prices.
Icardi falls into this type of pie-eating addiction.
"How has Vardy performed recently?" Gao Shen suddenly asked.
