This should be a big problem for the entire Bundesliga and even the entire European football world.
After the rise of the Hornets, they have an overwhelming advantage over Bayern Munich, especially last season, when they even defeated Bayern Munich twice in the league.
Many people say that Dortmund has the characteristics of Naples under the guidance of a senior coach.
Both teams believe in a full-court press. They press very fiercely in the midfield and frontcourt, and their playing styles are also very tough.
A style of play like this often puts opponents in trouble in terms of organization and ball play, especially for some teams that are not particularly good at passing and controlling the ball.
But just that?
No!
Klopp's team has never just been about pressing and pressing from a high position. They all have excellent tactical qualities and execution capabilities, which makes their entire team's technical and tactical qualities very high and their overall integrity very strong.
It can be said that it will not be easy for any team to play Dortmund.
This is especially true for Real Madrid.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid has been insisting on quick counterattacks since 2009.
This is a consistent feature from Ronaldo to Kaká to Di Maria.
But the effect of this style of play will be greatly reduced in front of Dortmund.
Under the strong pressing pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, many people underestimated Dortmund's overall defense, especially the defense.
However, Dortmund's style of play is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and it also has some drawbacks.
The first is physical fitness.
There is a saying in European football that Dortmund belongs to the 60-minute team.
What does that mean?
Even in the first sixty minutes, they can be lively and vigorous, but after sixty minutes, as their physical fitness drops significantly, their performance will also be greatly reduced.
Theoretically, to deal with such a team, one should stabilize the first 60 minutes and focus on the last 30 minutes.
But theory is always just theory, and actual operation is very complicated.
Especially in a strong dialogue like the Champions League, no one knows what cards the opponent will play or what attention they will pay, so they can only try their best to fight for the best result.
The second is defensive positioning.
The benefits of high-position defense are unquestionable. Pressing the entire back line can create a local numerical advantage, especially in the midfield area, which can effectively contain the opponent's ball advancement, but the disadvantages are also obvious.
That is, once the midfielder and frontcourt are unable to suppress him and are hit directly behind by the opponent, the large gap will be very fatal.
This is true whether it is Barcelona, Dortmund, or the team coached by Gao Shen.
Gao Shen later made adjustments, moving the team's entire ball control and pressing area back to the midline area, focusing more on control rather than blindly pressing on high positions.
Therefore, in theory, against Dortmund, the goal is to use passes to control the ball, avoid Dortmund's pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, and send a long pass directly to the front to find teammates and attack Dortmund's back.
However, as the saying goes, theory is theory, and it is not easy to implement in practice.
The simplest point is that whether you want to consume Dortmund's physical energy, or avoid their midfield and frontcourt pressing, and directly pass the ball behind you, you need to be skilled in passing and controlling the ball, and in the midfield and backfield.
But once there is a mistake in passing and receiving the ball and the ball is intercepted, it will be very fatal.
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After returning from Manchester, Gao Shen took time out to strengthen the team's passing and ball control in training.
This includes an examination of the defensive line players' ability to pass and control the ball.
Ramos, Pepe, Varane and Albiol, the four central defenders all have good ball-playing abilities.
Among them, Albiol was able to play the two positions of central defender and defensive midfielder, and his passing ability was evident.
But when it comes to comprehensive abilities, Ramos and Pepe take the cake, both of them also have the ability to pass long balls.
If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them should be the team's main central defenders.
For the right wing, Carvajal is Gao Shen's most preferred candidate. His technique and passing and receiving abilities are no problem. The key is his defense.
Dortmund's wing players have very strong impact and excellent physical fitness, which puts Real Madrid under a lot of pressure on the wing, especially when defending.
Gao Shen knows better than anyone else what his Napoli team was best at back then.
Teams gathered in local areas.
What does it mean?
To put it simply, it is to form a certain numerical advantage in a local area and strangle the opponent's ball carrier.
Especially on the wing, the effect will be very obvious.
The reason is very simple, the side roads are the most suitable for encirclement and suppression.
If you want to resolve it, you need to create a certain threat on the other side to share the pressure.
In other words, both sides must pose a threat.
On the left, Cristiano Ronaldo and Toni Kroos will be important offensive tools. There was originally Marcelo, but unfortunately, the Brazilian left back was injured.
Now, Gao Shen is still considering whether to use Marcos Alonso or Nacho.
On the right, Carvajal's attack is stronger. Gao Shen wants to try to create a right-side offensive combination of Carvajal, Di Maria and Modric to share the pressure on the left and give Ronaldo a more relaxed position.
tactical environment.
More importantly, Marcelo's absence has had a huge impact on the team's left-side offense, and Gao Shen needs to make some adjustments.
The ideal option is to use the right wing to compensate.
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After the lunch break, Modric received a notice from the coaching staff, left the players' lounge area, and came to Valdebebas' restaurant.
At this time, Gao Shen was sitting by the window of the restaurant, with a cup of coffee in front of him, looking very comfortable.
How does he look like a loser who is about to be kicked out of the Champions League as the outside media said?
In fact, he didn't seem to pay attention to the two-day weekend La Liga game at all.
I don't know why, but every time I see him, Modric feels a little confident in his heart.
He is a born authoritative person.
You don’t need to do anything, you don’t even need to say anything, you just need to stand there, everyone obeys him, everyone is willing to follow him, and is willing to work for him.
This is profound!
"Boss, are you looking for me?" Modric walked in.
Gao Shen smiled and didn't even stand up. He lazily pointed to the seat opposite and motioned for him to sit down.
"You'd better get a glass of water." Gao Shen said with a smile.
Modric was speechless.
Isn't it appropriate to drink water at this time?
But Modric can't refute, he is a professional player.
Since coming to Real Madrid, Modric has deeply felt Gao Shen's difference. Whether it is team management or other aspects, Gao Shen is obviously different from other head coaches.
The biggest change is the locker room.
Last season, there was a lot of internal strife in the Real Madrid locker room, which was known to the whole world. However, after Modric arrived, he discovered that there was no tension at all in the locker room, and everyone was focusing on the game and training.
The pre-season warm-up matches were as sophisticated as ever, with chaos but no rules. When it came to the official matches, Real Madrid began to exert their strength, and each match was better than the last.
Many things that I didn't understand during the warm-up match were gradually clarified.
Gao Shen talks to him at least once a week, about everything from football to life to family to habits...
Sometimes, Gao Shen would even be concerned about when his wife would come back from Croatia.
Strangely enough, Modric, like other players in the team, was particularly willing to share this with Gao Shen.
He is like a magician who can always find out the inner secrets of others.
This time, he invited Modric to come to the restaurant to drink water, and naturally he did the same.
"To be honest, in my original impression, La Liga should emphasize technology more and have lower physical requirements. But I didn't expect that La Liga's technical and tactical levels are very high and they are very aggressive, especially in away games."
"La Liga teams are very good at technique and tactics and have a fast pace."
Modric talked about his change in his impression of La Liga after playing for a period of time.
Gao Shen told him that La Liga has been leading the technical and tactical revolution in European football over the years.
From Cooper's Mallorca and Valencia, to Benitez later, and then Gao Shen and Guardiola, they all came from La Liga.
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Many people think that La Liga values technology, but in fact, many La Liga teams play aggressively.
Including teams like Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Valencia and more.
Modric also mentioned the difference between La Liga fans, "They are more enthusiastic about attacking the other team's players. Sometimes, to be honest, I am quite afraid that they will throw things down from the stands."
Gao Shen burst out laughing after hearing this, "I have to thank Figo, otherwise, I would have been buried alive by the pig's head at Camp Nou!"
Modric couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
In his impression, Gao Shen has always been a humorous person.
Gradually, Gao Shen also began to guide the topic in the direction he wanted.
"I still remember that when you were playing for Tottenham, many people associated you with Pirlo."
Modric nodded, "For me, this is an honor, boss."
"But I don't think you two are alike at all." Gao Shen changed the subject.
Modric was a little stunned. He had always felt that he was quite like Pirlo. He even suspected that Gao Shen wanted to play as a double midfielder himself, but it turned out not to be the case.
"Pirlo's position is very clear. He is a deep-lying organizer, but your position is more flexible than his. You can play many different types of player roles such as deep-lying, central and forward."
"The trailing No. 4 needs interception and long passes, the middle No. 8 needs wide-range running and passing control and all-round organizational skills, and the forward No. 10 needs passing, long-range shooting and deep penetration.
ability."
"You have all of these."
"More importantly, you have very high-quality running coverage, which is very rare, because even for someone like Zidane, his range of activities is actually too small by current standards."
Modric heard what the coach meant, and he was even a little flattered. The coach compared himself with Zidane, which was a great affirmation for him.
But he didn't quite understand what the head coach meant when he told him this.
