Alexander Pato, although he is only 21 years old this year, he is already an active international player for the Brazilian national team, and his resume is even more amazing.
When he was only 17 years old, he transferred from Brazil to AC Milan for 22 million euros. He performed well in the next few years and won the European Golden Boy Award.
Last season, he also scored 16 goals for Milan in all competitions and made great contributions to Milan's regaining the Serie A championship.
And for such a young and outstanding player, Pan Yi actually said that he has a weakness???
Seeing everyone staring at him, Pan Yi smiled slightly and said:
"If he can maintain his professional attitude, it is indeed possible to realize his talent and become a superstar. But unfortunately, according to my observation, he has been significantly affected by off-field factors, and his career has even begun to decline." p>
Pan Yi is confident, of course, because he knows what is about to happen in the future.
After Pato fell in love with club owner Silvio Berlusconi's daughter Barbara this year, his condition began to plummet due to too much hard work, and injuries also caught up with him again.
In the upcoming 2011-2012 season, Pato only played 11 times for Milan in Serie A throughout the season and only scored one goal.
The next season was even worse, with 4 appearances and no goals.
In 2013, Milan had no choice but to sell him back to Brazil at a low price.
He then moved around in Brazil, England, Spain, and even the Chinese Super League, but he could never return to the genius state he once was.
Pato can be regarded as a typical case of "injuring Zhongyong" in world football.
After listening to Pan Yi's words, Allegri's eyebrows furrowed even deeper, finally turning his face into the word "囧".
He is not opposed to Pan Yi's statement.
On the contrary, Allegri had already felt Pato's decline in form at the end of last season.
As the season entered the sprint for the title, Pato failed.
Not only did he have no results for six consecutive rounds, he was often substituted early due to lack of physical strength.
Allegri also had a private conversation with Pato, hoping that he would return his attention to the game, but with little success.
Therefore, this season, Allegri actually had the idea of selling Pato, but he couldn't make up his mind yet.
After all, Pato is still young, so maybe there will be a turn for the better.
Moreover, since Pato's overall performance throughout the season was quite good, and AC Milan eventually won the league championship, it was a bit risky to propose selling him to the management at this time.
But now, Pan Yi speaks so firmly, as if he has completely seen through Pato's future prospects.
Allegri was very surprised.
This young man in front of me actually has such poisonous eyes?
After all, Allegri is the team's head coach. He gets along with the players day and night, whether in training or games, and it is normal to get to know them well.
And Pan Yi can come to this conclusion just by observing during the game...
Whether it’s insight or self-confidence, it’s amazing!
Allegri decided to ask deeper:
"Even if Pato's condition has declined, he is still a forward player who can beat the rhythm of Any A. Why do you say that he is the biggest weakness in your formation? Is there anything special about the tactics of this formation?
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Pan Yi nodded, then pointed the tactical pen at the tactical board:
"Pato is an excellent player who can effectively combine skills and speed, but he prefers to get behind the first striker on the court and look for space to attack. Obviously, Ibrahimovic is his best partner.
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"But this means that he can only play his best role in a two-forward formation. If he is needed to serve as a single arrow in my 433 formation, or as a winger in a three-forward formation - especially if he needs to reverse his foot.
If you cut it inside, it will be very difficult."
"In addition, since my formation is biased towards offense, it will require a higher level of high-position pressing in the frontcourt when defending. Okay, here I will talk about my defensive tactics."
"When the opponent's center back receives the ball, the winger on the same side of our team needs to press forward and adjust his position to cut off the passing line with the full back. At the same time, the winger on the other side presses and marks the center back on the other side." "In this case, I need the winger to have strong physical fitness and high tactical discipline execution. But unfortunately, the current Pato cannot do this..."
As he listened, Allegri smiled and nodded in approval.
Pan Yi's words not only reflect that he has a complete set of tactical ideas, but also show that he has a deep understanding of the characteristics of the players and knows whether specific players fit his tactics.
And now that everyone in this office is an expert, they will naturally quickly understand Pan Yi's tactical intentions and see the feasibility of this tactic.
Another point is that everyone knows that Allegri’s favorite formation is actually the 4312 formation.
But Pan Yi did not follow his favorite, but explained his own set of 433, which shows that he does have independent tactical thoughts.
This also reflects that Pan Yi has an important characteristic of being a good assistant coach: he will not follow the crowd.
Otherwise, the head coach is all from the same family, so what’s the point of having an assistant coach?
So Allegri's impression of Pan Yi changed a lot in an instant.
It turns out that this guy rushed to speak because he really had something in his stomach, so he dared to show it!
Angelo's face turned a little dark.
He hasn’t even said a word yet, and it feels like the position has already been taken away?
No, he has to get it back.
So, Angelo took a step forward and said to Pan Yi:
"Let's not talk about your ridiculous remarks about Pato. Anyone with a discerning eye can see how important he is to this Milan team."
"As far as this tactic itself is concerned, I also have different views."
"You just said that you need players to press in the frontcourt and need physical support."
"But the majority of Milan players are veterans. Whether it is midfielder Van Bommel, Gattuso, Ambrosini, or defenders Nesta and Gianluca Zambrotta, they are all veterans in their 30s. How can you guarantee them?"
Can you execute your pressing tactics?"
Allegri made his face slightly embarrassed.
First of all, Angelo's judgment of Pato's status must only be based on last season's goal data. Secondly, although the question he asked sounds reasonable, it is a bit wrong.
When Pan Yi mentioned pressing tactics just now, he only focused on the defensive requirements for wingers, but did not mention the specific arrangements for midfielders, and certainly did not mention defenders.
So Angelo’s words feel a bit like deliberately seeking trouble.
This also made Allegri couldn't help but give Angelo a low score.
After all, as an assistant coach, you still need to listen carefully to other people's analysis before making your own judgment, instead of hastily expressing your immature opinions, which will affect the head coach's normal thinking.
Sure enough, after listening to Angelo's words, Pan Yi still smiled confidently and said:
"First of all, I want to explain my frontcourt pressing tactics in full. Didn't I just mention the responsibilities of the three midfielders? Including the center."
"When our wingers are pressing the opponent's central defender, our center also has to press and mark the opponent's midfielder, while the three midfielders occupy the midfield area and prepare to fight for the high-altitude ball."
"The entire pressing system needs to combine the two principles of one-on-one marking and cutting off passing routes. The midfielder uses the center's retracement to form a diamond position to compress the ball space and prevent the opponent's midfielder from receiving the ball, turning around and advancing.
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"In other words, the midfielder mainly competes for the ball through reasonable positions. In fact, the physical requirements are slightly lower."
"To take a step back, my team's veterans such as Gattuso and Ambrosini have strong tactical execution capabilities. Even if their physical fitness declines, they can support them in high-intensity pressing, so I am not very worried."
"Of course, if possible, I still hope that we can introduce a player with stronger defensive ability and better physical strength in the midfielder position, so that he can better support my tactics..."
"Bah bang bang..." Applause broke out in the office.
It was Allegri who was applauding!
Then he turned to Galliani and said solemnly:
"That's him! My assistant coach for the new season!"