Football Giants

The future of football is here?

"What do you mean?" Klopp frowned, and a faint light flashed in his mind, but he didn't catch it.

"Yeah, Marcelo, what do you mean?" Simeone also realized it and took it seriously.

Although Tuchel did not ask, he also showed a thoughtful look.

The first reaction of the trio was the artificial genius plan that Southampton had previously been widely promoted by the media.

Could it be said that this is also part of the artificial genius plan?

Bielsa looked at the three people in front of him in his spare time, and said bluntly that they were all his juniors.

But these three are all outstanding talents who have an extraordinary understanding of football, so he is very interested in communicating with them, because communication can promote each other's progress.

"From ancient times to the present, football tactics have been a game of offense and defense, the game of side and center, the game of rigorous positioning and smooth running, the game of controlling the ball and space..."

"As we all know, from the birth of modern football to the present, the development of football tactics has always adopted a spiral method, and many people think that the driving force behind the spiral of football tactics is the mutual growth and restraint of tactics, in fact it is not!"

"Let’s not talk about it, let’s just say that in the 1990s, a technical midfielder with a slow pace but superb ball control became popular. Later, with the advent of the so-called new era of football, the classical midfielder gradually lost. The position is replaced by a modern midfielder like Kaka."

"Then I want to ask, what is the new era football? How to evaluate the new era football and the 90s football? What is the relationship between the two?"

Bielsa's question caused the three people on the opposite side to frown, and they all fell into thinking.

"They said, holistic, but you know, football has always had the concept of holism. From the moment there is football tactics, there has always been holism, and it is not new until now."

Simeone took the lead and nodded heavily, which he personally doubted.

Because he used to be a world-class midfielder, he knows very well that if it is truly integrated, such integration would have appeared long ago, even in the 1990s. Why has it been so important until now?

Bielsa quickly solved the puzzle, "Because the player's running ability has improved!"

With this simple sentence, Simeone, Klopp and others suddenly shined, as if they had lifted the fog that had been concealed in front of them for many years, thoroughly seeing the scene in front of them, and also seeing To the distant future.

"With the advancement of science, as more and more high-tech enters the football field, the physical fitness of the trained players is getting better and better, and the running ability has also reached a higher level than in the 1990s."

"Before, you Zidane got the ball at the front of my penalty zone, I can't prevent you, but now, I can't defend myself alone, I'm up two, what? One will lose position? It doesn't matter, I can run!"

"Before I was afraid of losing my position because I was worried that the players would consume too much. But now, my players' physical fitness has improved and more and more players can run. What am I afraid of? I am not enough for two, and two are not enough for me. The last three, I will prevent you from killing you!"

Isn’t that the case in reality?

At the beginning of the new century, the so-called beast waists represented by Essien, Gattuso, Makelele, etc. became popular. To put it bluntly, they used running ability to curb the performance of technical players.

Because no matter how good the technology is, it is impossible to perform well in the face of intensive oppression.

Even if Zidane was born in the present, in the face of such a dense defense, he can do nothing.

It can even be said that if Zidane was born in the present, he would not be Zidane!

"Rehagel's Greece, Mourinho's Porto and Chelsea, Benitez's Liverpool, Ancelotti's Milan, all are like this, so Kaka can replace Rui Costa as the main force, Gato Cable is indispensable."

"It is precisely because of the improvement of running ability that more rigorous tactics are needed to regulate players and assign players' responsibilities on the field. So it seems that it is the integration of tactics. In fact, it is the players running behind that. Enhancement of mobility."

When Simeone and others listened, they all nodded.

Bessa's remarks are indeed thought-provoking and insightful.

The improvement of players' running ability is indeed too crucial and too important.

Imagine if the players in the 1990s ran an average of 9 kilometers per game, then it has entered a new era. With the promotion of scientific training and the improvement of the physical fitness of the players, the players averaged 10,000 per game. Kilometers.

Do you know what this concept is?

This means that when the two teams compete, the team that runs more will have almost one more person than the team that runs less, which is equivalent to twelve people playing eleven people!

The effect is even more than a red card!

More importantly, this kind of active running has not only changed the players' technical characteristics drastically, but moreover, it has completely subverted the entire set of tactical theories when averaging 9,000 kilometers per game in the past. .

The reason is simple. The improvement of this kilometer means that the team's running coverage is larger and the controllable space is wider.

Many tactics and routines that were unimaginable when running an average of 9 kilometers per game in the past are now completely imaginable and even used.

What is a revolution?

This is the revolution!

A revolution that happened quietly on the football field and was not valued by everyone!

"Look at Barcelona again, why is this team phenomenal? Can it dominate European football with such an amazing advantage?"

Having said that, Bielsa smiled proudly, because there is a deep shadow of him in this team.

"The trajectory of the spiral development of football tactics has always been the improvement of players' running ability, and the tactics that focus on running have also been improved. With the promotion of players' running ability, this kind of running tactics has also been quickly promoted. And development."

"But there are bottlenecks in scientific development, and the ability of players will also have bottlenecks. So, gradually, the leaders will catch up with the latecomers. When most of the top European teams are popular, everyone is in the same place. What will happen to the horizon?"

"The answer is that simple running will no longer be able to satisfy these strong teams. Therefore, they will want to improve the quality and efficiency of the game on the basis of maintaining their existing running ability, so they pay attention to technology and awareness again. On the issue of the coaching staff!"

"So, let's look at it the other way around, why is Barcelona great?"

"Because it is difficult for players to make breakthroughs in their physical fitness and running ability, they have brought the players' skills and awareness, as well as the team's overall tactics, to the extreme!"

Simeone, Klopp, and Tuchel were all dumbfounded when they listened to what Bielsa said. They were really dumbfounded.

Even, they might have an idea, which is to pry open Bielsa's skull to see what is inside.

And they also deeply realized Bielsa's difference, and finally understood why Guardiola would have a long talk with Bielsa, and after returning to Europe, he immediately implemented his ball-handling tactics concept in Barcelona.

After all, he is putting into reality some of Bielsa's ideas, but without the resources to try!

As professional coaches, they know better than anyone that the real core of Barcelona's entire tactical system is not about ball control, technology, or even the so-called youth training. In the final analysis, the key lies in two aspects.

Oppression and offensive and defensive conversion!

Among them, oppression is the foundation!

What is the oppression?

Isn't it just the eleven or two kilometers of running data of stars such as Xavi and Iniesta?

So, to put it bluntly, the most critical basis of Barcelona's tactics is running!

It's just that they are better than other teams in that they use running to promote a stronger overall pressure, and use technology to simplify the transition between offense and defense to the greatest extent.

Even Guardiola said more than once that the key to the so-called possession tactics of Barcelona and Spain is defensive oppression.

It was at this moment that the three people present suddenly understood why Yang Huan chose them as the head coaches of Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid and Hamburg.

Because the three of them have a common feature, they value running!

It is precisely because they value running very much, and they have all used or are using this advantage to reach the peak of their career. Therefore, they have a deeper understanding of Bielsa’s words. .

Especially Simeone.

"It's no wonder that Young Master Huan would tell me that the team must be reorganized to introduce a group of high-level, moldable, and technically better players!"

At first, he thought that Young Master Huan's idea was to improve the team's control.

But now it seems that it is not just that, but to make Atletico Madrid go from relying solely on running pressure to improve in the direction of Barcelona, ​​or even beyond Barcelona.

Just think of the dramatic changes brought to Atletico Madrid this season by the midfielders of Ilya Ramendi, Cork and Isco, enough to convince Simeone of all this.

But only one set of midfielders is obviously not enough. It makes sense to complete such a transformation on all three lines!

Bielsa glanced over the expressions of the three and smiled slightly, "I believe that everyone should have seen the data reported by the media before. Atletico Madrid's average running distance per game in the Champions League is ten. One kilometer, La Liga is a bit short, but it is also more than ten kilometers."

Simeone nodded, this data has been tested internally by Atletico Madrid, which is very authentic.

"Our Southampton average running in the Champions League is 11.3 kilometers per person, and we can almost maintain this data in the Premier League. However, with the changes in our entire training system this season, as well as many philosophical Promotion, we can even say this, starting from the next season..."

Simeone, Klopp and Tuchel all looked at Bielsa with eyes wide open, and listened carefully to every word he said.

"...Our average running per game will likely exceed 12 kilometers!"

"Twelve kilometers?" Simeone was stunned.

A full one kilometer more than Atletico Madrid, deduct the goalkeeper, ten players, then ten kilometers more!

Oh my **** ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ how is this possible?

"Really? Are the players affordable?"

"Yes, if you simply pursue average running per game, many teams can do it in a short period of time, but the players' physical consumption and..."

Tuchel couldn't go on in the middle of talking, because he immediately realized a key link.

That's what Bielsa just said, the future tactics are all in this plan.

Could it be that……

Simeone and Klopp are also smart people, they immediately realized that they all looked at Bielsa dumbfounded.

At this moment, the Argentine lunatic is no longer a person in their eyes.

But one, falling from the sky, a golden existence!

Niangxipi, Southampton is going against the sky!