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Volume 10, 2003 Europe Volume 10, 2003 Chapter 569: There is a long way to go

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    Yugoslav football used to be a decisive force in European football. Even after countries such as Croatia split away, they still had players like Savicevic, Mijatovic, Mihajnovi?, and Kovacevi.  There are a large number of stars such as Yugoslavia and Milosevic. However, the continuous domestic turmoil has almost completely destroyed their basic football strength. The lack of funds, the lack of training of excellent coaches, and the lack of infrastructure have caused Yugoslavia¡¯s reserve forces to suffer.  In a devastating blow, after Stankovic and Djukic, Yugoslavia - now they are called Serbia and Montenegro - basically have no very outstanding players. Although the foundation is still there, the Serbian and Montenegro team is now completely  It can no longer compete with teams from other European football powers.

    Although Partizan Belgrade eliminated Swedish champion Djurgarden in the second round of qualifying, they also passed the test extremely thrillingly. One to one at home and two to two away. They only relied on the advantage of more away goals to enter the qualifying round.  In the third round, although it is said that "there are no weak teams in Europe", the level of the domestic leagues of the three Nordic top three Sweden, Denmark and Norway is average. As long as there are some good players, they will be transferred to other leagues immediately.  Go, it's so difficult to deal with such a team, it seems that the strength of the guerrillas is only average.

    The top star of the Partizan team is their No. 10 attacking midfielder Cilic. Although this attacking midfielder who spent three seasons in Barcelona is not very successful, his technical skills are very solid and he is a typical technical player.  A front midfielder, one of the best in the world.  Matthaus pays great attention to the role of the core midfielder on the court, and Serbian and Montenegrin players generally have good skills, so the team's tactics also focus on technical flow, focusing on midfield control and rhythmic play.  attack.

    It¡¯s a pity that this kind of offense requires players to have extremely high tactical literacy and technical skills. Although the technical skills of Serbian and Montenegrin players are not bad, after all, the foundation is there.  But whether the skills can be used depends on the level of the opponent.

    Partizan Stadium was once one of the best stadiums in Europe.  It can be seen from the fact that all the more than 37,000 seats in this stadium are seats. However, the stadium now looks extremely dilapidated. During the Yugoslav War, the vicinity of this stadium was also attacked by air raids. Many seats have been damaged.  It is no longer usable, and even the walls around the stadium have cracks in many places.

    Matth?us deployed a 4-4-2 formation in the game, and it was also a typical diamond-shaped midfielder 4-4-2.  Cilic served as the attacking midfielder, and Mourinho also arranged a 442 formation, with goalkeeper Given and the four defenders from right to left: Kufuor, Woodgate, Lucio and Bernard.  In the center of the field, Speed ??is paired with Janus, with Dyer on the right and Robert on the left. Shearer and Bellamy are paired up front.

    This lineup basically follows the old foundation left by Robson last season.  The entire midfield and frontcourt are all old players. Only the positions of center back and right back have been changed. In the first game of coaching Newcastle, Mourinho chose to be cautious.

    But even so, Newcastle's offensive ability is quite outstanding, no matter what.  Last season Newcastle ranked third thanks to its strong offense. On the offensive line, Shearer, Bellamy, Dyer and Robert were all very capable players, especially Robert, a Frenchman.  The winger reached his peak last season. Even the main left winger of the French national team and Arsenal star Pires did not perform as well as him.

    After the game started, Newcastle's offensive players proved that their offensive capabilities can not only occupy a place in the Premier League, but also in Europe.  Both are fast.  The wingers with excellent breakthrough ability frequently launched attacks from both wings. Their speed and dexterity made the inexperienced Serbian and Black defenders scrambled.

    Shearer in the middle is the opponent's key target.  But he took advantage of this to firmly contain the opponent's two central defenders. Bellamy behind him was like a poisonous snake, waiting for a flaw in the opponent's defense.

    In the seventeenth minute, Robert broke through from the left and made a cross, and then suddenly passed the ball to Bellamy at the front of the penalty area. Bellamy immediately dribbled the ball into the penalty area, passed a defender and immediately volleyed the ball.  It hit the goal post hard and bounced into the penalty area. The defender immediately made a big kick to make a clearance.

    Five minutes later, Newcastle made a comeback. This time, Robert made a beautiful breakthrough from the left, then cut into the penalty area diagonally and skillfully passed the ball to the back point. Shearer showed up keenly at the spot where the ball landed and kicked it beautifully.  The stab helped Newcastle open the scoring!

    After scoring the goal, Shearer raised his right hand and ran on the field. Behind him were his teammates, Newcastle's flag bearer, Newcastle's captain, and the symbol of Newcastle. He scored Newcastle's first goal in the official game of the new season.  ball!

    Mourinho sits firmly on the coaching benchThere was no impulsive gaffe. In his opinion, this goal was completely natural. This was also a successful manifestation of Newcastle's combination of winger and midfield tactics. However, Mourinho knew that this simple tactic alone was not enough.  To allow Newcastle to go further in the league and Champions League.

    Although Newcastle finished third last season, they lost completely against the top two players Manchester United and Arsenal. Especially in the two games against Manchester United, Newcastle scored a lot of goals. Manchester United scored at home.  Two, and three against Manchester United in the away game - but in the away game, they were scored five goals by Manchester United, and at home they were humiliatingly scored six goals by Manchester United - in terms of points, they are also better than the final winner.  Manchester United lost fourteen points and conceded forty-eight league goals, the most among the top five.

    Transforming defense is the first thing Mourinho has to do, but this does not mean that he does not pay attention to offense. For a mature team, offense and defense are integrated. Strengthening defense does not mean weakening offense.  A coach who cares about one end but not the other will definitely not be an excellent coach.

    In the following game, Newcastle continued to put pressure on the opponent offensively. Left back Bernard and Lucio, who is good at attacking, also frequently intervened. For a moment, the door of the guerrillas seemed to be in danger, as if it was about to be blocked at any time.  Newcastle scored another goal.

    But in a passive situation, Partizan equalized the score. In the 31st minute of the first half, they broke through Newcastle's midfield with a beautiful quick counterattack. Cilic made a beautiful through ball for the forward Bo  Ya created a single-handed ball opportunity. Boya easily passed the attacking Given and poked the ball into the door before Woodgate and Kufuor returned to defense.

    Mourinho shook his head. It was Lucio who failed to return to defense in time after assisting, which caused a flaw in the defense. However, he did not mean to blame Lucio. Lucio himself is a defender.  An alternative, his offensive ability is even better than his defensive ability. If he just wants a defender with solid defense, Mourinho will not ask Pei Wei to buy Lucio.

    In fact, it was the veteran midfielder Speed ??who made the mistake in conceding the goal just now. This veteran who was originally an offensive player and later became a defensive midfielder is already thirty-three years old after all.  It was inevitable that he was physically weak during the impact. The initiator of the conceding goal was Cilic, and Cilic was guarded by Speed.

    After entering the locker room at the end of the first half, the Newcastle players were generally not in a high mood. Even though they had such an advantage, they were equalized by the opponent. This was a bit unacceptable anyway.

    "Everyone must think that the opponent was a bit too lucky in the first half. Indeed, we created many more opportunities than them in the first half, but the opponent almost seized the only opportunity and scored a goal  If our defense could have been better, they wouldn't have had any chance. That's the difference between zero and one."

    Mourinho looked at the players and smiled slightly: "Now you understand the importance of defense We scored a lot of goals last season, but conceded more If we can turn the goals we concede into  If it is less, then we will not have to fight for the qualification of the Champions League in the last ten rounds of last season. Sometimes the difference between champions and non-champions is only a little bit.¡±

    "In the second half, while maintaining the offense, strengthen the defenseGary (Speed), in the second half, you don't need to focus on offense, just pay attention to defense. The midfielder is the first barrier in front of the defense.  Your battlefield is a little behind the center circle, you just have to hold on there. The rest of the teamthe tactics are still the same. Now let¡¯s rest and prepare for the second half of the game.¡±

    This is Mourinho's consistent approach during halftime. He quickly explains the tactics for the second half while the players' minds are still on the court, and then lets them have a good rest. In his opinion, halftime is  In addition to giving the coach time to adjust tactics, the main function is to allow the players to have a good rest. He does not want the players to be distracted by thinking about tactics during the rest, which will be very tiring.  .

    Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and the players walked out of the locker room and walked to the court at Mourinho's signal.

    Mourinho was the last one to go out. At the exit of the player tunnel, he unexpectedly saw Pei Wei.

    ¡°It¡¯s a long way to go to transform Newcastle¡¯s defense, Jose.¡±
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