Lin Sen met the first member of his coaching team in his office.

"Hey, Antonio. You're here just right. I'm having a headache. How do I arrange the team's pre-season training plan? And, what about the warm-up match? Oh, by the way, there's a date list for players to return? Damn Livermore actually said he doesn't know... Well, then again, isn't your vacation still half a month?"

Tapiya, who had just pushed open the door of Lin Sen's office, was in a mess on the spot. This young coach, who was a little overly young, just looked up at him after he came in, and looked surprised. Then he stepped forward and was like a reunion of old friends. He not only called his name when he entered the door, but it seemed that he was planning to pat his shoulder? Before coming, Tapiya had thought of ten thousand ways to meet, but the procedure seemed a little wrong?

"It seems that the pre-season physical energy reserve plan has to wait for Ruiz to come back. This is my draft training plan. You can take a look and see if there is anything missing."

Before Tapiya could come to his senses, he had already held his hand with one hand, and by the way, there was something on his hand.

Until he walked out of Lin Sen's office, Tapiya said no more than ten words, and more were onomatopoeia such as um oh oh oh oh. Then, he walked out for no reason, with a lot of information on his hands and a lot of wry smiles on his face.

After Tapia left the office, Lin Sen's smile remained the same, but the meaning that Tapia seemed heartless in his eyes disappeared instantly.

"It's okay, it's not difficult to get along with." Lin Sen breathed a sigh of relief.

Tapia has thought of ten thousand ways to meet Lin Sen, but Lin Sen is not the same. For Tapia, he only needs to face Lin Sen with a new face, while Lin Sen has to face a lot of new faces. Of course, Tapia is special because he is an assistant coach and the most important right-hand man for the head coach. For Lin Sen, who hates trouble and is a habit of being lazy, this role is even more important.

Lin Sen didn't have much impression of Tapia before, and he never remembered that he would coach a giant team in the future. However, from his resume, Tapia is obviously a typical football-first coach. The old coach took over the then Malaga head coach Manzano as the head coach four years ago. After class, he left briefly, but then returned to Malaga. This time, he coached Malaga's second team. This way of returning, let alone others, Lin Sen couldn't do it. But the facts prove that Tapia's return is by no means waving his tail, begging for mercy, and it looks more like lying on firewood and tasting gall. Because if it weren't for Lin Sen, Tapia could almost be sure that he was Malaga's head coach this season.

With age and qualifications, Lin Sen suddenly thought of Betis's old coach Chapalo. This old fox who always smiled gave him a defeat at that time. If it were normal, Lin Sen only had one way of communicating with people who were too many older than him, that is, listen. Treat himself as a mute, so that he can relax himself and respect the other party. But now, this trick is no longer useful, because he is the head coach and needs to listen to others, and he needs to let others listen.

So Lin Sen's method is simple and direct, but he still wants to test Tapia's intentions.

The result? Hallelujah!

Although it is not certain whether Tapia is dissatisfied with his position as head coach, he is sure that Tapia at least has no personal opinion on him, because he accepted the plan he gave him and did not talk much.

Interpersonal relationships are like eating a hundred families of rice, with ups and downs, and you can't expect all the taste to satisfy you, but as long as you can fill your stomach, most people will still eat it. Lin Sen asked himself that his mouth was not too tricky, and as long as it was not Jose who deliberately put rat poison, Lin Sen felt that he could eat a little bit. When he came to Malaga, for the relationship between his position, Lin Sen was destined to taste all the flavors here. If he could, he would pinch his nose and make a stomachache, and he would not want to beat someone else's job, just to finish the meal in front of him smoothly.

At least Tapia smelled it, it should not be poisonous.

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Lin Sen has always believed that the number of players in a perfect football team should be twenty-three. In addition to the three standard options for goalkeeper positions, there are two choices for each position. As long as the character is not bad, and there are no too unlucky injuries, such a lineup is basically enough to cope with the entire season of the game, so that everyone can get enough opportunities to play, and at the same time, it can ensure everyone's physical fitness.

Two goalkeepers, six defenders, nine midfielders, and two forwards. This is the Malaga in Lin Sen's hands. There are a total of nineteen players, which is still four different from Lin Sen's "twenty-three" numbers. Considering the reserve nature of the third goalkeeper, the real weak link is the defense line. Although the front line of only two people looks a bit small, it is not, because Lin Sen did not count the winger at all. In his eyes, the winger is actually an offensive midfielder.

After throwing his plan to Tapia, Linsen was actually waiting for Tapia's second visit. As expected, the next day, as soon as Linsen's butt sat down, Tapia entered his office.

Then before Lin Sen could even say hello, a large number of tactical terms had already gushed out of Tapia's mouth like shells.

"Sit first." Lin Sen smiled and asked Tapia to sit down first, then walked aside and poured him a glass of water, handed it to him before saying, "Have you read my plan? All?"

"Yes." Tapia took the water cup and poured it into the sky without any politeness. After drinking, she wiped her lips with her hands and nodded, "It's impressive."

Lin Sen did not return to his seat, but leaned against the side of the desk. He seemed not to care about Tapia's so-called impressive comment, but asked again, "It's feasible?"

"Difficult!" Tapia shook her head repeatedly.

Lin Sen smiled but didn't say anything, as if waiting for Tapia to continue, and Tapia did not let him wait too long. He continued: "Simply put, the requirements for the players are too high."

"If you say so, isn't it a matter of tactics?"

"Of course it's not a problem of tactics. Tactics only have adaptability or not."

"Tell me, look."

As he said that, Lin Sen took out a dozen magnets from the drawer, walked to the front of the tactical board on the side, and then stuck it to the tactical board one by one.

Tapia also stood up.

Lin Sen's sticky magnets are arranged according to the main formation of Malaga in the new season in his plan, and each magnet has a label with the player's name written on it.

Tapia looked at the player's name and asked in surprise: "Is this... the main lineup?"

"The main players need to be sure in the game. But yes, if there is no accident, this is at least the starter in my mind."

Tapiya nodded and quietly watched Lin Sen stick the magnets one by one to the tactical board. He only walked to the tactical board after Lin Sen finished sticking the magnets and walked back to lean on the side of the desk and turned his eyes to him.

"First of all, 4231 defensive counterattack. According to your plan, the entire team must participate in the defense. I agree with this idea. However, I think it may be a bit risky for the current team. Last season, the reason why Malaga was able to successfully upgrade under conditions of poor defense was that the freedom of the frontcourt Trident played a very important role. If the defensive tasks were forced to be arranged for offensive players, I was worried that it would be counterproductive. Secondly, I summarized several key points of your plan in tactics, simplicity, high pressure, and fast. It can be said that no matter which one, in addition to physical fitness, there are very high requirements for one aspect of the players, that is, tactical execution ability. To be honest, I don't think Malaga has any advantages in this regard."

Speaking of this, Tapia paused for a moment, and then he pointed out several points on the tactical board with his hands and said: "Finally, in your 4231, these points are extremely critical. It can be said that they are related to the basis of tactics. One is the central defender, one is the core of offense and defense conversion, one is the number ten position, and the other is the forward. According to this lineup on the tactical board, except for the core conversion of offense and defense that may be competent, I don't think that the other people can complete your tactical requirements 100% at the other points."

Should it be said to be incisive or merciless?

Looking at Tapiya's calm gaze, Lin Sen was surprised and delighted.

What was shocked was that Tapia almost made a clear statement about his tactics with the most critical running-in point of Malaga at the moment. What was happy was that he did not refuse Tapia was worried that his assistant coach was indeed the right choice. Tapia, like many old coaches, has rich experience in leading the team and solid tactical knowledge. What is even more commendable is that Tapia does not seem to have a common problem that many old coaches have, that is, stubbornness. It can be said that if Tapia is willing to help, Lin Sen can save worries and troubles. Of course, the premise is that Lin Sen must convince Tapia.

"In addition, I have to make a point that I am really not optimistic about your starting lineup." Before Lin Sen could speak, Tapia suddenly added another sentence.

Not optimistic? It’s right if you don’t.

Lin Sen smiled in his heart. For now, it would be good for Malaga fans to recognize all this lineup, let alone be optimistic.

Thinking of this, Lin Sen subconsciously glanced at the tactical board. On the tactical board, the eleven names were quietly attached to it.

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Chapter completed!