279 Critical turning point
"Since the beginning of this game, the two teams have shown incredible energy on both offense and defense, and the continuous confrontation of tactics is exciting. The Wildcats, which have shown excellent form this season, will continue their strong performance to the national championship stage, and build a comprehensive advantage step by step."
"'10:21', Kansas State University, as the home team, further expanded its score advantage. Now there are two minutes and four seconds left before the end of the first half. Ohio State must quickly complete the adjustment, otherwise the second half will be more difficult, and the situation is very critical now."
Sitting in the studio, Mills was completing the summary in the most concise words, and then raising the next question to his partner Dunn, "Doug, what adjustment do you think the Oaks must make next?"
"Advance aggression," Dunn said without hesitation. "We all know that Tresel has his own unique understanding of ground offense, but Wells and Senna's ground running balls have been restrained. He must make adjustments to win space for ground offense again, which also means that the entire tactical system must be more balanced - without the support of passing, it is difficult for the ground to open up the situation."
"The Wildcats are responsible for the on-the-spot command of two young coaches, Noah Lu and David Robert. This small detail can be seen. Their tactics are stronger, more flexible and more novel. If Tresell wants to win, he must change his way of thinking, otherwise he may become a wave on the beach."
"What?" Mills was unable to understand Dunn's words.
Dunn raised his eyebrows, "The front wave was beaten to death on the beach by the back wave."
Mills' head was covered in black lines, and this cold joke couldn't keep up.
Dunn didn't care, "I mean, 'Coach Archie' is a guy with real stuff. Remember when we broadcast the game that Kansas State reversed Auburn away on the first week of the season?"
"Of course." Mills nodded in affirmation.
"After the game, I said at that time that he did show the style of a head coach, but I can't be sure whether this was a flash of inspiration or a talent first appeared. Now, after the baptism and tempering of the whole season, the truth has been revealed. Obviously, this is a 'genius of a general' with head coaching ability. He is the kind of soldier who is destined to be a general. The position of the offensive coordinator cannot restrain his talents and ambitions."
Dunn did not hide his praise and praise at all, which surprised Mills a little, "Wow, the evaluation is so high? Please don't get me wrong. I personally admire Noah very much, but I think the two experienced coaches, Pres and Latimer, have also contributed a force that cannot be ignored."
"Indeed, from the perspective of the entire tactical system, this is still something of Pres and Latimer, but with the progress of the season, their mark is getting weaker and weaker, and the characteristics of Coach Archie are becoming more and more distinct. On-site scheduling on both ends of the offense and defense in this game is the best proof."
Dunn expressed his point of view sharply, "Excellent ability! Be prepared! Be bold and bold! Even a little crazy! This is Archie's style."
Before they knew it, the name "Coach Archie" was becoming more and more natural during the conversation - obviously, this season, they have not talked about Lu Yiqi a little.
"Let's look at the next wave of offense and defense. For Traisel, he will inevitably increase his offense. In addition to ground attack, the proportion of short pass attacks will inevitably increase; so how will the Wildcats deal with it?"
Dunn looked at Mills confidently, "I mean, in the style of Pres and Latimer, how will they adjust their tactics? And how will Archie schedule it?"
Mills is also a host with very solid tactical knowledge. Although Dunn is usually responsible for tactical analysis, he also has his own insights. At this time, he followed Dunn's question and thought in depth, and the answers were ready to emerge:
Pres and Latimer are bound to strengthen ground defense and short pass defense.
Lu Yiqi was unpredictable and would most likely choose to put pressure on the next step.
In the final analysis, they are actually on the front line and further compress the defensive space, but the tactical direction of the details can see the differences in coaching style; in addition, there are also the capture of fighter jets, control of the scene, and then on-site tactical scheduling, which is a direct reflection of ability.
However, during the live broadcast, Mills did not intend to "take a team". He would not express his attitude in public about the matters within the Wildcats coaching team, so he would not answer Dunn's question, but just smiled, "Then let's wait and see."
Dunn spread his hands and showed a proud look of "Let's go and see", and his burning eyes revealed strong confidence.
However, Mills and Dunn were both wrong - to be more precise, neither of them was able to accurately judge the overall picture of Lu Yiqi's on-site dispatch, but only captured a context.
The Oaks offensive team, which appeared again, confronted the Wildcats defensive team.
As expected, Tresel increased the short pass ratio.
Through quick short pass cooperation, the linebacker group has to spend some energy to assist short pass defense, thereby reducing the pressure on ground propulsion.
In fact, after seeing through Lu Yiqi's tactical changes in the previous wave of offense and defense, Tresel immediately thought of a way to break the deadlock with a short pass; at the same time, this is also a means to change the rhythm of the offensive, and the arrangement and combination of offensive tactics will make the offensive system three-dimensional.
In this way, it is naturally not enough for the Wildcats to rely solely on Matthews to assist in short pass defense, which also forces the defense team to adjust their tactics.
However, the Wildcats' tactical adjustments did not follow the common sense.
There are four linebackers in the defensive team, two are stepping up and two are retreating. Different defensive levels adopt different combinations, instead of fixed two linebackers advancing and retreating together, continuously changing the tactical combination:
If it is a center linebacker, they can interact with the defensive front line; if it is an outside linebacker, they can cooperate from both sides of the defensive front line.
The real point is:
The two linebackers in the previous step joined forces to launch a surprise attack - not to put pressure, but to raid, and to really launch a substantial "attack" and try to sack the quarterback.
The two linebackers who retreated joined forces with the strong guard Matthews to retreat together, giving up the short pass area, but instead pulling the defense line to the middle pass area. The core tactical secret is that the opponent can complete short passes and catch the ball, but the opponent is not allowed to continue to advance after receiving the ball, and then the attack is suppressed in a way that will be suppressed.
Chapter completed!