"...It seems that Reid also thinks that you have a unique interpretation of defense, which is very rare." Thompson's expression and tone changed slightly, and it seemed that he was promoting Lu Yiqi to the other three people. If Lu Yiqi performed well in the interview, it would prove that his vision was correct.

The smile on the corner of Lu Yiqi's mouth bloomed wide, "In order to get this job, I should show my confident attitude. This is the correct interview method, right?"

He seemed modest but was confident, and with a little joke, he successfully made everyone chuckle.

Russ continued meaningfully, "From your words, McCarthy still has a lot of work to be done, even more than we thought."

Is this a trap?

Before officially joining the team, is it arranged behind the scenes of the head coach?

“Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, which is why football needs a complete coaching team, and we will work together.”

Lu Yiqi's answer was perfect, but Russ didn't let it go easily. "So, what do you think are McCarthy's advantages and disadvantages? How will you make up for his shortcomings and cooperate?"

This...or is a trap?

First of all, it must be objectively admitted that McCarthy is a good head coach. He advanced step by step from a wide receiver coach to a quarterback coach to an offensive coordinator. Since entering the industry in 1987, it took him 19 years to become the head coach of Green Bay Packers in 2006.

The Green Bay Packers were his first head coaching job, and despite his first season being a disaster, he successfully turned over in 2007 and showed his abilities.

McCarthy does have a set of coaching wide receivers and quarterbacks, and passing offense is always eye-catching.

But shortcomings also appear here. McCarthy trusts too much in the chemistry between quarterbacks and wide receivers, and lacks means to train running backs and offensive front lines.

In short, McCarthy's offensive tactics have a strong dependence on quarterbacks and wide receivers, both from Favre to Rogers later on.

When the wide receiver's condition fluctuates or is injured, McCarthy lacks the corresponding emergency means to help the quarterback, especially the pocket protection of the offensive line, it is difficult to share the pressure for the quarterback, and the ground offense is also in a deadlock, so all the burdens will be concentrated on the quarterback's shoulders.

If the quarterback is in excellent form, then they can turn the tide; if the quarterback is in a low state, then they will slide into the abyss.

Judging from the situation in his previous life, McCarthy did prove himself that Rogers grew into the fourth elite quarterback in his hands, and his contribution cannot be ignored.

However, McCarthy's offensive tactics lack ductility and adaptability. The offensive front line and running back have been in a bad state for ten years, and it is difficult to break the deadlock. In the end, it still needs to rely on quarterbacks and wide receivers. However, even the passing tactics lack changes. Fans can predict tactics in advance when watching the game, let alone the group of jackals and tigers on the court.

Since taking over the head coaching position of Green Bay Packers in 2006, until his dismissal in the offseason in 2018, McCarthy spent twelve springs and autumns at Green Bay Packers:

He reached the playoffs nine times, reached the National League final four times, entered the Super Bowl once and won the championship smoothly.

Such a record is indeed good.

However, McCarthy could not satisfy the fans' expectations.

Since 2008, McCarthy has faced countless accusations and pressures every year because the Green Bay Packers have a team with the ability to win the championship, but they have repeatedly performed poorly in key games. Favre was also scolded for winning the Super Bowl in 2010 for being "late"; and since then, they have been criticized every year.

The tactics are too rigid, the offense is too conservative, and the defense is not improved. Especially the poor performance of the offensive front line year after year, not only forced Rodgers to play a guest role as a "running quarterback", but also faced serious injuries reimbursed for seasons many times, and pocket protection was unable to complete the work at all.

The Packers are all favorites to win the championship every year but they always fail every time. Especially in the defending season in 2011, the team achieved an amazing record of 15 wins and one loss in the regular season, but inexplicably lost to the first game of the playoffs, losing to the New York Giants in a big way, which aroused the shock of the entire league.

Rogers, who was in his golden career, was delayed.

After losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2014 National League final, you can see the "subsidy" complaints every year during the offseason. Green Bay fans really can't stand McCarthy's tactical performance every year; and the sound of asking for death after class has risen one year higher and finally finally realized in 2018.

But Lu Yiqi cannot just throw these words out in a bloody way. Not to mention that McCarthy has only taken over the Green Bay Packers for two seasons now. He still has enough time to adjust slowly. He can't criticize the other party with what has not happened yet. Just talking about Lu Yiqi's position, he cannot make a blatant report in front of the team manager.

"The advantage of Coach McCarthy is his passing tactical layout, which is the part I need to study hard, and the disadvantage is that he lacks practical experience as a player."

"Rugby is a complex sport, and the combination of wisdom and strength is indispensable. For coaches, truly standing on the court and feeling the ever-changing tactical changes is an irreplaceable special experience, and Coach McCarthy's lack of this part will inevitably lead to shortcomings."

"On-spot command has also become one of the manifestations of Coach McCarthy's lack of means of change. And this is exactly my strength."

In high school, McCarthy used to be a tight end, but his athletic talent was not very good, and no university wanted to admit him.

McCarthy chose to go to a school in the second-tier NCAA division and successfully won the position of a tight end, but failed to get a chance to play, which made him realize that he could not become a professional player—even a college player would be difficult; so he chose to give up and transfer to Baker University, starting with a coach's assistant, and determining his professional coaching career.

Therefore, McCarthy never really stood on the court.

In fact, this is equivalent to talking about war on paper, talking about big talk, tactical analysis, and giving guidance to the world. There is no problem with these; but at critical moments, there is still a lack of personal experience that penetrates into the soul, and those tactics are like castles in the air, making it difficult to reverse the situation.

Lu Yiqi's different answer made Lasse smile appear, but Lasse was not satisfied with this. "There are really many outstanding coaches who have not had the energy to change their jobs when they were players. Your words have beaten a lot of people."

An understatement sentence is full of traps. If you respond incorrectly, you may have to trap Lu Yiqi himself-

Without a full-time coach, I offended other colleagues all the time.

But Lu Yiqi was not so easily frightened. "I'm talking about Coach McCarthy, not other coaches. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Even myself cannot be considered an excellent player." He even complained about himself.

Ras interrupted Lu Yiqi without warning, "What about other things? I need something clearer, not polite."

Compared to Thompson, Russ had a superior aura on his body, but his calm posture burst out with a powerful aura, surging towards Lu Yiqi layer by layer.

"The advantage of Coach McCarthy is the passing tactics layout, but the tactics at critical moments are often habitually conservative, and lack a sense of presence in the grasp of the ever-changing timing of the game."

"At the same time, Coach McCarthy lacks clear ideas in the defensive team's tactics, and the team's defensive construction in the past two years has not been able to make clear progress."

Concise but clear.

Direct but in place.

At this time, Lu Yiqi did not need to make a long statement, but briefly stated the key points. Although he did not want to say bad things about the head coach behind his back, he still needed to show himself bravely at critical moments. This is the correct way to compete for work.

In two short sentences, Lars' expression was still calm, but he just looked at Lu Yiqi carefully, "It is not difficult to talk about war on paper, just one mouth."

"Ha, you should try it. Even if it's all based on a mouth, it's not that easy." Lu Yiqi chuckled, expressing his position with a seemingly relaxed teasing attitude, but he firmly expressed his position. His eyes were full of confidence, "Looking at the problem from a global perspective and grasping the context is not easy. Talking about war on paper is not something that anyone can negotiate."

Facing Lu Yiqi's frontal "fighting back", Ras was not only not angry, but also laughed, turned to look at his companions, "Sure enough, young people are just excited, and I am now starting to miss my time in college." He was teasing Lu Yiqi's youth.

Then, Las looked at Lu Yiqi again, and his smile still did not disappear from the corner of his mouth. "Since you can examine the problems we are facing from a global perspective, can you find the right way to implement them? Or is it just one mouth?"

"I thought I had proved this in the just-concluded 2007 season. This is also the reason why you came to me for an interview." Lu Yiqi continued to answer without any more, and his words were not as direct as his resume.

After pausing, he showed a confident smile and asked, "Isn't that the case? Or is it because of my mistake? You just came because of my personality charm?"

"Haha." Ras laughed happily, "I was very sure of this answer, but now I'm not sure."

After saying that, Russ picked up his teacup again, "Can I ask for another cup?"

Thompson looked at Russ with a look of surprise, as if he couldn't believe that Russ was willing to refill the cup.

Las watched Lu Yiqi slowly filled the teacup. He held it up and put it under his nose and sniffed it, "Is this what you are talking about?"

"Yes. Generally speaking, the aroma of the first water injection is the most intense, and it will become lighter and lighter later." Lu Yiqi explained.
Chapter completed!