"Knock."

"Come in."

When I opened the office door, I could see Thompson sitting on the desk immediately, holding a remote control in my hand, facing the TV. On the screen was video of the match between the Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks last week.

Before Lu Yiqi could speak, Thompson said directly, "It's coming! Look, in this defense, we take the initiative to shrink the defensive position backwards and adopt regional joint defense. Will the effect be better? The Seahawks' ground attack has almost been scrapped. If we focus on passing defense, it is equivalent to directly cutting off their lifeline. From then on, the situation will be different."

Lu Yiqi walked up to him and looked at the TV screen along Thompson's gaze, but did not express his opinion, but listened quietly to Thompson's words.

"I know. I mean, I really know." Thompson turned his head and looked at Lu Yiqi, and said repeatedly, but he did not wait for Lu Yiqi's answer. He continued, "I can understand your tactical thinking, increase pressure on the frontcourt as much as possible, and then create opportunities for the second-line defense in the backcourt."

"But I think the biggest advantage of our defensive team should be to defend in the second line. Woodson, Harris and others are all veterans at the Pro Bowl level. If we can build a net in the second line and develop safety, then our defensive quality will be able to see the effect in a short time and we will be closer to victory."

Without cause and effect, no ins and outs, Thompson threw out a series of ideas, even pointing fingers as a professional.

To be honest, Lu Yiqi was not surprised.

Thompson does understand football. Judging from the post-match analysis, Thompson's analysis is indeed reasonable, but the key is that everyone can do it after the game.

Based on the game video, we analyze "the game should be played like this", "this tactic should be played like this", "this defensive tactic should be chosen here", which is not difficult. Senior fans can see some tricks, let alone professionals; but in actual games, this is not feasible.

If the tactics are changed based on the "hind-arms analysis" of the previous game and the tactics for the next game are formulated, then there will be no tactical system, tactical system, and the final tactical manual will only fall into disorganized chaos and sway. For the team, this is the real disaster.

The so-called tactical system should be a system formulated by the head coach during the offseason based on player configuration, player status and his own tactical style, and then adjust it according to the situation of each game during the season, but the core tactical concept must remain stable.

To give a brief example, the offseason was a "3-4" formation, but the middle of the regular season changed to a "4-3" formation. After losing continuously, it changed back to a "3-4" formation. This is not a random adaptation, but a fence-bearing swaying with the wind.

At this time, Lu Yiqi was at Kansas State University and hesitated for a while, but the rest of the season did not change easily again.

Analyzing the game video is a necessary stage and a necessary means. The coaching staff does need to make adjustments based on the game situation, but it is not what Thompson said.

In fact, in the game against the Seattle Seahawks, the second-tier defense did not perform well, and there were fatal mistakes of missing tackles several times, but the coaching staff must not "treat the headache to treat the head and feet to treat the feet". They should see the essence through the phenomenon:

The mistakes in the second-tier defense exist objectively, but the rhythm and strength of the front-line defense still have serious problems. This is the key. Even if the opponent's ground attack has been basically abolished, the front-field confrontation is still an important link - if ignored, the ground attack that was scrapped will rekindle.

The entire defense is a whole, and one move affects the whole body. The mistakes of a single player must be reflected in the cooperation and adjustment of the entire defense team. Only in this way can the problem be solved.

Instead of simply and roughly pushing the problem to a certain player or a certain level of offense and defense.

Thompson can see the phenomenon of the problem and part of the essence of the problem, but he cannot grasp the overall framework and ins and outs of the entire problem. Therefore, he is the team manager, but not the head coach.

However, as a real-time figure of Green Bay Packers, Thompson needs to prove his presence and control, especially after experiencing the chaos of this offseason, and facing the young and immature Lu Yiqi. Thompson believes that guiding rookie coaches is also his job.

"Maybe we should give Woodson and Harris more opportunities to show their abilities. After all, they are the most powerful players in our defensive team, aren't they?"

Thompson turned to look at Lu Yiqi, staring at Lu Yiqi with a smile, his eyes flashed slightly, but without waiting for Lu Yiqi to answer, he pressed the play button of the remote control again, and then analyzed the situation of the next few defenses, expressing his view on "how to use Woodson and Harris."

"Of course." Thompson did not ask Lu Yiqi for his opinion, but Lu Yiqi did not sit back and took the initiative to join the discussion. "Roberst and I are also considering whether Woodson's position should be slightly lowered, increase his coverage, and exert his ability in regional joint defense."

"Ahhh! Yes! Yes!" Thompson's face suddenly lit up, "It's worthy of being a coach. He hit the nail on the head and solved the problem immediately."

Thompson seemed very happy, "I think the same is true for Harris. He should share more of the second-tier defensive tasks."

"Harris is better at close-fitting and his coverage is not as big as Woodson, but he can exert more power in the defensive links of close-fitting and oppressing. Therefore, his range of activities should be controlled in the short pass and mid pass areas." Lu Yiqi just put forward a little "modification" opinion.

Thompson nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it makes sense. You are a professional, and you obviously know Harris better."

Lu Yiqi understood that Thompson had no intention of seeking opinions today, and he did not give Lu Yiqi a gap to express his opinions from beginning to end. Whether it was agreeing or opposing, Thompson was not ready to listen, which was equivalent to giving orders directly.

Even if Lu Yiqi opposes directly, Thompson will not agree; and this will also affect Thompson's support, so the eyeing Joe Philbin and Winston Morse may be about to get ready again. Lu Yiqi really doesn't have the time and energy to deal with the turmoil within the coaching staff now.

So Lu Yiqi continued to follow Thompson's words, just like he was petting a cat, and was smooth and smooth.

As for actual tactical meetings and on-site command of the game, Lu Yiqi has done it for a lie to do anything, and he is familiar with it.

Lu Yiqi guessed that Thompson could not recognize the difference between superficial tactical command and substantive tactical system. Even if he saw that some of the tactical layouts in the actual game did not conform to Thompson's "director", he was confident that he could fool him - 90% of the success.

Just like now.
Chapter completed!