~Date: ~October 21~

Caesar: Four years later, Brazil won the championship!!

The front page of the picture on the next day was the sentence from the first press conference held by Yang Cheng after joining the national team. In conjunction with Yang Cheng's photos at the press conference, it looked very imposing and weighty.

It is obvious that this is extremely important news for the Germans. Even the news that their government introduced some new policies only lists an index, and the news content is placed in the third page, and what Yang Cheng said after joining the German team was put on the front page by reporters.

For this country that regards football as a religion, Yang Cheng’s entry into the national team is more important than anything else!

"This guy is so popular!" Sienna held a cup of coffee in each hand, and a picture newspaper that had just been launched in her armpit. She walked to the eye-catching brown Audi Q7 flagship version parked by the roadside. She placed the coffee on the roof. After opening the door, she handed the newspaper to Heidi Krum, then took the coffee and sat in.

Heidi Krum looked through the latest front page news and kept shaking his head, "It looks very similar to his style, unexpected!"

He took the coffee handed over by Sienna, took a sip, but his eyes and attention were all placed in the newspaper.

"You said this guy was too excited? Some people dared to say that they would definitely win the World Cup, which is too arrogant, right?" Sienna felt that this time it was indeed a bit over it. After all, the World Cup is not something that anyone can get by just one person.

"I guess there will definitely be a large number of people against him this time!" This Englishman knew the mentality of the media very well.

This media doesn’t care about your fame and image, nor how many fans you have. They only care about sales and eyeballs, so as long as they can earn sales and win attention, then whether to praise your stinky feet or step on you a few feet, they don’t care at all, and it doesn’t matter to them. It’s commonplace.

"Normal, the German team generally lacks morale and confidence now. He is so high-profile, which is equivalent to blocking the back road. Coupled with his fame and status, it may drive the team's morale and give the players some confidence." Heidi Krum drank coffee and analyzed that she knew Yang Cheng very well.

"What should we do now?" Sienna curled her lips.

Heidi Krum smiled. "What else can I do? Let's go to Adidas first, go to Madrid, and talk to the people of the German Football Association, especially Zwanziger. This chairman has a lot of ideas about our Caesar."

Sienna nodded, "Sister, you are still protecting him too much. You have done so much for him in private. The one who has no conscience may not know that we are going to run around for him, exhausted."

"He knows!" Heidi Krum smiled slightly, "It's just that people like him can't tell everything, but you can understand when you look at him, and he must know!"

"You are so evil!" Sienna laughed and scolded Heidi Crum.

"Aren't you?" Heidi Krum teased, "Besides, there are some things that he is really hard to come forward, but someone must do it for him, consider and fight for him, so we can only come."

As celebrities, they can't come up with everything themselves. There are many things that cannot be discussed face to face or talked about in person, so they must appoint a third party. So the player's agent is born. Heidi Krum and Sienna Miller have done such things for Yang Cheng over the years.

"Then let's go!" Sienna shook her head, looking helpless.

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"The high-intensity pressure in the midfield and frontcourt has become an indispensable and important part of the modern football tactical system!"

In the conference room of the training ground in Frankfurt, Yang Cheng stood in front of the large screen of the tactical board system. This was the day before the German team headed to Belgium. Yang Cheng had to go to the next tone of his upcoming game.

That is to say, he wants all the players to tell them what kind of football he wants them to play.

Some people may find it very strange. After training and drills, why do you still have to say some theoretical things?

Humans are a very strange animal. Although they shout about freedom in their mouths, they actually have a very strong enslavement from the bottom of their bones. So some people say that humans have a strong need to be managed and ruled.

If Yang Cheng only uses drills and practice to tell the players what to do, he will definitely not be able to discuss all the changes and details that may occur on the court, but he directly tells the players some tone, tells the players their own football theory, and lets the players understand it, and they can deal with emergencies on the court anytime and anywhere based on these theories.

Of course, if you blindly emphasize theory and ignore practice, it is impossible to lead a strong team. Only by combining theory and practice can players learn about the head coach's intentions to the greatest extent and implement them.

"Many people find it strange. How can the high-level defense in front of the defense line be avoided from being hit behind the opponent to the greatest extent?"

Yang Cheng pointed his hand and a tactical picture of Real Madrid appeared on the big screen behind him. It can be seen that Real Madrid's entire defense line has advanced to the center circle, especially the two full-backs, who are pressing very well in front.

"The answer is on-site counter-attack and high-intensity oppression, but in fact this is just a rough idea, with many details in it, such as..." Yang Cheng's hand drew a line from the forward in front of Real Madrid to the central defender at the end of Real Madrid, and a number immediately appeared on the big screen, 28.7 meters.

"This is what I want to tell you, that is, under any circumstances, the distance between the player at the front of the team and the player at the end cannot exceed 30 meters. If it is threatened by the opponent's strong attack, it must even be compressed to within 25 meters."

Plus the area controlled by the goalkeeper in the penalty area can completely cover the 32-meter area!

The tactical board system on the large screen appropriately divides the areas mentioned by Yang Cheng on the stadium floor plan, so that all players have a rough understanding of it.

"So in a game, you must pay attention to observation, not only to observe your surroundings, but also to observe your front, back, left and right, keep a distance, keep echoing, and compress the area controlled by our three lines."

Speaking of this, Yang Cheng smiled. "Don't underestimate this. Everyone, based on the data from the Opta cooperation, if high-intensity pressure can be formed in the area controlled by our three lines, then the two most wrong choices are: first, big feet, and second, hesitate to throw the ball."

"Of course, if we are facing teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Spain that have super ball control and personal abilities, the oppressive effect will be much weakened, but you must understand that whether it is Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​or Spain I brought out, they are all high-intensity oppressive teams, and you should have some understanding in the World Cup final."

There were many players who played in the finals at the scene and nodded constantly. They were oppressed by Spain in that game so hard that they could not even want to pass and receive smoothly. So Yang Cheng said this and immediately understood the purpose of oppression.

"In the future, there are only two teams that can reach the peak. One is that your ball control is so powerful that you are not afraid of losing. Similar to Real Madrid, Barcelona and Spain; the other is that your defense is so powerful that you can win without controlling the ball, similar to Chelsea, but no matter which one is, it is based on high-intensity pressure."

"Maybe many people will find it strange again, because of oppression. Many defensive and counterattacking teams adopt oppressive tactics. Why can't they do it? Why can't they be like Chelsea, or like Real Madrid and Barcelona?"

Yang Cheng’s rebuttal question is obviously a question in the hearts of many players, that is, why are they all so special?

"The reason is very simple. There are two things. First, the oppression tactics are divided into high and low. Second, the players' execution ability!"

"I often say that in the future, football will be played by smart people, and you have to use your brain. What is the oppressive tactics played by teams that don't know how to use your brain? They snatch the whole game and run with the ball. Wrong, that is the lowest level of oppression and the most ineffective oppression, because everyone who has played the ball knows that it is impossible for someone to run for 90 minutes all over the game, right?"

The players nodded unstoppablely. They could not run all over the field in a game, and they would not be able to keep up with their physical fitness.

"This type of oppression can last for an hour, for 80 minutes, but the last 10 minutes are enough to kill you!"

"The real oppression tactic is actually very simple. Two things need to be done. First, everyone has the same thoughts and goals. Second, teamwork. When you have unified your thoughts from front to back, and everyone has the same beliefs, then the powerful aura that this team bursts out is enough to shock all opponents, just like Spain did in the finals!"

"One robs, one drags and backs to assist in defense, and one wing protects. The teammates around them are also waiting for an opportunity to act according to the situation on the field. The balls that can be grabbed in the front court will definitely not be allowed to pass through the midfield, the balls that can be interrupted in the midfield, and will never be allowed to transition to the backcourt. Everyone has a unified belief from front to back, so that such a team can truly form combat power."

"Also, oppression is not about blindly robbing, but about having wisdom, intercepting, surrounding, attacking, and cutting off the ball route... There are countless more worry-free ways, which actually proves that a truly smart full-field oppressive play may not consume more physical energy than ordinary tactical play. The most critical point here is teamwork cooperation under the unified concept."

"One chopstick is easy to break, and ten chopsticks are also easy to break when they are broken apart. But if you tie the chopsticks together, it will be difficult to break. The reason is that after the chopsticks are tied together, the force is larger, and the force is smaller when it is spread to each chopstick. The same is true in football tactics."

"So what I often say is that the integration of football tactics is an irreversible trend. We have always done a good job in this, but we can do better if we lose it."

The German team's off-ball run was excellent, so Yang Cheng felt that there was no need to emphasize more about this, so he emphasized high-intensity oppression, which is the basis for the German team to complete its transformation.

"Passing the ball, pressing the whole game, and counterattacking on the spot, these are the three tactical requirements I have summarized. There is no need to say more about the first two. The last point is to counterattack on the spot. There are two more requirements here. First, after regaining the ball, the most important thing is that you must not easily hand over the control of the ball to the opponent."

It turns out that it is very dangerous to lose the ball again in a short time after getting off the ball. Many goals were scored under such circumstances, so Yang Cheng focused on reminding this.

"Second, the offense starts from the moment you grab the ball. I can eliminate all of you. That is, the offense starts from me. As long as you get the ball and get the ball down, you are the initiator of the offense. Other players will run and pull around you. This requires you to think about it anytime, anywhere, every time you catch the ball, every time you run. Think about what my purpose is, what should I do after I get the ball?"

Many people commented on Yang Cheng's Real Madrid, believing that the team's running distance is the best in every game, and think that the team's physical fitness is very good. In fact, Yang Cheng thinks this is nonsense, they are all human beings. Real Madrid's players' physical fitness is definitely not as good as those strong men in Chelsea, but they can run so many ns because they run smartly.

Unified robbery, unified pressure, unified retraction, unified front pressure, often makes the team easily control local areas and achieve twice the result with half the effort. The players save physical energy and continue to run and continue to act in a unified manner. The final result is that Real Madrid players run very long.

The Spanish national team is very strong, but there are also hidden dangers. For example, there is a problem of union between Real Madrid and Barcelona players. Even if Bosque does a good job at this point, he still cannot change all this.

In the same sentence, Real Madrid has many problems. This team is not perfect, but they rely on their strong effective ball possession rate and strong sharp offense to ensure that their other problems and defects will not be amplified or even covered up.

The same is true for the German team. For example, their overall defensive line is slow, so Yang Cheng thinks this is not a problem. The problem lies in how to cover up this defect through the overall situation, such as strengthening the high-intensity pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, making the two central defenders stand a little deeper, etc.

Of course, Yang Cheng is not trying to let the German team play football like Real Madrid. This is impossible, because Germany and Real Madrid have different staffing configurations, at least there is no superstar like Real Madrid in the German team.

Oppression is actually a neutral word, there is no difference between good and bad, there is no difference between technology and physical. For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona can use ball control to oppress their opponents, and then press forward the defense line; Chelsea can also use body and defense to oppress their opponents. Can you say which kind of oppression is better?

The answer is no, because Real Madrid and Barcelona may not be able to defeat Chelsea.

The key is not to learn what kind of oppression, but to find the most suitable way of oppression.

In Yang Cheng's opinion, what is the best thing about the German team?

Tactical execution, overall team combat, running without the ball!

Therefore, the German team's oppression must be tailored around these three points and make a fuss around these three points.

But achieving high-intensity pressure can only be said that the German team has the foundation to enter a top team. It is like in a game, you successfully snatch the ball from the opponent's feet, which can only prevent the opponent from scoring a goal. It is just a beginning, and it is still far from sending the ball into the opponent's goal.

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On September 3, 2010, Brussels and Belgium faced Germany at home.

Yang Cheng basically continued the main lineup in the World Cup in this game, but only adjusted some positions. The goalkeeper was still Neuer, the defense was Ram, Kyle, Mertsack and Jerome Boateng, the double midfielders were Schweinsteiger and Khedira, the attacking forwards were Thomas Muller, Ozil and Desler, and the forward Klose.

Belgium is also rampant with little monsters. Kompany, Vermalen, Hazard, Fellaini, Defour, and Lukaku are all famous little monsters in today's European football. They all have extraordinary strength and outstanding potential.

There is a gap in strength, so Belgian head coach Rickens adopts a more stable tactic, while the German team uses their strength that is far superior to the opponent and steadily controls the situation on the field. However, the German team's condition is obviously not good enough, and it can even be said to be very poor.

"Except for the German team having a little confusion after the opening, most of the rest of the World Cup runner-up showed their stable control and firmly controlled the situation of the game, but they really created few opportunities."

"What's different from usual is that we can see that this German team is very active in running, and the counterattack on the spot after conceding the ball is very active. The overall performance looks very strong, and the distance between the three lines is closely controlled, which makes Belgium very uncomfortable and makes frequent mistakes."

"Unlike the Loew era, Yang Cheng allowed the German team's defense line to continue to push forward, but the positions of the two central defenders are obviously different. Mertsacker is ahead, Kyle drags back, Ram and Jerome Boateng actively participate in the midfield and even the frontcourt attack. This German team plays very steadily and does not give Belgium a chance."

After stabilizing the situation, Belgium began to try to counterattack and harass the loopholes in the German team's defense line. However, it is obvious that the German team did not give Belgium such an opportunity. Under the active counterattack and strong oppression tactics of the midfield and frontcourt, it is difficult for Belgium's ball to threaten the German team's defense line.

Even if there are fish that missed the net and entered the defense area, Mertsacker and Kyle can resolve it in time, especially Kyle. The several assisted defense replacements were timely and stable, and formed strong protection behind Mertsacker. The only more threatening attack, Kyle decisively chose to give a foul when entering the half. Although he received a yellow card, it also gave the German team a chance to breathe.

Although Germany steadily controlled the situation, it never created a favorable threat.

As time entered the second half, Yang Cheng further strengthened his offense and tried to win the game in one go.

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