Football: I am only 16 years old, and you want me to retire and make a comeback?

Chapter 190 Tactical adjustment, 3 days to prepare for the second round of the quarter-finals!
On the Escribá side, Villarreal coach came to the press room alone.

After being shut out by the opponent at home, Escriva was under a lot of pressure.

It was only after the reporter reminded us that we knew this was the first time that Villarreal lost a game with a score of 0-0 this season.

This season, Villarreal has been famous for its mysterious and sharp attack, and today's game was the only one this season in which Villarreal did not score a goal.

Lost 0:2 to Valencia, whose offensive ability is not that strong!

You know, Huang Qian scored goals every time he faced Real Madrid.

A little analysis will reveal that there is a problem with the team's tactics, which is why Villarreal has a harder time playing against Valencia than playing against Real Madrid!
"I need to take responsibility for the team's defeat today, that's for sure"

Escrivá admitted his mistake, but the reporters did not let him off.

"Ferran, your tactics seem to have been thoroughly studied by other opponents in La Liga. Do you feel that way?"

The second reporter who stood up and asked the question hit the nail on the head.

Losing to Alaves could be considered a coincidence, but now losing to Valencia is unlikely to be a coincidence.

The coaches of La Liga clubs have gradually realized that defensive counterattack is the best tactic to defeat Villarreal!
Now other La Liga coaches only need to look at the standings and start training their teams in defensive counterattack tactics when there are still three weeks before the encounter with Villarreal.

Players who can play in La Liga are all geniuses. Three weeks is enough for them to apply the defensive counterattack tactics they learned in training to the game.

That’s what Alaves did, they made Villarreal so badly that they didn’t know what to do.

"..."

Faced with reporters' questions, Escriva was speechless for a while.

Of course he also discovered this problem.

“I’m looking for a solution to a problem?”

"Looking for it? But you will face Alaves in the second round in three days. Are you ready to give up the King's Cup?"

The reporter's questions were very sharp, which was the inevitable result of the increase in traffic for Villarreal this season.

They will get a lot of attention from reporters!

"I have no intention of giving up the Copa del Rey. We can adjust quickly. This is Villarreal's ability."

Despite being questioned continuously by reporters, Escriva maintained a fairly good demeanor.

God knows how much pressure he is under right now!

Click, click, click!

Click, click, click!

Amid the sound of camera shutters, Escrivá slowly left the press room.

The reporter still had many unanswered questions, but Escriva was no longer willing to answer any more questions from the reporter.

"If you don't continue to say something they will think you are avoiding the problem"

After closing the door of the press room, Marty, who was waiting at the door to watch the live broadcast, reminded.

"I know, but I can't help it. Their questions are just nonsense. I don't know what those reporters are thinking."

Walking towards the locker room with Marty, Escrivá was not in a good mood.

"Marty, do you understand? All we can do now is beat Alaves in the second round. Only then will those reporters shut up."

Marty followed Escriva closely and was silent for a long time before he began to speak: "So how should we make this adjustment? Increase the frequency of the forwards' cross-running?"

"This is not enough. There is no way to just buy strikers. Defensive counterattacks will make it very difficult for us to play. All players should make adjustments."

Escrivá wanted to discuss his thoughts with Marty in detail, but by then the two had already reached the door of the locker room.

Escriva turned around and faced the locker room door.

"Of course, the players' mentality also needs to be adjusted, this is the most important..."

crunch...

For some reason, the door of the locker room behind Escriva suddenly opened.

Tang Ye poked his head out and glared at Escrivá: "Mr. Feilan, what a coincidence!"

Escriva frowned: "Tom, what are you doing out here?"

Tang Ye pointed at the locker room and said, "No one is talking in there. It's scary. I'm going to come out and take a breath."

"..."

From what Tang Ye said, we can tell that the current condition of the players in the team is not very good.

Escriva stood there and organized his words briefly, then pushed Tang Ye in.

"come on"

Tang Ye whispered on the side.

call……

"Clap!"

Escrivá walked to the middle of the locker room and attracted the players' attention with his applause.

"Today was not a good game. We lost to our opponent. I know you are not in a good mood. This game made all of us feel very uncomfortable, of course, so did I. Just now in the press room, the reporter asked me a lot of bad questions..."

The players raised their heads and all looked at Escriva.

At this time, if someone still has his head down, such as Bruno, Escrivá will take the initiative to walk towards Bruno to force him to raise his head.

"We have lost two games in a row. Now many fans and reporters are focusing on us, which puts us under a lot of pressure."

"Let's put the league aside for now, the King's Cup will start soon, and I must remind you here."

Escriva stretched out two fingers of his right hand: "It's a two-legged system. The quarter-finals are a two-legged system. Alaves won the first leg and they are the winners, but only temporary winners. If we can beat them in the second leg, then we will be the winners, the final winners. This is what we need to do now."

When he said this, all the players in the locker room looked up at Escriva's eyes.

And Escriva also saw confusion in their eyes.

Of course, Villarreal's players want to turn the tables in the second leg and defeat Alaves.

But the question is, after falling behind 1:2 in the first leg, how should Villarreal turn the tables?

Their tactics were restrained!
"call……"

After adjusting his mood, Escrivá began to tell the players his own tactics.

"It will definitely not be easy facing Alaves in the second leg. The Copa del Rey is their only chance to win the title this season and they will take it more seriously than us."

"The forwards still need to cross the ball, this is what we need to do, and then the midfielders and defenders. The distance between the midfielders and defenders should be increased. The defenders protect, but the midfielders rush forward to participate in the attack. It doesn't matter if the defenders and midfielders are out of touch. It doesn't matter. Rodri and Bruno should be ready to support Tom. We not only need to attack, but also have to protect ourselves when we are counterattacked."

"The new tactics have made many changes. I know you are all geniuses, some of you are geniuses among geniuses, and you have a strong learning ability, but I need you to spend more time to adapt to the new way of playing."

Escrivá had some bad news for the players.

That means the rest day originally scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled!

Villarreal players need to resume training directly tomorrow!

However, the good news is that no team in the locker room objected to the cancellation of the rest day.

Even Tang Ye, who has never liked training, is the same.

The Villarreal players are feeling very aggrieved now.

And the second round is their best way to prove themselves.

Tang Ye knew this, and he also knew that sometimes he needed to give up something in order to prove himself!

"I won't play games when I get home these days. I want to go to bed early and prepare for training."

Tang Ye whispered.

……

Football Emperor pinned the post: Villarreal lost 0-2 to Valencia at home, their third defeat in January. Has Villarreal’s tactics been thoroughly studied?
The front page headline of Marca: 3 consecutive wins! Real Madrid takes off in the league, is it just a matter of time before they suppress Barcelona?

Barcelona team reporter Romero: Real Madrid is coming on strong, and there are differences in the views of the Barcelona team on the King's Cup. One player suggested that Luis Enrique give up the King's Cup and focus on the league, but Luis Enrique rejected the player's opinion. "Luis Enrique believes that Barcelona can win the King's Cup and the league at the same time, and of course the Champions League."

Attached is the La Liga standings (Round 19)
1. Barcelona, ​​48 points. 2. Real Madrid, 47 points.

3. Villarreal, 44 points.

4. Sevilla, 40 points.

5. Atletico Madrid, 40 points.

6. Real Sociedad, 37 points.

[The top three teams are slowly starting to distance themselves from the teams behind them]

[Damn, is Real Madrid really going to give up the King's Cup? Now Villarreal is relieved and advances to the semi-finals to play Celta]

[The problem is that in the current situation, unless a player explodes, it will be really difficult for Villarreal to beat Alaves. Counterattack is too daunting.]

[Is there any way that Ai Sheng can handle this?]

[I strongly suggest that El Shaarawy should focus on the King's Cup. It seems that Real Madrid and Barcelona are now willing to give up the King's Cup in order to get the first place in the league. Villarreal has a chance! ]

[I feel that Ehi is still unreliable. Playing against Alaves is a dead end]

【Believe in Huang Qian】

……

On the way home by Bruno, Tang Ye immediately told Dembele that he might not be able to play games in the next few days.

Dembélé asked Tang Ye why he couldn't play the game, and Tang Ye's answer was:
[I still have some things to do. You know the King's Cup? I want to get that thing with my friend.]

Tang Ye suddenly began to focus on the league, which made Dembele feel a little pressured.

He won't be the only one left in the end, right?
Tang Ye also comforted Dembele. He told Dembele that as long as he could get through this most difficult period, he would be back online and kill everyone in the game with Dembele.

After Tang Ye said this, Dembélé felt a lot more comfortable.

After all, games would be boring if you don’t play them with good friends!

Putting the phone into his pocket, Tang Ye in the passenger seat suddenly spoke.

"Bruno, will our next training be too tiring?"

"Why do you ask about this?"

Bruno controlled the steering wheel and looked at Tang Ye in surprise: "Well... if it is to modify the tactics, it shouldn't be too tiring, but it will be more brain-intensive and require concentration."

"So can we win the game as long as we train hard?"

"Win the game, you mean the second round?"

"Yes"

Tang Ye nodded, and Bruno was silent for a while.

There was a traffic light right in front of him, and Bruno originally wanted to step on the accelerator and rush forward, but because he was thinking about Tang Ye's problem, he gave up this opportunity.

“I think it’s hard to say, but at least it can increase the chances.”

Three days won't change much.

Escriva's tactic of separating the midfield and the back line should have worked, but it was trained too late.

If it had been earlier, Alaves might not have been a match for Villarreal.

But now...

I can only say that there is a chance, but it is not very likely.

Tang Ye looked at a young man who was about his age walking past him.

"It's good enough to increase our chances. The next game is very important for us. If we win, I will definitely shout to the stands and scare their fans to death!"

"Ha ha"

Bruno thought what Tang Ye said was a little funny, so he asked another question.

“What if we lose?”

"If I lose..."

Tang Ye lowered his head: "After the game, I will quickly run back to the player channel and turn off my phone."

"But this is too humiliating, we'd better win. Have you seen the comments? The fans said that if we win the quarter-finals, we will most likely enter the finals. The opponents in the semi-finals are not strong."

Copa del Rey final!
It’s exciting just to think about it!

Barcelona is in the opposite half!

Maybe... they can take revenge on Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final?
“Haha, then we will definitely win.”

Bruno put his hand on Tang Ye's shoulder, and then controlled the steering wheel in front of him with one hand.

"Boom!"

Bruno stepped on the accelerator with both feet and rushed out with Tang Ye.

Bruno

"What's wrong? Are you scared? Haha! Don't be afraid. I'm a very good driver."

"You don't have to cross this traffic light. My home is behind the base. Bruno, you sent me too far away."

“…I forgot.”

……

The next morning, after fitness coach Kyle had the players warmed up, Escrivá began to explain the tactics that needed to be adjusted next.

Escribá briefly explained this tactic to the players after the game yesterday. When the official training started today, Escribá further elaborated on it.

In general, Tang Ye’s role as the front-court dealer cannot be changed.

As Rodri, who came from Villarreal’s youth training, is Tang Ye’s younger brother, he still needs to follow behind Tang Ye and provide protection.

Villarreal was one goal behind in the first leg, so they must be strong on the offensive end!

As for defense.

"Originally, one central defender would stay back to protect the team, but now we have changed it to one central defender and one full-back staying back to protect the team..."

Tang Ye squatted on the ground, listening to Escriva's speech with his ears perked up.

He listened very carefully, but soon he realized something was wrong.

The tactics that Escribá changed were changed by other players.

From Allais at the front to Musacchio who was protecting at the back, everyone had a new job.

But this new tactic seems to be similar to Tang Ye's...

It doesn't matter?

"Mr. Phelan"

Tang Ye stood up: "Then do I need to make any changes?"

Looking into Tang Ye's eyes, Escriva did not speak in a hurry.

"More Attacks"

“More and more offensive opportunities”

“Tom, this is what you need to do.”

Escriva put his hand on Tangye's shoulder.

Modern football increasingly emphasizes clear division of labor on the field, so that players' abilities and physical strength can be maximized.

And Tom!

Your task is to create more and more opportunities for your teammates!

……

(End of this chapter)