Master Tutoring Class

Chapter 82 Rhythm and Intensity (Please add to your favorites)
Inside a hotel in Spain.

Wei Lai and others were waiting for news, while Tong Xianfeng was constantly communicating with the competition staff on the phone.

Finally, he hung up the phone.

"How is it?" Liang Xu asked.

Tong Xianfeng shook his head and said bitterly, "The situation was too bad. Both head coaches were beaten and sent to the hospital, and the coaching staff of the aggressor side were detained. The players are fine, but the coaching staff is ruined, and this tournament has been forcibly stopped."

Liang Xu frowned and said, "Why don't we hold a revival tournament? Find a team to play against us in the finals?"

Tong Xianfeng: "I also made the suggestion, but Mosktl left on a 1 p.m. flight. The Torino youth academy didn't leave, but they had arranged to play training matches with other teams."

"The organizers said that since the competition did not end successfully, no trophy will be awarded, but we will receive the champion's prize money!"

Tong Xianfeng turned to look at the dejected children.

It's a real shame that we couldn't make it to the finals, but that was beyond our control.

Tong Xianfeng thought for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands and said, "How about this? I'll use this bonus to reward you all. We'll stay in Spain for a couple more days and buy you La Liga tickets for the weekend so you can watch Madrid's game live at the King's Stadium!"

Upon hearing this, the previously dejected little ones all looked up, their eyes suddenly gleaming with excitement.

Yang Fan jumped up first, shouting loudly, "Long live Teacher Tong!!"

Others followed suit, cheering loudly.

"Long live! Long live Teacher Tong!—"

Simulated Lesson: "A Damaged Hair Dryer"

Wei Lai is currently playing in the English Premier League.

Boom boom boom!
My heart is pounding, not from exhaustion, but from tension.

Logically speaking, after so many matches, he shouldn't be nervous, but the pace of the game, which gives no chance to breathe, makes it difficult for Wei Lai to find a breathing window.

You have to keep running and keep anticipating; your body and mind can't stop for even a moment.

If their focus drops even slightly, they'll immediately fall out of the group.

boom!
Wei Lai controlled the ball with his thigh, and facing the impact from behind, he jumped slightly, using his suspended body to deflect the force forward while stabilizing his center of gravity.

Without raising his head at all, he curled his foot up.

He flicked the ball directly to the left side.

"nice shot!"

My teammate suddenly yelled.

Wei Lai's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

After playing for so long, I finally got a compliment.

When his teammate passed the ball back, Wei Lai was unable to get a chance to receive it and was intercepted by the opponent's vertical sprint.

"Get down here!!"

A furious roar suddenly rang out.

Wei Lai grinned, shook his head helplessly, and ran off the court step by step.

After the substitution was completed, Wei Lai planned to sit on the bench and watch his teammates play, just like before, but the coach grabbed his jersey by the collar and pulled him back.

"Do you have some misunderstanding about fast pace and high intensity?"

The hair dryer coach's tone was full of frustration.

"Huh?" Wei Lai blinked. "Isn't this the same? Faster and stronger!"

"Just as I thought!" the hairdryer coach suddenly sighed. "Has no one taught you anything about tactics?"

Wei Lai was still puzzled.

The hair dryer instructor shook his head; "That's why I don't like newbies like you!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and the competition field suddenly disappeared.

The entire space was transformed into a tactical conference room.

The hair dryer coach stood in front, with a tactical board placed to his side.

He looked at Wei Lai and said seriously, "First of all, I want to make one thing clear: rhythm is rhythm! Intensity is intensity! These two things are not the same!"

"Pace is based on tactics, while intensity is based on technique, confrontation, and so on!" "Running fast and engaging in intense confrontation does not equate to a fast pace, but rather to high intensity."

"There are many high-intensity matches, but for fast-paced matches, it's all about tactics!"

What do we need to look at for rhythm?

The hair dryer instructor asked.

Wei Lai tilted his head: "Pass the ball?"

"Almost!" the hairdryer coach exclaimed. "But it should be called the speed of ball handling!"

"In tactical classes, coaches will clearly explain positioning during offense, positioning during defense, and how to handle transitions between offense and defense. The moment you pass the ball, the rhythm has already begun. Maintaining the rhythm means that when you pass the ball to the appropriate position, after your teammate receives it, you immediately connect to the next pass, instead of stopping the ball to observe!"

"Stopping the ball and observing the situation is called disrupting the rhythm!"

"Of course, if handled well, it could also be a change in rhythm."

"It all depends on whether each player can keep up with the rhythm of the first touch of the ball from the moment the attack begins."

"A person can never outrun a passing ball, so when you pass it forward at the right pace, the opponent's defense will be a beat slower, and our attack can create more threats, understand?"

Wei Lai suddenly realized.

But I'm also a bit restless. I used to talk about rhythm and stuff, but now it seems like it's not rhythm at all, it's intensity!

It turns out the problem lay in the underlying principles!

Wei Lai asked, "But in that case, there won't be time to observe!"

The hair dryer coach said, "Observe before receiving the ball, observe while dribbling, and even before or after passing someone. Make time to observe, but you must pass the ball out at the same rhythm!"

"The pass must be neither too fast nor too slow!"

"The pass is too fast, the teammates can't keep up!"

"The pass was too slow, my teammate overtook it!"

Wei Lai grinned; "What if we don't have time to observe?"

"Then memorize it! Memorize the tactical positioning!"

"Let your mind know how your teammates will run when you receive the ball in this position, so you only need to pay attention to the positioning of the opposing defenders and then choose the best passing line!"

"To give a simple example, if you are a defensive midfielder and you are about to launch a counter-attack, and you happen to be facing away from the attacking team, what should you do?"

Wei Lai: "Pass the ball to the advancing full-back!"

The hair dryer coach nodded; "Very good! This is the rhythm connection: the full-back passes to the winger, the winger makes a vertical breakthrough, crosses from the byline, this is the most basic counter-attacking tactic!"

"Then let's talk about disrupting the rhythm. In the same defensive midfield position, with your back to the attacking team, but the full-back doesn't make a forward run or his passing lane is blocked, what should you do?"

Wei Lai was stunned.

Hair dryer coach: "Look! The rhythm has already been broken at this point!"

"There are two correct approaches!"

"The first option is to pass the ball back to any teammate facing the attacking side, allowing them to pass it out and connect the rhythm of the attack."

"The second approach is to control the ball, actively disrupt the rhythm, let the opposing players retreat, wait for your own players to get into position, and then look for an opportunity to attack!"

Wei Lai: "What if I turn around and launch a long pass to initiate an attack?"

The hair dryer coach glanced at Wei Lai; "Don't do this unless you're absolutely sure. If something goes wrong, it won't just be a loss of rhythm, but a loss of possession, turning your counter-attack into the opponent's attack!"

"So, what do you do before you catch the ball?"

Wei Lai: "Let's see if the full-backs make any forward runs!"

"and then?"

Wei Lai: "If the full-backs don't push forward, or if their passing lanes are blocked, then look for teammates who are facing the attacking side!"

"at last?"

Wei Lai: "If none of the above applies, actively disrupt the rhythm and secure possession of the ball!"

Wei Lai spoke candidly: "In a counter-attack, the first priority is to maintain the rhythm of the counter-attack. If your teammates don't keep up, then you should actively disrupt the rhythm and seek secondary possession!"

The hair dryer coach nodded; "Very good, next we'll talk about changing the rhythm!"

(End of this chapter)