So what if I'm just strolling around the field? My shots are guaranteed to go in.

Over the past century, football has developed a plethora of various team tactics and combinations.

However, the essence remains the same despite all the variations.

The core of football tactics is to put the right players in the right positions and to link up and cooperate with players in different positions in various ways.

To achieve a result where one plus one is greater than two.

For example, physically strong players who can hold the ball, have good shooting skills, or have excellent heading ability are usually assigned to the center forward position.

Similarly, a player who is physically strong and has excellent defensive abilities is definitely the best choice for center-back.

If you are not physically strong, but have good footwork, then you can become a strong contender for the attacking midfielder or winger position.

It's impossible for everyone on a team to be exactly the same.

Such a team would definitely not be competitive.

A mature team must have a good mix of high and low-level players, with strong players and agile players working together.

Each position complements the other, and everyone does their job well.

In this way, the eleven players can become a cohesive unit, and the team will have fighting power.

Lin Fan and Schneider now have a strong complementary relationship.

Lin Fan is physically strong, has shooting ability, and his passing and receiving skills are also outstanding.

He's a promising center forward.

Schneider is agile, possesses excellent footwork, and has a strong field of vision.

He is the perfect candidate to be an excellent midfield playmaker.

Putting these two together, they only need to leverage their individual strengths to create an effect in the frontcourt that is greater than the sum of its parts.

For example, in attack, Schneider is responsible for controlling the ball, creating space, using his agility to avoid confrontations, and orchestrating the tempo in midfield. At the same time, he looks for opportunities to feed the ball to Lin Fan up front.

Lin Fan's role is to position himself, act as a pivot, and finish attacks. He uses his physical advantages to hold off defenders, creating more space for Schneider's runs. Alternatively, he can directly receive Schneider's passes and finish with a shot.

It can be said that as long as the two players can play their roles normally, they will definitely be able to carve out their own niche on the court.

Lin Fan had taken this into consideration, which is why he invited Schneider to train together.

As it turns out, Lin Fan's judgment was correct.

Although it's only two people, which isn't as close to real combat as when the whole team practices together, the two still quickly found a tacit understanding in their cooperation.

For example, Lin Fan simulated receiving the ball with his back to goal in the penalty area, holding off the defender, and then passing the ball to Schneider who was making an attacking run, with Schneider finally scoring the goal.

Sometimes, Schneider would dribble to the wing and cross the ball, while Lin Fan would hold his position in the middle to head the high ball. After passing the ball, Schneider would also quickly move into the penalty area to protect Lin Fan.

Once Lin Fan's header misses, he quickly moves up to intercept and shoot on the rebound, creating a tiered attack.

Another thing is positioning practice.

When the two players are on the attack, they often make overlapping runs, drawing defensive attention to each other. This ultimately creates an opportunity for the other player to break through or shoot.

At first, the two were a bit awkward in their coordination and often made mistakes.

However, as the two became more familiar with each other's playing style and through continuous practice, their teamwork began to improve.

In the end, the two of them actually started to work together quite well.

Because they were so engrossed in practicing, they didn't stop until after 8 p.m., when they were both exhausted.

"H-how is it? I told you so, didn't I? We're pretty in sync."

Lin Fan said, panting.

"Yes...yes, but it's a pity it's just the two of us today. It would be better if...it would be better if there were other people to help us."

Schneider was also breathing heavily, and his speech was somewhat intermittent.

"Isn't the competition tomorrow? We can try it out during the match. We'll definitely give them a big surprise then."

Lin Fan said confidently.

Schneider seemed to be influenced by Lin Fan as well, nodding heavily with longing in his eyes.

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The next morning, because there was a match in the afternoon, Maister only had the players do some warm-up exercises.

Lin Fan and Schneider did not practice together again.

Because those joint training sessions are quite taxing.

They need to conserve their energy for the afternoon's match.

The match was held at 3 p.m.

After lunch, the players, led by their head coach, headed to Romberg Stadium.

Today's opponent is Schalke 04 U19, in the famous Ruhr youth derby.

So quite a few fans came to watch the game today, almost filling the entire stadium stands.

There were even fan groups that created a giant TIFO.

The giant warhorse symbolizing Borussia Dortmund on TIFO is trampling the miners symbolizing Schalke 04 under its feet.

Beneath the giant TIFO, fans wearing Borussia Dortmund's traditional yellow and black jerseys sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the top of their lungs.

The voices of thousands of people singing together were deafening.

The players from both sides entered the stadium in this environment.

This was Lin Fan's first time experiencing the atmosphere of a derby match.

It was indeed different from the usual matches before.

At least the fans' enthusiasm and fighting spirit are much stronger now.

Moreover, it was clear that fan organizations were involved, which greatly organized the previously disorganized fanbase.

Whether it was singing in unison, cheering, or even shouting a player's name, everything was so synchronized.

One can imagine the energy that the surrounding fans will unleash when the game starts.

In this environment, the home team will definitely have a greater psychological advantage.

Meanwhile, the psychological pressure on the away fans on the other side will increase exponentially.

This is one of the main reasons why teams generally perform better at home than away.

In the media section of the stadium stands, broadcast equipment bearing the logo of Sports Weekly has already been set up.

Zhang Xuan, the football commentator and host, is already in place.

Zhang Xuan was somewhat reluctant to be put in charge of this broadcast by the station.

What's so interesting about broadcasting a youth team match?

Even if there's a Chinese player on the team, how much appeal can that have?

How can it have the appeal of matches from teams in the Bundesliga and the Premier League?

In his view, this was a complete waste of resources.

However, he couldn't disobey his superiors, so he had no choice but to suppress his dissatisfaction and go to Germany.

He also wanted to see what kind of player could make the station go to such great lengths to promote him.

If the other party doesn't perform well today, then he won't let them off the hook with his mouth.

Otherwise, he would be unworthy of the nickname "poisonous mouth" given to him by the fans.