Not long after the game started, Zhou Yi saw the football style of Freiburg U19.

It's really close to the three lines, and the back line is pressing very well.

This kind of playing style that is dozens of meters behind seems dangerous, but in fact, they rely on this tactic to reach the final of the Youth German Cup this season.

Why?

If there is no system, Zhou Yi may not be able to experience the power of this tactic until this final.

But after having the system, he had already experienced it many times in advance.

He knew very well why this tactical style that seemed to be very empty behind him was so powerful.

The Freiburg U19 style of play requires that every player be not far apart, and the distance between three lines and each line is kept very compact.

The three lines are integrated like a cage, trapping the opponent in it, and actively pressing at high positions makes it difficult for the opponent to send football out of the cage.

Once their opponent takes the ball, even at the forefront of their own penalty area, they will be pressed by Freiburg players, which creates an unprecedented tension, making it difficult for the ball-holding players to handle the ball calmly and calmly. There will be many mistakes in the opponent's pressing process.

And these mistakes will immediately turn into Freiburg's attack.

Dortmund's U19 coach Yebala repeatedly emphasized to his players that Freiburg is a team with good defense, and that is indeed the case, their goals conceded third in the southern U19 league.

But Zhou Yi has a different view from his head coach. He does not think this is a proof of Freiburg's excellent defense. On the contrary, he thinks Freiburg is a team that is better at attacking.

Freiburg led by Streich did not play defensive football, but offensive football.

Why do you have such a perception?

On the one hand, Zhou Yi checked some data about Freiburg U19 in reality online, and on the other hand, he obtained the data after repeatedly competing with Freiburg U19 in the virtual system, and then analyzed and summarized it.

In the virtual system, Freiburg U19 can create eleven scoring opportunities per game on average, which is very considerable. Zhou Yi compared his Dortmund U19 virtual team and only averaged thirteen times per game.

And you have to know that Dortmund has itself, Gotze, and Freiburg U19?

I have never heard of them having players with excellent offensive organization.

What do they rely on?

It's relying on this kind of high-level pressing.

In Freiburg's 442 formation, the defense starts from the two forward players who are at the forefront that harass the opponent's center back. As soon as the ball is passed, all players begin to press forward against the opponent's opponent's opponent. At the same time, they will maintain a close position near the midfield, compress space and isolate opponents through purposeful continuous running, so that the opponent does not have much time and space to organize the offense, and it is difficult to penetrate their compact and orderly formation.

This collective oppressive style will give Freiburg a lot of opportunities to counterattack on the frontcourt, which is why they create so many scoring opportunities.

But after fighting this team dozens of times, Zhou Yi also understood that Freiburg's system did not work smoothly every time, and the cages they woven were not so airtight and could not fly.

As long as it is a system composed of people, there will definitely be loopholes.

Although Freiburg can create eleven scoring opportunities per game on average, their probability of converting these scoring opportunities into goals is very low, only 12%.

The reason is that Freiburg lacks forwards with excellent scoring ability. Their two forwards need to shoulder more defensive harassment tasks, so they have less energy to score. In addition, Zhou Yi has examined their lineup and found that they are not forwards who can score, but they are sitting on the bench.

why is that?

Does Freiburg's head coach Streich not know this?

After analyzing it, Zhou Yi felt that this was Streich's helpless choice - Freiburg's collective oppressive style requires players to remain highly focused on the whole game, be aware of the positions and movements of teammates and opponents at any time and move with it. The two forwards have to keep pulling and changing positions and swim in a large range, which requires a high level of running ability. The forward with excellent scoring ability is just not good at running ability. If he is allowed to start, although he can score, it will affect the operation of the entire system. In the end, he will not only be unable to score, but will also drag down the entire team.

This is actually just like Dortmund's Schneider. Schneider's scoring ability is still good, especially his front-facing scoring ability facing the goal.

But why did he still get defeated in this game?

Because after he comes on the court, the entire Dortmund's current tactical system will be paralyzed, so he can only make a choice.

Freiburg's scoring ability is relatively weak, which means Dortmund has the time and opportunity to score.

Now what we are looking at is who has a higher success rate.

In this regard, Zhou Yi believes that his teammates, whether they are Jinchek, Gotze and Mark, have good scoring abilities.

Among them, Gotze and Jinchek have the best scoring ability, followed by Mark.

But Mark is the one who has made the most progress.

Zhou Yi still remembers how miserable Mark's shooting data was when he first saw Mark. He was not as good as himself.

That was the data from seven months ago.

But Mark has really made a complete change in these seven months. Maybe I will not feel that Mark has changed every day, but after these seven months, I looked back and forth at Mark I first met, Zhou Yi was surprised by the changes in his friends.

Judging from the data, Mark's shooting value has become fifty-nine. From forty-four to fifty-nine, fifteen points have been added. This has something to do with Mark's harder focus on shooting training during training. In addition, in addition to the additional training of physical strength, he will also practice shooting and training for himself, which are the reasons for his data growth.

But just looking at this number, it is still not very good.

But sometimes the data expression is very one-sided, and shooting cannot only look at the data.

Since Mark scored seven goals in total since he started at Dortmund U19, he scored seven goals, but not many, but there were also quite a few. This is normal for Mark. It cannot be compared with the eighteen goals of U17's morale because there are too many goals in U17 that are Zhou Yi's nanny assists, and Mark almost effortlessly when shooting.

In U19, Mark has to constantly fight against the opponent's defenders in front, and at the same time he has to constantly involve running positions to create some offensive opportunities for Jinchek and Gotze, which has affected his goals.

Then why can Mark still squeeze Schneider, who can score better than him?

Because in fact, Mark is not the kind of person who regards goals as much as grass.

Zhou Yi also had this illusion at the beginning, probably because Mark's excellent off-ball running and ability to find gaps in the data misled him.

It made him think that Mark was an Inzaghi-style striker.

But later, as Mark changed step by step in this July, Zhou Yi discovered that Mark was the Nine and a half.

He is not the center like Schneider who can head the ball to the opponent's goal in the front. Although he can play single center in the front, in that case, his ability to score goals will be greatly limited. What did he do when he was a center?

Pass the ball to your teammates and make the ball.

Because he has excellent ability to discover space, he can run to the space and also discover space. When he cannot run to the space, he can pass the football into the space. This is somewhat similar to Zhou Yi, but his position is closer to the goal than Zhou Yi.

In the Ruhr derby in the U19 Western League, Dortmund finally beat Schalke 04, wasn't it Mark's assist?

He saw this vacancy, and Zhou Yi also saw it. Zhou Yi ran to the vacancy, and he passed the football into the vacancy. The goal naturally appeared.

Mark is more flexible than the center like Schneider, whether it is running or body shape. If there is a center next to him, he can capture the record and score the goal.

When he cannot score in the shooting, he can also integrate into the team's offensive system and use his running position, involvement and passing balls to help other teammates get opportunities.

Some players are system players and must perform well in a specific system.

But Zhou Yi believes that Mark is not. Mark is the kind of person who will have a place for whatever team they go to, no matter what tactics that team plays.

He can play forward, retreat and strike the front midfielder, and also play the No. 9 and half between the forward and the front midfielder. If he plays double forward, he will have more chances to score. If he plays single forward, he can provide shells for the midfield teammates who are inserted behind. If he takes back and plays No. 9 and half, he can attack in series and contribute to the team's entire offensive system, just like a screw. Maybe he is not outstanding in his personal strength, but the whole team benefits.

What a good player this is...whose head coach wouldn't want it?

In fact, Mark had a wrong understanding of himself before, thinking that he was just a striker waiting in front of the goal for his teammates to feed him the ball, and was unwilling to run a few more steps. He felt that he was Inzaghi's second.

But after Zhou Yi arrived and was promoted to U19, he realized his previous mistakes.

When he realizes his mistake and corrects it, his changes come.

Yebala is also willing to give him a chance to prove himself again. In the end, he came on as a substitute in the Ruhr derby against Schalke 04, scoring two goals and assisting one goal, perfectly proving his tactical value.

It also laid the idea of ​​Dortmund U19 trident in Yebala's heart.

Among the three people, Zhou Yi has excellent passing ability and is unique in finding space. He can be the core commander role in the Trident. Goce can break, shoot and pass, and has the most comprehensive ability. He is the most important arrow character in the Trident. Mark has the best tactical awareness and is willing to make wedding clothes for others. He can cooperate with Zhou Yi and Goce well and is willing to sacrifice for the team. These factors make him an indispensable lubricant for the Trident. Without him, the Trident is not functioning at all. With him, the Trident becomes a revolver that can threaten the opponent's goal no matter who can - all three people can turn into bullets to seize the life of the opponent.

It can be said that Mark enriched the possibility of the Trident routine.

Mark may never be able to score goals, but his position in the team will not become unimportant because of few goals.

For example, if there were no Mark in this final, Zhou Yi would have to struggle to win Freiburg.

Now, he believes that Mark will support and help him, and he also believes that Mark has such trust in him.
Chapter completed!