"As for the future development in this direction, it is nothing more than making this compression and expansion more and more extreme."

"We may see that the double defensive midfielder gradually replaces the single defensive midfielder, the single forward gradually replaces the double forward, and the competition for the wing will become more intense."

"So, are you a disciple of George Graham?" Klopp suddenly interrupted Levi.

"No, I'm just explaining what I think is a possibility, and," Levi smiled, "there is still a concept that I haven't mentioned yet."

"Oh." Klopp raised his eyebrows, faced Levi, stretched out his right hand and raised it. The meaning couldn't be more obvious——

Please continue your performance.

"The second most important concept in modern football is ball control. This is much easier to understand. Only by controlling the football under your feet can you take the initiative, whether it is offense or defense."

"You said we should defend by controlling the ball?" Andy on the side was a little surprised.

"That's right, don't be surprised. What we usually see in the backcourt to kill time is actually a manifestation of ball-control defense." Levi explained.

"So, how should we develop possession of the ball?" Klopp asked aloud.

"It's very simple, from a single ball handler to more ball handlers; from individual dribbling to more people's passing and receiving cooperation," Levi, who was in the state, also snapped his fingers, "This

It is also a very clear line. We can see that in the first games, the ball will be handed over to the player with the best ball control. But gradually, people found that this offensive method is easy to crack, and the whole team

The upper limit depends on a person."

"So, they started to increase the number of people with the ball."

"But soon, they discovered again that individual dribbling is a relatively easy way to defend, and at the same time the threshold is very high. So, the coaches began to increase the proportion of passing and receiving. You have just come from Scotland, and you must be very clear that the earliest

It is the Scots who put the importance of passing the ball on the same level as dribbling."

"Yes," Klopp pondered for a while, "but what does this have to do with the subsequent development of modern football you want to say?"

"I want to say that it will become increasingly difficult to simply improve the ball possession rate by improving personal skills. Therefore, the direction to improve the ball possession rate must be through the cooperation of more people and more running

Move and pass the ball."

"Through long-term and continuous training, everyone on the court has a tacit understanding with each other and can pass the ball in place with their eyes closed. At the same time, everyone has good skills and basic escape capabilities, thus truly creating a super high-control team.

A team with a high ball rate."

"This is the direction in which modern football attempts to improve ball possession, and tactics like the classical attacking midfielder that rely purely on individual genius will gradually die out."

"Will such a team really appear?" Andy, who was shocked by Levi's tirade, murmured.

"Yes," Levi said with certainty, "I believe that within ten years, teams that have developed new heights in ultimate defense and ultimate passing and control will appear."

"If I follow what you said," Klopp said again, he did not realize that his tone was no longer a test of comparison, but an equal exchange, and even a hint of asking for advice, "the direction of football development must be

It will be two opposite extremes and it will be impossible to unify, right?"

"There is an old saying in our country that if we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide," Li Wei said with a smile. "I believe that when these two schools come to an end and it is difficult to move forward, there will be talented people who will work hard to bring them together."

Remove the gross and extract the essence, and finally merge them together."

"How is this possible?" Klopp said in shock, "These are two completely incompatible factions!"

"Nothing is impossible. At least I have thought of a way, although it is only possible."

"What is it?" Klopp grabbed Levi's arms, almost losing his temper.

"High position pressure, multi-core tactics." Levi slowly spit out eight words.

"High position...pressure...multi-core..." Klopp muttered these words, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.

"Yes, passing control and counterattack prevention are not without commonalities. Their development will inevitably lead to faster pace, more intense confrontation, stronger integrity, and higher personal requirements. We only need to find these commonalities.

By peeling off the cocoons and analyzing them one by one, it is not difficult to find a way to integrate them to a certain extent."

"Multi-core tactics do not set up a single ball-holding core, and require each player to have certain organizational skills, that is, everyone can be the core."

"High pressure, push the defense forward, and make the starting point of each attack as close to the opponent's penalty area as possible."

"These two tactics look nothing separately, but if they are combined, it is very interesting," Levi continued. "Think about it, if a high-pressing team steals the ball in the midfield, the person who steals the ball is also the core organizer.

One, launch the offensive as soon as possible and take advantage of the gaps where the defender is not yet in place to gain enough space."

"If there is no multi-core, the time it takes for the core to process the ball after high-position interception is likely to cause the opponent to organize a defense line and lose space; and if there is no high-position pressure, multi-core tactics can only make it easier to increase the ball possession rate.

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