Zhang Yang said something and left, but he didn't explain anything about looking for Elliot. The players in the locker room turned their targets to Elliot. Elliot suddenly became very embarrassed, "I don't know what the coach asked me to do."

"You're going to have good luck! Marvin!" Jody Morris walked over and patted his shoulder and said.

The others burst into laughter.

Zhang Yang rarely asks players to go to the office. The last time Jody Morris and Josh Simpson got this treatment.

Morris refused.

Simpson agreed unsurely, and then he was assigned to practice free kicks for one hour each morning and evening.

Everyone laughed, full of gloating.

However, there are some envy elements. Until now, Jody Morris regrets it because Josh Simpson's free kick has made significant progress. When the team trains together, they can find Simpson's free kick level.

This is also surprising.

Morris couldn't help but think, "Do I really have free kick talent, but I didn't notice it?" So he secretly practiced free kicks, but the result was that his free kick level was the same as before, and there was basically no change in his free kick level.

This is also what Morris is puzzled.

Why can Simpson improve?

"It should be that he is young!" Morris could only attribute the reason. Simpson was less than nineteen years old and was still in the rapid growth stage. But he had reached his peak and had nothing to grow.

Others have similar ideas.

Simpson was assigned by the coach to practice for an extra hour in the morning. Although it was a little harder, it showed that the coach attached great importance to him and his main position could not be steadily played.

The other main players are also very stable, but you can tell at your age. Even Braniff is over 21 years old, and his main players are not so stable because he has competitor Darren Bent, and there is no younger one in the team and can have a main player.

This is what it means to value!

Amid the gloating and envious eyes of others, Marvin Elliott could only walk to the head coach's office with anxiety.

His mood is very complicated.

Last season, Marvin Elliott was still the absolute main force, especially before Livermore's rise, he was the team's main force. As long as Wise did not play, he would start 100%, because he was the most powerful midfielder in the team.

By the second half of the schedule, after Zhang Yang took over the team, Livermore started more times, but he still had many opportunities to play, and occasionally he would partner with Livermore to form a double midfielder.

This season is different.

The new tactical formation is 442, and the midfield and midfield are reduced from three players to two players. Jody Morris occupies a position and he wants to compete with Smitchell and Livermore. The coach is obviously more 'favored' to Livermore, perhaps because Livermore has a good long-range shooting ability, but no matter what, his playing time has become less.

It's not surprising that Marvin Elliott is here.

In fact, most of the original team members in the team are mentally prepared for this. After all, they participated in the Premier League, not the English Championship last season. If the league is upgraded to another level, if they cannot keep up with their abilities, they will definitely be eliminated.

This is cruel professional football.

Even if you are a hero of the team's upgrade, you will be eliminated if you can't keep up with your abilities at a glance, and professional football is merciless.

Elliott still hopes that he can play more time. After all, he is only twenty-three years old and has a certain amount of room for improvement. In addition, Elliott also has some of his own ideas: he has dual nationality between Jamaica and England. As long as he plays a few times in the Premier League, he will definitely enter the vision of the Jamaica Football Association and be recruited to join the Jamaica national team in the near future.

Perhaps, for some geniuses, having dual nationality requires considering which national team to play for, but Elliott is not a genius. He has no confidence to be noticed by the star-studded England team. Joining the Jamaica national team is the only way out.

———

Marvin Elliott walked to the head coach's office door. He did not knock on the door immediately, but stood at the door. He didn't know what the coach was doing for him. Could it be that he was like Josh Simpson and David Livermore, who was interested in some aspects of his talent?

Hope so!

However, as a player who has been playing all the way from the low-level league, he still has a certain understanding of his abilities. Elliot knows that he has a stronger body and good defensive ability, and he really has no other special talents.

Is it defense?

Defence is also a talent?

Elliot stood up nervously for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and knocked at the door.

"Please come in!"

A flamboyant voice came from it.

Marvin Elliot pushed the door open and saw the coach sitting behind the desk, thinking about something at the tactical board, but he didn't say anything for a long time. Elliot didn't know what to do, and it was embarrassing to stand there for a while. Fortunately, it didn't take long, Zhang Yang turned his head and pointed to the sofa next to him, "Sit down first!"

After hearing this, Elliott hurriedly sat down.

"Do you want something to drink?"

Elliot was hesitating and saying something, when Zhang Yang said, "Sorry, I only have coffee here, but you can't drink coffee. OK, let's have a glass of water."

Zhang Yang took the ice cubes from the refrigerator and mixed Elliot with a glass of ice water.

Elliot took a sip with some anxiety, and his nervousness suddenly relieved a lot. He found that except for occasional harshness, the coach was approachable at other times.

Zhang Yang sat on the chair.

He has been thinking about tactical issues just now. Changes in formation will definitely mean adjustments to the starting lineup. To increase the team's offensive ability, there will be many options.

For example, Braniff and Darren Bent on the front line are both excellent, Neil Harris can also perform to a certain extent, and Vardy is still growing slowly, and may help the team play in a few months.

In the midfield, Jody Morris, Smitchell, and Livermore, who only had a "long shot" shot, could bring diversity to the offense, and the changes in the two sides could also form a novel way of playing.

The defense is different.

The four-guard formation must not be changed, and it needs to be changed... Maybe consider the five-guard? No matter what, the back line can only increase, not decrease, and the defense is increased in conventional circumstances. The most important point is at the front of the penalty area, and Elliot becomes very important.

Elliott's physical fitness is not as good as David Livermore, but he is better than David Livermore in both single-on-one defense and overall defense.

The two may not be comparable, because Elliott is a normal person.

David Livermore's simple mind can only practice one ability to specialize and be amazing, and only then can he be qualified to be on the court. Elliott is different. While his defensive abilities are different, his overall situation is also very good, and his cooperation with his teammates is also very good, so he is the most important midfielder.

Zhang Yang came back to his senses and seemed a little nervous when he saw Elliott. Maybe it was his first time to come to the head coach's office? He shook his head indifferently and smiled, "Don't be nervous, in fact... I'm younger than you."

Elliott didn't expect the coach to say this, and he couldn't help laughing.

“This is the truth.”

Zhang Yang said, "But I'm here to come to you, not for the sake of chatting. You didn't get playing time in the first three games. You won't blame me, right?"

Elliott shook his head immediately.

In fact, he still had a little complaint in his heart, but when facing the head coach, he was a fool to say what he said in his heart.

Zhang Yang didn't care much, he just said, "The competition in the team's midfield is very fierce, you should understand, but I'm considering a new formation to let you serve as the most important core player."

"My? Core player?"

Elliott was shocked and never expected the coach to say that.

Zhang Yang took out a document, which was similar to what he had given to the players before. It was a tactical plan for the player's personal playing style. He handed it to Elliot, "I need you to adapt to everything mentioned above. As long as you can do it, you will be the most important core midfielder in the team."

Elliot took the document, flipped through the page and looked at it a few times, and immediately said excitedly, "Don't worry, boss! I will understand everything!"

"very good."

Zhang Yang touched his chin and nodded with satisfaction, "Then go, there's nothing else."

Elliot immediately went to the head coach's office, and was filled with excitement. The coach wanted to focus on cultivating himself!

Core player!

Listen!

By this title alone, you know that you won’t have to worry about playing time in the future!

Elliot almost flew back to the locker room.

Teammates who are good at relationships on weekdays immediately surrounded him and asked with concern, "Ma Wen, what's the matter with you, coach?"

Elliot suppressed his excitement, his expression was dull, but he took out the documents and showed everyone a look, "Coach, let me learn the new way of playing?"

"New style of play?"

Morris couldn't help but take it over, looked carefully and said, "The content here is not much different from the original midfielder's style... No, there are many modifications..."

Many teammates looked at Morris in shock.

When preparing for the summer, everyone got the tactical play document of their own position. They also knew that the middle of the midfield, Morris, who was responsible for organizing the offense, was the most complicated one. Just looking at the thickness makes people feel numb.

This guy not only fully understands it, but also has the intention to see how to hit other locations?

Morris didn't feel anything, "The coach asked me to read a few more copies, it would be better to memorize all the playing styles of the positions."

“…”

Many people suddenly know why Morris can be the core.

This IQ can also crush it!

———

The next morning, at the beginning of tactical training, Alders announced that he had adjusted the original training plan to allow all players to adapt to a new formation. No other position changed, but there was an extra midfielder and a missing striker.

Many people looked at Elliott, and they finally understood what coach Elliott was for.

There was no change in other positions, and it was not difficult to adapt to the new formation. There were only a few small adjustments to tactics to be familiar with. After the training was carried out for a while, Zhang Yang blew the whistle and signaled a pause, and then asked everyone to come over to explain the changes in tactical situations.

In fact, Elliott has changed the most.

What Elliot needs to do is there in that tactical document, so other players don’t need to know. They just need to know how to cooperate with Elliot and do their job well.

After only one morning of training, everyone knew the purpose of adapting to the new formation: to increase defense.

The original tactics were also good, which allowed the whole team to perform very well, but the 442 was a formation that took into account both defense and offense, so it was not adapted to some games, such as confronting the giant teams.

The giant teams represent strong strength.

If you play against an opponent who is stronger than you and play according to the original tactics, the probability of losing is too high. It is unwise to fight head-on, and increasing defense is also necessary.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yang changed his tactics.

Only when the team's playing styles are diversified can they make corresponding tactical adjustments for each opponent, without rigidly sticking to a set of tactics and waiting for each opponent to crack them, and the game will become more and more difficult.

However, the new formation is not so easy to adapt.

There is no problem with other positions, and midfielders and forward players need to adapt to new changes.

This will take at least one week.
Chapter completed!