mechanical?

Yes, this is Yang Yang’s feeling about the modern football tactical concept.

The eleven players on the court were pieced together like parts, assembled into a machine that scored goals and blocked goals.

Efficiency and stability are the pursuit of modern football.

The reason is very simple. Personal performance is always unstable, so it is necessary to use a solid whole to kill this unstable factor in the bud as much as possible, so that the entire team can play stably and efficiently.

Professional football, to be honest, is all for the sake of results.

Guardiola, the founder of Barcelona Dream 3, who is known as the creation of the concept of epoch-making football, also pursued the concept of mechanism during his coaching period. For example, he once asked Henry how to run and when to run.

I still remember that Henry returned to defense once, but was severely scolded by Guardiola because he did not need Henry to return to defense, but asked him to stand in that position, because after several passes and pulls, he calculated that there would be omissions in Henry's position, and that passing the ball to him can create a threat.

Henry was also very uncomfortable with this because the way of playing was too mechanical and dogmatic.

But it is undeniable that Guardiola's team is indeed very stable and efficient.

Liverpool, whom Yang Yang played for, won the Champions League three times in five years. Benitez's coaching performance was extremely impressive. It is known to everyone. Benitez's skills and tactics are also very rigid. Some even say that if he gives him eleven robots, he can win every game.

To a certain extent, emphasizing efficiency and stability will definitely make the team's skills and tactics mechanical and stereotyped. This target is a very fatal thing for players like Isco.

Yang Yang once heard Van Gaal mention Riquelme, and Van Gaal privately believed that Riquelme is indeed a world-class superstar, but the problem is that he needs everyone else in the team to accommodate him, and even needs Van Gaal, the head coach, to change his technical and tactical style and redevelop tactics around him, which is something that Van Gaal cannot accept.

Riquelme's disadvantage is that his speed is slow, but his ball control is excellent and his passing ability is excellent, but he has very little running.

Ten years ago, Riquelme couldn't stay in Barcelona. Ten years later, Isco was also slow, didn't run much, and didn't like defensive pressing. So can he stay in Real Madrid?

This is why Yang Yang came to talk to him, because he really liked this young teammate Isco.

The modern football tactical system cannot tolerate this type of player, which is why many people say that classical midfielders have no way to survive in modern football tactics.

Unless, Isco is willing to make changes.

...

Isco was very surprised by Yang Yang's statement because in his opinion, Yang Yang was not like the kind of person who would appreciate his football style, but looking at Yang Yang's expression carefully did not seem to be joking.

This made him not know what to say.

"Do you think that my words surprised you?" Yang Yang saw through Isco's thoughts.

The Malaga nodded constantly, "It was indeed quite surprising."

He and Yang Yang have only been teammates for a few months. They are both professional players. Except for training and games, they all work hard for their own affairs at other times, unless they are some players with good relationships in private.

But Isco has not been able to talk to in the Real Madrid locker room, and the newly joined Ilia Lamendi can barely count as one.

"That's because I can't play football like you." Yang Yang laughed.

After a pause, he continued to smile and said, "Many people are like this. If you are shorter, you think it's better to be taller, if you are thinner, you think it's better to be fatter, if you are slower, you think it's better to be faster. I have a relatively mediocre talent, so I like you geniuses."

When he reached Yang Yang's level, he could say such words without any grudges, without any need to worry that others would use this to suppress or even laugh at him, because it was an act of humiliating himself.

"If you have mediocre talents, we can't play anymore." Isco smiled bitterly, but he could feel Yang Yang's sincerity.

"But I have a problem." Isco quickly became confused.

"you say."

"Since you like to create and try freshly, why do you rarely do this on the court? I rarely see you trying this aspect. You choose not to make mistakes, or, it should be said that you are always making the most correct choice."

After pausing, Isco seemed to realize the problem of his words and immediately explained: "Of course, I know that this is also an extremely difficult thing, even more difficult than trying new, but I am just curious that you rarely take the initiative to try it."

Yang Yang smiled and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to explain, that he understood what he meant.

After thinking about it, Yang Yang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "How can people do whatever they want?"

Isco was a little silent, thinking that Yang Yang's words were very deep.

"What do you think of Mascherano?" Yang Yang asked suddenly.

"Great, very good, the world's top defensive midfielder, probably no one can compete with him." Isco said without hesitation.

Some people even say that Mascherano is Real Madrid's new Marclayle.

Of course, in terms of achievements, the Argentinians have surpassed Marklele.

"What you are talking about is his defense, his offense and organizational ability?" Yang Yang asked again.

Isco was speechless. Like everyone else, he was a defensive player. Even in the team's daily training, Mascherano rarely performed showing off his skills.

"Look, you don't know, right?" Yang Yang smiled and shook his head. "I have known Javier for many years. He actually has strong passing and organizational skills. Even in Argentina and now in the Argentina national team, he still plays a role as a midfield hub and assumes heavy organizational responsibilities."

After seeing Isco's face look surprised, Yang Yang continued: "But in our team, he looks like a mechanical snatcher. His task on the court is to grab the ball and pass it to his teammates, so you see, he almost never scores goals. In my memory, in his career, the number of goals scored may not exceed three."

"Then do you think, why is this?"

Isco was speechless, but his face showed a look of thought.

"And Modric, whether he is in Dynamo Zagreb, Tottenham Hotspur, or Croatia's national team, he is the only core of the team, everyone plays around him, and when he first came to Real Madrid, he was quite uncomfortable with his new role, but now you see..."

Modric's role in the current Real Madrid team is not needed to be said much, and anyone can see it.

He is the midfielder Ancelotti relies on the most this season, but to say he is the only core of the midfield, that's not, because Real Madrid also has David Silva, or Xavi Alonso.

Modric was not very adaptable after coming to Real Madrid, which was also reported in newspapers at that time. Now, when Yang Yang mentioned it, Isco's impression became even more profound.

He is a very smart person and can quickly grasp the truth Yang Yang wants to tell him.

"I understand what you mean." Isco nodded gratefully to Yang Yang, "Asir once told me that you said something to him, and advised him not to be the second Javi Alonso and to be the second Ilia La Mendi. This touched him deeply and inspired him to come all the way to this day. Now I am also very grateful for your willingness to say so much to me."

After pausing, Isco changed his mind again, "But I still don't understand one thing."

"you say."

"Mascherano's role is because the team needs his defense, and Modric's transformation is because the team needs his comprehensiveness and organization, but I think my biggest advantage now, and the team's most optimistic about me is my skills, ball control and extraordinary people, right?" Isco asked back.

Yang Yang nodded. This is indeed the case. Even he won the European Golden Boy Award because of these advantages.

"But if I give up my advantage, then am I still me?" Isco asked in distress.

Obviously, he is not stupid either. He must have thought about the truths Yang Yang said, or his family, his agents, Ancelotti and Zidane must have told him, but he must have some of his own concerns.

"This is a good question, and my advice is that you don't have to give up your strengths at all, because that is the foundation for your foothold in world football, but you have to know that what you want to compete now is not only about strengths and advantages, but also depends on who has fewer shortcomings."

Advantages are used to defeat opponents, while shortcomings are used to resist opponents' attacks.

Why can't Barcelona beat Real Madrid?

One of the most important reasons is that Barcelona's shortcomings are that the defense is too fragile.

This is true for teams and so is the players.

Isco's current problem is that its advantages are too good and its disadvantages are too bad, which is very embarrassing in modern football environment.

Unless there is a team that can build a set of tactics around him like Malaga, but this is impossible in top teams, even Yang Yang.

"As you just asked me, why I rarely try in games, my answer is very simple, because I am a professional player, my duty is to train and improve myself, and do my best and ability to help the team win every game. All I need to do is play my role and do my job, because this is my profession."

"What you need to do now is to maintain your own advantages, make up for your shortcomings as soon as possible, so that you can become more comprehensive, and then adapt to more different types of tactical needs. Even if necessary, you should control your habits on the court, because we are a whole, you are part of the whole, and this is also your profession in Real Madrid."

Yang Yang emphasized "at Real Madrid", which was obviously reminding Isco that following in Real Madrid and Malaga are two completely different environments, and he must learn to adapt and change himself.

It’s like Modric, after changing himself, he immediately welcomed a new life.

When Yang Yang saw Isco revealing deep thoughts, he knew that his goal had been achieved.
Chapter completed!