Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 354 The Real Short Pass

Quinn quickly grasped the meaning behind Li Yanqing's words.

At the start of the second half, Sevilla seemed to have completely regained their form.

The opposing team has at least seven players who are proficient in short passing combinations, and their short passing tactics are far superior to those of Burton's more rudimentary style.

The players in the attacking third seemed to have done absolutely nothing in terms of interception.

Instead, they were led by the nose by their opponents.

Ibrahimovic, however, was quite experienced; he shouted at Quinn, who was a bit disoriented.

"Keep an eye on them!"

The latter then realized what was happening.

Yes, when facing short passes, you just need to mark your man.

But how could they possibly know how to keep an eye on someone?

Just as he was wondering, the Sevilla players had already combined to break through Burton's midfield, leaving Lars Bender alone to defend.

Fortunately, the defense is relatively solid, and most of them have the [man marking] skill.

Joe Hart had already reminded his teammates to use man-to-man defense.

What he didn't expect was that there seemed to be quite a lot of people coming...

There are at least six!

The opposing midfielders and forwards almost all rushed up, leaving only one defender in their own half!

Before Burton's players, who had been playing smoothly in the first half, could even react, they were inexplicably subjected to a barrage of passes in their own half by the opponent.

The formation has been completely broken.

Finally, the opponent scored with a shot from a tight angle inside the penalty area, successfully pulling one back.

This is what short passing should be!

When facing the relatively inexperienced Burton team, they immediately gave them a rude awakening as soon as they started to exert themselves.

"what happened!"

"Stop the people ahead!"

"We let our opponents in too easily!"

Joe Hart felt like he was facing six or seven David Lewis at the same time.

It's impossible to tell which one will suddenly step in, or which one will be the real source of firepower.

I felt danger lurking everywhere...

“Okay, okay!” Quinn nodded repeatedly, then looked at the other person again.

At this moment, he had no intention of fighting back, because he had just been easily defeated by his opponent, and if it happened again, the score would be tied.

We're only leading by one goal now!

Thinking of this, Quinn became even more nervous and, quite unusually, passed the ball directly to the opponent's feet.

"Oh..."

"His condition is getting worse and worse."

This is clearly Quinn's first time facing a different challenge, and his experience in the first half has left him unprepared.

Li Yanqing could only notice that his condition was constantly declining.

If he drops again, he'll be forced to find a replacement.

"Tactical foul! If you can't stop the ball, then stop both the player and the ball!"

"Don't worry about how many free kicks you give the opponent!"

"All you need to do is control the position!"

Li Yanqing offered a reminder from the sidelines.

Now that our team is in the lead, there's no need to launch a fierce attack, but we absolutely must defend.

Just bring Murphy in a few minutes to maintain the threat level.

Upon hearing the head coach's words, Quinn finally realized what was happening and started tearing at the other man's clothes...

"Uh." Deulofeu, who was watching from the side, felt somewhat embarrassed by the scene.

If we're talking about who's most familiar with the rhythm of short passes in the team, it has to be him.

After all, it's a genuine product of Barcelona.

He could only say that Li Yanqing's advice to Quinn was indeed not a big problem, but there were actually better ways to handle it.

But after a little thought, he understood.

Quinn looks like a cat on a hot tin roof right now, running around in circles, and probably won't be able to execute any complicated plans.

So, before the opponent could pass the ball, Deulofeuti ran forward a few steps.

Then, seizing the opportunity, he rushed out and intercepted the opponent's pass.

Although he didn't manage to break through later, he set a good example for Quinn.

"Quinn, you need to intercept like I just did for maximum efficiency."

"Many passes are ingenious, but most of them are actually predictable."

“You’re the core member; you should know this better than I do.”

Deulofeu shared his experience with Quinn without reservation, and he was very impressed with the young captain.

“Yes, yes.” Quinn clearly didn’t understand; he hadn’t calmed down yet.

"But if the judgment is wrong, it will directly result in one less person to defend."

"I dare not..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yanqing had already instructed the fourth official to raise the sign indicating a substitution.

Two substitutions were made: Murphy replaced Ibrahimovic, and David Luiz replaced Quinn.

Dybala will take over the core position.

Quinn clearly hadn't expected Li Yanqing to be so resolute in replacing him this time.

Just a moment ago, he was quite pleased with himself.

"The opponent wasn't strong, so why...?"

“You can take some time to think about this.” Li Yanqing patted him on the shoulder and then led him to the bench.

"Don't forget, the most important quality for a midfielder is composure."

"calm......"

He definitely won't be able to calm down anytime soon.

Li Yanqing didn't intend to say anything more.

It's safe to say that Quinn was definitely not a prodigy.

He's not the type to single-handedly change the course of every game.

Perhaps Deulofeu plays this role in the youth academy?

But look at the players now, they only managed to regain their form with their own help.

Allowing young players to experience more setbacks can accelerate their growth.

Thinking of this, Li Yanqing suddenly felt relieved.

At least there's no need to worry about Quinn failing to perform, because he plays steadily and never loses himself in the accolades.

Or perhaps I was already lost before, and then I woke up.

Back on the field.

After Dybala moved to the mid lane, the situation improved significantly.

He is quite experienced in blocking players, although most of the time no one asks him to participate in defense.

Offensive players all have some intuition about this to some extent.

However, his defensive skills were questionable, so he could only resort to pulling people back to stop the opponent's attack, as Li Yanqing had mentioned before.

As a result, the opposing team was awarded free kick after free kick.

Unfortunately, Joe Hart didn't have a "commanding wall".

Fortunately, the opposing team doesn't seem to have any free-kick specialists.

The situation has not changed for the time being.

Subsequently, the opposing coach Mendiliba keenly noticed this and decisively made a substitution.

Three players were substituted in succession, all of them attacking types, one of whom was a midfielder who was a free-kick specialist.

Li Yanqing also took the opportunity to make substitutions, replacing Dybala and letting Kaptoum take over the core position.

Anyway, his passing is passable, and his main role on the field is defense.

As a fellow Barcelona player, he might even be a bit more experienced than Deulofeu.

He spent more time in the first team than the latter.

Although he doesn't get many opportunities to play.

Training with a group of short-passing experts for a long time will inevitably improve your skills to some extent.

As it turns out, this is indeed the case.

Kaputum, who was originally bought as a fringe player, has now played a huge role.

At least the opponent had far fewer free-kick opportunities...