Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

209 Friendly Suggestions

"Mr. Pres."

Before entering the locker room, Lu Yiqi stopped and waited for Pres, then he took the initiative to call in front of him. Then he could see Pres' slightly contracted pupils, looking at him carefully with alertness, and his whole body exuded the authority of the head coach.

Lu Yiqi understood that this game faced severe tests. The University of Missouri did perform well this season. If Kansas State wants to turn the tables in the second half, they need to put in more and more efforts. First, it is the recovery on the offensive end, and secondly, it is necessary to be able to stop the opponent on the defensive end.

Very difficult.

As an offensive coordinator, it is his job to adjust the offensive tactics. He must assist the head coach and discuss a solution with the head coach.

At the same time, he also has selfishness - perhaps the ten consecutive victories are not too real for Pres, but it is the result of his concerted efforts with the entire team. He hopes to continue the winning streak. No matter what the result is, the process of hard work will become an irreplaceable memory.

What's more, who doesn't like victory?

Lu Yiqi still hopes to play the game in his own way. The chaos in the team's tactical layout and on-site dispatch in the first half is clearly visible. They need to clarify their ideas and ensure that the coaching staff's tactical ideas can stand at the same rhythm. However, Lu Yiqi also understands Pres' pride and self-esteem, and it is absolutely impossible for him to condescend to come and ask for his own opinions.

Then, this leaves Lu Yiqi with two choices: either stand by and watch and honestly stick to the position of offensive coordinator; or stand up and bravely strive for a glimmer of hope for victory.

At the beginning, he took the initiative to find Pres and boldly adjusted his defensive tactics; now, he has made the same choice.

"Mr. Pres, in the first half, our offense failed to open up the situation. How should we adjust next?" Lu Yiqi asked.

This is Lu Yiqi's cleverness. He asked questions as an offensive coordinator and asked for advice, rather than guiding him indirectly. The tone of the inquiry was like the ordinary daily work of the coaching staff - he just needed to unify his opinions before entering the locker room.

Pres was a little surprised. He was ready to pretend to be stinking, but Lu Yiqi gave up his posture and asked. His strength was unable to burst out. He held it in his chest and felt a little stuffy, and he couldn't help but choke. But he immediately reacted, his hands were raised behind his back and said calmly, "What do you think?" Just as the leader needed to listen to his subordinates' analysis report before making a decision.

This reaction was expected by Lu Yiqi.

"In the first half, the Tigers made targeted arrangements, cutting off the ground running ball and Nelson's two points. The dense and powerful defense in the past slammed into the key turning point of our entire offense, which was simple but efficient. Even Freeman was unable to use his legs to rush out enough space."

The analysis is indeed simple, and there seems to be nothing magical, but the Tigers' tactical execution is indeed very accurate.

This defensive team adopts a "4-3" formation, with only two surprise attacks in the first half, focusing on confrontation and pressure. The attention of the defensive forward line is all focused on the front line confrontation and ground defense, which also caused the Wildcats' three running backs to hit the wall in turn.

The linebacker focuses on short pass joint defense and sets up heavy troops in the short pass area, just like an iron barrel formation. While focusing on defending Nelson, he does not give other receivers too much space. At the same time, the trend of the entire front pressure position is very obvious, and Freeman also finds it difficult to break through with the ball by himself.

The positioning of the second-tier security guards in defense is also advanced, which is equivalent to putting all the troops above short passes and middle passes - even completely suppressing them within the short pass range. The far-reaching space of long passes is wide open, and we are completely sure that with Freeman's long pass accuracy, except for Nelson, the Wildcats have no receiver player who can complete long passes and receive the ball.

Comprehensive pressure and tit-for-tat, it really gains miraculous results.

Of course, this is not perfect, otherwise the Wildcats would not be able to complete two passes and touchdowns; but the Tigers did find the most suitable tactics based on their own abilities to target the Wildcats' offensive key points - especially after Pres returned, he devoted more energy to the ground and the opponent's coaching team also accurately grasped the lifeline.

If Lu Yiqi is a cunning and changeable emerging head coach who focuses on passing, but can often complete sneak attacks with running balls; then Pres is a traditional head coach with solid basic skills, and running balls is the core driving force of the entire offensive tactics, and everything starts based on ground attack.

Now, running balls are seriously hindered, and passing and attack are a little messy.

Lu Yiqi's simple analysis quickly clarified the idea for Pres.

In fact, Pres himself can see the overall situation, but the pressure of this game is too great and the trend in the first half is too chaotic. He needs more time to calm down and sort out his thoughts; and now, Lu Yiqi helps Pres control the overall situation in a more concise and direct way.

Pres gently expressed his understanding, and then gave him an interesting look, as if saying: I'm listening, you continue, I will judge by myself.

"We should give up on Nelson's point." Lu Yiqi said only one sentence, just like a bombshell, making Pres' expression a little stiff.

Nelson grew up under Lu Yiqi's command. It can even be said that he was a star brought out by Lu Yiqi himself, but now he is directly abandoned by Lu Yiqi?

But Lu Yiqi was very calm and further explained, "Since Nelson has been blocked, then use Nelson as a stand to attract firepower, and then other receivers complete the route running. Freeman can quickly find the pass route and complete the pass. The most important thing is the route coordination. The wall-to-blocking cooperation needs to be played, and we can regain the advantage in the short pass area. At present, other players have opportunities except Nelson."

The reason is simple. Nelson alone involves two to three players, so other players often have one-on-one single-handed situations, and occasionally one-on-two; then running through the route of dismantling and screening to open up the situation, not only can it form a positioning advantage, but it can also continue to advance.

If the ground attack is blocked, then use the pass to open up the situation, which is exactly what Lu Yiqi is good at.

But Pres frowned slightly, "Are they trustworthy?"

In the last game, Pres tried to rotate the wide receiver, but failed. The same was true for this game, and the route made mistakes repeatedly.

In Lu Yiqi's view, Pres' strengths are still the layout of ground offense, and the route of passing and attack is relatively monotonous. In a short period of time, the two running routes of Lu Yiqi and Pres have brought confusion - Lu Yiqi focuses more on the cooperation between players, while Pres focuses more on the combination of passing and receiving routines, which really puts rotation players under tremendous pressure, and mistakes are inevitable.

But if the complexity can be simplified, the rotation of players may not be unable to open up the situation.

"You will only know after trying." Lu Yiqi did not express his opinion for granted, but left a possibility to let Pres complete his thinking by himself.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next