Chapter 84
"Are they too relaxed?" Celars asked Wei Le with some concern.
In the past two weeks, the players have been very relaxed. After everyone got to know each other, the nature of young people was also revealed. It was common to play online games in the lounge, and they often made some jokes during training.
For example, who took off whose pants today, who took off whose pants again, etc.
The tall and strong Rodri usually becomes the "abuser", and the clean-looking and easy-to-bully young man Jota becomes the "victim".
At this time, Wei Le, who should have come out to "maintain justice", usually laughed beside him, or took out a video recorder to record a video. Not only did he not object to such joking behavior, but he was also happy to record them.
"Now I have a handle on you." Wei Le said with a sly smile, "If Rodri doesn't listen in the future, I will post all these videos online, and then say that Rodri bullies his teammates. Which team will dare to hire you in the future!"
Before Rodri could say anything, Jota was howling beside him - "That won't work. Then my image of being wise and brave will be broken in the minds of my fans."
Jota put forward a condition, "Then can you censor me when you post it?"
Bowen, a good brother who was already laughing so hard, said that even if Wei Le censored it, he would definitely put Jota's name on it, so that it would not prevent everyone from knowing the truth.
The team has always been full of joyful atmosphere. Young people are young people, full of energy every day.
Celars was a little worried. He felt that training should be serious, or solemn.
"But do you see any changes in their training performance?" Wei Le asked with a smile.
"It seems not."
"That's it." Wei Le spread his hands, "Young people, it's good to be energetic."
The training had just ended, Wei Le and Celars were chatting while walking to the office, and Wei Le also said hello to some players who were riding away. He continued, "It's like a game, we have to face strong opponents, but you see, they all look indifferent."
"Do they really not care?" When Wei Le said this, Celars shook his head. He certainly knew how strong the players' desire to win was.
Wei Le continued, "You know, of course not, on the contrary, they are trying hard to let others see them. But does this mean that they must be serious and serious? No, they are laughing and playing, but their training performance is not bad, and they have won all the games they should win."
Walking to the door of the office, Wei Le stopped.
"Cellars, you have to know that we are a special team, and the special thing is that we are all young. Being young is a good thing. In the future, people active in the football field will become younger and younger." Wei Le said seriously, "So we can't be too old-fashioned, and we can't be too conservative in everything."
Separated from Wei Le and walked towards his office, Celars sighed.
Sometimes Celars really admires Wei Le, mainly because some of the things he said sometimes are really beneficial. He firmly believes that Wei Le will definitely become the representative of the new generation of young head coaches.
After serving as an assistant coach for the first team, Celars felt that his cognition was impacted again and again. From Wei Le's young recruitment standards to his pursuit of details in team management.
I have to keep up with the pace. Celars smiled bitterly. He felt that he was really getting behind the times. Now he has been "promoted" to the oldest staff member of the coaching team. Fortunately, he is not the head coach, and he doesn't need to consider long-term things. It is enough to help Wei Le deal with the current things.
In the match against Hull City, Wolves sent out a relatively conventional starting lineup.
The goalkeeper is still Martin, and the central defender is a combination of Coady and Ruben Dias. The sidebacks are still Ben Godfrey and Doherty. This has become the standard for Wolves to face important games. These players cooperate well, their ages are not much different, and they have a good relationship.
There have been some changes in the midfield line. Among the three midfielders, Kevin McDonald is the one who is in the middle and plays a relatively forward supporting role. That is, the No. 8 player is Rodri, and the No. 10 player is not Jota, but Joao Teixeira.
Wei Le gradually explored a 4-3-3 formation based on mid-position pressing and mid-way penetration, and this game is the best touchstone for this tactical play.
The left and right wingers are Joe Mason and Bowen respectively. Jota is in the center position because Ziro reported that he felt muscle discomfort two days after the last game, and the team doctor checkedAfter that, it was concluded that Ziro was qualified to play, but he was really tired and needed a rest.
Wei Le looked at the dense schedule in winter and arranged for Ziro to rest. You know, there is no winter break in the English Championship.
There are 24 teams participating in the English Championship, which doesn't seem to be a lot, but there are 8 more league games to play than the Premier League. If these games are to be evenly distributed in the season, there must be a game every three or four days, and Christmas and New Year are no exception.
Just like this year, on January 2, Wolves just finished the Chinese New Year and couldn't rest, and they had to go to Sheffield to play Sheffield Wednesday. Since they have to go away, they have to set off a day in advance and free up time on the morning of the game to train on the field. In this way, January 1st will not be quiet.
It's really miserable to spend the first day of 2017 on the crowded British M18 highway.
Wei Le has been complaining that the game arrangement of the English Championship is not scientific at all. Playing a game every three or four days squeezes the players' physical strength, and the result is that the average football career of all players in the entire English Championship is shortened. But he had no place to make suggestions, and of course no one would listen to him.
Wolves really played their main force in this game, and their opponents did not dare to neglect it. Hull City adopted the 4-3-3 system and made some adjustments to the overall formation.
After the head coach Phelan made the final decision and ordered "to win", Hull City also began to prepare. After all, it is the quarter-finals of the League Cup. Since it has come to this point, there is no reason to give up in advance.
In this game, Maguire and Robertson, two players that Wei Le took a fancy to during the winter break, were arranged to play. The right back is 29-year-old Egyptian El Mohammadi. Needless to say, the left back is Robertson.
Maguire is the central defender on the right, and the left central defender is also a famous general, Michael Dawson, who is familiar to Tottenham fans. Although the 33-year-old English central defender can no longer replicate the glory of Tottenham five years ago, he is still experienced.
Hull City has tried various different styles of play in the past month, whether it is 4-4-1-1 or 3-5-2, Livermore, who transferred from Tottenham for a high price of 7 million euros three years ago, has always been the starting defensive midfielder.
Veteran midfielder Huddlestone, who had previously had difficulty getting a chance to start, got a chance to start, and another midfielder who is also a perennial substitute is the Irishman Mellor. The lineup predicted by Wei Le is not much different from the actual lineup, and the midfield is still a point that can be used in this game.
It is worth noting that striker Mbokani is a 31-year-old veteran who was loaned from Dynamo Kyiv because he could not find a position in Dynamo Kyiv. When he came to Hull City, his performance was also relatively average, and he has not yet opened up in the limited playing time.
Left winger Diomande is a rotation player in Hull City's league promotion lineup, but he has received more playing opportunities this season, partly because Bowen, who was originally going to compete with him for the job this season, was poached.
But his performance was not satisfactory. Compared with Bowen's growth in the Championship, many people doubted whether Hull City was right to let Bowen go.
Compared with the left wing, Snodgrass on the right wing has scored seven goals and three assists this season, which is considered acceptable in less than 20 league appearances.