Dad was a Genius - Chapter 76



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My Dad Was a Genius Episode 076

Mezzala tactics are still underutilized in this era.

Although some strong teams use it occasionally, they do not prefer Mezzala.

Because it would be like assigning too much responsibility to one player.

But what if you gave it to a player in a different position, not a midfielder?

For a fullback or a striker.

As tactics evolved and became more defensive, the importance of the mezzala increased.

At the same time, many managers began to study the tactic, and the fullback mezzala emerged.

Of course, this is a tactic that has not yet appeared in this era.

Moreover, the tactical difficulty of the fullback mezzala was extremely high, so there was a high risk of mistakes being made at any time if the players were not given detailed instructions.

“No, that’s not it. Go a little further inside. And when you see one of the opposing centre-backs coming out, then you can pass.”

That’s why I gave feedback to the players whenever I had the chance.

Fortunately, the Wolves players seemed to have adapted well to the new tactics as they had been training without knowing it.

And Leeds United, who we thought would naturally bring the 3-back tactic, were flustered by our changed tactics and couldn’t even get a shot on target.

[Wolves are relentless! This is the complete opposite of what everyone expected!]

[Ah. It’s too overwhelming. Liz is no match for him.]

While there are ways to win the game using such complex tactics, there are also ways to win easily.

That is, I am bringing the same gegen pressing that I used in the K-League here.

The tactic called gegenpressing was unknown.

In Germany, Klopp is well-known for his tactic, and in Korea, I am well-known for my tactic, but it is still a very unfamiliar tactic here in the EFL.

Naturally, the EFL was left speechless by the new developments and was swayed until the end of the league.

Unfortunately, Wolves were unable to use gegenpressing.

This is because it takes up to five months of training to master a high-intensity tactic like gegenpressing.

Also, since it is a tactic that uses up all players’ stamina, squad management is not easy.

That’s why I didn’t write it.

If all the conditions had been met, we wouldn’t have had to go through all the trouble of coming up with Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, etc.

Just use gegenpressing tactics to push EFL teams away.

But we can’t rely on gegenpressing forever.

The German league is already slowly becoming accustomed to gegenpressing, and the EPL is also aware of the tactic.

And over time, modern football has largely evolved around gegenpressing.

This means that gegenpressing will soon become too common.

So, like the current Leeds match, you need to know how to frequently employ diverse and difficult tactics.

So this game is not only about Wolves winning, but it is also a tactical training session for me.

In order to go further, I too needed to grow.

* * *

When watching the league, sometimes a strong team that was running at full speed gets held back by a weaker team.

Could this really be a coincidence?

It may have been a matter of luck, but it was by no means a result solely based on luck.

There is something called technical share.

It is ostensibly prohibited in all leagues, including the Premier League, and refers to the sharing of technology between clubs.

In order to prevent being unilaterally defeated by strong teams, weak teams sometimes get together and share techniques to create counter-strategies, but there are also many cases where strong teams share techniques with other weak teams in order to give other strong teams competing for rankings a hard time.

In this way, sports league teams are fighting fiercely even in places that are not visible, and in the process, there are cases where one team is unfairly attacked.

That was the case with Wolves.

Wolves, who suddenly came up with a strange tactic and were on a winning streak, beating the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams in the league in succession.

Naturally, the feelings of those above were not just mild.

At first, it was cute to see this lower-ranked team go on a few winning streaks.

However, Wolves continued their winning streak by beating all the top teams.

Moreover, the biggest problem was that no team could cope with Wolves’ tactics.

Realizing that they would never be able to stop Wolves’ winning streak if they continued like this, each club began to share technology to attack Wolves.

After several attempts, Norwich finally ended their winning streak by holding Wolves to a draw.

The team coaches popped champagne that day.

Because they dared to prevent a relegation-bound team from ill-manneredly climbing up the ladder.

Now they can watch Leeds and Wolves play in comfort, both of whom are currently at the peak of their form.

however,

“uh?”

“What, what is it?”

The managers and coaches who were watching the game had pale faces.

[Wolves are on a roll! It’s already 2-0!]

Since the Norwich game, Wolves’ tactics have been exposed as being destructive.

But as if they knew this would happen, Wolves came up with a completely new tactic against Leeds, and scored two goals in the first half alone.

“What is this? Why are Wolves’ tactics like that?”

“Wasn’t that a hastily made tactic? Why are you so good at it? Is it because Liz can’t do it?”

“Everyone, calm down. It’s only the first half. Don’t you know that Leeds came back from behind by two points last time?”

However, in the second half, Wolves continued to pressure Leeds and the game ended 3-0. The fact that Leeds ended with 3 points was possible because they focused solely on defense in the second half.

If they had gone with an aggressive tactic, it wouldn’t have been strange if the game ended 5-0 instead of 3-0. That was how overwhelming Wolves’ performance was.

The problem wasn’t that Leeds lost.

In soccer, if the players’ condition is too bad, there are times when they lose even a winning game.

But today’s game was clearly one where Wolves dominated in skill.

That’s tactically speaking too.

“What kind of tactic is this?”

“You’re no longer building up from the midfield, but rather always building up from the goalkeeper at the back?”

“While eight players build up at the back, the attackers move forward, and on top of that, the fullbacks suddenly drop into the center and play as midfielders?”

“Mezzala… … . This is giving the Mezzala role to the fullback.”

They were busy exploring the new tactics brought by Wolves.

Although it was a tactic created by the enemy, I could not help but admire it.

“Let’s take an aggressive tactic and give the fullbacks the mezzala role… … .”

“Wow. This is so cool. How on earth do you come up with tactics like this?”

“I thought Wolves were going to do something, but… … this is so delicious.”

They also had a little bit of an inkling that Wolves would no longer use the tactics that were dismantled. So they had a hunch that Wolves might self-destruct with this hastily-constructed tactic… … but that expectation was completely shattered.

“This is definitely not a hastily put together tactic.”

“If you’re going to make a fullback into a Mezzala, you must have been preparing for a long time. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“How long have you been preparing for this? Have you been using the 300 tactic while preparing for this? Who is that Asian coach?”

But these people couldn’t just admire it,

Because they too will soon be in a position to deal with this tactic.

“Damn. I thought I was finally catching up.”

“These crazy guys. How long are they going to keep winning?”

The destruction method created by the coaches of each team is no longer useful.

Once again they had to look at Wolves’ games and gather data.

Meanwhile, it was obvious that Wolves would go on a winning streak.

If you look at how they can hold Leeds back, the lower-table teams will never be able to beat Wolves.

“That’s not the only scary thing. Even if we recreate the destruction law, we don’t know what tactics the Wolves will come up with next.”

“… … .”

The coaches swallowed dry saliva.

I wanted to believe that it couldn’t be true, but Wolves proved it against Leeds.

That they always have new tactics ready and can pull them out at any time.

* * *

The EFL Championship is the second tier of English football and is ranked 5th or 6th in the world in terms of size.

In other words, it is a league of such a scale that no other league can even dare to compare it to.

Of course, it is a very small scale compared to the EPL, which is the first division league.

But just one.

Except for one thing.

It was Wolves.

[Wolves win again!]

[It’s a miracle drama. Wolves have finally settled into 6th place, enough to play in the relegation match!!]

“Wow!”

“These crazy guys. They’re going to do it anyway!”

The Sky Sports staff, who specialise in broadcasting the EFL Championship.

They cheered as Wolves beat Leicester City again.

Wolves were in danger of being relegated to the third tier just a few months ago.

The team that had been like that continued its winning streak and finally settled in 6th place.

It was something that could only be seen as a miracle.

And the viewers thought the same thing.

People always grit their teeth and cheer for the team that rises from the bottom.

Wolves did just that.

When everyone said it was impossible, Wolves closed their ears and just looked up and came up.

So they finally reached the ranking they were aiming for.

From now on, even if we kept losing, we would never fall below 6th place.

“Look at the ratings. They’re crazy.”

“No. What EPL game is this? It gets these ratings?”

Wolves’ matches have always shown an upward graph.

That’s understandable, as Wolves’ crazy winning streak was widely reported on the internet and in the media, and the history they were creating became a hot topic.

Naturally, a huge number of people were interested in Wolves’ game, and viewership exploded with the news that they were playing the sixth-place play-off game today.

“It’s already like this since the 6th place match, so what will the viewer ratings be like when the promotion/relegation match starts?”

Leicester City, Queens and Burnley.

Only 1st and 2nd place can be directly promoted.

And the 3rd place team had to fight against the 4th to 6th place teams to earn promotion.

So these three teams were currently engaged in a fierce battle for the rankings, but surprisingly, people weren’t particularly interested in their fight.

Interest is unusually focused on Wolves’ game at the moment.

“Wolves are clearly different from other second division teams.”

The second division is known for its rough tackling.

Also, a long pass tactic called kick and rush is often used.

People were getting fed up with the almost copy-and-paste tactics, and then Wolves showed up.

Unlike other teams, they refrain from rough tackling and play very tactically beautiful football by building up the game from the back rather than just throwing long passes all over the field.

It was a style of football similar to that of Arsenal’s famous manager, Wenger, who was called the pinnacle of artistic tactics and beauty. In this wild EFL, a flower called artistic tactics blossomed.

Wolves’ aggressive football makes viewers inevitably become their fans.

“What happens if Wolves actually get promoted to the EPL?”

“What happened? The ratings are going to be a total hit.”

“I don’t know about the ratings. Please, let’s go to Wolves’ first division.”

“I support Wolves too! Let’s make history!”

They started rooting for Wolves wholeheartedly.

It’s always fun to see a team that was in last place rise to the top.