Today is August 5th, less than a week before the start of the Bundesliga.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on August 11, Cottbus will play away from home and face their first opponent in the league of the new season - Bayer Leverkusen.
Facing the Bundesliga powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen, and playing away from home, almost all external media looked down on Cottbus, thinking that it would be difficult for them to win a draw.
In the past few days, the Cottbus first team has not only gone all out to prepare for the game, but after the training, the coaching staff took one to two hours to study the team's tactics for the new season.
Last season Cottbus played a 4-4-2 formation.
Previous starting lineup: The goalkeeper position is retired veteran goalkeeper Piplica; the four defenders from left to right are Cvetanovic, Kukilka, Da Silva and Selesi; the four middle From left to right on the field are Zibihi, Bandrovski, Monteanu and Rost; the two forwards are Radu and Kioyo.
The strength of this lineup is mediocre. If it were not for the core role of Radu and Monteanu, who scored 25 goals, then Cottbus would definitely be relegated.
So this lineup definitely needs to be adjusted.
In the tactical conference room, Yun Sheng was chatting about his opinions.
"We have made a large number of signings in the new season, and the team's lineup has a lot of room for improvement, so I am ready to make adjustments to the team's playing style. Next, I will share my views with you. If anyone has anything If you have different opinions, you can raise them at any time. We are discussing, and I hope everyone can speak freely."
Yun Sheng first played last season's starting lineup on the big screen: "Last season the team played a 4-4-2 formation with parallel positions. This way the offense and defense are balanced and there are no obvious loopholes. But because of the players in each position Due to the limitation of strength, we only had the situation where the core of the pivot - Radu and Monteanu scored 25 goals last season. I am not saying that this is not good, but I think the team should play with more characteristics. .”
"In the new season, we have left some experienced old players and brought in many young people. In this way, our strengths and weaknesses in the new season are very obvious. The team has more momentum, but there will be some lack of experience. So I We are ready to adjust our tactics and use the old to lead the new to make the team more impactful."
"As for the goalkeeper position, Hildebrand will be the starter in the new season. Does anyone have any objection to this?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Sumad smiled and said: "If we put last season's best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga on the bench, I think the whole of Germany would curse us to death."
Yunsheng nodded, and then he wrote down a few player names on his laptop and then projected them: "Waxmut, Kukielka, Da Silva and Ipsa, this is what I want for next season. four defenders.”
A coach asked: "Last season's left back Cvetanovic and right back Selesi were quite solid defensively."
Yun Sheng expressed his opinion: "Yes, their performance is very stable, but their slow speed and slow turn are big problems. The two central defenders of the team are both over 30 years old and have full experience, but They have no ability to supplement the defense on the wing. And neither of them made much contribution to the offense last season. New left back Waksmut and right back Ipsha, both players are 21 years old. At their age, fast, good dribbling, and full of momentum, I think their combination will definitely have a strong impact."
After discussion, everyone agreed with Yun Sheng's opinion.
Then comes the midfield.
"Last season's parallel positioning, I decided to make some adjustments. With two midfielders one behind the other, one responsible for defensive tackles and one responsible for organizing passes, I decided to pair Bandrovski with Sauer. Bandrovski performed very well last season and he has the ability to play as a defensive midfielder."
Yun Sheng's point of view was unanimously recognized by everyone.
Yun Sheng nodded with satisfaction: "The right midfielder Rost is very good, and his main position should be retained. As for the left midfielder, I am going to arrange Shao Jiayi to replace Zibishi."
Hearing this, the coaching staff was all silent.
As soon as he took office, he put his compatriots into the starting lineup. This choice is very intriguing.
Last season, Shaojia was only a rotation player for Sandel. His performance had ups and downs and he did not perform very well.
But everyone knows that every coach has his own favorite players, so it is not too much for Yun Sheng to give Shaojia the first start.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Yun Sheng was happy: "Do you think that Shao Jiayi is my compatriot, so I treat him differently? You are wrong. I use Shao Jiayi because of his passing. And free kick skills. For Cottbus now, set-piece tactics are crucial. With Shao Jiayi on the court, he can provide countless changes to the team. Especially when facing strong teams, our offense There are not many chances, so the importance of free kicks at this time is unquestionable.”
Sumad quickly smoothed things over and defended Yun Sheng: "I also think Shao Jiayi is good. After all, he served as a starter many times under Sandel last season."
Sandel didn't say much, he just said: "If Shao Jiayi is healthy, he deserves a main position."
The midfielder is finalized, and the remaining options are the two forwards.
Yun Sheng was straightforward: "Compared with last season's top scorer Radu, the other forwards are far inferior to him. After Radu leaves the team, the other forwards can only serve as substitutes. In the new season of the league, I am ready to arrange new players. Aided Adriano and Cassano start the game. Adriano is at the front and Cassano is behind him. The two of them echo back and forth, which will definitely produce good results."
Regarding the selection of forwards, Sandel disagreed at first: "These two talents are indeed very strong, which can be clearly seen in training, but I think we should be conservative and let Kioyo and Rivech partner as a double forward. , the two of them cooperate more tacitly and more appropriately."
Yun Sheng shook his head: "For the Bundesliga team in the new season, what we need is not conservatism and stability, but adventure and breakthrough! With these two geniuses on the court, our team has countless possibilities. I am most looking forward to the new season. Our biggest signings are these two talented players!”
After hearing Yun Sheng's words, Sandel did not refute. His expression was very complicated: "Yun Sheng, you are the head coach of this team, and the team should be based on your ideas. From your team building ideas and selection of personnel It can be seen that you are very adventurous. Then we are looking forward to the start of the Bundesliga game and hope that you can bring something different to Cottbus!"
