Chapter 98: Adjustment of the First Team

Putting aside all unrealistic fantasies, Jose appeared next to the training ground in high spirits the next day and began to loudly direct the entire team's training.

Ronaldo and Karaze have been practicing together for a while, and among the new players, Etoo and his teammates are very familiar with each other. Only Capdvilla and Gamara still need to gradually adapt to the team's atmosphere. However, Jose knows that they are both powerful players, especially in the current aging of the defense line, their participation can bring abundant vitality to the team.

These five players who joined during the winter break, plus Mota and Luke who were promoted from the youth team, Jose is preparing to reuse it in the second half of the season, and it happened to be eliminated in the League Cup. It is the time for him to show his coaching level in the league. La Liga has been an era of a combination of heroes in these seasons. Losing one or two games is no big deal, and it can give Mallorca a valuable opportunity to run in.

In the away game against Real Sociedad on December 3, Jose sent such a lineup.

Goalkeeper Franco, four defenders from right to left are Finidi George, Nino, Nadal and Olesora, midfielder Karaze, Mota and Ngonga, and Luke, Etoo and Ibagasa on the front line.

Such a 433 lineup surprised Mallorca fans. Mallorca has always been good at defending counterattacks, and it is quite rare to send a three-forward lineup away.

However, as the game progressed, the commentators discovered that despite sending four and three three formations, Mallorca was still mainly defense, and the three midfielders all had good defensive abilities. Ngongga's appearance in the right midfield allowed George to assist more with confidence and boldness, while Karaze on the left could have sufficient forward space because Luke appeared more at the center position, and Mota was in the midfield and Ngongga to dispatch the entire team's offense. Although Mallorca's offenses were still not many, it stabilized the defense and strengthened the efficiency of the offense.

The first half was zero to zero, but Mallorca's threatening offense was far higher than the home team Real Sociedad.

After the start of the second half, Jose made a substitution adjustment. Ronaldo came on the court to replace Ibagasa. After he came on the court, Luke began to be fixed at the center position, while Etoo appeared more on the right. His appearance made Mallorca's offense more threatening, and Mallorca's three forwards in the frontcourt also began to show a stronger desire to attack.

In fact, in this case, Mallorca's lineup is more like 4312. Ronaldo is ambushed behind two strikers, and the three midfielders are mainly responsible for defending and sending the ball to the frontcourt as soon as possible. This tactic of playing cards according to common sense makes his opponent Real Sociedad a little uncomfortable.

In the 73rd minute, three players from the frontcourt teamed up to make a beautiful attack. Ronaldo suddenly started to break through the opponent's defense. He threw the ball to Etoo when the two opponent's defenders were about to form a pinch. Etoo got rid of a defender at high speed and broke into the penalty area and shot. The ball was pounced by the opponent's goalkeeper. After rebounding into the penalty area, Luke appeared at the landing point immediately and pushed the ball to score!

"Good job!" Jose waved his fist, and the attack was good this time. Although it was a flash of inspiration from several players in the frontcourt, it is also a good way to take advantage of this for the time being while maintaining a stable defense.

Although Jose will make the team more proactive in the second half of the season, no matter what, we must pay more attention to defense first. The third back midfielder is a very good choice. Capdvilla and Karaze can both play as the third back midfielder on the left position. This tactic can also solve the problem of too many players on the left now - Capdvilla and Karaze are both versatile players on the left, and Ronaldo and Luke can also play in this position. If it is not properly resolved, there may be big problems.

In the end, relying on this goal, Mallorca defeated Real Sociedad with one goal away and won three consecutive victories. Three consecutive games were all in one goal. Jose's road to transforming the team is still very long.

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"The number of first-team players in Mallorca is now 27, but in fact, there are not so many people available. At the same time, it seems very weak in some positions and needs to be compensated."

Looking at the list that Piri gave him, Jose was a little stunned. After returning from the away game, Piri immediately found him and gave him a list.

"There are many long-term substitutes that need to be cleaned. They do not have the ability to play in the first team. If they can be sold, they can be sold as soon as possible. If they cannot be sold, it is more suitable to put them in the second team. At least they can also play some roles. I have counted the players who can play a role in the first team."

"Two goalkeepers, Leo Franco, Mickey, after Boggs left, there were only two goalkeepers left in the first team, but there was no need to add them. Franco was able to serve as the main goalkeeper of the first team, and Mickey was also a good substitute. If someone was injured, he could transfer the goalkeeper from the second team, and there was no need to worry."

"Defenders: Soler, Nadal, Nino, Olesola, Armando, Capdevila, Gamara and George who changed to the right-back have enough players. Soler and Olesola can become a good substitute. Although there are only three central defenders, it is enough at this stage. Nadal is the main force, Nino and Gamara can rotate, and no matter who they are, they can complement Nadal. However, there are three players in the left-back position. Armando is not as experienced as Olesola and has outstanding abilities as Capdevila. If he is unwilling to be a substitute, it is recommended to find an opportunity to sell."

"Midfielders: Soler, Ngongga, Mota, Ibagasa, Ronaldo and Karaze are relatively small, but the competition among the main players is very fierce. It is recommended to introduce one substitute in the defensive midfield and right forward positions to strengthen the thickness of the bench."

"Forward line: Delgado, Etoo, and Luke. The three forwards are enough to use, not to mention that Ronaldo can also play forward, and there is no need to add players. If there is any injury, it will be time to transfer people from the second team."

Seeing this list, Jose breathed a sigh of relief.

Among the 27 first-team players, Piri only has nineteen of them. Among the other eight players, Carlos and Gentros, two substitute forwards, as well as attacking midfielders Robbrevi, Josemi, defender Raul Martin and others, who had never had any chance to play. In Piri's opinion, these people will not benefit Mallorca's first team.

In fact, Jose agrees quite well with his view. At least he has coached in Mallorca for so long. These players he has not used for a long time do have great flaws in their ability. It makes them in the first team, but Jose has no chance to clean it yet. It is also very difficult to sell people in winter.

There are only nineteen available players, including seven or eight players who are destined to go downhill, which is also a very difficult situation. After all, it is still not possible to have fewer people.

"Does the right forward and back midfielder need to be supplemented?" Jose thought for a while and felt that Piri's words still make sense. After all, the team sometimes has to use three back midfielders now. The only full-time back midfielder is Soler, Ngongga and Mota, and Karaze cannot be considered pure back midfielders. This situation may affect the team's layout. In the right forward position, Mallorca can only use only Ibagasa. If he is injured, there will be no replacements. You can't always let Etoo play the right winger, let alone there are few players available. The less room for tactical changes, the easier it is to let the opponent know what tactics he will use.

"These two positions must be supplemented, whether they are young players or veterans who are willing to be substitutes." Piri nodded.

"Are there any good recommendations?" Jose thought about it in his mind and found that he could not think of any suitable players. After all, he knew some future superstar players. It was either difficult to buy them or it was useless if they bought them now.

What's more, the current La Liga regulations are that there can be several non-EU players, but there are only four non-EU players on the roster, Ronaldo, Etoo, Carlaze, Gamara and Delgado. Mallorca has five non-EU players now, which is why Stankovic has transferred and left. For example, in the last league game, Jose had to let Gamara stay in Mallorca when he chose Delgado. Jose planned to sell Delgado after the end of this season, because the other four non-EU players are very important to him.

So if you want to introduce, you must be EU players, preferably local players - Jose is not familiar with this.

"Actually, there is no need to introduce it. I found two good players in the second team, which can make up for the shortcomings of insufficient staff on the right." Piri said with a smile.

"February 2? Are you talking about..." Jose thought about it carefully and suddenly said.

"That's right, the 22-year-old right-side versatile player Aleyandero Campano and the 22-year-old attacking midfielder Albaro Novo." Piri smiled and said, "Jose, you shouldn't be. Although these two players will not become top players, with their characteristics and abilities, there will be no problem at all when they are qualified rotation players or even the main players on the right."

Jose patted his forehead. It wasn't that he didn't know these two players, but when he was in the youth team, his attention was all on the players he knew about, at the beginning, Tristan, later Luke and Mota, and even Guysa...

Jose has a deep impression on these people, including the least famous Gu Isa who also won the best La Liga scorer later, so Jose focused more on these people. After all, it would be money to train one. The value of these guys is almost no less than 15 million...

So Jose naturally ignored other players.

Now that Piri said this, Jose remembered these two young players on the right.

Campano is a versatile right player, not slow, and has a good defensive and offensive skills. Although he is not a stunning presence like Macon, he is a reassuring right substitute. He can play whether it is the right back, the third midfielder, or even the right forward.

If Campano is the kind of diligent engineer-type player, then Novo has better talent, attacking the midfielder, good at playing wingers or attacking vanguards, his technical characteristics are similar to Ibagasa, and his speed is slower than Ibagasa, but he is a typical technical player.

If you want to replenish your strength, it is necessary to have two such players. Be honest and obedient, with few requirements, and your strength is guaranteed. Such players are even harder to find than the main players.

ps: These days, the power outage has been from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. It is said that the power grid is being repaired to prepare for midsummer. It is a real tragedy. Fortunately, there are regular updates, otherwise it would be a real tragedy...
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