The next few days were basic training to allow the players to adjust their condition, but starting on the fourth day, Mo Yang and the others began physical training.
A week of continuous physical training has made many new players complain.
But Mo Yang seems to be very adaptable, because Klopp's physical training is exactly the same as Bielsa's, and he has long been used to it.
During this pre-match training session, Klopp required the players to live in the base dormitories.
But it’s not forced, you really don’t want to live there, but if you dare to be late or miss training, just wait and report to the second team!
"Yang! Your physical fitness is so good!"
After lunch in the cafeteria, Mo Yang, Mane, Salah, and Robertson chatted and laughed and returned to the temporary dormitory to rest.
They have all seen Mo Yang's performance in the past few days, and he seems to be very adaptable to Klopp's abnormal physical training.
Moreover, after training every day, this guy actually still had the energy to practice more, and he would show an expression of enjoyment from time to time, which made them shudder when they saw it.
Hearing that someone actually said that he has good physical fitness, Mo Yang was a little surprised, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "This is thanks to Mr. Bielsa. When I was at Leeds United, I often did this kind of devilish physical training."
While the four of them were chatting, Mo Yang found that these three guys actually fell asleep on his bed.
Mo Yang smiled, leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and called up the personal attributes panel.
Seeing this attribute panel, Mo Yang felt full of accomplishment. A season's hard work had not been in vain, and his various abilities had grown naturally.
In terms of physical fitness, because the body did not receive high-intensity training during the holidays, it dropped from the original 80 to 75. This is the result of Mo Yang's insistence on physical training during the holidays, otherwise he would have dropped even more.
As for these 16 skill points, 8 of them are awarded for completing the English Championship season tasks, namely the English Championship Champion, the English Championship Assists King, and the rewards for completing the English Championship Player of the Year 15-16 season tasks.
The other two were given by winning the FA Cup, and the rest were saved by him.
As for how to use these skill points, Mo Yang has not yet thought about it.
But he prefers to use it on defense and shooting. He has a vague hunch that if these two shortcomings are not made up for, his Premier League career will probably be very difficult.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mo Yang and the others got up on time, and came listlessly to the multimedia classroom with Salah and others, preparing for their first tactical lesson in Liverpool.
But after waiting and waiting, Klopp never showed up.
It wasn't until half an hour later that Klopp hurried over with bloodshot eyes and a tired face.
Klopp's style is completely different from Bielsa's. This guy looks cheerful on the surface, but he is really poisonous and likes to troll people.
Almost every player has been criticized during basic training these days, and Mo Yang is no exception.
Klopp stayed in the classroom for about thirty minutes, giving them a general explanation of their formation and tactics for this season, then handed over the detailed explanation to assistant coach Peter, turned around and went home to catch up on his sleep.
Listening to Peter's explanation of how to move in the tactical system built by Klopp, as well as everyone's responsibilities and the connections to be established, Mo Yang's face became more and more surprised.
Because he found that this tactic was similar to Bielsa's tactic when he was at Leeds United.
It's just that Klopp's tactics are better, but Mo Yang also knows that this doesn't mean that Klopp is better than Bielsa, but that Liverpool's players are better.
"When we lose the ball in the frontcourt and switch from offense to defense, our three-man frontline is the first line of defense. You need to immediately carry out a high-pressure press, roam around to chase the ball, and intercept them on the spot! Slow down their counterattack speed.
!Forcing them to rush a long pass forward or back to the goalkeeper!"
"It doesn't matter if you can't achieve the goal. At this time, our defense requires the midfielder, frontcourt, and two backcourt players to link up to form a circle to press. This is our second midfield defense line.
, is also the most important line of defense.”
After Peter finished speaking, he directly changed the tactical board, then pointed at the tactical board and said: "You need to constantly squeeze their space to get the ball, and someone needs to take the initiative to grab the ball. They must try their best to intercept the ball and not let them enter our half.
field, directly facing our third line of defense!"
Hearing this, many players looked at each other in confusion. Everyone could see that the defensive focus of Klopp's 433 tactics was in the midfield.
This is a bit risky!
Once the opponent has the ability or luck to break through the layers of defense, it is very dangerous. If you are not careful, you will lose the ball.
But when Peter explained the midfield, almost everyone turned their attention to Moyang and Coutinho.
Because Henderson is the defensive midfielder, the core player of this tactic must be one of Moyang and Coutinho.
So the question is, who is in charge?
Pete didn't say it clearly, but explained in detail the responsibilities and tasks of this core player on both offense and defense.
But after listening to the explanation, all the players believed that this core player would most likely be Coutinho. After all, Mo Yang is too young!
In their view, any normal head coach would not place such an important responsibility on a 19-year-old player.
You must know that this core is the absolute commander of this tactical system.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, the four-hour tactics class ended.
Except for Mo Yang, most people were confused by the dense running routes on the tactical board and the joint attacks of various routes.
In fact, tactics are not very useful just listening to explanations. They must be combined with actual practice and targeted special training, so that players can understand them personally and apply them in the game.
This tactic gave Mo Yang a very good feeling. Mo Yang could think of three advantages.
First, there are many offensive personnel in the frontcourt, and their positions are very flexible. They can constantly switch positions and support each other, making it difficult for the opponent to mark and at the same time disrupting the opponent's formation. In addition, the two full-backs are inserted, so it can be said that when attacking
All the people are in arms.
The second is the natural nature of the 433 formation. It has natural advantages on the defensive end. When the opponent holds the ball to organize an attack, it can organize many stable triangles on the field, making it difficult for the opponent to penetrate the defense and pass the ball directly.
Go behind you.
Third, the advantage lies in the midfield. The three midfielders have very obvious advantages in controlling the ball and supporting the wings.
Of course, if there are advantages, there are disadvantages. No matter any formation has advantages and disadvantages, how to use it depends entirely on the head coach's decision.
One of the biggest shortcomings of this formation is the two wingers. When the two wingers attack forward, the two full-backs will be directly exposed to the opponent's artillery fire without much protection.
But Peter also mentioned this shortcoming in the tactics class just now. Klopp’s arrangement is really amazing.
Klopp directly asked the full-backs to press forward and moved the entire team's formation forward, directly covering this area.
In this way, the two wingers do not need to retreat frequently and can concentrate on pressing the opponent without any worries.
When you win the ball, you can move forward quickly to launch a counterattack.
As the four of them went back, Salah smiled happily and Mane was in a good mood.
Because in the tactics class, Peter called their names frequently, which means it is self-evident that they probably didn't start the game.
Mo Yang was also in a good mood. Although Peter revealed that he needed to compete with Coutinho for the job, Mo Yang was not afraid at all.
It's not that he is arrogant, but he believes that he will not lose to anyone in terms of offensive organization. This is the confidence gained from playing in the British Championship for one season.
Moreover, after taking this tactical class, Mo Yang also made a decision in his mind about the use of skill points to strengthen his shooting and defensive abilities.
Because Klopp's tactical system requires him to have quite good defensive abilities, and he also needs to have a certain long-range shooting threat ability.