Reporter Liu Xiangyu reported on Saturday morning, Bilic came to the stadium, about 9 o'clock, he and his helpers have begun to eat breakfast here, this is the team back to Beijing after Bilic habit. The day's practice, arranged to start at 11:00 a.m., early Bilic and the Chinese coaching team greeted, set up the practice content, and waited for the players to come to the stadium one by one.
Even though it was an intermission, there was no intermission in the amount of practice at all. Each of Bilic's sessions is almost always around 100 minutes, with a high volume of practice, a satisfying level of confrontation, and most of the moments led by assistant coaches, with Bilic speaking only when necessary. During practice, Bilic always wear a hat. Came to China, wearing a hat seems to have become his habit, not only due to the shade. The team in Gusu, the first two rounds of two consecutive defeats, before the start of the 3rd round, Bilic changed a hat, the results of the team started winning streaks, now this hat he is still wearing.
After four rounds, Guoan won two and lost two, and got six points. Such a situation is not ambitious, especially the two consecutive losses at the beginning of the league is unexpected. Regarding Bilic, who just took office, his first song, he played badly.
After two consecutive defeats, there were many questions about Bilic, and he faced sharp questions at the conference, but the Croatian has long been used to big situations, and the ups and downs didn't seem to cause any ripples with him. Salon internal support is also an important reason for his calmness. Good thing, after two national security are winning, the team gradually back on track, Bilic is also considered to be the most difficult pass.
It is difficult to go through these 4 games to the new season of Guoan definition, the team formation extreme untidy, Augusto, Fernando return period is not decided, the state of the international players is not good, and Bieira, Yu Yang, Wang Gang successive injuries ...... is also the same difficult to Biliqi definition, not to mention the philosophy of soccer, in terms of technical and tactical and use of view, Biliqi rule under the shadow of the past, if there are changes in addition to a few newcomers, the intensity of confrontation seems to have increased. Guoan is full of the shadow of the past, if there are changes, in addition to a few newcomers, the intensity of confrontation seems to have increased.
As for Bilic, it seems to be an error with the expected persona. Before he came, people's minds are all passionate images, rock manager and Beijing soccer is a perfect match, Guoan should be rekindled the lost "soul"; after the game, but all the posture is not imagined. Bilic is very calm, and players get along with, he is like a big brother; command competition is not exaggerated, locker room launch is not a hot-blooded paradigm, even when facing the camera, to withstand interviews, his body language is not much. He is like a bass player who has already closed the mountain, has long been the beloved strings scrubbed some put back in the piano box, only the left ear of the shiny studs proved that the master from the past dry.
Now, no more music, no more rock and roll, Bilic said, "Let's talk about soccer."
◆Soccer: Hello! Do you come this early every morning?
Bilic: I don't know how early you mean. For me it is a habit, because two hours before the practice to the work address, this is very normal for me, from my first day as a coach from the beginning is such a habit. In this case, a little earlier to be able to prepare for the day's practice, and then with my Croatian coaching team, as well as the entire Chinese coaching team can be in advance to say hello, meet, and then wait for the arrival of the players.
It reminds me of the saying in my country that the bird gets the worm in the morning.
Yes, we have similar words there, and it's a worldwide consensus that whoever works hard and is willing to give more will succeed, relatively speaking, without too much difficulty.
Let's talk about soccer. What is your overall impression of the Chinese Super League after four rounds of competition?
This year's league is another special season, we all know that due to the epidemic, the league is in a closed situation, but also divided into several segments, but in general, China's league arrangements, arrangements and related operations are very detailed, in place, and well organized. The league is divided into two groups, each group is a strong team, slightly weaker team intertwined, no matter whether it is a strong team or a weak team, it can be seen that our technical and tactical requirements are very high, kicking the competition are very structured.
In addition, due to the constraints of the world tour formed by the epidemic, the entire Chinese Super League does not have a team is not affected, more or less will be affected, coupled with the individual salon's own problems, formed a few teams perhaps the last moment to form a team to participate in the league, so perhaps they were also affected by the impact of the larger. However, in such a difficult situation, the final competition shown on the field, each team's tactical content is still very high, no one competition is particularly easy, even if the so-called title contenders, to deal with the weak team, to get points is not very easy.
Guoan took six points in the first four rounds of the competition, which is not a little distance from what you expected before the season?
Before the start of the league, if someone proposed to me, or maybe to our salon, to give you six points for the first four rounds, would you agree or not? I wouldn't have taken it. But after the first four rounds of the future, especially our own first two rounds of the situation is not very good, coupled with the other team's performance, I can keenly feel this epidemic formed by the special situation, such as our main players are not in, some players are in the preparatory period when the continuous return, the formation of the impact is still very big. Therefore, the final six points, I should say is still able to satisfy people. Plus a few other strong rivals, they also more or less appear some problems, in this case, the final results of the difference is not so big, the feeling of one or two games is also able to catch up.
We are facing personnel problems, compared with the previous year is very obvious, Park Cheng in front of a few games are not in, temporary rental Alan contract expires back to Guangzhou, Hou Yongyong injured, Augusto and Fernando did not come back, Bieira and Bakambu is in the preparatory period of the late return. In fact, Bieira and Bakambu's situation we have long predicted, they must not be in a too short preparatory period to prepare, but to go through the competition to prepare themselves, to improve their own situation, including Li Ke came back late, Bakambu more unfortunate, due to the problem of the new crown, he also stayed in the hospital for a month. Then Jin Minya, Wang Gang, Yu Yang this injury is even more fall into the well, other than our multiple international players not only once, twice, each time to go to the national team training for more than two weeks ...... These conditions put together then, I feel that the final 6 points is still let a person satisfy.
In addition, I also have an optimistic point of view, if you look at the whole season, the league early so many difficult conditions, we can be said to be the most affected by the problems of several title contenders have not fallen out of the situation, I think that if it is a normal situation, the whole team can be gradually improved in the late stage, gradually neat, then I think it's still very promising, and I'm very cool to love this team! I love this team.
For a team, the main players if the loss of 3 people is a big problem, the loss of 5 people, the problem is too big, and I am now 9, they are more important players in the past, now are not. I want to especially commend the remaining players, it is because of their courage, their commitment, to be able to make up for the lack of these nine people, including our new young players, are playing a very good effect.
Soccer: I remember the first pre-match conference, you said that we should not expect too much for the first match, does it mean that you already had an expectation about the team's overall condition at that time, and felt that the first match might encounter problems?
Bilic: In fact, my wait for the new season has been very high, because I am wearing this Guoan uniform, it is very heavy, this team is a big team, I have been full of waiting. And I came to my country this resolution, is with high expectations.
In fact, I think not only the salon itself, everything related to Guoan, like the fans and so on, they have high expectations for this season. I just talked about so many difficulties, not to find an excuse to say that 6 points is enough, and not to escape my own responsibility, or that is to lower our policy, I just review the entire preparatory period and the first four rounds of the situation, I said that more to prove to us, we have a lot of difficulties, but such a difficult situation, our existing personnel can play this result, which can let us have a higher expectation, not to be disappointed, but to be more optimistic, we should not be disappointed. We have a higher expectation, not to be disappointed, but to be more optimistic, we gradually personnel, we better integration, we can completely realize the first year of the policy.
Because I feel that in such a difficult situation, we are still gradually improving, for example, the game against Shenhua was particularly poor, but the game with Shanghai Harbor was good. In fact, we seldom come across the opening two losses so bad a situation, generally, a big team, the first two consecutive losses, often will form a lot of problems, and then go downhill. Immediately after we played Dalian is not so good, especially before the goal, the situation is very stalemate, but we rely on the courage, unity, of course, also by their own level, and finally scored a goal, and then gradually stabilized, which is a phenomenon that makes me feel very optimistic.
The first two games, the national security of the whole situation is not good, the latter two games two consecutive wins, in this period to do what kind of adjustment?
Of course, we must analyze the competition to see where the reasons for poor, and then according to find the problem, to do some fine-tuning, the most important thing is to let the players do not put the head down, that is to say, do not lose confidence, and then adhere to the team's stability, adhere to the calm. The first two games in fact can not be completely thought of as two big north, because these two games are of a different nature, like Shenhua that game, I do not think we are lost, because Shenhua this way of playing is too special, you are very difficult to build up your offense, to flow to hit something, in such a difficult situation, we play the Shanghai seaport immediately adjusted.
In fact, the only thing that needs to be changed in the game against Shanghai Harbor is the rhythm we entered the game, the situation of conceding too many goals in too short a time, which needs to be changed, especially the situation of conceding two goals in four minutes. Of course, I don't deny that Shanghai Harbor deserved to win this game, but I think it's too difficult for a good team to come back and score two goals so easily. Maybe fate was not on our side in that game, but I still found a lot of things that made me feel active. In fact, if you look at the game between us and Dalian, the real improvement is that we didn't let the other team to catch our kind of stupid mistakes, a seemingly simple change.
At halftime against Dalian, I'd like to know what you said to the players? Because until then Guoan new season two and a half rounds of competition, have not seen the expectation of success, but after that half-time adjustment, Guoan opened the road to success.
In fact, we have a big problem in that game, that is, Bieira was kicked and injured, can only be replaced. At that time, I asked the midfielders need to enter the penalty area to grab more, more shots, the second half does play a role in the effect, and soon scored two goals in the future, we will relax, can be normal to play. In fact, the beginning of each new season is like this, the players will have some uncertainty in the heart of the idea, he will go to the proof, I this year this preparation period how ah? I have reached a better condition, can I play the original level?
Especially in the prep period it's not very systematic, due to closures, due to tour constraints, maybe a lot of guys coming in late, and all that kind of stuff, so he's going to have a lot more questions about that. This is actually the same for the individual, for the whole team. The best thing you can do to go and give him a positive answer is a success. Of course, sometimes it may take a little bit of fate to be able to go and get such a positive answer early on. Sometimes it may also need a single talented player, to use his individual ability to deal with the problem, our game is the two fast goals of the rare Zhe, helped us a lot.
FOOTBALL: Which of the four games was relatively satisfying, or perhaps which clip from which game was closest to what you wanted?
Bilic: Maybe after the second goal in the game with Wuhan, that ten minutes, I feel that our whole team is completely relaxed, completely playing the soccer they want, in such a short period of time to invent three absolute opportunities. In fact, what I like most is our continuous transmission and circulation style of play, even in the game we lost to the harbor, except for the first few minutes when we conceded the goal, most of the time after that, we still have the shadow of this. In addition to the lack of some aspects I mentioned, perhaps the players' way of thinking also has some areas that can be improved.
Although I am not an expert on the Chinese Super League, but after a period of time, including the preparatory period, including some of my preliminary research on the Chinese Super League, I feel that this year's epidemic of this special situation, China's homegrown players will probably have to play a greater effect than in previous years. Of course, in the earlier Chinese Super League, I also know that when the number of foreign aid places is relatively small, it is also the main home town players. Later, with the increase in the number of foreign aid, the level of foreign aid is also improving, and then we are accustomed to, especially those superstar foreign aid more and more in the future, is indeed a very high level, so we are accustomed to to rely on them, to rely on their play to deal with the problem.
To the second year of the epidemic, coupled with our salary cap and other salary limit policy, the situation began to change, of course, foreign aid still still occupies a very important position, our wait for them is still very high, but some of the foreign aid can not come back to the salary limit policy, the salon may not be too happy to pay so high salaries to foreign aid, so the constraints on foreign aid more and more big, like the Shanghai seaport such as damage to the very small salon is too little, their several foreign aid, like Arnau, like Muy Lopez, Oscar, these players are all in, so it this loss may not be big or even no, the remaining impact is very big. The first is that they have a few foreign aid, like Arnau, like Muy, Lopez, Oscar, these players are in, so it this loss may not be big, or even no, the remaining impact is very big, not only us, and the Guangzhou team and so on.
Our biggest loss is Augusto, after all, he is the captain, is a symbolic figure, in the field to play a key effect, and other Fernando can not come back, plus Bieira and Kim Min Jae and the two of them. So now I have to rely on us, these particularly outstanding Chinese players, hometown players.
From another point of view, this is also an opportunity for them to improve themselves, to get used to each other, to fill the gap left by the lack of foreign aiders, and then divide their duties. The best example is Xuanzhe, not only as usual he can pass the ball, pass out a good ball, but should be more running, into the penalty area, and even is like playing Dalian, two key goals to deal with the problem. Of course, do not have to say that it is necessary for him to be like this every game, perhaps the next is Ji Zhongguo, the next is Dabao, Yu Ning, or a few other international players, everyone every game, there will be a different display, so it is not difficult, they are able to do.
Of course, I know it's not easy to change some of your habitual kicks, but it's necessary to do so. Everything can be bought, but not the time, but although the time can not be bought, but I can shorten the time, through the communication with them, analysis, the requirements of them, and of course, the most important thing is to change through practice.
Did you communicate with Zhang Xizhe after playing the first match? Did you regret that he didn't play in the second match, and did you regret that you didn't put him on against the harbor?
I have no regrets, because we have enough manpower in the midfield, especially in the game against the seaport, we also changed the formation, in fact, this game is still playing well. Because I think that game we are no matter the situation, or pass the ball, invent opportunities, are not a big problem. In fact, Ruzhe and I are very clear, a game not to let him play the bottom is not a problem, because our soccer philosophy is this, a team, a good team, not just one person, but perhaps 14 or 15, 14 or 15 people are relatively stable, perhaps a few months before there will be one or two people to adjust.
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Whether it is in the way to stimulate the condition of the players, let's say that game did not let Ruzhe play, the second game Ruzhe scored two goals, and then after a game early Bakambu replaced, the results of Bakambu the second game scored two goals, is it in the way to intentionally stimulate the condition of the players?
I wouldn't recognize it as such. I think it's all a matter of chance, and if you put it that way, then I'd have to keep changing the players. In fact, if you want to maintain the good condition of the whole team, and maintain the condition of individual players, one of the best ways is to let the players permanently like on the field, and maintain a kind of "tiptoe" condition, that is the competition.
The only thing to pay attention to is that you have to find a balance, to let the players have this kind of feeling, because about a coach, you can not let any player feel that my position is nine out of ten, I will never go wrong, but also can not let him feel that his position is greatly threatened, so that he did not have a plan, this is not, so we must find a very good balance, so that he can adhere to their very good condition, attention to the situation, but not mentally upset. The situation of good condition, concentration, but not too chaotic mentality. Because I need those good players, those prime players, can have a kind of stable mentality, can go to play naturally, can take responsibility on the field, can have the courage, and even risk, perhaps this is the so-called command of a team so-called art.
The coach has to oversee 25 players, they are each individual, 25 individuals, and still young, quite famous kind of players, and he himself has a strong desire to play football, but when it comes to the Saturday and Sunday competitions, you only need 11 people, but then the next competition you need the other maybe 11, 12 people, the league is a long process, and the 25 people are all needed, so you It's not easy to go and get all 25 of them to stay in good shape, but it's necessary for you to find a way to do it.
FOOTBALL: Do the wide receivers need to be adjusted?
Bilic: This is the internal affairs of the salon, I have been talking to Mr. Li (Li Ming), including the boss, Mr. Zhou (Zhou Jinhui), we will comment every day, every day will touch to understand, to ask, we are now definitely in the area of foreign aid some shortages, but the general environment, not only is the problem of salary limitations, as well as epidemics, the world tour of these constraints do not allow us to go too much money to do this thing, it is very important for us to do. Perhaps in the short term we only need Bakambu and Sosa, but if we feel the need to enhance the strength of our team, then we may consider new candidates, such as the introduction of another one, or perhaps.
The first thing is to see if we can continue to maintain the competitiveness of the championship, because we need to maintain this competitiveness in a relatively long period of time in order to reach the goal. We are such a team, and I believe that our team will continue to have this competitiveness.
Before the season, you said that you will do fine-tuning in the tactics, four games, the national security side of the attack to strengthen compared to the past more, and strengthen the combination of side and center, this is an intentional adjustment?
There must be a reason, but the national security itself is not much passing, we are not the kind of passing for the first scoring method of the team, on the contrary, four years, four seasons is the first to control the ball is mainly a kind of playing style, want to change is very difficult, unless a moment to change five or six main players, that is easy to be able to change. In the past four years, it should be said that not to the winger is mainly a kind of playing style, eight transfer window, the first one of the operation method is to abandon the side of the road, the introduction of the midfield, and then you catch up with this epidemic, you want to go through the introduction of operation to do the whole change is very difficult, the time, including the money, there is no opportunity. Of course, I also think there is no need to do this, because we are now good, very good.
Just you want to play this kind of diamond position, perhaps the requirements of these midfielders is also very high, also have to have a very high level to be able to, only regret is in the absence of Bieira this kind of situation, this aspect of the damage is relatively large. However, it does not matter, do not need to complain about these problems, the level of our existing players is still satisfied, just need to adjust to better practice, and then wait for these injured players to come back as soon as possible, so we can still be very competitive. The two sides require more participation in the attack, this is a must, so for me, Li Lei's return, Wang Gang's return is very important, especially Wang Gang, his injury affects more big, his speed, talent is very need, good in their backup, my other candidates are also good.
Do you know that Guoan has a condition? That is, whenever the intervals or perhaps the first game of the league are not playing well, holiday syndrome, there is this problem.
This is actually logical. Guoan's national players are too many, too many international players, perhaps three weeks can not be with us, or even five weeks are perhaps, when they come back, due to his psychological needs, have to let him two or three days off, and then he came back to rehabilitate the situation, such as a reset, adjusted to be very difficult, this is to pay the price, I understand this, I will do my best to not let it produce. Once it was 30 games in a year, only the first game to encounter this problem may be large, now is four games to be completed to the intermission, the fifth game will have problems, 9 games in the future and the third intermission, and have problems, you prompted me to this of course very good, but they are not in, it is necessary to face the situation.
I have been the head coach of the Croatian national team for six years, as a head coach, will definitely feel that there are players to go to the national team is a very good thing, regardless of whether I am in Lokomotiv Moscow, in Besiktas, in West Ham and so on these teams, I am this idea, because the players to go to the national team in the future, he came back to that kind of pride, that kind of mentality, you feel that it will improve a grade, and even you will feel that this The player is stronger than before, more proud of himself.
