Why do forwards often play guest roles as defenders on the football field?

In fact, it is not uncommon for forwards to play as a guest defender on the football field. It is not just Chelsea's Torres and Drogba, but there are not many such scenes in history.

For example, the familiar star Husky is often arranged by the coach in the central defender position. When defense is about to end the game, he will retreat to the defense line to set up a barrier with his teammates, and clear the ball when corner kicks and sets.

Because he had the experience of playing as a guest defender when he was young, he was very sure of the choice of header and sense of position. He was strong and had good confrontation. It was a very correct decision to let him play as a defender. In

, he often headed the ball to clear the ball, which left a very deep impression on people.

Sometimes when you watch him play, you have the illusion, why doesn't this guy change into playing as a center back? If he was at the core of the back line, his achievements would be even greater.

In the domestic arena, there is also a player who is a forward, but he later transformed to play as a defender and played well. His name is Yu Dabao.

Like Husky, Yu Dabao also has excellent defensive strength. The interception is active, the fight is fierce, the position and prediction are excellent, the ability to grab points is good, and the sense of smell in front of the door is also very top-notch.

He is not only mature in playing as a central defender, but also able to judge the situation, which is of great help to the team.

Schmidt's use of him back then was a masterpiece. This transformation is a classic example of forward transformation and playing as a defender in football. Thanks to this transformation, Yu Dabao's career has been continued, which has also enabled him to better integrate into the team.

In addition to these two people, Li Bing and others have all played as forwards and defenders. I believe the old fans are familiar with them, so I will not describe them in detail here.

Back to the topic, it's back to the issue of forward players playing guest-starred defenders.

Generally speaking, this is related to the team's tactical deployment. If the team's tactics tend to be intensive defense and like to squat and set up defense, the situation where the forward plays as a defender will be obvious.

For example, the former Parma high center forward Bonazoli had a scene where he was temporarily played as a central defender by the coach. Bonazzoli is 192cm tall, and his figure is very scary. It is a tall tower on the court, and it will be very advantageous to compete for a high ball.

When Parma asked him to play on the court, he liked to play high-altitude balls very much. He would smash the ball on him every time he could push the ball down.

Defense, because he is very tall, the team will often shrink and defend after 80 minutes and adopt a 9-0-1 defensive strategy. Bonazoli retreated to the central defender, leaving only one speed striker in the frontcourt, and then used a defensive counterattack to play.

Everyone returned to the penalty area, and the tall ones went to squat and headed the ball in the penalty area. The short ones and fast ones were deploying defenses outside to do interception work.

This 9-0-1 defensive formation is very effective, and it is often capable of keeping Parma's goal.

Generally speaking, teams that like to defend and counterattack and like to defend prefer to let the forwards return to defense and be defenders.

Chelsea also liked this tactic back then. When they were leading by the game, those who had height and confrontation would return to the back line to defend, and they could play in full-back and central defenders.

There are many people and strong forces. As long as the people are dense enough, it will be difficult for the offensive party to have room to squeeze in. This radical defensive strategy is also very effective.

By the way, since it comes to Chelsea, one thing is also quite interesting. The batch of forwards bought by Chelsea, whether it is Torres, Drogba, Etoo or later Diego Costa, have a very good defensive awareness, and they all have a bit of "I am willing to defend and willing to sacrifice for the team."

The strikers of other teams probably don't have this intention, their attitude is not good, their confrontation and strength are not enough, and Chelsea's strikers don't have to worry about this.

If you look closely, you will find that Chelsea likes "hard" players when buying strikers. This is related to the style of their team, which advocates strength and speed.

And for the teams like Barcelona, ​​they are different. Barcelona's forward line is usually "small fast spirit". Messi, Suarez and others are all technical players, with offensive advantages rather than defensive advantages.

In terms of characteristics, forwards generally need to play guest guards, have good confrontation, have a high figure, and have strong impact. It just so happens that these Chelsea's forwards have all the forwards, which will have a bit of a "hot-blooded style".

No wonder they frequently transform forward players into defenders and temporarily play in this position.

Look at the figures of Drogba and others. Who would easily shake their strong muscles? If you have a little physical contact, you will fall down after touching it. Such a player doesn't have to worry about being beaten by the opponent's player.

Thinking about the fact that Chelsea’s success has achieved success and has achieved repeated success in the league and Champions League, it is also inseparable from the sacrifice of the players. If Drogba and Torres were not willing to obey the coach's command and do these dirty and tiring tasks, they would not have been able to win the game beyond the strong opponents.

This is also a charming part of football, and the interesting part of the forward playing as a guest player as a defender.