久保建英の起用法
久保選手の活躍が目覚しい。古巣のマドリードとの試合でも勝利に貢献したという。先日のオサスナ戦では途中出場で得点を上げ、MOMにも選ばれた。
優秀な選手を温存し、後半戦にぶつけるアルグアシル監督の采配をみて、一つの故事を思い出した。
古代中国で孫臏という兵法家がいたが、彼が仕えた将軍が３台で３回行う競馬の賭けで負ける様をみて助言した。
「下馬、中馬、上馬の戦う相手を変えれば良いのです。相手の上馬に当方の下馬を、相手の下馬に当方の中馬を、そして相手の中馬に当方の上馬をぶつけなさい。そうすれば、２勝１敗で賭けに勝つことができます」
サッカーでは、後半戦になると疲労で選手の動きが悪くなると言われている。このような時に、フレッシュで優秀な久保のような選手を投入すれば、上記の故事のような状態になるだろう。ソシエダのアルグアシル監督もこれを狙ったに違いない。
この方法にはリスクもあるが、優秀な選手の疲労を抑え、有効に使うという大きなメリットがある。
How to use Takefusa Kubo
Kubo's performance is remarkable. It is said that he contributed to the victory in the match against his old club Madrid. In the match against Osasuna the other day, he scored as a substitute and was selected as MOM.
Seeing coach Alguacil, who kept excellent players and used them in the second half, reminded me of a historical event.
In ancient China, there was a military strategist named Sun Bin, who advised him after seeing the general he served lose in a bet on a horse race involving three horses three times.
"You just need to change the opponents of the dismounted horse, the middle horse, and the upper horse. Make the opponent's upper horse and our lower horse fight, the opponent's lower horse and our middle horse fight, and the opponent's lower horse and our upper horse fight. Then you can win the bet with 2 wins and 1 loss."
In soccer, it is said that in the second half of the game, the movement of the players worsens due to fatigue. At a time like this, throwing in a fresh and talented player like Kubo would create a situation similar to the above story. Sociedad coach Alguacil must have aimed for this as well.
Although this method has risks, it has the great advantage of suppressing the fatigue of excellent players and using it effectively.
