The screen changed to Crystal Palace.
A mid-block, compact and patient, ten men behind the ball in two tight lines. Their fullbacks held their width until the last possible moment before stepping. Their wide players stayed high even in the block, waiting to break the instant the ball turned over.
Ten Hag ran three clips without commentary and let the room watch.
「CLUB TRAINING MISSION ACTIVATED」
「MISSION: Crystal Palace Cup Preparation」
「OBJECTIVE 1: Identify 3 Palace pressing triggers」
「OBJECTIVE 2: Complete 5 pressure-release passes in reduced-load drill」
「OBJECTIVE 3: Maintain tactical sharpness without full-intensity workload」
「REWARD: +10 TP」
「BONUS OBJECTIVE: Zero tactical corrections」
「BONUS REWARD: +10 MP」
Demien didn't glance at the reward line. His eyes stayed on the screen.
First clip: Palace's midfielder jumped the moment the opposition center-back carried one stride too long, arriving at full speed before the touch had settled.
*Trigger one.*
