I Have a Football Superpower

Chapter 004：Starting Lineup

It's the day of the team's training camp again.

Since FC United is a semi-professional team of fans, and many of the players have other main jobs, it is impossible to dedicate all their time to football for a salary capped at a salary of a few dozen pounds and a maximum of £100 that week.

The team's training time is also set in spare time, and the training camp is held twice a week, usually on Monday and Thursday after work, and on weekends when there are no games.

When Victor first came to the team, he was unimpressed with the training camp, after all, he also received professional training in China, but when he actually participated, he had to be amazed.

Even if it is just an amateur team, even if the facilities of the bald turf are simple, but the team's technical and tactical concepts, as small as training, physical examinations, and recipes, everything is detailed and surprising to him.

He lamented that he deserves to be the birthplace of modern football and has played football for many years.

The people here have developed football as a science and a way of life!

Coach Clough's approach to training is more focused on individual ability than overall tactics.

In his words, "In the amateur league, it is basically a long pass and a physical confrontation, and I want to play the midfield coordination and ball control tactics of technical ground penetration under my feet, and wait for the team to play in the professional league." ”

There is no perennial overall coordination drill training, and only relying on the limited training time per week, there is no way to talk about the whole.

And the integrity of the amateur team is the "spiritual victory method": defeat the opponent mentally, overwhelm the opponent in momentum, and crush the opponent with high morale and tenacious willpower!

So what the coach does is to assign different tasks according to the different characteristics of each person, and then let them play against each other.

In the process of confrontation, the players deliberately use their ability to fight against the opponent at will, and as long as they do not maliciously foul, the coaches will not interfere.

From time to time, group coordination drills are carried out, the offensive and defensive coordination between the back line and the striker, the cooperation of the wing, the cooperation between the back and the front waist, the cooperation between the back waist and the defender, and the cooperation of the midfield short pass and control......

Of course, the overall training does not mean that there is no practice at all, and occasionally there will be a half-time positional battle to familiarize the players with their own areas and responsibilities.

……

The coaching staff specially arranged for Victor to practice with Carl on his back to get rid of the ball.

Victor is not physically fit enough, and is always surrounded by Karl's tall and physical skills, and is often squeezed so that he can't even touch the ball.

After being squeezed over a few times, Victor angrily asked the coach to comment: Does this still make people practice breaking the ball well? Or do you want to change someone to practice?

But the coach's answer left him speechless.

"When you train, you naturally think about the worst-case scenario. During the game, the opponent will develop tactics based on your weaknesses, and if you don't make up for them, you will have no effect at all. ”

Victor looked at the captain's body with envy, rampage is his greatest trick, no wonder he can become the team's top scorer - except for Coach Clough, who is easy not to play except for major tournaments and key moments.

He cheered himself up in his heart: one day, my physical fitness will surpass him! As long as the faith points keep up, he can continue to improve his physique.

……

Coach Clough asked Victor to give him a small stove and coach him individually.

Clough still had a bandage on his head, and the wound on his foot had not healed, so he could only sit.

He flipped through his little notebook and asked, "How much do you weigh now?" ”

"Sixty-five kilograms."

"Gain weight to 70 kilograms, and again to 75 to 80 kilograms in a year or so, while building up the strength of your upper limbs, learn how to use upper body confrontation, and buy space for your feet! In England, you can't stand on the field without physical confrontation! ”

Victor nodded: "And what about leg strength?" Do you need training? ”

"Yes, but not the point." Clough saw that Victor's expression was wrong, and knew that he was disapproving in his heart, so he looked up and explained: "I found that your ball skills have improved a lot, it should be that you are still in the golden age of training, and raising the ball and exercising your ball sense is in line with the long-term career plan." ”

"The training of leg strength must take into account the characteristics of the muscles, once the weight gain is not appropriate, it is likely to cause your ball sense to deteriorate, so you must come little by little, not in a hurry. In these two years, don't try to add too much power to your legs, once you get out of balance, it will make your ball sense drop badly. In a few years to the age of 25, it's not too late to pay attention to training your muscles. ”

"What about after 25?" Victor couldn't help but ask.

It was the first time he had heard of these things.

"After the age of 25, the way of bone growth changes, and what you need to do is to strengthen flexibility training and maintain your condition. You don't need that much now, don't think about it. Clough patted him, "Now just do the task I gave you." ”

Victor nodded, but still curiously glanced at the small notebook.

"I can't show you these things, a lot of your training plan has to be gradual, you can't be too anxious. That's the end of today's training......"

In fact, the coach can't use common sense to understand Victor's magic, but Victor still understands the scientific training principle of coaching.

With the enhancement of physical fitness by the mysterious power of the energy ball, and the elimination of impurities in the body, his golden age will be extended indefinitely, let alone 25, maybe he doesn't need to think about maintaining his condition when he reaches 35!

However, over-developing leg strength does affect flexibility, balance, and ball sensation.

In the past two days, he was able to eat a chicken, three catties of sauced beef, two plates of stir-fried vegetables and five bowls of rice, under the terrifying amount of food, he obviously felt that his body was stronger, and even his height jumped by one centimeter, from quasi-one meter eight to one meter eight, but he did not feel bloated and inflexible.

Just imagine, the purple alien Ronaldo in football, a perfect combination of technique, body and speed, that kind of shocking impact, unstoppable.

……

In January, England was already in a rainy and cold season, and while the rest of the European leagues entered the winter break, the English league was even more intensive.

Even in December, England's professional leagues enter the "Christmas Express", when the Premier League and Championship teams start their cup journey in full swing.

Unlike other countries, England has two main cup competitions, the FA Cup and the League Cup.

The League Cup is only open to league teams.

Many clubs attack on multiple fronts, often encountering double or even three games a week, which is very difficult to test the depth of the bench.

It is simply unrealistic to want to play all over the world with a set of lineups!

Arsenal often start the season amazingly, and then play more and more tired, a very important reason is the huge disparity in strength between the substitutes and the main lineup.

For FC United, the League Cup is not enough, the FA Cup and the FA Championship have been closed a little earlier, now it is a matter of devoting themselves to the league, and promotion is the biggest goal.

Even without the Cup, their schedule is no easy either!

The league match was postponed on Tuesday due to Saturday's FA Cup fixture.

Just after a tough FA Cup game, three days later ushered in a league game, the main players consumed too much, the physical strength could not keep up, the team had to make a big rotation.

Considering Victor's impressive performance in the last game, the coach informed him the day before the game that he was ready to start the next day at left-back.

Tomorrow is the 18th round of the league and they will travel to Lick Town to take on Lick Town.

In the seventh tier of the English UniBond League Premier Division, all the teams are amateur teams and the teams are relatively close to each other, so the visiting team usually arrives on the day of the match.

Otherwise, the cost of travel, lodging and food for a large group of people alone would have bankrupted the owners of those clubs.

For Victor's debut, the people at The Reds were very attentive.

The amateur league is not broadcast by any TV station, so they have already agreed to go to the stadium to watch the game.

As for the bar, Owner George decided to close in the afternoon!

The world is big, and the ball is the biggest.

"Come and drink with me after watching the game, guys!" George greeted.

"No problem! If you win, everyone drinks until you close! The drunkard fans responded.

Someone raised the glass to Victor behind the bar, "I'm not looking for you to refill my glass this time, Song!" Play well tomorrow! ”

Victor waved back, "I must, Uncle Kevin!" ”

"It's closed!" Boss George, the owner of The Reds bar, stood in the doorway, shaking the bell hanging from the doorknob.

"No, George, it's only ten o'clock in the evening, and it's closed now, are you bullying me for coming to the bar for the first time?" Old Ford pointed to the watch on his wrist and said angrily, "There is nothing more annoying to him than to hear this sentence when he is drinking properly."

As soon as he said this, everyone reacted, looked at their watches, and found that there were indeed ten points. Normally, bars close at 11 p.m.

The drunkards glared at George and demanded a reason.

"Familiar, George, but if you want to do this, we won't agree!"

Victor, who had been busy with his head down, looked up at his boss with some strange eyes.

George, who has seen big scenes, replied in a loud voice: "Tomorrow Song is going to play for the team, and he is the starter!" He has to go back early to rest, otherwise it will affect tomorrow's performance, old guys? ”

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Victor again.

"Ah...... Belch...... I'm not tired! The ball is important, and so is the beer! Victor was glared at by a group of drunkards, a little hairy.

Old Ford leaned his neck and drank the rest of the beer from his glass, then put the glass back on the bar and said, "Come on, Song." With that, he turned around and walked out.

Then one by one, the drunkards struggled and hesitated for a long time between the wine and the game, and then drank the leftover wine in their glasses, then put down their glasses and waved goodbye to Victor: "Come on tomorrow's game, Song!" ”

"Even though it's an away game, there's nothing to worry about, it's not far away." Jackson stepped forward and patted Victor on the shoulder, "We're here, don't be afraid of anything!" If you should shovel, you will shovel, and if you don't accept it, you will do it! ”

"Kick it well and try to get into their ...... of 10 or 8"

"Hey! Song is a defender...... Two is enough! ”

"Come on, Song!"

……

The drunkards reluctantly put down their glasses, staggered up one by one to encourage Victor, and then left one after another.

Usually, even if it closes at eleven o'clock, there are always people who have to drink the last glass of wine and then wait until eleven twenty before leaving. By the time he finishes cleaning the bar and cleaning up, he closes the door and leaves, it's almost twelve o'clock.

Now, after a while, the Kung Fu bar was full of customers, and all of them were gone.

Boss George came over and said to him gently, "You should go back early, Song." ”

That tone and expression, only he has the tenderness of an iron man in the face of his little granddaughter!

Victor got goosebumps all over his body, and he was a little moved

"Uh,...... I also have to clean up, and my job is ......."

"I can be busy by myself, you can go back and rest early."

"This ......"

"Less nonsense! If you don't disappear within 10 minutes, the salary increase will be canceled! ”

Three minutes later, Victor changed his clothes and disappeared into the Manchester night.

……

Back home, Victor showered, changed, packed his sneakers, cooled himself down, and then lay down in bed, it was not yet twelve o'clock.

I turned off the lights in my room, threw myself on the bed, and looked at the ceiling that was gradually becoming clearer.

The apartment he rented was shared with fellow countryman Wang Pan.

During the Christmas holiday, Wang Pan returned to China to visit relatives, so he was the only one left in the apartment.

Wang Pan is also a Chinese student, a senior, a good student with a regular schedule and a regular schedule, and he usually studies hard and does not need to go out to work, because his family conditions are many times better than Victor's.

Wang Pan is a warm-hearted person who often comes forward to solve problems for Chinese students.

When Victor first came to the UK, Wang Pan helped him a lot and took care of him, not only sharing a house with him, but also introducing him to several part-time jobs.

Wang Pan met Boss George at a Sunday football match, and when he heard that he was short of people, he recommended Victor to him!

George always had an unconventional trust in his golfers and admitted Victor without an exam.

It turns out that the golfers are trustworthy, and the guys they recruit are very diligent, humble, and quick to get started!

……

The apartment room was silent, only the alarm clock on the bedside table was still moving, and the second hand kept making a "click" sound.

Victor had slept earlier than usual today, but he couldn't sleep.

Turning over, he saw the night sky outside the window through the window.

Although he has always told himself that playing football is only a part-time job, not a long-term solution!

Whenever I think of playing football again, and it is a regular English league, there is still an irrepressible excitement that comes out! Or is it still the first blood? Or not much, but a little more?

Is this fate?

Think about the past, think about that country of football desert, there are still a large number of lovely fans, football is not dead! It's just a f*****g league, a f*****g football association!

Fucking soccer school training time, f*****g shady, and then f*****g goodbye to football, burning and throwing away football-related magazines, newspapers, jerseys, sneakers, certificates, trophies, photos, posters.

He ran and ran as hard as he could, panting and just wanted to get away from football. When he stopped to rest, he noticed that he was stepping on a soccer ball.

There is a natural desire in my heart, and that is the taste of victory! What does it taste like? Sweet? Champagne? Or is it rock'n'roll?

When Victor woke up in the morning, he noticed that there were still tears left in the corners of his eyes!

Is it a dream or a memory?

Looking back, it's already a dream! Why bother!

……

Early in the morning, Victor arrived at the bar, took out the key and opened the door, and was surprised to see that Boss George was busy setting up the tables and chairs.

"Why are you here?" George was taken aback.

"Boss, why are you up so early?" Victor was also surprised.

"To get ready to open the store, of course you have to get up early. What are you doing here? Didn't it give you a good rest and prepare well for today's game? ”

"If it's out of the way, it's effortless to open a*****e! It was still early, and as soon as I was free, I was so busy that I had to find something to do. Let's get the preparations done first......" Victor said as he went to unload the chair and fiddled with it neatly.

George was fat and clumsy, and could only stand and watch Victor work.

When Victor was about to change his clothes, George Sr. threw the rag in his hand, walked to the bar and said, "Huh? Belch...... Wrong! You should have a good rest at home and then go straight to the stadium after lunch, instead of coming here to work! ”

"I don't have anything to do in the apartment, and besides, I'm here!" Victor spread his hands and smiled, an expression of "you can't chase me away".

"Well, in that case, you rest, I'll do it." George walked over to the bar, grabbed his apron and tied it.

Finally, Victor couldn't resist the boss. After sitting at the entrance as a mascot for a while, he greeted the boss and headed to the alley with a ball to practice. Sharpening one's sword before battle may not be quick, but it still shines! Extra practice never hurts.