Chapter 18 Old Scoundrel
“Do you feel anything is different from usual today?”
During the training break, assistant coach Cesar Varro asked his physical coach Ji Owani Faletti.
Faletti was surprised and turned to look at the players: "Is the effect so good? Wang just came to the team..."
Varro quickly waved his hand: "No. By this, I mean, don’t you think the atmosphere of today’s training is weird?”
"You said it...it seems true." Faleti reviewed it again, then nodded, "But I can't tell you exactly why it's strange."
"It's just a feeling, I also said Not coming out. But I just feel that the atmosphere is different from the previous training..."
Faletti asked him: "Does this mean a good thing?"
"I don't know if it is a good thing. It's still a bad thing, anyway... we'll see." Varro shook his head, then walked to the training ground and blew the whistle hard.
Training continues.
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The last item of training this afternoon is an 11-on-11 match, mainly to test the training results of the players.
Because of Wang Lie’s sudden addition, we can also take a look at Wang Lie’s game status.
Although his performance in the training just now was acceptable, training and competition are completely different after all.
Many problems can only be exposed during the game.
And Wang Lie hasn't played well in Soft United for half a season - he only came on as a substitute in Soft United, and his total playing time was only 342 minutes, and he didn't play a full game. The whole audience.
This obviously cannot guarantee his game status.
So Tyne's coaching staff can also get a rough idea of Wang Lie's current situation through this intra-team match.
Except for the game time, which is very different from the official game, the competition in general training is not much different from the official game in other aspects.
The same ball that needs to be fought for in official games must be fought for in training games. For a player who doesn't work hard in training games, you don't have to expect him to work hard in official games.
Therefore, this kind of intra-team training game is often an important consideration for the head coach when deciding who to start in the weekend game.
In addition to the players' own abilities, their attitude in intra-team games is also crucial.
During the team competition, head coach McNeil did not disperse all the players of the first team. Instead, he made some fine-tuning based on the starting lineup of the previous game to form one team, while the other team mainly Made up of substitute players.
Can be simply called the "main team" and "substitute team".
As a newcomer who just joined the team, Wang Lie was naturally assigned to the substitute team.
His partner on the front line is Sonny Dean...
Due to training attitude issues, Dean has played as a substitute in many games this season. After new head coach McNeil took office, he briefly started two games, then returned to the bench and has not started again until now.
Seeing Dean putting on a blue vest, Wang Lie asked him: "Do you want to start, Sonny?"
Dean put on the vest and gave it to Wang Lie Rolling his eyes: "No, thank you."
After saying that, he turned around and ran to his place.
Wang Lie grinned behind him. This must be what some people in China call "rejection of involution"...
But in front of me, the "king of involution", how could I allow you to lie flat?
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When the substitute team attacked with the ball, Wang Lie saw a gap behind the main team's defense.
But he did not run towards the space immediately. Instead, he looked back to observe the situation of his teammates.
Now on the ball is substitute midfielder Joshua Parker.
But he should not be able to see the gap from his position, because there are people in front of him.
Then who can see this gap like myself?
Wang Lie turned his head to the right, where Sonny Dean was pulling away. From his position, he could see the space behind the main team.
So Wang Lie pointed at Dean and shouted: "Pass Dean!"
At the same time, he slowly moved closer to the main team's defense, and he was looking for the main central defender Hugo Guendouzi.
Because Guendouzi is the right center back, when the substitute team moves the football to the right, which is the left of the main team, the right center back Guendouz will naturally face there, so that he There is a blind spot behind you.
Wang Lie was looking for exactly this kind of blind spot.
This way, when you get close to the main team's defense, you won't be noticed so easily. Then when Sonny Dean passes the football into space, he can suddenly burst out and catch the main team off guard by countering offside.
As a top superstar who has won two Golden Balls, Wang Lie has enough prestige even if he is a newcomer.
So he asked Parker to pass the ball to Dean, and Parker passed it without hesitation.
At the moment when Parker passed the ball, Wang Lie suddenly accelerated, but instead of inserting into the blind spot behind Gunduz, he tried to go around in front of Gunduz!
Gundouzi's eyes were indeed attracted by the transferred football, but he kept glancing at Wang Lie from the corner of his eye. Seeing that Wang Lie wanted to go around, he immediately accelerated and rushed forward, trying to get close to Wang Lie. At the same time, he reached out and interfered with Wang Lie.
Who would have thought that Wang Lie had just started, and suddenly changed his line and inserted himself behind him!
Gundouzi waved his hand and caught the opportunity, then realized that he had been deceived.
But it was definitely too late for him to turn around now, and he could only watch helplessly as Wang Lie inserted himself into the space behind the entire defense line from behind!
The moment Wang Lie ran past Gunduz, he turned his head and looked to the right. He looked over Guendouzi's shoulder and saw Dean going one-on-one with left back Charlie Cohen...
Huh?
One on one? !
Wang Lie then noticed that the football was still at Dean’s feet. He was trying to pass Cohen instead of moving the football over immediately...
Then he realized he couldn't get past Cohen, and then he thought he should pass the ball - he passed the football back to Parker who was approaching him.
Wang Lie was very angry with Dean's performance. He shouted at Dean: "Why don't you pass the ball immediately?!"
He also pointed at himself with gestures Feet, telling Dean where to pass.
Dean argued: "You are offside!"
Wang Lie repeated: "Pass the ball the first time! The first time!"
Dean ignored him, and Wang Lie could not continue to quarrel with him during the game. He could only wave his arms vigorously to express his anger.
Head coach McNeil, who witnessed the whole process from the sidelines, also shook his head helplessly.
Dean's current mentality is very problematic, but he has no better way - it's not like he hasn't talked to Dean before. When he first took office, he had a private conversation with Dean. Understand Dean's thoughts and express your trust and support for him.
After that, Dean's performance briefly improved.
I also gave Dean two opportunities to start.
It should be said that Dean performed well in his first start. Although he did not score goals or assists, he still played his due role in the team's overall offensive system.
However, because there were no goals and assists, the statistics were not very eye-catching. Dean still received some criticism after the game.
When he started in the second game, he was scolded for missing two probably must-goal opportunities in the game, causing the team to fail to win the away game against Leicester Fortress. Shower head.
Tyne, which was still in the relegation zone at the time, really needed those three points.
So Sonny Dean started to mess up again - he was late for training the next day, and he still smelled of alcohol when he came, not to mention his teammates in the locker room. , even the coaches on the training ground can smell it.
Sure enough, the media revealed that he was extremely drunk in a nightclub the night before.
In the exposed photos of the scene, his cheeks were flushed from drinking and his eyes were blurred. He was holding a wine bottle in one hand and hugging a scantily clad blonde beauty in the other. There was also a woman lying on his bed. On the thigh...
As punishment, McNeill did not include Sonny Dean in the squad for his third game in charge of Tyne.
But Dean seemed not to care at all. His daily performance showed no signs of improving, and he still looked careless in training.
Until now...
In fact, Wang Lie ran the ball very beautifully just now, and there was nothing wrong with it. As long as Dean sent the football diagonally over at the first time, it would be a wonderful anti-offside single-handed ball.
With Wang Lie's shooting skills, that kind of single-handed ball is not difficult for him.
But having said that, although this attack failed, McNeil still saw positive things.
Wang Lie's explosive power has dropped significantly, but his sense of smell is still keen within the opponent's thirty-meter area, and his route selection is impeccable.
If you want him to play, then you have to create such opportunities for him, instead of letting him frequently retreat to get the ball, wasting energy, and not allowing him to directly compete with his opponents for speed.
He took out his mobile phone, turned on the recorder, and recorded everything he observed and thought. After the training, he would sort it out into a systematic written report.
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“Dean, come forward, Dean!”
“Dean! Go up and catch it!”
“Get the ball Pass it over, Dean!”
"Catch the ball, Dean!"
"Run! Dean, run!"
"Stop it! Dean! Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"
"That ball just now can be shot directly, Dean!"
"Don't be distracted! Dean!"
"Get back on defense, Dean! Go help!"
...these roars did not come from the team's head coach McNeil or assistant coach Cesar Varro, they were all shouted by Wang Lie of.
After that attack failed, Wang Lie suddenly transformed into a coach on the field and had sex with Sonny Dean.
Of course, if Dean does a good job, he will also praise without hesitation: "Well done, Dean!"
"Good shot, Dean! Good shot!"
Sonny Dean couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to Wang Lie: "Can you shut up?!"
Wang Lie pointed to his mouth: "The mouth is on me. I can shout when I want to. Who else stipulates that shouting is not allowed during training?"
"You..." Dean was furious. , because he found that he couldn't take advantage of this old scoundrel.
He can't really pounce on Wang Lie and fight, can he?
When he faced Vitini, he only verbally provoked her, but never actually fought...
He is not good at fighting either.
To be honest, when Dean told Wang Lie to shut up, the other players' nerves were really tense, fearing that they would have sex on the training ground - mainly because they were worried that Wang Lie wouldn't be able to bear it - everyone Always be ready to break up the fight and pull the two people apart.
Fortunately, Dean was not so impulsive and Wang Lie was just talking. Everyone was relieved.
Seeing Wang Lie constantly naming Dean on the court, Varro turned to McNeil and smiled: "Regardless of Wang's performance in the game, at least he is really useful in the locker room. This is the first time I’ve seen Dean look so deflated.”
McNeil said to him: "Now you know why Wang is not lovable? Because what he does and what he says is right, but it makes people uncomfortable."
Varo repeated Nodding: "I understand. All things need the sun to grow, but the sun is too strong, and everyone will complain... Speaking of which, with Wang's current performance, I don't think he can play. I don't even talk about him and the team. After getting used to it, even his own state has not yet adjusted.”
“He will definitely not be able to keep up with the game on the weekend. We will see what happens in next week’s game.”
The two were saying. Then, Sonny Dean got the ball on the court and cut in from the wing to the center.
Facing Matje Katic who was rushing forward, he should have distributed the ball to Wang Lie who was inserted behind Katic. However, he chose to continue dribbling the ball laterally and got caught between Katic and the back. The defensive midfielder Van Ginkel was double-teamed.
Although he worked very hard to move around in the circle surrounded by two people, he did not really lose the ball, but the chance of a fatal hit was probably gone.
In the end, he was knocked down from behind by Katic, and the coach who was the guest referee gave the substitute team a frontcourt free kick.
Wang Lie ran up and picked the football into his hand with his toes, then stretched out his other hand to Dean, trying to pull him up.
But Dean didn't appreciate it and climbed up from the ground, turning a blind eye to Wang Lie's outstretched hand.
Wang Lie didn't care, but said: "You brought too much just now. In fact, you passed the ball to me, and then you changed to cut inside, and I could pass the ball back to you. , it’s a pity that we can fight against each other and cooperate...”
Dean snorted: "I gave it to you, maybe you can shoot it yourself!"
"It's no problem even if I shoot it myself. But the greater possibility is that Guendouzi will come up to guard me. I don't believe it." Ask him... Hey, Gunduz! "
Wang Lie really called Hugo Gunduz.
Gundouzi looked over confused and saw Wang Lie pointing to where he was just now and asking him: "If I catch the ball there, will you guard me?"
< br>"We must defend it!" Guendouzi's answer was almost blurted out, "How could I let you take the ball directly in the middle and face the goal?"
Wang Lie looked back at Dean: "Look. Then you can get into the space behind Gunduz, and I will pass the ball to you diagonally...single-handedly!"
Wang Lie clapped his hands.
Then he added: "But when you are double-teamed by two people, you can still score a free kick without losing the ball, which is also very good. A free kick in this position is a good scorer. Opportunity."
After saying that, he stood still at the penalty kick position with the football in his arms, looking like he was doing his part.
Sonny Dean couldn't help but complain behind him: "Hey, what are you pretending to be..."
Wang Lie heard it but ignored him.
When the wall was set up, he placed the football on the ground and backed away.
Blow the whistle, run up, kick off!
The football flew over the head of the jumping wall, turned an arc, and got into the goal!
Goalkeeper Elliot Gotts stood in the air, straightened his arm, but failed to touch the ball!
"Oh beautiful!"
"Wow! Good shot!"
Cheers and applause erupted both on and off the training ground.
This is indeed a very high quality direct free kick.
Even the main team had people cheering, such as Wang Lie’s little fanboy Vitini.
He did not line up a human wall at that time, but stayed in front to prepare for a counterattack.
From his perspective, the trajectory of the ball was even more obvious, falling quickly after crossing the wall high - it was not the kind of elevator ball that goes straight up and down, but with a slight arc. Elevator ball.
If this was put into an official league, he might even win the best goal of the round.
Now it’s just a goal in a training match.
So Vitini was both happy and sorry for Wang Lie. He really felt that if this ball could appear in an official game, it would definitely smash the faces of those idiots who ridiculed the king.
"The good news is that Wang's free kick ability is still there and has not been lost with the decline of physical function!" Varro was very happy on the sidelines.
Wang Lie has scored a total of 69 free kicks so far in his career, making him the player with the most free kicks among active players. He is well-deserved for the title of "Free Kick Master".
Wang Lie on the field did not celebrate amid the cheers of everyone, but turned back to look at Dean and asked him: "What did you just say, Dean?"
Dean I was speechless. I didn't expect that this old scoundrel would pretend to be...
He turned and left.
Wang Lie shouted behind him: "You have a share of the credit for this goal, Dean! Thank you for the free kick opportunity you created, Dean!"
Hearing this, Dean changed from walking to running and accelerated to escape. .
I don’t know why, when Wang Lie just came to the locker room, he dared to take the initiative to provoke him, but now he is a little scared deep down...
I can’t afford to offend him. Still can’t afford to hide?
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The training match ended, and the main team was still better, defeating the substitute team 4:2. If nothing else, there won’t be much change in Tyne’s league starting lineup for Saturday’s away game against Sedham.
Although Wang Lie scored a beautiful direct free kick, his overall performance was still far from McNeil's playing requirements, and he must continue to work hard.
After the training, the players returned to the locker room one after another.
As expected, Wang Lie stayed on the training ground to train himself more as usual.
Vitini kept his promise and stayed to practice with Wang Lie.
Training with two people can accomplish more than training alone.
After the extra practice was over, the two helped each other stretch and relax. After doing this, they packed up and prepared to go back to the locker room.
"Wang, actually you don't have to worry about Dean. Everyone knows that he has given up on himself. It's not worth wasting your time on him. He might have scolded you in the locker room just now! "Vitini kindly reminded Wang Lie when he talked about what happened in training.
Wang Lie seemed very calm, not as unreasonable as the legend said:
"It's okay, he scolded him, I won't lose a hair. There are many people who hate me. I won’t be afraid of one more person.”
Vitini admired Wang Lie's mentality extremely: "As expected of a king, I am not good at it. I am always easily angered by others..."
Wang Lie was delighted: "So you know it yourself?"
Since Vitini landed in the Premier League, there have been many controversies accompanying him.
The appearance that was ridiculed, the flashy skills, and the temper that always got into arguments on the court.
At first, everyone thought he was quite pitiful because he was always racially profiled, but then they thought about it: Why do you always have arguments? Are there any flaws in your own character?
Vitini's character does have a flaw, that is, he is very concerned about other people's opinions, so he is easily angered.
In today's games, Vitini is particularly vulnerable to being targeted by his opponents. They use various small actions to interfere with him, and then use words to anger him, which can cause him to perform abnormally in the game.
Sometimes he would even get a card for arguing with the referee.
Not once or twice.
Vitini, who was ridiculed by Wang Lie, was even more ashamed: "Of course I know, but I just can't control it. I can't control it when I get on the court... Maybe I'm really too young. I want more." It takes some experience to be like you..."
Wang Lie interrupted his self-blame and praise of himself: "What am I like? Do you think I am indifferent to honor and disgrace? Have you forgotten how the media criticized me some time ago? 'I am easily impulsive.'" < br>
Vitini: "Huh?"
"Of course it is right to stay rational, but there is nothing wrong with being angry, Vitini. Athletes must have a temper and a competitive spirit. Others If he spits at you, you can't put the other half of your face in front of him and let him continue to spit. Then why do you play? Just give up on the field. Besides, in a fierce game, the adrenaline is soaring, are you really sure you can hold it back? "
Vitini shook his head repeatedly: "I can't help it, I just can't help it..."
"So, if you forcefully hold back your emotions, something will go wrong with you. It's that you don't use this emotion correctly. If they irritate you, then you slap them in the face with passes, assists and goals. Why should you argue with them?
"They like to irritate you, so you should use their provocation as motivation, store up your anger, and then release it at the critical moment. BOOM! Like a bomb."
Wang Lie clenched his hands into fists and opened them again Open and made an explosion gesture.
“Treat anger as a source of strength, not a burden. Don’t argue with your opponents, and don’t argue with the referee about who is right and who is wrong. It’s meaningless. After you score or assist, after you win Finally, as a winner, you can fight back however you want. If they don't accept it, you can tell them: 'Hold it up?'"
Vitini looked at it blankly. The beaming Wang Lie said: "Huh?"
(End of this chapter)