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Chapter 442 Free Kick

The results of the Champions Cup grouping came out, and Hoffenheim fans were a little disappointed that this time Hoffenheim encountered an absolute death group. In this group, the first team was Real Madrid, the third team was Ajax, and the fourth team was slightly worse. It was also Dynamo Kiev from Ukraine. It is definitely not a pleasant choice to play in the ice and snowy Kiev in the last round of the group.

Regrets are regrets, the hearts of Hoffenheim fans are up again. Didn't Hoffenheim qualify from the group after the unfavorable situation in the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage last season?It also broke Newcastle's home unbeaten record. No matter how strong the three opponents are this time, they are no better than last year's Newcastle, Lyon and Alkmaar, right?

After getting the results of the Champions League grouping, the Hoffenheim players did not feel discouraged. Their success in the Champions Cup last season made them no longer rookies in the Champions Cup. In the past two seasons, they have also played against other strong teams in the three major leagues, and they have not fallen too much. This has increased their self-confidence.

Benfica in Portuguese Super League, Fiorentina in Serie A, Barcelona in La Liga, Newcastle in Premier League, Alkmaar in Eredivisie, Lyon in Ligue [-]... In the past two seasons, Hoffenheim has encountered so many teams from other European leagues and experienced different styles of league levels.

This can be seen on the training ground at Hoffenheim.

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After a day of training, the players came down from the training field with their tired bodies, took a shower, and went to the team doctor for a massage. After the exhaustion of the day was gone, the impatient players began to invite friends to go out to have some fun together at night.

Long Bisheng got up from the massage table, nodded to Lu Xiaoshan, and then went out. Behind him was a group of players waiting for the massage. Every day Lu Xiaoshan got off work late, but it happened that Long Bisheng had to practice for a while every day. He was about to leave when Lu Xiaoshan finished his work.

After Long Bisheng came to the training ground, he met Li Jie and Kolarov. Since Long Bisheng transferred to Hoffenheim, Li Jie became a part of the extra training. People who have a deep contact with Long Bisheng will always become more diligent, and Kolarov is an exception.

"I am a Serbian. In my home country, if a player wants to live a good life, he has to make himself stronger and earn enough income after moving abroad." Kolarov explained to Li Jie and Long Bisheng once.

Serbia is also one of the most important parts of the former Yugoslav Republic. In the 90s, Yugoslav football was prominent in Europe. However, with the disintegration of the country, Serbian football is no longer the glory period of the "Three Musketeers" era, but they still have countless players who are active in European leagues.

In Serbia, where the living conditions are harsh, players have to work harder if they want to stand out. It is precisely because of this that although Yugoslav players do not have many superstars, many players have become the first choice of other European clubs. Because they are much more professional and cherish their opportunities to play football.

Kolarov practiced a lot, but most of the time he practiced free kicks. Mikhainovic is his idol, and he happens to be a left-footed player. His free kicks also have some shadows of Mikhainovic back then. They are fast, tricky, and basically ignore the wall.

Long Bisheng came to the sidelines of the training field, greeted Kolarov, and started a physical confrontation with Li Jie. After Li Jie was exhausted, Long Bisheng began to do turn-back running and other actions that can enhance the running speed.

Long Bisheng didn’t need to think too much about these basic trainings. He still had time to watch Kolarov’s free kick training while he was doing it. The excellent footwork of the Serbian players opened his eyes. Kolarov can always shoot free kicks that seem to have a small arc but can go around the wall.

After Kolarov took the last free kick, he wiped off his sweat, and when he turned around, he saw Long Bisheng looking at him, so he smiled and said to Long Bisheng, "Long, do you want to take a free kick?"

"Me?" Long Bisheng pointed to his nose, then shook his head, and said with a smile: "I can't do it. I have never shot a free kick since I received football training. I can do a strong volley, but I don't have the talent to play a curve ball."

Kolarov came over and was taken aback when he heard the words: "Have you never practiced free kicks? Then you have to try... The side that any player may not have shown. Your long shots are very powerful. This is the prerequisite for being able to take free kicks. Free kicks are not fast, no matter how tricky the angle is, they can only be easily blocked by the goalkeeper."

He dragged Long Bisheng to the front of the penalty area: "Sweden Ibrahimovic used to not take free kicks, but he has a strong long-range shot, and now he is still one of Barcelona's free kick shooters. Sometimes it is very threatening to hit the goal directly."

Long Bisheng stood in front of the ball. In fact, he was also very interested, especially when Kolarov mentioned Ibrahimovic. In addition, the three center forwards he studied - Shearer, Adriano and Batistuta also had a lot of free kicks in the shooting collection. Dead ends are enough.

With the first kick, the ball hit the wooden human wall hard, shaking the human wall for a while.

In the second kick, the ball was higher than the wall, but it was also higher than the crossbar—the force on the ball did not decrease at all after it was higher than the wall, and it flew straight up, and then...flyed directly over the fence outside the training ground. I don't know if it will hit a passerby.

With the third kick, the ball hit the head of the wooden human wall hard. After a second, there was a toothache creaking sound from the neck of the wooden human wall, and then the wooden head slowly fell backwards. A good human wall was missing a piece in the middle...

Long Bisheng looked at Li Jie and Kolarov embarrassingly. Kolarov swallowed after a while, and said with difficulty: "I found out that we have found a secret weapon... If in the next game, Long gives such a blow to some guy who puts people on the wall, I guess no one will dare to stop us in front of us when we take free kicks in the future."

Li Jie walked over shaking his head, and patted Long Bisheng on the shoulder: "Aaron, you have the potential to become a murder weapon on the court...Kicking someone with the ball is not considered a foul. If you kick a few players in each game, the opponent doesn't have to kick."

Li Jie and Kolarov were just telling a joke. In fact, although Long Bisheng's footwork is excellent, it is not so good. This human wall layout board has been used for a while, and the head of the human wall is the most hit part. It's just that Long Bisheng caught up and added the last straw to the camel.

"In fact, our tall players have a great advantage in taking free kicks." After the joke, Kolarov still explained to Long Bisheng seriously: "Because we can see the goal more clearly than short players, unlike short players who largely rely on their own perception of the goal when taking free kicks, so free kicks are easily blocked by the wall. "

Kolarov was explaining, and Li Jie ran to get the substitute goalkeeper Graal, ready to practice Long Bisheng's powerful free kick.

Li Jie and Kolarov stood in front of the goal, one left and one right, Li Jie pushed the ball, Kolarov stepped on the ball, and then Long Bisheng stepped in and blasted the goal vigorously!
This kind of free kick was very common in the previous Bundesliga, and a large number of heavy gunners have been trained from it. Football skills are not behind, and easy-to-use skills are good skills.

The ball drew a white light and flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal. Graal, who was standing there, made a judgment, but he underestimated the power of Long Bisheng's shot. The ball hit his hand and bounced upwards, flying into the upper corner of the goal!

"Yeah!" Long Bisheng, who scored his first direct free kick, couldn't help but raised his hands. The feeling just now was also very refreshing!
"Come again!" Graal said unconvinced, "I'm not prepared...otherwise I wouldn't be able to enter!"

"Be careful, Jens." Kolarov said with a smile, "Dragon's shot is very powerful, and such a shot is not easy to defend, especially when I am in front of the goal. You can tell just now because you know that Long must win directly to the far corner. What if it is in a game? It may be that the dragon shoots directly, or it may be that I take a free throw. This will interfere with your judgment."

Graal thought for a while, then nodded: "You are right."

"Let's try again." Li Jie kicked the ball over again, Kolarov stepped on the ball again and let go, Long Bisheng came up with a kick!
This time, Graal, who had been prepared for a long time, flew forward and hit the ball-he didn't dare to catch it, because if he wanted to catch the shot at such a speed, he might miss it.

"Aaron, it seems that you still have untapped potential!" Li Jie shouted at Long Bisheng enthusiastically, "Let's continue!"

(End of this chapter)