super storm

Chapter 514 Sending charcoal in the snow

Liverpool beat Manchester United [-]-[-], and Liverpool were elated.

After the game, it was only 04:30:[-] in the afternoon. Benitez immediately announced the disbandment of the team. Everyone can rest early and come back to train tomorrow morning.

Yang Yang had nowhere to go, so he took a nap in his room at the Melwood training base.

In the super training ground, he and Lao Bing replayed the just-concluded game, mainly for some of Yang Yang's mistakes in the game, or some missed opportunities.

"In the first half, if you were more excited, you would have at least two good chances to score." Lao Bing said lightly.

Yang Yang responded with a wry smile. He also wanted to be a little excited, but after all, he is a human, not a robot. How can he be excited if he is excited?

In the second half, he was really excited by the home atmosphere and the infection of his teammates, and finally seized the opportunity, and the team's midfield operation was smooth, which also made him play more comfortably.

"Sissoko's passing still needs to be practiced." Yang Yang said with a wry smile.

In the first half, the Mali midfielder passed him a few kicks, but it was still too far behind Harvey Alonso and Gerrard.

Sometimes there really is no harm without comparison.

The passes of Xavi Alonso and Gerrard are often based on his specific situation at the time, not only giving enough advance, but also trying to pass to his step point, so that he can receive the ball very comfortably.

Especially Xabi Alonso.

Many people think that Yang Yang and Harvey Alonso cooperate tacitly. The reason is that Harvey Alonso's pass is really comfortable, just like Sneijder in Ajax.

The only difference is that Sneijder is better at giving through balls and Xabi Alonso is more deep.

But Sissoko is different, he just passed it in place, never thinking about how you pick it up.

Of course, Yang Yang is not complaining about Sissoko. After all, he is a completely different type of midfielder from Harvey Alonso and Gerrard. There is no way to use the standards of Harvey Alonso and Gerrard to ask him.

It was as if he couldn't ask Xabi Alonso to defend as hard as Sissoko did.

Sissoko is only 22 years old and still has a lot of potential to tap, while Xabi Alonso is 25.

For an attacking player like Yang Yang who can directly threaten the opponent's goal, the quality of the pass sent to him is really critical, which seriously affects his next move.

Therefore, Yang Yang missed several opportunities in the first half and his performance was not active enough, which has something to do with the midfielder.

"I'm still not strong enough!" Yang Yang admitted frankly.

If he is strong enough, he can handle it well no matter what type of teammates he is cooperating with.

Lao Bing obviously agrees with this.

"Then stop talking and keep practicing!"

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After practicing in the super training ground for more than an hour, when he woke up, Melwood was already empty.

Yang Yang didn't dare to practice for too long, otherwise, he would have been sleeping all the time, and the staff of the club might call the police.

After taking a nap, Yang Yang regained his spirit and went to the swimming pool for a while.

After playing a fierce game just now, Yang Yang swims very relaxed, as if he was adjusting his body.

Even though he is still very young, he does not dare to consume his body excessively. He has always strictly followed the plan of Winston Bogard and the team's coaching staff. Even if it is extra training, he attaches great importance to mastering a standard.

When he returned to the training building, he saw someone practicing on the training ground.

Javier Mascherano!

The Argentine has been training very hard since joining the team, and often stays for extra training.

Today, he entered the roster for the game, but he sat on the bench for the whole game. It is probably because of this, so he chose to train himself after the game to maintain his state.

Since Yang Yang himself practiced extra training almost every day, he always had a natural sense of closeness to the players who chose him to train extra. For example, he had a good relationship with the Brazilian left back Aurelio in the team.

In the past, Yang Yang saw Javier Mascherano in extra training, but this Argentine doesn't talk much in the team and he is new to the team. Yang Yang is not familiar with him, and the two extra training areas are also different, so there is little contact.

But today, he walked over.

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There is a row of markers on the training ground, and Mascherano is circling the markers with the ball.

This is one of the more basic training, mainly to maintain the player's speed and agility when dribbling the ball.

However, Yang Yang noticed his movements.

"Javier, it's a bit slow." Yang Yang reminded.

Mascherano had noticed Yang Yang a long time ago, and nodded towards him after listening to him, speeding up, but still slow, which made Yang Yang shake his head.

"It's better to go faster." Yang Yang said again.

Without timing, he knew that Mascherano's entire training action could not meet the requirements.

Mascherano stopped, shook his head, patted his left leg vigorously, and walked towards Yang Yang.

"What's the matter?" Yang Yang glanced at his left leg and asked strangely.

"In September [-], it had a severe fracture and had been raised for more than half a year. Since then..."

Psychological shadow!

Such a noun immediately flashed in Yang Yang's mind.

But anyone who has experienced a serious injury often has a psychological shadow, and many people even have no way to return to the peak state before the injury in their lifetime.

To put it bluntly, players are also human beings, and there will be times when they are vulnerable.

"Did you do the same when you were at West Ham United?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

Speaking of West Ham United, Mascherano's eyes were obviously dimmed.

"There are many reasons. I just analyzed them blindly." The Argentine midfielder said lightly, "The competition in the Premier League is too fierce and too easy to get injured. If I want to say in my heart that I don't have the slightest fear, it must be impossible."

After experiencing serious injuries and newcomers, it is not surprising that Mascherano has such a mind to land in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive league of the Premier League.

"This caused me to dare not make some moves in training and games. Of course, there was also the fact that I did not match the team's technical and tactical style. Alan Pardew told me that he didn't need a midfielder like me at all. Tevez and I were not in his plan."

Mascherano and Carlos Tevez's transfer to West Ham United has caused a lot of noise.

Speaking of which, these two players are also quite sad.

The ownership of players in South America has always been chaotic, and the ownership of some players is held by a third party. This leads to the fact that neither the player nor the club has much initiative and can only be controlled by others.

Both Carlos Tevez and Mascherano are outstanding players among the younger generation in Argentina. They were bought early, but they were sent to Corinthians in Brazil to play football.

Everyone knows that Argentina and Brazil are mortal enemies. Two Argentine players went to play in a club in Brazil, and they were brought in after the acquisition of Corinthians by foreign capital. One can imagine the dire situation.

Mascherano also suffered a serious fracture after joining Corinthians and was injured for more than half a year.

Maybe it was because they couldn't stay in Corinthians, or maybe they wanted to gild them in the Premier League. The third-party holders behind the two players sent them to West Ham United on the last day of the transfer market closure in the summer of [-].

It is actually not wrong to say that it is a gift, because their ownership is still very complicated. West Ham United does not hold their ownership, and they are only on loan from Corinthians in name.

This kind of intricate ownership relationship caused Mascherano and Carlos Tevez to suffer huge controversy after joining West Ham United. Coupled with the dissatisfaction with the environment, they were criticized.

Alan Pardew made it clear that he didn't like the two players forced by the management, and they were even excluded from the squad most of the time. This is why the Red Army filed a complaint with FIFA when Mascherano moved to Liverpool.

Yang Yang had always thought that Javier Mascherano was so strong that there was no reason why he couldn't play at West Ham United, but now it seems that, apart from the controversy and dissatisfaction with the transfer method, it may have something to do with his psychological shadow.

The style of play of the Hammers has always been very simple, direct and rude. Naturally, Alan Pardew would not like a late midfielder with shadows in his heart.

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For things like psychological shadows, Yang Yang is helpless, he can only rely on a psychiatrist and time to heal them up slowly.

Judging from his observations, Mascherano himself is aware of this problem and is trying to get out of this predicament.

Benitez should also know this, so he didn't dare to let him play in a few key games, such as against Barcelona before, or against Manchester United today.

But Mascherano is simmering to prove himself, because he needs to get rid of all the past.

If Liverpool can't buy him out, then he is bound to fall back into the quagmire of the past.

"Psychologically, I still need to overcome it myself. Physically, I can recommend someone to you." Yang Yang laughed.

"Who?"

"Winston Bogarde, Dutchman, fitness coach, worked at Ajax before, and worked in our club in the first half. Under his training, Aurelio has adjusted his physical condition very well. Gerrard, Daniel Agger and others have also trained with him, and the response is very good."

Some people even said before that the reason why Liverpool had the fewest injuries during the winter break was related to Winston Bogarde's training, which caused Benitez to want to keep him, but Winston Bogarde was more willing to go back and run his own gym.

"I've heard of him, Francesco mentioned it to me, but he doesn't seem to be working at the club anymore."

Francisco de Michele, the club's new fitness coach, admired Winston Bogarde's abilities.

"Let me tell him for you, you can contact him later, or let him go to Liverpool himself." Yang Yang said.

Given his acquaintance with Winston Bogard, it was a trifle.

After Mascherano heard it, he was full of joy and couldn't stop thanking him.

For him, this is definitely a timely help.

(End of this chapter)