ball at foot

It was stuffed in the drawer by Zhao Yaning, and he never took it out again.He doesn't like listening to music, no matter whose song it is.He didn't mention this matter to others. When he woke up, he put this matter behind him and devoted himself to training.

With the arrival of July, the team has also begun to prepare for the new season's physical reserves.France's competition system is quite different from other countries, because there are two cups to be played, the French Cup and the French League Cup. In addition, the winter break is the longest three-week period of the five major leagues. Therefore, the French league is also the first to start. of.Ligue [-] will generally start in early August, and the French Second Division will be held as early as the end of July.

But before the start of the real league, Ajaccio also prepared a friendly match for the team.

"We played a friendly match against Lyon this year." Kubis was a little excited when he mentioned the name. "This is a strong team. Learn from it."

Zhao Yaning has heard of the Lyon team.Lyon is the third largest city in France, but the team is not outstanding.Although their boss, Aulas, has invested heavily since he bought the Lyon team in 1987, the results have not come out.Although their strength is good, they have been performing well in the European arena, and even defeated the Bundesliga overlord Bayern Munich, but in the league, they are still fighting for the team's first league championship. [

Because they only got No.2 results in the previous year's league, Lyon's head coach Lacombe resigned and became the team's special consultant.And Lyon's technical director Santini served as the head coach, but in the Ligue [-], they only won the second place in the league.Although they had better luck last season and won the French League Cup, this tasteless trophy is nothing remarkable at all. Although it consolidated Santini's coaching position, it could not satisfy Lyon.

And this summer, after they went through large-scale signings, it is said that their strength has greatly increased.Carrière was the core figure of the Ligue [-] champions last season, and the joining of the Brazilian Junio ​​Jr. is also big news. Lyon's lineup can be said to be much thicker.

But it seems that Lyon still doesn't have the confidence and confidence that a championship team should have. Otherwise, they would not find a second-tier team like Ajaccio to play in the warm-up match.

It was not until the day before facing Lyon that the head coach began to explain the new tactics to them.

"Our strategy is simple, stand on the defensive line and then think about attacking."

Wouldn't it be over if you just said defensive counterattack?Zhao Yaning slandered.

Most teams in the French second division are mainly attacking.One of the characteristics of French football is the young age of the team, and most of the young and low-level teams do not have the capital to play defensive football.

However, Ajaccio has vigorously defended football since Kubis took office.He is not as lucky as Bastia next door, and he can find a talented player like Michael Essien from Ghana to support the team, but he has the task of leading the team to upgrade and enter Ligue [-]. Therefore, his The method is to rather shrink back and play an ugly defensive counterattack than give the opponent an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"Joey, you and Gregory play two wingers."

Kubis arranged the tasks for the game.

"I'll be the starter?" Zhao Yaning was a little surprised, "I thought I was on the bench."

"You are 17 years old. Joey, you have to understand that we are not a big team. We don't have enough depth. Everyone has to come in handy. That's our purpose. We got you here. Let you play the main force, start from the bench and develop slowly? We don’t have that time.”

Kubis answered him, and then showed him the clear line on the tactical board, "Your mission. When attacking, drive in from the wing. Eric will be responsible for clearing the ball, no matter which one is given to you." One, speed up and run forward. Your speed is very fast, this is your advantage, make good use of it, and a quick surprise attack will bring a lot of trouble to the opponent."

"And in the process of advancing, if someone stops you, don't get too entangled. If you can change direction to accelerate or pass the ball, you can use the fastest way to pass the opponent. Other ways of passing people, pull the ball to pass people, Picking the ball, or other technical work, which may cause mistakes or slow speed, don't think about it! If the opponent is troublesome, just pass the ball to the other sideline for me, so, your other one The task is also very clear: when the teammate on the other side speeds up, you also have to follow up quickly and be ready to receive the opponent's pass at any time."

"But, head, our long balls are not very good. Will there be a problem if we pass to the other wing?"

Gregory Lacombe asks his own question.

"At least it has a higher success rate than you playing tricks. I don't want you to become masters of long balls like Beckham or Roten. I just want you to kick the ball farther away so that you don't get hit back. There is no need to pass very accurately, the long pass in the counterattack process, the error within five meters is acceptable."

But I'm afraid we can't control it within meters.Zhao Yaning said something in his heart, but he didn’t dare to say it.

"When you go forward, Rodriguez in the center will keep up. When you get near the penalty area, the player with the ball moves closer to the ribs of the penalty area, and the ball holder passes to Rodriguez from the bottom - remember, you can't Hesitate, don't think about cutting inside, have to pass."[

Kubis was very strict, and the two wingers nodded repeatedly to show that they remembered this, and he nodded to express his satisfaction.

These two explosive and fast wingers are a necessary condition for him to use defensive counterattack tactics.On the football field, the way to quickly pass the opponent's midfield is either a long pass or a fast horse, and other methods are relatively slow.There are not such good long pass players in the second division, so the only speed players he can consider are speed players.

There are so many African immigrants in France that it's not hard to find a fast one or two.

But another problem is the technical characteristics.The technical characteristics of the French players are very different. Their passing skills are very good, but their shooting skills are all average.For the guidance of ankle movements, the French are at the forefront of the world, but they really can't shoot.Kubis didn't dare to bet that his two players were other kind of good seedlings who could practice shooting skills.

Rodriguez's technical characteristics are closer to another French legendary star Papin. He has no speed or extraordinary skills, but his shooting skills are good.Therefore, his request was to give the ball to Rodriguez and let Rodriguez take care of the shooting.

As for the winger cutting inside and hitting the goal, it must be resolutely put an end to it.For a team that defends and counterattacks, there are not many good opportunities. If a few kicks are made in a game, the head coach can commit suicide.

"You are the only ones on the team who are not involved in defense, so the attacking task will be heavier than others. Remember, I will not give you too many people to help, because other people will be in the backcourt. We Whether you can score goals, win or not, and whether you can get promoted, it all depends on you."

Kubis' words made Zhao Yaning's blood boil, and he nodded in agreement.

Kubis looked at the two and smiled, "Don't be so nervous, it's just a warm-up match, and the opponent is Lyon, so we don't want to win. Our original purpose was to test whether the defensive system on the back line is complete. gone."

For a team, the defense is the most important, which Kubis has always believed.

"Joy, tomorrow you will play on the left, which is the main breakthrough. Lyon's left back is Casapa, the left midfielder is Dorazo, one is a Brazilian international, and the other is a French international. Both are of high level. Gregory It is difficult to succeed. On your side, although Lyon's right back De Flandre is also an international player, but after all, he is only an international player of the Belgian national team, and his level is slightly lower."

In fact, whether it is Casapa or Doraso, they can only be regarded as marginal internationals in the Brazilian and French national teams, but De Flandre's position in the Belgian national team is slightly more stable.However, Brazil and the French team were the champions and runners-up of the last World Cup. When the talents are blowing out, Kazapa has such an outstanding talent like Carlos, while Dorasso will have to compete with Pires and Carrière. , Micoud, Giuly and others compete for the national team. Relatively speaking, there are not many talents in the Belgian national team. Even if it is the main force, it is much worse than the marginal countries of France and Brazil.

But Zhao Yaning heard another question, "Head, may I ask, who is the winger on my side, and will he participate in the return defense?"

This question made Kubis shake his head, "Lyon's right midfielder is Juninho Jr., who just arrived in France this year, and I don't have a lot of information in my hand. All I know is that he is a Brazilian, 26 years old, and can Playing shadow forward, winger, attacking midfielder, and central midfielder, it is said that he is excellent in passing and control, and has free kick skills. He is also a marginal international player, but I don't know exactly how."

Zhao Yaning had never heard of this name either.Although Brazilian geniuses have always been famous, when the name Juninho is mentioned, it always refers to the Juninho in the Premier League. This little Juninho has no impression.

However, he only came to Europe at the age of 26, and he is still in Ligue [-]. The level should not be high, right?

"There are no statistics, or transfer fee information?" Lacombe asked from the side.

Kubis shook his head, "Although Brazil's Sao Paulo state league is the highest level league in Brazil, it is only a state-level league after all, and FIFA statistics do not recognize it. And Brazil's national league is a mess. The cyclical system is not, let alone recognized. There is no data at all. As for the transfer fee... it was signed for free."

This made Zhao Yaning and Lacombe very interested.

And Kubis was willing to tell them about it.

Junior Junio's home team is Vasco da Gama, which is also a strong team in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 98, he also picked up the Copa Libertadores. In the Toyota Cup contest with Real Madrid, 1 -2 loss to Real Madrid.In that game, it was Raul who scored the goal for Real Madrid, and it was Junio ​​Jr. who scored the goal for Da Gama.

But just after that year, the da Gama team was almost relegated.Although there are marginal internationals such as Romario, Jurgenho, and Juninho in the team, if it weren't for another team in the state of Sao Paulo, the Sao Paulo team, who was found to have deducted points for changing the age of the players, they would have been relegated. up. [

Since then, the team has also begun to decline. No sponsors are willing to give them money, and they still owe a lot of money.Last summer, Lyon proposed to buy Juninho, and the Da Gama team had opened their mouths, asking for a high transfer fee, and asked Lyon to repay the money owed by Vasco da Gama to Atletico Madrid. Chairman, Aulas, who lives on a budget, is very dissatisfied, so let's continue the business.

But in winter, da Gama couldn't hold on.The unbearable Romario, Juninho, Yurkinho and others took the team to court successively, the reason turned out to be that Vasco da Gama owed wages.However, Vasco da Gama really couldn't afford the money. Romario's was only 70 US dollars, but Juninho had accumulated arrears all the year round, and the club owed him as much as 540 million US dollars in wages. With so much money, Da Gama couldn't afford it even if he died. If he forced it, the only way out was for the club to go bankrupt.

In the end, the court could only rule that Juninho's contract with the club was terminated, but his salary was nothing.

"As far as da Gama is concerned, Juninho was not allowed to go to the club to train as soon as the contract was terminated. It was winter, and the winter transfer had just ended, and Juninho was still in arrears of wages. It’s too bad that there is no place to train.”

"Lyon took the opportunity to make a move? It's so smart." Zhao Yaning sighed in admiration.

"How could it be so easy? Juninho was training in the football training school run by Rivaldo to maintain his condition, and he also took the life relief that Rivaldo gave him. He didn't transfer until this summer. Leon."

"That Rivaldo from Barcelona?" Zhao Yaning was a little surprised.

"Well. It is said that Rivaldo originally wanted to give him to Barcelona, ​​but Juninho was eager to become the main force so that he could catch up with next year's World Cup, so he didn't want to go to Barcelona to compete for a post, but came to Lyon."

A player who can go to Barcelona, ​​has been teammates with Romario, broke the gate of Real Madrid in the Club World Cup, and is a friend of Rivaldo. He is qualified to compete for the Brazil team in the 2002 World Cup. Zhao Yaning roughly understands what level this is players.

"Is he worse than Doraso?" The only thing Zhao Yaning couldn't believe was this sentence.

"He's a Brazilian, he's a Brazilian frontcourt, he's been a striker. Have you ever seen a Brazilian frontcourt that's keen on defense?"

This is true.Although Brazil's frontcourt is full of talents, most of them don't like to defend. Juninho should be the same, right?

"What you need to worry about is not him at all, and even De Flandre may not play, maybe their teenager Clerk will play in a friendly match. The main thing you need to worry about is the Cameroon international midfielder Vivian Foo, and another Brazil's national team, defender Edmilson's supplementary defense. The level of these few people is not low, they are the focus."

"They are all national footballers anyway." Zhao Yaning muttered.

"A strong team, which one is not like this. Stars gather, masters gather."

Are all strong teams like this?

Zhao Yaning didn’t say a word.

When will I be able to be a national player?