Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 148 Countdown to the Decisive Battle

The first day of training is mainly to test the physical fitness indicators of the players. Next, physical reserves will be made according to the physical condition of the players to lay a good foundation for the new season.

At the end of the training, Situ Yunbing called De Gea to the front.

De Gea looks very calm. The 18-year-old young goalkeeper has no difficulty integrating into Monaco, mainly because Monaco has many young players and the dressing room is not complicated.

Situ Yunbing asked him calmly: "How do you feel?"

There is a translator next to him to help him translate.

De Gea smiled like a new student, happy with his new surroundings.

"Very well, everyone here is very friendly, and I haven't encountered any difficulties for the time being."

Situ Yunbing shook his head after hearing the translator's words.

His face became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "I'm sorry to break your good mood and fantasy, everyone here seems to be very friendly, including the fans who will cheer for us outside, but I think you are too relaxed , you haven't fully realized what's coming.

You will be the No. [-] goalkeeper of Monaco. If you do not perform well in the first game, whether it is the media or the fans, they will use your youth as an excuse to wait and see your next performance. After all, you are indeed the most outstanding young generation in Spain. goalkeeper.

But if you don’t perform well in the second game, people will be more cautious about your future in Monaco. At best, they will say that you integrate into the team and that it will take time to adapt to French football and so on.

But if you still can't show a convincing performance for the third consecutive game, sorry, the media will immediately launch a storm of attacks on you. Of course, these attacks will all be directed at me, accusing me of putting you under pressure In such a big position, why not train you step by step?

Those people in the team that you think are friendly will also come to me in private, hoping that I will reactivate Rufael. Everyone is not targeting you, but I don’t want the team’s efforts to be ruined by you. What can I do?I am the coach, I gave you a chance, but you didn't grasp it, how else can I give you a chance?

The goalkeeper's chances are often much less than players in other positions, and the probability of appearing is also very low!
You can do it, you have secured this position, unshakable, you can't do it once, do you want to do it again?Sorry, no one else will give it to you.

If there is no major turmoil in Monaco, we will have a decisive battle in the final stage of the second half of the season, but De Gea, your decisive battle has now entered the countdown stage!
The French Super Cup, the first three rounds of the league, this is your decisive battle. If you stand firm as the goalkeeper, you will be Monaco's No. [-] goalkeeper. If you fail to stand firm, your chances will disappear in a short time.

Can you understand? "

De Gea put away his smile after listening to the translator's detailed report, and he nodded seriously after a while.

Probably to digest the content of Situ Yunbing's speech.

Situ Yunbing then said to him: "What you need to improve in the short term is the saving of long-range shots. This is your current shortcoming in ability."

In fact, the role of the goalkeeper is often made famous by teenagers, like Buffon in the past, Casillas, Neuer now, Donnarumma in the future, Courtois, Lion King Ter Stegen, Including De Gea, they all became famous at a young age. They secured their main position at a young age and became one of the best goalkeepers in Europe who dare not say that they are ranked top, but they are also counted with one pair of hands.

Because a really good goalkeeper doesn't seem to be trained, and natural acuity and predictive position selection are all qualities that are quickly revealed in talent.

But it doesn't mean that they are impeccable. Players in any position need experience and have their own shortcomings.

De Gea's shortcoming is obvious, that is, his lack of ability to save long shots.

This point has always been criticized by the media even after he transferred to Manchester United in the original history.

Therefore, Situ Yunbing is now strengthening De Gea's ability to save long-range shots, and the sooner he can make up for his shortcomings, the better.

Maybe De Gea doesn't feel or realize that he has such a short board now, and the coach has no way of judging, because the saves in training are very different from the situations encountered in real games!

There are too many uncontrollable factors, complicated and accidental factors in the game.

Since Situ Yunbing personally requested it, De Gea certainly had no objection.

Situ Yunbing called Suarez, Falcao, Nimani, Perez, Matic, and Gareth Bell, and then said to them: "I need you to strengthen long-range shooting training, who would like extra More practice?"

Gareth Bell was the first to raise his hand to express his willingness to practice more!
Other players followed suit.

Situ Yunbing nodded and said, "Okay, don't leave after the training is over, come with me."

Before the end of the training, Situ Yunbing did not speak, but simply informed everyone that the training was over.

Then he took Gareth Bell and the others towards the youth team.

Although Moro, Benatia, Vertonghen, Mendy and other players were not called by name, they also enthusiastically participated in the extra training arranged by the head coach.

Monaco had a reserve team last season, but it is completely gone this season.

Originally, if the reserve team has enough people, they will sign up for the reserve team league. If the number is not enough, they will not sign up. In the past, Monaco's first team lineup was crowded. If there were more than 30 players, half or more of them would not be able to enter the squad. Those players who can't make the big list go to the reserve league to maintain their status.

This season, Monaco's reserve team is understaffed, so players who can't make it to the first team can play in the youth team league as overage players. Although the quality is not as good as the reserve team, at least it is worse than no games to play.

The field of the reserve team was used by the youth team. Situ Yunbing brought a large number of players here and shocked the players and coaches of the youth team. He didn't know what the first team was going to do.

Situ Yunbing requisitioned the field that originally belonged to the reserve team, and then asked De Gea to guard the goal.

Other players practicing long-range shots are distributed in a fan shape in various directions and positions on the left, middle, and right sides of the penalty area about 25 yards from the goal. At a time, six players stand in their respective positions and set up footballs to run up and shoot long-range shots. Some of them are farther away.

Situ Yunbing told them that he negotiated the order of shots during the free throw practice and did not tell De Gea, and then they only had to wait for De Gea to complete the save and prepare for a new round before they could immediately start the next round of long-range shooting training.

For De Gea, there are so many players in front of him who want to shoot, but he doesn't know who will shoot. This will also exercise his reaction ability, and different players have different shooting styles. The football flying from the direction further strengthened the difficulty for him to save.

After the players started normal extra training, Situ Yunbing left. Since it was extra training, it was entirely up to the players' self-consciousness, and there was no need to monitor it. In the end, it was all for their own benefit, not Situ Yunbing's personal gain.

Before leaving, Situ Yunbing chatted with the head coach of the youth team and asked him to sprinkle water around the restricted area of ​​the field tomorrow, so that the small restricted area in front of the goal will become slippery within 20 yards from the goal. Come on, in this way, if someone shoots a low-level ball from a long shot, the football will change speed after rubbing on the slippery turf, further increasing the difficulty of the goalkeeper's save!

When Situ Yunbing left, the scene behind him was quite spectacular, just like De Gea was besieged by the generals of Monaco. In almost 20 seconds, there would be a shot, or a strong shot, or a clever shot. De Gea was too busy to resist the block!
In the next few days, Situ Yunbing kept talking to the new players. He worked in the same way as before. He would review the video of the players' games in the past season, and then sum up the advantages or disadvantages of the players in the game. , and then came to the players with a thick stack of printed documents, and while talking, superimposed his notes on the screenshots of the game video to remind the players where they should improve in the future.

Suarez, who was somewhat wild in his bones, was shocked by Situ Yunbing's diligent and pragmatic work attitude!

You must know that this is a lot of work, but Situ Yunbing can still find out the mistakes that players frequently make in the game like a needle in a haystack, and cite them through screenshots of the game, so that the players do not have any luck.

If some players came to Monaco because they valued that Monaco could play in the Champions League in the new season, and Situ Yunbing also promised enough playing time to make them come here, then after a short time together, they were completely attracted by Situ Yunbing Impressed by his professionalism!

Although it seemed that Situ Yunbing used a stupid method, it was enough to show his spiritual charm.

The players are completely convinced by him, and they all understand that Monaco's success and Situ Yunbing's success are not due to luck.

Monaco's preparations for the new season are proceeding in an orderly manner, and the players are gearing up for the arrival of the new season.

At the end of July, Monaco played three friendly matches, the result is not important, three sets of different lineups in three games, all the first-team players have playing time, Suarez and Falcao are the best players, their own technical ability foundation Where is it placed.

The French media were only surprised to find that in the three warm-up matches, when Morrow had time to play, he played as a left back!
And the unlucky guy Gareth Bell bought from England was in front of Morrow.

Gareth Bale's performance was a little flat. As a left winger, he relieved most of the defensive tasks and devoted more energy to the side attack. He was more than brave but not delicate enough. He always stood out from the side and he was alone. When someone left the team, his teammates couldn't figure out what he was going to do. After he broke through, he didn't pass the pass, and when he wanted to pass, there was no one to respond.

There are not only factors of his personal experience and ability, but also problems of cooperation and tacit understanding.

Situ Yunbing is not in a hurry. Monaco has undergone a round of reshuffle this summer, and now it needs to seize the time to adjust and improve. In terms of overall strength changes, it is definitely not as strong as when it won the championship last season, because the team needs to adjust and play. The impact of dual changes in personnel and personnel cannot be ignored.

(End of this chapter)