six finger demon

Chapter 106 An Nuowan's Encouragement
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On one side of the court, Makara was behind Sullivan, throwing the ball in front of him.

The training between goalkeepers is generally independent of other players. After Cudicini's groin injury, Sullivan gradually secured the position of the Blues' No. 2 goalkeeper.

However, due to Abramovich's introduction of the Czech teenager Petr Cech, the 34-year-old Sullivan has already begun to think about it.If nothing else, he will bid farewell to the Blues this summer.

"What do you think of Sullivan?" In the stands, An Nuowan sat beside Tang Wu, watching the green Stamford Bridge with him.

Tang Wu sat in the seat where the Blue Army family members and Zhou Haohao sat every time, watching Sullivan hit the balls thrown by Makara out of the goal frame one by one, "The technique is very solid, much better than mine!"

Sullivan was 14 years older than Tang Wu. In terms of basic skills and experience, he was indeed much higher than Tang Wu.

"Then can you see any shortcomings in him?" Anuowan continued to ask.

"This..." Tang Wu could naturally see that Sullivan's reaction, agility, and saving range were not as good as his own, but he upheld the modesty of the Chinese people and didn't say a word.

An Nuowan glanced at Tang Wu and knew what Tang Wu was thinking.He nodded, he still values ​​Tang Wu's character very much.

"Tang, tell me what are your strengths?"

"Me?" Tang Wu thought for a while, "My saving range is larger than it looks, and, and... Also, my body is more flexible and soft compared to European goalkeepers."

"What else?" Anuowan continued to encourage.

"Anything else. Do corners count? I think I'm pretty confident defending both left and right corners."

"What else?" The kind old goalkeeper smiled.

"What else?" Tang Wu frowned, "Mr. Annuowan, I don't understand what you mean."

An Nuowan patted Tang Wu's shoulder, "Son, you have many advantages!"

After finishing speaking, Anuowan counted with his fingers: "You are young, handsome, approachable, emphasizing love and righteousness, and you can speak multiple languages. Your teammates like you, and you are rich. Look, these are all yours." Advantage!"

"This..." Tang Wu was a little confused.

As if an elder was praising the excellence of the younger generation, Tang Wu blushed a little at this moment.

"Don, you are still young. You have to know how many goalkeepers at your age are still struggling in some low-level small teams. And you have only been in the starting lineup of Chelsea with half a year of hard work. Comparing with them Bi, you are simply too much stronger."

"That's why I have to train harder! Become a goalkeeper like Zoff, Kahn, and Van der Sar as soon as possible!" Tang Wu clenched his fists.

"No, kid, you won't be theirs!" Anuowan laughed.

"What?" Tang Wu didn't expect that An Nuowan would deny himself, he hesitated for a while, "Is it because of my left hand?"

A player with an unbalanced body will gradually develop bad habits that belong only to him on the field.For a goalkeeper, any bad habit can be fatal.

For example, Tang Wu, when he defends, he will unconsciously lean to the left.After the opponent figured this out, the goal on Tang Wu's right would become the gathering place for the striker's artillery.

Now Tang Wu's guarding time is still very short, and his habits are not particularly serious, and everyone can't see it; after a few years or so, it will be difficult for Tang Wu to change even if he wants to.

"My child, why are you always obsessed with this matter?" Anuowan asked, "You are no different from other young people. Why do you always focus on a matter that has become a fact?"

"You only see that you have an extra finger on your left hand, but you don't see how standard your posture is when you save, how high you jump when defending high-altitude balls, how fearless you are when facing single-handedness, how fast you start Accurate judgment of the situation when shooting."

"These are the places where you are better than other goalkeepers, why can't you see them?"

"Then, Mr. Annuowan, since I am so good, why can't I become an excellent goalkeeper like Kahn?" Tang Wu asked puzzled.

"That's exactly the problem." Anuowan asked back, "son, why do you want to be someone else? You are yourself, you can do better than them, why not be yourself?"

"Me? Doing better than them? Surpassing them?" Tang Wu couldn't believe it, so he repeated it.

"That's right! You have the strength!" Anuowan said here, his eyes revealing excitement.

"Don, you know what, I've never seen a goalkeeper like you!"

"It's not just that you have a larger defensive area than other goalkeepers. Your running position, passing and receiving, grasping the situation and precise long passes are not what a traditional goalkeeper can do."

"If the goalkeeper in the past was just one of the 11-man teams to keep the goal, then your behavior has already given Chelsea an extra player!"

"Son, don't you understand?"

"You have been fully integrated into the Chelsea formation, and everyone has been influenced by you. In many cases, the manager and I seem to see a sweeper!"

"What does this represent?" Tang Wu was puzzled.

Tang Wu just wanted to run on the green field, so he chose to guard the goal in this way.Anyway, in Chelsea's usual training, Tang Wu asked himself according to the physical standards of players in other positions.

"No, Don! You don't know, your style of play has gradually affected the team's decision-making and the coach's judgment! I don't think it will be long before there will be more and more goalkeepers like you on the football field! And you will Be the creator of this style of play!"

"Mr. Annuowan, don't say that, I'm not that great!" Seeing that Annuowan's words became more and more outrageous, Tang Wu hurriedly shouted.

"You don't have it now, but if you keep on like this, maybe this style of play will be named after you!"

"Stop joking!" Tang Wu smiled wryly. It was the first time he saw An Nuowan so excited.

"Don, this is not a joke!" Annuvan's expression suddenly became serious, "In the last 10 games, except for goal kicks, you have averaged 9.8 long passes from the backcourt and 8.7 throws from the backcourt per game. frontcourt."

"You ran out of the restricted area to pass and receive the ball a total of 478 times. John, Crowder, and even Frank and others will run to the backcourt and kick you."

"Defensively, you average 4.2 times per game out of the penalty area to steal successfully and eliminate the opponent's offensive threat."

"And your number of saves is no less than that of other goalkeepers, reaching 9.2 effective saves per game."

"The most important thing is that your running distance is almost the same as that of strikers and others, and sometimes you are even longer than their running distance."

"What does this mean? It means that you not only performed the duties of a goalkeeper, but also did a lot of things that a defender does. Maybe you can no longer be called a goalkeeper. Maybe, maybe it is more appropriate to call you a "keeper"!"

"Okay, Mr. Annuowan, don't talk about it. If you say it again, I will be as beautiful as heaven!" Tang Wu also laughed when he heard this strange compound word.

Doorman?Goalkeeper or defender?This new word really made Tang Wu laugh.

I'm a goalkeeper, not a defender at all!
Tang Wu thought stubbornly.

Seeing Tang Wu's smile, An Nuowan suddenly changed the subject, and said softly: "Tang, there are many things in life that have the best of both worlds. If one day you really become the world's first "doorman", I think at that time If you help your national team keep the goal, it will help it even more!"

"Mr. Annuowan, don't you support my return to China?" Tang Wu suddenly understood the purpose of Annuowan's gold bar to talk to him.

"No!" Anuowan shook his head, "On the contrary, I support your choice!"

"Then what do you mean?" Tang Wu was a little puzzled.

"From the club's point of view, of course I hope you stay. The championship competition with Arsenal is imminent, and the knockout round of the Champions League is about to start. No matter which one of these games, it is very important to you and Chelsea."

"But, Don."

"If your country really needs you, you should return to your country to play. A football player should be proud to play for his country. Those great football players who really left their names in history all played for their country in the World Cup A player who has made an outstanding contribution to the team.”

"But." Tang Wu was a little confused, "But this is just the Olympics, not the World Cup!"

"What? Do you look down on the Olympics? As far as I know, the Chinese team has not made it to the Olympics for three consecutive times!"

"No, that's not what I mean, I mean."

An Nuowan interrupted Tang Wu.

"If you don't even pay attention to the Olympics, what qualifications do you have to play in the World Cup?"

(End of this chapter)