six finger demon

Chapter 113 New Offensive Practice
While Arsenal and Chelsea were fighting each other, the Red Devils did not take the opportunity to seize the opportunity.

They were tied 1-1 by Leeds United at home. Manchester United, who only scored one point, could not catch up with the Gunners and Blues who were close at hand.

Especially "Bad Boy" Alan Smith made a fuss at Old Trafford, first kicking Manchester United defender Sylvester off the field, and then overwhelmed Brown, who came off the bench, with a header.

The Red Devils were once again held back by their shattered defense.

In the Champions League in midweek, both Arsenal and Chelsea brought back a victory from the away game, while Manchester United lost 1-2 to Porto.

The "tragic" fate of the Red Devils is not over yet. In the league on February 2, Brown's carelessness cost the leading Manchester United - he underestimated Boamot's explosive power and speed, and watched the opponent easily get away from him. Wiping around, a low shot pierced the goal.

If you look back at the game after Brown's comeback, people will be surprised to find that the "best central defender" made a single mistake and caused Manchester United to only score 3 point in 1 games.

On the other side, Arsenal defeated Charlton 2-1 at home and continued to maintain a slight lead. Chelsea also beat Manchester City 1-0 away.

After the game, Manchester City coach Keegan walked to the press conference and told reporters: "I'd better use Ranieri's words to describe this game: 'You played well, we played badly; you lost, we won. ; it's crazy, but that's football.'”

Manchester City has struggled to win at home since October 10 last year. Even though Sun Sun played well on both offensive and defensive ends, he still failed to help the home team win the game.

As soon as the whistle blew for the end of the game, Sun Taiyang ran to Tang Wu and asked, "Little Tang, what happened to the National Olympics? Didn't they send you an invitation letter?"

"It was posted, but it was posted more than a month ago. They asked me to participate in the Four Nations Tournament." Tang Wu replied.

"And then? Then there is no news?" Sun Taiyang also guessed the follow-up development.

"Yes, I never believed it after the Four Nations Games! Perhaps Coach Shen is very confident in the current National Olympics!"

"Dog P's confidence!" Sun Taiyang spat, "We are about to fight against South Korea. Did he think that this batch of National Olympics was three years ago? Even if it was the Super Platinum generation three years ago, what about the current South Korean team? Didn't you just improve a little bit?"

"Brother Sun, I won't think about it if the Olympic Games don't call me." Tang Wu took off his gloves and took off the guards on his fingers one by one. "Chelsea now has only the Champions League and the Premier League, and depending on the situation, there is a possibility of winning the championship. The club cannot give up such a good opportunity, and neither do I."

"Okay, little Tang, Brother Sun supports your idea." Sun Taiyang patted Tang Wu on the shoulder, and then cursed, "Football Football Association, so much eye shit will be kicked down sooner or later! Nan Yongya is not a good thing , The great trend was ruined by them!"

"Okay, Brother Sun, do your best and obey the destiny! If you play well this season, maybe I can be a teammate with Brother Sun in the Asian Cup!"

"I hope!" Sun Taiyang shook his head, "You also know that the situation in our country is different from that in foreign countries. Whoever has the ability will play football, but our country has something more. Sigh, let's not talk about it, let's talk about it." You don’t understand too much. Xiao Tang, you should train hard, and one day you will become the main force of the national team! At that time, our door depends on you!”

On February 2, the English League Cup final was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Middlesbrough beat Bolton 2-1 for the first time in 128 years.

Tang Wu did not watch the game with the others, but stayed at Stamford Bridge with Lampard for a private training session.

For several games in a row, Chelsea in blue is completely different from the two red-clothed opponents on the competition list.

The Gunners and the Red Devils are sharp in offense and full of loopholes in defense; the Blues are just the opposite, their defense is solid, but their offense is often weak.

A good defense can only bring Chelsea a draw, and only an offense can bring victory to the team.

In the case of Mutu's suspension and Crespo's constant minor injuries, Chelsea's striker in the second half of the league was somewhat unavailable.

La Nieli held many meetings because of this, but this kind of problem cannot be solved by holding meetings.Chelsea need to attack, they need a player who can shoot.

Duff on the wing is a point of attack, but after recovering from injury, Duff's state has been ups and downs.The kid Glenn Johnson also often puts in assists, but he is a bit nervous and can't provoke the Blues' offensive backbone at all.

The coaches met to discuss how to strengthen the offense, and the players were also thinking of ways in private, hoping to break the deadlock in their own way.

"Don, why did you call me down?"

Tang Wu lent the house to Xiaofa these days, and he has been living in the dormitory.When Tang Wu practiced Lampard's feet, the Chelsea midfielder did not hesitate and stayed.

"Frank, what's the effective range of your shot?"

"The effective range of the shot?" Lampard pondered for a while, "It is basically no problem within [-] yards."

"That is to say, you can shoot within thirty yards of the goal."

"In theory." Lampard nodded.

Lampard, who was born in 1978, is only 26 years old now, and he is in his prime.This season, his importance in Chelsea has gradually emerged. Based on his performance, even if the club changes coaches next season, he will be a well-deserved main starter.

"Then why don't you shoot when you're in that range with the ball?"

"Don, you think offense is too simple!" Lampard shook his head, "You are the goalkeeper. Do you think it is difficult to defend a long-range shot from 30 yards or a shot near the penalty mark?"

"Of course I know!" Tang Wu said, "But the current situation is a bit special."

"I asked the coach for the data of our last five games. There are a lot of attacks and a lot of threatening offensive opportunities, but the average shot per game is less than 11 times, which includes about half of the shots. Shot outside the frame."

"Maybe it's because we're attacking so many times that the strikers are always thinking 'if only we could create better chances and score more'."

"But the current situation is that such thinking has seriously interfered with our offensive level. We shoot more quickly and concisely, so that we can score more goals."

As a midfielder, Lampard naturally knows how many threatening kicks he has sent in these few games.

It was either wasted by his teammates or he didn't seize the opportunity, so Tang Wu's words made Lampard fall into deep thinking.

"Frank, your long-range shots are the best in the team, and your position supports you to do so, why don't you try more long-range shots?" Tang Wu continued to ask.

"That's why you kept me here? Let me practice long shots, and you practice goalkeeping by the way?" Lampard guessed.

"No! That's not the case!" Tang Wu denied, "You're right to practice long-range shooting, but I don't practice goalkeeping."

As he spoke, Tang Wu placed the dummy and the obstacles in a good position, then walked to the big restricted area on the other side, and shouted loudly: "I'll pass, and then you shoot as fast as you can!"

"No problem!" Lampard gave an OK gesture.

As Tang Wu's teammate, Lampard is one of the people who knows Tang Wu's long pass technique best.

Tang Wu's long pass is actually not outstanding, and the reason why he is considered accurate on TV is that Tang Wu's long pass is too straight.

That's right!

This is the secret of Tang Wu's long biography.

Beckham, the representative of today's football with accurate long passes and good vision, his full moon scimitar will make all goalkeepers who attack without authorization ask for trouble.

But Tang Wu's long pass is different. He just strictly follows the technique of kicking the ball, and then uses the corresponding force according to the distance and wind direction to kick the ball to a certain point.

So before Tang Wu kicks the ball, he always thinks about where to kick the ball.

Lampard, Duff, Glenn Johnson, Gudjohnsen and others all know the secret of Tang Wu's long pass. They usually run right in front of Tang Wu's ball, and then stop the ball with their chests.

"C!" On the court, Tang Wu roared, kicked the ball suddenly, and kicked the ball to the preset spot.

Lampard hurriedly ran to the "C" area, then turned his back to the goal, raised his right leg, and unloaded Tang Wu's long pass with his arch.

The goalkeeper's big kick is usually a backspin ball, so it is very likely to bounce in the opposite direction for an unexpected distance when the ball lands.

But Lampard had been prepared for a long time. After stopping the ball, he immediately kicked forward, flicked the ball to the side, and then turned around and hit the goal regardless of his posture at this time.

With a "bang", the ball flew towards the empty goal like a rubber cannonball.

When flying to two-thirds of the distance, due to the sudden change of direction of the airflow, it finally got into the lower right corner of the goal.

From Tang Wu's long pass to the shot, Lampard only touched the ball three times including stopping the ball, which is already the limit.

Tang Wu's long pass and Lampard's long shot, a simple two-point connection can make the ball form a shot from the backcourt to the frontcourt.The more Lampard practiced, the more excited he became. The cells of his whole body, who loves to attack, trembled because of such tactics.

After a few rounds, with 30 passes and shots, Lampard's scoring rate can reach more than 80.00%.Not only Tang Wu was exempted from the "punishment" of picking up the ball, Lampard's long-range shooting level has also become more and more perfect.

Later, Lampard also tried to hit the goal directly after catching the ball, and the hit rate was also around 50.00%.

A generation of famous England midfielders, from this moment on, the level of long-range shooting has been sublimated again.

(End of this chapter)