The midfield king of football life

Chapter 49 Chapter 49
After this period of running-in, coupled with the rigorous training of Coach Koeman, all the players gradually found their feeling on the court.Even Klassie, who is so active, has become quiet now. Under Koeman's strict supervision, his body has returned to the level of the game.

During this period of time, Li Feng also found some excellent defensive midfielders and watched the game videos, and gradually gained a new understanding of this position.

As usual, Li Feng came to the training ground early in the morning, but it was Coach Koeman who was earlier than him.Li Feng went up to say hello to Coach Koeman, and after the greeting, he was going to do warm-up exercises, but was stopped by Coach Koeman.

"Li Feng, don't warm up yet, let's talk before those slobs arrive." Coach Koeman said politely.

"Yeah!" Li Feng replied with a nod.

"What do you think about your position on the field now? Do you realize its importance?" Coach Koeman asked.

"I think the position of the midfielder should be the metronome of the team. When attacking, it is not the person with the ball who decides the rhythm, but the whole team. The rhythm of the movement of other players determines the rhythm of the attack. The midfielder is like a spring that controls the distance between the front and the backcourt. It must be suitable. When defending, the midfielder is also the key point of the interception. After the interception, the attack is also initiated from this point, so he can be said to be the core of the team as a whole. My previous position was the core of the offense. In the past, the captain was actually doing the work of the midfielder." Li Feng said slowly. .

"Well, basically this is my understanding. I watched your previous games. You have a solid foundation and excellent passing and ball-handling skills, so I put you in this position. As a player, you never stay in one position forever and play until you retire. You need to make changes for the team. Now you are the most suitable position in our lineup. Your physical confrontation may not be as good as others, but your overall situation awareness and judgment are much stronger than other players. The line of the ball, and then steal and intercept. I hope you can become a player like Pirlo in the future." Coach Koeman finished speaking and patted Li Feng on the shoulder.

"Yeah, thank you coach! I will work hard in this direction." Li Feng replied seriously.

Afterwards, other players came to the training ground one after another. As usual, Coach Koeman let the players adapt to the new lineup and new system.Tomorrow Li Feng and the others will have a day off and then fly to Freiburg, Germany for the first friendly match of the new season.

When Li Feng and the others came to Freiburg, Li Feng's first impression of the city was that the air was particularly good, and the greenery in the city was better than other cities.

Freiburg is located in the southwestern border of Germany, close to France and Switzerland. The forest land of the city of Freiburg accounts for about 40% of the total area of ​​the city, which is a relatively high level in the world.Therefore, Freiburg is also a famous tourist city in Germany. The biggest feature is that there are many woodlands. The legendary Black Forest is located in the city of Freiburg.

The Freiburg Football Club is not a very strong club in the history of the Bundesliga. The last time they won the Bundesliga championship in 2009, they were promoted to the Bundesliga. However, they did not perform very well last season and were almost relegated.

Today's game will be held at Freiburg's main stadium --- Black Forest Stadium, which is slightly smaller than Feyenoord Stadium and can accommodate up to 25000 spectators.Although this is a friendly match, Freiburg Football Club still sells tickets for fans to enter the stadium to watch the game. Although there are not many official matches, there are nearly 8000 to [-] people at a glance, and the momentum is still very strong.

After a brief acclimation session, Coach Koeman summoned the players to the locker room.

"Everyone, since we flew so far away, I hope this friendly match will let us learn something different, so everyone must take it seriously, and don't think that the friendly match doesn't matter. If so, I will ask him to end without hesitation." Coach Koeman said seriously.

"Another point to emphasize is that Freiburg's style of play is simple and direct, and the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions is relatively fast, so you must be careful not to be led by their rhythm, or you will suffer a lot. Just follow our previous training. Steady progress, more support, and find opportunities to counterattack quickly."

After Coach Koeman finished speaking, after a while, the stadium's announcement sounded, and Li Feng and the others walked along the player tunnel to the stadium.

On the big screen of the stadium, the stadium host began to introduce the starting lists and formations of both sides.

Freiburg's list is:
Forward: P. Cissereichinger

Attacking midfielder: Rosenthal

Midfielder: Machia Di Caligiuri

Back midfielder: Gentle
Defender: Soger Barthorn Muiza
Goalkeeper: Bowman

Feyenoord's roster is:
Forward: G Fernandez Goodetti
Midfielder: Mayowski, Clasi, Li Fengbicevas
Defenders: Svezlierdam Martins Indinerom
Goalkeeper: Villena
After a brief ceremony, the referee blew the whistle for the game.

In the first few minutes, Freiburg's offense made Li Feng feel the simplicity and efficiency of German football, without too much dribbling, basically a straight pass.Passing with four or five feet can advance to the opponent's half.

In the 6th minute, Freiburg forward P. Cisse received a through pass from his teammate and volleyed one ball at a time. Fortunately, Villena had already predicted the angle of his shot and confiscated the ball directly in his arms.

Because he is not familiar with the opponent's rhythm and routines, Klassey did not rush forward after receiving the pass from his teammates. This is also the implementation of Coach Koeman's thinking.Klassie passed back and forth with his teammates Bicevas and Mayovice, and Li Feng occasionally followed up.

Feyenoord played more patiently. In the 9th minute, Li Feng received a return pass from Bicevas and saw Freiburg's lineup pressing forward. He made a long pass over the top and passed the ball directly to the front of G. Fernandez. Unfortunately, Fernandez's start was a little slow, and Freiburg's central defender Barthe first broke the sideline.

Both sides failed to create good opportunities in about 15 minutes, and they were testing each other.The most impressive thing is Freiburg forward P. Cisse, the Senegalese forward in 85, who was very active in the penalty area, running back and forth constantly, receiving passes with his teammates, and pulled out both Indy and Lierdam several times.

Throughout the first half, both sides failed to break the deadlock. It was not until Li Feng's secret weapon was revealed in the second half that the balance on the field was broken.

(End of this chapter)