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The 2003/2004 Croatian League season ended halfway through.

After 20 league rounds, Dinamo Zagreb leads the standings with a record of 16-4-0 and becomes the half-time league champion.

Lokomotiv Zagreb and Hajduk followed.

Except for the consecutive losses to Dinamo Zagreb, these two teams still performed extremely well in the rest of the games.

As for Dinamo Zagreb after half a season of hard work, many people said that this Croatian hegemon has returned to its previous state and is even stronger.

Suker became the most outstanding player in the middle of the season.

20 league rounds, 20 goals and 10 assists.

Suker contributed half of Dinamo Zagreb's total goals including goals and assists.

This shows how ferocious its firepower is.

Today, Suker is already a well-known star in Croatia, and was even evaluated as 'Suker's legacy' by the Croatian News Agency, the official media.

His popularity has even surpassed that of Modric.

Of course, Modric, who has pure Croatian blood, performed equally well, but his performance was still much worse than Suker's, and for this reason he could not overpower Suker.

But Modric doesn't care about this. Due to his character, he values ​​the team's victory more than personal honor.

After the start of the winter break, the league was suspended.

Players are also in vacation mode.

After 20 rounds of the league, my body is indeed a little tired.

But for the players of Dinamo Zagreb, the young people's recovery ability is very good, and they have been training physically since the first day of the winter break.

Fierce shouts came from the training ground.

Su Ke and others kept sprinting and running on the court.

After running wildly again and again, they could feel the fatigue of their bodies, their feet were as heavy as lead, their breathing was not smooth, and their chests were burning.

But even so, they still gritted their teeth and persisted.

"There's one last group left! Let's run!"

Losperic, the physical fitness coach on the sidelines, clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

As a physical fitness coach, he took the initiative to stay and train these players.

Perhaps influenced by the fighting spirit of these young people, Losperic also thought he should do something.

Before training, he had already drawn up a complete holiday physical training plan.

This is high-intensity interval training.

It is generally divided into four aspects, anaerobic endurance, aerobic endurance, gravity training and stretching training to prevent injuries.

In the training ground, Su Ke, who reached the baseline on one side of the court, turned and shouted: "The last group! Go for it!"

"Come on!"

"Wow!!!"

"ah!!!!"

"I'm going to die!!"

A group of young people ran and sprinted, screaming.

Although their movements were deformed, their running was weak, and their bodies were in great pain, they still persevered.

thump!

thump!

thump!

Arrive at the finish line.

One by one, they fell directly on their backs, with their mouths wide open, trying to inhale as much oxygen as possible, but at the same time, because of the burning sensation in their lungs, they grimaced in pain and even coughed non-stop.

"Ahem, cough, cough...this is only the first day!"

Srna felt dizzy.

He had never felt that physical training was so painful.

Mandzukic poured water into his mouth, and after a while he choked and coughed.

Srna could only get up and pat Mandzukic's back to help soothe him.

"If you put in the effort, you will get the reward!" Su Ke also gasped for air, but he did not sit down or lie down, but remained standing with perseverance.

"Entering the Champions League, there are so many strong teams. Their skills are better than ours, their experience is more than ours, and they may even have a better understanding. If you want to play against these guys, you have to run more! Grab more!"

Su Ke took a deep breath and said loudly: "We will conduct coordinated pressing training in the afternoon!"

Everyone grinned, but none of them said no.

There may be some complaints at first, but after entering the training state, no one is lazy.

"Rest for three minutes, then do gravity training. Everyone except Su Ke, gather in the equipment room!"

Fitness coach Losperic shouted.

Suk suddenly became a little depressed.

In order to grow taller, he cannot do strength training.

Just when everyone was resting.

Sirna suddenly shouted: "Why are you back?"

Everyone turned to look over.

They saw that Vukojevich actually left and came back. This guy had boarded the train back to his hometown last night, but he didn't expect to come back this morning.

Vukojevich laughed and moved his body.

"My younger siblings were picked up by my parents, and they asked me to come back for training."

Vukojevich asked: "What should we do next?"

Duimovic lay on the ground like a dead dog, pointed to the opposite side and said: "Go! Talk to me after you finish 20 sets of sprints and return runs."

Not far away, this car was parked on the road inside the training base.

Boban and Davor Suker were sitting together. They turned to look at the hot training ground and couldn't help laughing.

"Duimovic's physical fitness is really bad! When I was his age, I could beat him!"

Boban said with a smile.

Davor Suker: "Why don't you compare with Suker and Modric!"

"No comparison!"

These two guys are physical monsters.

After joking for a moment, Dawo Suk asked, "Is there any news?"

Boban sighed.

"It doesn't seem to be going well." Dawo Suk said carefully.

Boban: "Their resume information has been submitted, and the club has agreed to send scouts to observe."

"You're not good at it!" Davao Suke screamed.

Boban rolled his eyes.

"If it were the previous sports director, I could force him in!" Boban sighed; "But there was just a replacement last season, the club doesn't have the budget to buy people, and Ancelotti didn't clearly express the need. It’s difficult to deal with certain types of players!”

"It seems that Arsenal is still reliable!" Davor Suker said with a smile.

"Arsenal interested in them?"

"The professor is interested in all young people."

Listening to Davo Suk's words, Boban said in surprise, "Is it really done?"

"We are still at the stage of interest. I will go to London tomorrow to find out what the professor has to say." Davo Suker said: "Munich 1860 is very interested and is even willing to make a transfer during the winter break, but"

"I still want them to go to a more competitive team!" Boban said.

Davor Suker: "It's not just competitiveness. In a wealthy club, they can get better and more systematic training, and the head coach is more reliable. The most important thing is that the players gathered there decide what they will become." What kind of player he is, the environment can shape him. Of course, the risks will be relatively high, but I have confidence in them."

"In La Liga, I am also contacting other teams. If Arsenal can't do it, then go to La Liga!"

Boban nodded: "Suker's style is indeed very suitable for La Liga. I'm giving AC Milan a try to see if I can contact Ancelotti directly."

Throughout the afternoon, Su Ke and others were conducting some tactical training.

Collaborative pressing, counterattack movement, etc.

But surprisingly, it was Mandzukic who improved the most during the whole process.

Others always have problems of one kind or another when they fight back.

Thinking too much!

Running slowly!

Observation is too late!

etc.

But Mandzukic doesn't have these problems. This guy relies on muscle memory.

For this reason, every counterattack is as if he is following a formula. He is strict and almost subconsciously passes the ball in a certain direction without even hesitating.

But it is precisely this characteristic that makes Mandzukic perform best in fast-paced games.

"We are thinking too much!"

"He doesn't want anything!"

Srna pointed at Mandzukic and complained.

Mandzukic reacted; "Why do you think so much? Pass the ball according to the established tactical route. My ball is passed in place. If you guys don't arrive, it's your problem."

Everyone was silent.

That makes sense.

But they did not expect that one day they would be criticized by Mandzukic on tactical issues.

"Insufficient execution and lack of discipline!" Suker concluded; "If a team wants to perform, these are the two most critical links. Execution and discipline may sometimes be a bit rigid, but Mario said That’s right, don’t think too much!”

Modric: "Don't try to express yourself. We are a team. No matter how fast we run, we can't pass the ball fast, so when we counterattack, we must let the ball pass!"

Suk clapped his hands: "Come on, guys, let's continue!"

Everyone stood up and started training again.

For them, this is the first day of training, and they will have to undergo repetitive and boring training for the next month, and they are already mentally prepared for this.

The training ground became lively again, and the sky gradually became dark amid the shouts.

The first day of winter break is over!

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