Champion’s Heart

When Zhou Yi finished training, he and Cortana drove out of the training base and then came to another court.

Here, his agent Schulze is waiting for him.

Schulze was not the only one waiting for him. In addition to the film crew, Zhou Yi was also surprised to see a long-retired player here - Robert Pires.

When Zhou Yi saw Pires, his eyes widened and he couldn't believe it.

Pires smiled and extended his hand to Zhou Yi: Nice to meet you, Zhou Yi.

Well, I'm glad to see you too, Mr. Pires. Zhou Yi returned the greeting.

Another person came out from Pires and extended his hand to Zhou Yi: It's also nice to see you, Zhou Yi. I'm Mark Lawrenson.

Zhou Yi immediately said after hearing the name: Liverpool's famous star? Mark Lawrenson who is now a commentator for the BBC?

Laurenson was a little surprised that Zhou Yi was so familiar with him, and at the same time he was a little proud. He smiled happily: Yes, I am that Mark Laurenson. I didn't expect that you all know me, Zhou Yi, for an old guy like me.

You are famous! Zhou Yi put another high hat on Laurenson's head.

Laurentian waved his hand, but smiled wider.

Robert and I came here for this shooting... After the greetings, Laurenson introduced to Zhou Yi. We are on a mission.

Mission? Zhou Yi was very surprised.

Well, we are trying to find the secret in you...

Zhou Yi became nervous - he thought Mark Lawrenson wanted to dig out the virtual world in his brain...

Mark Lawrenson didn't notice Zhou Yi becoming nervous at all. He continued: You are already the world's top midfielder at such a young age, so you must be exceptional. Although I am a British commentator, I have also commented on your games. When I commented on your games before, there was always a strange feeling surrounding me, which made me want to figure out what was going on...

Cortana, who was standing next to Zhou Yi, noticed something strange about Zhou Yi. Although she didn't know why Zhou Yi changed suddenly, she felt that the other person was talking while her boyfriend was distracted, which was not good.

So she quietly pinched Zhou Yi from behind.

This pinch made Zhou Yi excited, and he happened to hear what Mark Lawrenson said next: ...When I watch you play football, it always makes me feel like watching a chess player playing chess. I talked to Robert , he also feels this way. It seems that this is not my illusion, I just want to ask, Zhou Yi, do you feel this way yourself?

Ah? Zhou Yi was surprised. He didn't expect that Laurenson was not talking about the virtual space in his mind.

Seeing Zhou Yi's confused look, Mark Lawrenson thought that Zhou Yi himself didn't understand how awesome he was, so he laughed and said, So our shooting today is to clarify this issue.

Zhou Yi then followed everyone into the studio that was temporarily transformed from the dressing room.

There, he greeted the staff one by one, and then was asked by the director to change into his jersey and shoes.

After changing into his jersey and sneakers, someone brought a strange glasses to Zhou Yi to put on.

What is this? Zhou Yi asked curiously.

Glasses with a camera. Mark Lawrenson explained from the side. ...We are going to do a small test. This special instrument has three cameras, one on the front and two on the back. The two on the back record the movement of your eyeballs, while the one on the front is responsible for recording what you see.

Interesting... Zhou Yi tried to shake his head after putting it on, and found that it was very firm and would not be easily shaken off.

Next, the camera crew put an elastic headband on him, and a GoPro action camera was tied to the headband.

This is responsible for shooting from a first-person perspective.

Then he walked out of the studio and onto the court.

He discovered that there were already more than 20 players in the stadium. Zhou Yi did not know them, but obviously they all knew Zhou Yi. After seeing Zhou Yi, everyone greeted him.

So Zhou Yi also returned the gift to them.

Like him, they also wore those strange glasses.

This little test is very simple. You will have an eleven-on-eleven practice match with them. Mark Lawrenson said, pointing to the players. Some of them were wearing blue jerseys, while others were wearing uniforms. Like Zhou Yi, the jersey is red.

They are all amateur players recruited by the film crew. Although they are amateur players, they have received professional training for many years, but they are only in amateur teams now.

Zhou Yi turned around and found that Robert Pires was wearing a blue jersey and a pair of glasses on his head.

We are rivals. Pires said to Zhou Yi with a smile.

Mark Lawrenson explained: We hope to bring in a first-class player as a reference.

It's the front, Pires corrected.

Don't be modest, you are in good physical condition. Laurenson joked. Then he threw the football in his hand to Zhou Yi: Let's get used to the thing on our head.

Zhou Yi raised his foot and steadily stopped the football thrown by Laurentian, then bounced it a few times without feeling that the glasses he was wearing had any interference on him.

Then he handed the football to Pires, who padded it with his chest and flipped the ball skillfully without any discomfort.

After everyone is ready, the test officially begins.

Because it is a practice match, the intensity of the confrontation is not very strong. This kind of training is not difficult for the players present.

Zhou Yi also performed normally. He kept running to catch and pass the ball.

And under his leadership, the red team's offense is also very Dortmund-like, with proficient passes back and forth.

Mark Lawrenson was watching the game from the sidelines. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: This is it. It must be the first time for Zhou Yi to play with these players, but he is always able to cooperate with them tacitly. His ability to pass the ball to others is truly enviable.

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The practice match ended after half an hour.

The next step is to call up the pictures captured by the glasses everyone is wearing.

It is said that these contents will show everyone the outstanding features of Zhouyi.

Everyone gathered around, especially the players. They all wanted to see the difference between themselves and Zhou Yi.

When exporting all the filming content, Mark Lawrenson pulled several players and asked them what they thought of Zhou Yi's performance.

He always finds me and passes the football to me...

Yes, even if I am behind him, he can pass the football over... As long as I can run into the space...

I think he can always run into the defensive space and receive the ball relatively easily...

I feel very relaxed. It's very easy to play with him. I even have a feeling that with my performance like this, I can play in the professional league!

That's your illusion!

Hahaha!

Everyone laughed.

But Lawrenson smiled and shook his head: It's hard to say whether he can play in the professional league, but Zhou Yi can indeed make his teammates perform better.

He has commented on the games of the Chinese Olympic team. That Olympic team has outstanding players such as Sun Pan, Guo Nu, He Ying, and Yang Muge, but more of them are local Chinese players. If there is no Zhou Yi, They should be able to make it to the knockout rounds. But that's not enough.

With Zhou Yi, this team finally won the championship, and Zhou Yi played a very important role in it. He serves as the glue, lubricant and catalyst for this team.

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While everyone was chatting, all the pictures were sorted out.

Everyone gathered around the TV screen again and watched the staff start to play these pictures.

The first thing played was a picture of ordinary players playing football.

There is a small circle in the middle of the picture.

Mark Lawrenson explained to everyone: This is what the eye-catching technology shows. The small circle represents the target you are looking at. It is constantly changing. In fact, you are constantly turning your eyeballs.

No matter who it is, most of their small circles are concentrated in the center of the frame, especially the football.

What is this indicating?

It shows that everyone pays more attention to football during the game.

But when the scene observed by Zhou Yi is played, the situation is different.

First of all, the scenes shot from the first-person perspective of the Book of Changes are very, very...shaky.

This kind of shaking was not caused by Zhou Yi while running. Although everyone had similar shaking, the amplitude and frequency of the shaking were very slight.

This is Zhou Yi constantly shaking his head. Mark Lawrenson introduced.

When he said this, everyone suddenly realized.

Zhou Yi does indeed keep moving his head back and forth during the game. This is reflected whether you are watching Zhou Yi's game or playing football with Zhou Yi just now.

In addition to swinging his head back and forth, the small circle representing Zhou Yi's line of sight in the picture is also constantly changing its position.

This means that Zhou Yi has been constantly changing the target of his gaze, and is not looking around aimlessly.

From the trajectory of the small circle, everyone can clearly see what Zhou Yi is paying attention to.

He is not just watching the ball, it can even be said that he spends very, very little time watching the ball.

More often, he is looking at his teammates, his opponents, and where they are. When he is not holding the ball, his eyes are wandering and looking at all the players on the court.

Especially when the football is passed around, his eyes will follow the football and take in the surrounding situation.

In the process, he learned about the situation of the game.

The small circles almost flashed on the screen, changing positions rapidly, making the onlookers feel a little dizzy...

Someone closed their eyes.

How can someone play football like this... someone groaned.

This is how Zhou Yi plays football. He uses constant observation to obtain everyone's position on the court, and at the same time predicts the next direction of the game based on your movements. This is how he can find gaps, find opportunities, and then pass the football. Go over there, Pires said.

After listening to his explanation, everyone turned to Zhou Yi. look

We all play football, so we naturally know that the situation on the court is constantly changing. Everyone is constantly moving. The position of the previous second is completely different from the position of the next second. Twenty-two people, he wants to make everyone move. Write down your personal position, then constantly update this position, and then analyze and predict...

How could he do it?

Everyone knows that when playing football, in many cases the brain cannot think at all and can only rely on the body's instinct. But Zhou Yi's brain is constantly recording and analyzing data. In such a complicated situation, his mind can always maintain such a calm work... It's really scary!

It is precisely because everyone plays football that we know how difficult it is. Most of the time they can only stare at football. Even most professional players play this way.

Everyone looked at Zhou Yi with not only admiration, but also some fear - is this man a monster? !

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