Football: The immortal legend on the green field

As the weekend's game approaches, Hallam Athletic is still actively preparing for it.

The training ground was dead silent as the players had not yet recovered from the 1:5 defeat.

When Shen Bin walked into the training ground with his bag on his back, the players gathered around him. "Everyone seems to be in a bad mood! You won't be scared by our defeated opponents, will you? The 1:5 loss a few days ago was the coaching staff's strategy. We kept many of our main players in the bench and our tactical choices were deliberately made based on a losing situation. Tomorrow we will play the most important game of the season. Dutch TV will broadcast it live to the whole of Europe for free. After the season ends, for those who want to transfer, how much salary your new club can offer you will depend on your performance tomorrow."

"If we stay at Haarlem we will also be able to play in the UEFA Cup next year. That's a lot of money, maybe we can buy a nice car. With me here, as long as we take it seriously, we won't lose."

"Oh uh..." Everyone suddenly became excited from their frustration and started to howl and cheer.

Albert Martins watched all this with a smile and clapped his hands. "Shen Bin is right. We have to teach Utrecht a lesson tomorrow and let them know the true strength of Haarlem."

The training resumed, and Brewer divided the players into two groups, with the offensive and defensive players standing on each side, to conduct high-position pressing training.

Martins has been training this these days. With the addition of Shen Bin, during the fourth and a half hour training session in the afternoon, their high-pressure pressing training became more and more proficient, especially the combined efforts of multiple people to surround and intercept.

The previous pressing was pure defense. Martins wanted to use this method to break the step-by-step rhythm of the previous games and disrupt Utrecht's strong overall control ability.

With the addition of Shen Bin, this training was truly infused with soul.

"Swish!" Shen Bin intercepted the ball with a sliding tackle.

This was not a forced interception like the previous ones, but a very stable control of the ball under his feet.

Intercept the ball in the opponent's half and turn around and launch a counterattack.

Shen Bin demonstrated this kind of interception many times during training.

"This is the effect I want," Martins said to Brewer.

"Although he hasn't practiced with everyone for ten days, Shen Bin is in better shape than before. Not only on the offensive end, but also through his active running, he cooperated with his teammates to intercept the ball many times and successfully completed the counterattack." Assistant coach Brewer nodded in praise.

As the game approached, what made the coaching staff most gratified was the high-pressure defense. Based on Shen Bin's performance, the team's overall defensive consistency became very good.

"Let's stop here for today's training. We will leave for Eindhoven at 7 o'clock and give the players half a day off so that they can visit this technological city. We have been there twice this season, and the players have not visited anything except the hotel and the competition venue!"

The obvious difference between Martins and Neeskens in terms of team management is that Martins knows how to combine work and rest, unlike Neeskens who just casually confines the players to a fence.

Brewer stopped the training game and announced the head coach's decision, which drew cheers from the players.

The players also stopped training and returned to the locker room to wash and pack their bags.

"I haven't really been there, I don't know if there's anything fun."

"We are going to compete, not to play!"

"If you relax appropriately, it will be easier to perform well in the competition. But everyone should know when to stop. Just like Li Dongguo said, we are going to compete. First and foremost, it is the competition, and sightseeing is also part of the preparation for the competition." As the captain, Shen Bin knows the responsibilities he needs to bear.

While everyone was packing their packages, they were also communicating with each other.

After washing up, the players put their sneakers, socks, shin guards and other equipment into their backpacks and walked out of the training ground one after another.

The bus is already waiting at the entrance of the training ground.

The 30-kilometer journey would normally only take two hours on the highway, but due to a heavy rain at noon, part of the highway was closed, and the middle section had to be taken on a -kilometer dirt road. At first, everyone felt uncomfortable due to the bumpy ride, and some even suffered from motion sickness.

But fortunately, they took action a day in advance, so there was still time to adjust.

After the bus re-entered the highway, the road was flat and they felt much more comfortable.

Before entering the city, we have to cross the Domer River. The bus drives on the bridge across the river. The river water reflects the sunlight and is sparkling.

St. Catherine's Cathedral stands on the bank of the Dome River. The river flows quietly, the scenery on both sides is picturesque, and there are many tourists.

Built in 1861, the newly renovated St. Catherine's Cathedral stands tall, seemingly connecting the city's past and future.

Tourists from all over the world stroll leisurely along the riverside, but there are also beggars lying on the roadside.

From time to time, a few pigeons flew in the air, flapping their wings and passing over the ancient bridge.

The problems of the times belong to the times; the past exists only in memory.

After getting off the bus, Shen Bin stretched his body.

The journey of more than two hours is not far, but the 30-kilometer dirt road is too bumpy and the team members still feel a little tired from the journey.

Fortunately, they have arrived at their destination safely.

Under Brewer's leadership, the players completed the check-in procedures and walked into their rooms one by one.

This time, Shen Bin and Howard are still roommates.

After entering the room, Howard began to pack his luggage, while Shen Bin turned on the TV.

In this era, the Internet had not yet spread to hotel rooms, unlike a few years later when some high-end hotels installed crystal plugs. The players were already accustomed to carrying laptops with them, and there was no self-media with explosive traffic like in later generations. A lot of information and channels had to be obtained through the media and television.

When Shen Bin turned on the sports channel of Holland One, the Madrid derby appeared on the screen. Ronaldo was wearing the white jersey of Real Madrid, and his impact on the defense was still so terrifying.

No matter how the opposing defenders pulled him, he stood firm and even waded through the crowd to create a bloody path.

The final shot was at such a tricky angle that it gave people goose bumps.

"So strong!"

Shen Bin couldn't help but admire.

Howard also stopped what he was doing, looked at the TV, and said, "Such a striker would terrify any defense line."

Real Madrid is definitely the most eye-catching club in today's football world.

Under the promotion of Real Madrid President Florentino, the news that Real Madrid is vigorously creating the "Galactico Battleship" has touched the hearts of countless people.

Especially in the summer transfer window of last season, after Real Madrid snatched Beckham, the traffic pioneer who broke up with Ferguson, from Manchester United, it not only attracted further attention from male compatriots, but also attracted the support of a large number of housewives.

Atletico Madrid, who were playing against them, were unilaterally crushed both in offense and defense. Shen Bin's friend Torres received no support from the midfield and played quite strugglingly.