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After the 13 rounds of the Premier League, basically the strong teams and the weak teams began to gradually divide into levels-the front is far ahead, and Arsenal, who are eight points away from the No.3 Everton, is in the top position. And Chelsea, who are chasing after them, are naturally in the first group. If there is no accident, the championship will be born between them.

The second group, which is now Liverpool and Manchester United, follow closely behind.Even though Everton's points are not far behind, after all, their lineup is not thick. Everton also have to fall behind.

Compared with Arsenal and Chelsea, which have a thick lineup, Liverpool and Manchester United have their own reasons for falling behind.Liverpool is entangled with injuries, and at the same time, their tactics have not been coordinated well, and they are almost in rotation every game.Manchester United failed because their goalkeeper problem has become the laughing stock of the entire Premier League.

It would have been enough to have a goalkeeper Barthez who could advertise butter.But Bathez is gone, and Howard and Carol are also idiots one by one.Howard lost trust because of a fatal mistake against Porto in the Champions League last season. This season, he was thrown on the bench, and Carroll did.But in the Champions League match against Lyon, Carroll used a crotch leak to pay tribute to his predecessor Taibi and sent himself to the bench.I thought Howard would be able to sit firmly as the goalkeeper, but in the away game against Fenerbahce, he conceded three more and was won again-Carroll was once again glorious.

No one knows how long this reincarnation will last, but before Manchester United introduces a new goalkeeper, it is estimated that it will be difficult to be competitive, which is already a consensus of everyone. [

And after 13 rounds, Chelsea's run-in has been gradually completed. At this time, the head coach Mourinho also made a promise, "We will win the cup in April."

This kind of madness naturally attracted a strong crowd from the media.In an interview, when it came to the issue of the Champions League, Mourinho stated again, "What I will bring to Chelsea is not just a championship, but a dynasty!"

These words naturally made the media even more excited.

And in Liverpool's training base, watching Chelsea's news, the team's assistant coach Paco Yesterdan couldn't help shaking his head and sighing, "Why is Chelsea's luck so good?"

"Having money can't be regarded as luck? They got a rich boss, but we didn't... That's it." Benitez immediately interjected after hearing his words.

"But... I always feel that their luck is really very good. Don't you think so? Their lineup is actually not very thick, but they will never encounter injuries, and they will not take turns. Not encountering physical problems, such luck, can't it be considered good?"

Regarding this, Benitez was silent for a while before speaking, "Paco, I know how he did it."

"How?" Yesterdan immediately became interested.

"You are in charge of the team's training, so tell me, what is the training that consumes the most energy and consumes the most energy?"

"Strength training, this is something that fools know." Yesterdan immediately replied, "What do you want to say?"

"In our team, 15% of everyone's basic training is strength training." Benitez answered the question and continued, "As you know, our training method is Spanish, and it is also That is to say, the proportion of strength training is the least in the training methods of all countries. Some French teams that place great importance on strength have reached 30% of the strength training requirements, but no matter what kind of football philosophy, there is no difference. Dare to give up strength training, why?"

"Maintaining muscle strength and avoiding injuries - it's common sense, what the hell are you trying to say?"

"So, have you ever thought about what would happen if, during training, you really gave up strength training completely?"

"What's the use of saying this..." Suddenly, Yeserdan thought of something, "You mean..."

"That's right. Giving up strength training completely saves most of the physical strength. Even if a team's lineup is used to face the third-line battle, it is not a problem at all. At the same time, because the athletes themselves have better physical fitness, they should be appropriately reduced. Strength training, or even cessation of strength training, can reduce athletes' muscle fatigue and greatly reduce injuries." Benitez said, "Are these things common sense?"

"Don't say such things to hurt me on purpose!" Yesterdan scolded with a smile, "But, why have I never seen you use this method? Or, this method must have a serious disadvantage. As for you not daring to use it?"

"Injuries." Benitez answered succinctly. "The biggest problem with this training method is that it causes too many injuries. You can understand this problem simply by thinking about it: a player stops After strength training, in a short period of time, he can indeed make his physical strength very high, and because he is not tired, his injuries will be reduced. But what about a long time? People need exercise to have physical fitness. People's physical fitness will drop significantly, and the ensuing injuries will only become more severe."

"How long does it take for the injury to come?" Yesterdam asked.

"Two years later. Within two years, there should be no problem." [

This remark frustrated Yesterdan again.two years?This is a bit too long.Two years later, maybe Chelsea has really become a dynasty.

"However, how do you know this training method? Could it be that you have studied Portuguese football? I have been your assistant since Tenerife, and I have never seen you care about Portuguese football."

"This kind of training method is not the Portuguese football concept." Benitez replied, "This is a method that our domestic clubs came up with. He is just learning from the domestic clubs."

"Someone in Spain uses this kind of training method? Why haven't I heard of it? Where? Couldn't it be Real Madrid?" Yesterdan doubted.

"Real Madrid will not do such a thing that does not consider the athletes' sports career!" Benitez was a little angry this time, "Real Madrid's training methods are very professional, this is doubtful!"

It’s obvious that you, Real Madrid, just recently drove away the coach because of too much training, okay... Yeserdan complained in his heart, but he still nodded and said: This guy in front of him is from the youth training of Castilla, and he worked for Bosque. He was an assistant coach, worked as a youth training director in Madrid, and signed Raul's hard-core Mei Linger for Real Madrid. It really shouldn't be slandering Real Madrid in front of him.

"If it's not Real Madrid, then it's Barcelona? Only these two clubs need to do this, because they have too many stars, and the salary of eleven people can basically match the previous team. It is difficult to have enough lineup thickness, so they will come up with such an idea!"

What Yesterdam thought, "I'm right, right? Mourinho used to be Van Gaal's assistant coach, and he learned this set of training methods in Barcelona. Yes, that's right, no wonder Ronaldo It is astonishing that Jardinho is in such a good state in Barcelona, ​​even if it is continuously reported that he is drinking and drinking outside, he can maintain his strength on the field, so they stopped strength training!"

Yesterdan also came from football skills, and he is still very passionate about it. This discovery made him walk around the room, refusing to stop, "Yes, that's right. Stop strength training, Ronaldinho's physical strength is more than enough, he can play and play the most beautiful football at the same time. Just because he doesn't spend time on the training ground! No wonder... then, according to your statement, by 05-06 , or in the 06-07 season, his state will drop sharply, and he may even suffer from injuries?"

"He doesn't need to suffer from injuries. His way of playing football relies too much on explosive power and flexibility. If he doesn't train for a long time, once his physical fitness declines, his career will be useless." Benitez continued, "Chelsea It is different. In the 06-07 season, there will definitely be a large-scale injury outbreak. The Premier League has more active running, and there will be a World Cup in the summer of the 06 season. The players have short rest time and need to fight continuously. , Their exhaustion has accumulated to a certain level, and there will definitely be injuries.”

"It's going to be until 06-07... But, if this is really the case, shouldn't we bring it up to the media? Their approach is simply making fun of the athletes' careers!"

"It's useless, isn't there such a thing as a joke? There are still clubs in England that don't have professional doctors. Who cares about this kind of training method? And the training method is always a secret. We guess and then report it. People will say that we are jealous." Benitez's eyes flickered, obviously recalling something, "Don't go, it's useless."

"But it's really..."

"I asked one of the elders of that club." Although Yesterdan had already guessed that it was Barcelona, ​​Benitez still refused to say the name, "I said that doing so was destroying the players. He told I, the state of a really good athlete, is not maintained by the club forcing training. If I am a really good athlete, I will definitely be able to increase my size for myself. And those who are not good... do this to let They burst out with greater brilliance. Moreover, he also has a set of special tactics, relying on the increase in the backcourt to save energy for the players. It is a complete training system. But this coach obviously did not learn from him Tactical thinking, but just learned the training method."

Such words left Yeserdan speechless.After a while, he remembered something, "Rafa, haven't you thought about doing this? Even if they will be injured in the future, after all, it will be a matter of the future. If you do this now, at least within two years, They will produce results, this is your result, and after two years, you can change to another club..."

"Paco! We are coaches, we are called coaches because we need to teach the players, we are in the Premier League, but it is best to remember that we are not like those managers, they are there for money, we It's for football itself. Compared with football itself, honor or something is nothing!"

Yesterdan looked at Benitez and smiled after a while, "Sure enough, it's the Rafa I know...Since you, as the head coach, want to be someone who doesn't care about grades and pays more attention to players, what can I say? What about it? Just walk with you, that's all."

ps: Everyone knows this question. In the third year, Mourinho’s team must suffer a lot of injuries. At that time, Inter Milan said that it was Benitez’s strength training, but Benitez said it was Mourinho. Olympiad stopped training strength and quarreled.

It is very interesting to think about it carefully. Except for Mourinho, only Barcelona can maintain a long-term third-line battle with one lineup and almost no rotation.And Guardiola's training records can be found. In the first year, he paid close attention to his physical strength and improved his diet. As a result, he lasted for three years, and was still injured in the fourth year.