i want to be king

Chapter 896 The Battle of the Gate Gods
After the training session, I returned to the locker room.

Hazard came out of the shower and found Courtois still sitting on the stool.

She was completely naked except for a pair of shorts, and her legs were shaking constantly.

Is this overkill?Or because of fear?
Hazard couldn't figure it out, but he still walked over, sat down beside Courtois, and comforted him: "It's okay, he didn't mean to target you, it's just..."

"He's helping me!" Courtois said flatly.

"What?" Azar was a little confused.

Courtois turned his head, glanced at his teammates, and knew in his heart that Hazard must have misunderstood.

It's no wonder, because he just came here, and the first time he came into contact with Su Dong, he naturally didn't understand.

But Courtois has come to Manchester City many times before and dealt with Su Dong many times, so he knows a little bit about Su Dong.

"I still remember that I said that I hope to stay in Manchester City and hope to train with the world's number one superstar. Now, not only are we training together, but he also trains me personally. What a great honor."

If he hadn't seen the gratitude on Courtois' face, Hazard would have suspected that he was talking ironically.

It's an honor to be abused like this?
"He actually wanted to tell me how strong the world's top stars are and how far he is from them. This will be the goal and direction of my continued efforts." Courtois thinks very clearly.

"Then you just told him before you left..."

"Thank you!" Courtois laughed.

Hazard smiled wryly, well, fortunately, he thought Courtois was going to say something cruel.

"Is your harvest big?" Hazard asked.

Courtois nodded, "The biggest gain today is to see clearly my position, and at the same time, I also see clearly that the coach's new training method can really make me go underground faster, so I will unswervingly persist in improving."

He didn't know if this was the effect Su Dong wanted to achieve, but he really got it.

That's why before he left, he said to Su Dong, thank you.

……

"What did that kid tell you?"

After training, sweating all over, Su Dong, Pepe and Wen Suai left the training ground side by side.

The Portuguese central defender is very gossipy and asked curiously.

Not only him, Wen Suai also showed concern.

"Thank you." Su Dong smiled.

"I don't believe it." Pepe shook her head, "That kid is so crazy, he will say thank you to you? You are so beautiful!"

Su Dong smiled, and without explaining further, he turned to Wen Suai, "Juan, what do you think of him?"

Wen Suai knew that Su Dong was referring to Courtois, and immediately smiled and said: "It's not bad, he is very similar to Van der Sar, not only in height, but also in characteristics, and his idol is Van der Sar."

"Does Van der Sar fit our tactics?" Pepe asked in surprise.

In Manchester United, Van der Sar is a goalkeeper with a goal line, known for his stability, excellent position selection and superb goal line skills, making them a solid barrier in front of the goal.

But this does not meet Guardiola's requirements for the Manchester City goalkeeper.

"You are wrong, Pepe. Many people think that Neuer is the pioneer of the sweeper goalkeeper. In fact, it is not at all. Before Neuer, Van der Sar was also a sweeper goalkeeper."

"Van der Sar?" Pepe was full of surprise, and turned to look at Su Dong.

Su Dong nodded, "In Van Gaal's Ajax tactics, how could a goalkeeper be used?"

is not that right?

The football played by Van Gaal's Ajax back then was even more aggressive than the current Guardiola's tactical play, and the pressure was higher. Would he choose a goalkeeper who stood tight in front of the goal?

"Actually, van der Sar, under the guidance of Louis van Gaal and Frans Hawke, was the most promising and most eye-catching sweeper goalkeeper at the time. His role and characteristics in the defense even caused shock in the entire European football world. That's why Juventus will try their best to introduce him."

In 900, after Peruzzi, Juventus' number one goalkeeper, was poached by Inter Milan with a world-record transfer fee of [-] million euros for goalkeepers, the Bianconeri used all their resources to snatch Ajax goalkeeper Van der Sar from Barcelona and Liverpool at the time, and filled Peruzzi's vacancy with a Dutch goalkeeper.

But no one thought that these two transfers would fail in the end.

Peruzzi only stayed at Inter Milan for one season, and Van der Sar was completely devastated by Juventus' tragic experience. Interestingly, after Juventus sent Van der Sar away, they signed Buffon from Parma for a super high price of 300 million euros, while Parma signed Peruzzi from Inter Milan for a sky-high price of 800 million euros.

The experience at Juventus made Van der Sar completely lose confidence and became a parallel importer. No one cares about the giants, so he was forced to go to Fulham, which had just been promoted to the Premier League, which shows how bad his situation was at the time.

But it was during this time in Fulham that he slowly regained his confidence, and after moving to Manchester United in [-], he regained a new peak in his career.

Su Dong agreed to Van der Sar to participate in his farewell match, so he naturally knew about Van der Sar.

"In fact, Van der Sar's experience at Juventus back then was mainly because he was not used to it." Su Dong analyzed, and this point was once mentioned by Rijkaard and others. "Ajax's requirements for goalkeepers are to stand in front, to take the initiative to attack, and to control the ball more, which is the so-called scavenger goalkeeper."

"But Juventus is different. The Bianconeri is an Italian team and adopts Italian-style defensive tactics. They basically don't allow the goalkeeper to come forward too much. Besides, the defense line has retreated, and the goalkeeper can't do it even if he wants to go forward."

"Under Juventus' tactical environment, Van der Sar's advantages in Ajax could not be given any room to play, but his disadvantages were exposed very clearly. That's why he performed so poorly in Juventus."

"That's right." Unsue nodded. "In addition to technical and tactical aspects, there are also differences in goalkeeper training. Italy has its own goalkeeper training system, and it is a very good system. It is completely different from the goalkeeper training system in the Netherlands. After Van der Sar arrived at Juventus, he was asked to change some of his playing habits and training methods."

Speaking of it, this is a bit like what Unsuai has done to Courtois now.

It's cruel, but there's no way.

If Courtois wants to play in Manchester City, he must adapt to all this, otherwise he will only be loaned or sold.

"The lack of adaptation to the tactical environment on the court and the daily training of the team made Van der Sar at a loss. In addition, his performance was not as expected, and the media desperately attacked him. Under multiple pressures, he was overwhelmed and even became at a loss. He didn't know how to play football, and he completely lost confidence."

Speaking of this, Wen Suai smiled at Su Dong, "You joined just now, I believe Courtois should have figured it out, but there was no one to help him in Van der Sar back then, so he was lost."

Both Su Dong and Pei Pei have a close heart.

This kind of loss of players is terrible, because after losing confidence and direction, a player is basically useless.

"However, during this time in Italy, Van der Sar's goal-line skills and some shortcomings left in the Netherlands have been made up for. So after arriving at Fulham, he slowly polished it. After a few years of precipitation, he gradually regained his confidence. Coupled with his age, he could no longer keep the goal like before. Instead, he found a set of goalkeeping methods that suit him. This is the Van der Sar we saw when he was at Manchester United."

From the perspective of hindsight, this is called a blessing in disguise.

But only those who have experienced it understand that it is definitely a nightmare that everyone cannot bear.

Why can't the German goalkeeper Enke come out?

The cause of the illness was because he could not adapt to Frans Hawke's training methods and technical requirements in Barcelona.

Van der Sar's strength does not lie in how many clean sheets he has won, or how many championships he has won for Manchester United, but in his ability to come out tenaciously after experiencing such darkness and troughs, and succeed in Manchester United.

This is the most admirable thing!
"Are you sure, this kid can be like Van der Sar?" Su Dong asked with interest.

Wensue thought for a while, nodded and said: "He is still young. Although he has received training in Belgium, he does not have a lot of professional experience. It is a bit difficult to carve, but it is not impossible, at least it is much more likely than Joe Hart."

"His footwork is actually very good. He may not have the long pass of Van der Sar, but there is no problem with passing and controlling the ball. It's just that he is not good at using them. This requires us to guide and train slowly."

Su Dong understood what Wen Suai meant.

In fact, he also admires Courtois, otherwise, he would not take the initiative to train with him.

Now that he got the coaching staff's evaluation of him from Wen Suai's mouth, Su Dong knew it well.

Manchester City really needs an excellent goalkeeper to fill the vacancy of Joe Hart. Courtois may not have such strength for the time being, but at least he has such potential.

Su Dong is very clear that if Manchester City's lineup played in the Champions League last season, the goalkeeper will be the biggest hidden danger.

Especially in the high-intensity knockout rounds, the goalkeeper's weakness will be more thoroughly exposed under the pressure of the opponent.

Under such circumstances, if Courtois can be helped to grow up as soon as possible, it will be good for Manchester City, Su Dong, and Courtois himself.

"What are you going to do?" Seeing Su Dong's eyes, Pepe knew he must have something on his mind.

"It's nothing, isn't his idol Van der Sar?"

Both Pepe and Wensue nodded.

"I just happened to be invited to participate in Van der Sar's farewell match. When the time comes, I will take him with me, let him meet his idol, and ask Van der Sar to give this kid a good lesson and help him open up." Su Dong laughed.

When Wensuai and Pepe heard this, they immediately felt that this was a good idea.

Who else is more convincing than Van der Sar to overcome the current situation of Courtois?

(End of this chapter)