football's number one madman

Chapter 7 The Eternal Enemy

"Polo Lee is not invulnerable!"

During the training session in the afternoon, the old captain Fuller discovered Lee Polo's weakness.

Lee Polo's strengths lie in his excellent explosiveness and jumping ability, his incredible anticipation ability, and his physical confrontation ability is also good, but as a player who has just signed a professional contract, his technical ability in other aspects is still poor. Far.

His ball-handling skills at his feet are very rough, and his passing accuracy exposes his rookie attributes. As for offensive attributes such as dribbling and shooting...he has no chance for the time being.

Fuller breathed a sigh of relief:

"An amateur player after all!"

The coaching team also took Lee Polo's performance into consideration. Assistant coach Cox suggested to the head coach:
"I'm afraid he will need a long time to run in before he can meet the conditions for playing."

Adrey didn't object either, he just shrugged his shoulders:

"The salary of 300 pounds a week is just a substitute. Compared with this, shouldn't you care more about our opponents in the League Cup?"

Cox froze for a moment:
"The lottery result has come out? Who is the opponent?"

Adrey's expression was slightly strange:
"Milton Keynes."

Cox's complexion suddenly changed:

"It turned out to be... them?!"

Adrey nodded slightly:
"If I say... I'm going to hide some of the main players in the first round, do you think the fans will agree?"

Cox answered him without hesitation:

"Of course! Milton Keynes...that's our sworn enemy!"
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An hour later, the players who finished training were reunited.

"Today's training effect is not bad, I hope to continue tomorrow."

Head coach Ardley made a brief comment before moving on to more important topics:
"The league and cup schedules for the new season have been released. The first league game is on August 8th, against Shrewsbury at home, and three days later on August 9th. , we're away to play our first League Cup opponent...Milton Keynes."

The old players headed by the third captain Phillips were in an uproar:

"Coach! Is this true?!"

Adrey looked at them with a serious face, and called the third captain's name again:
"Mark, as the captain, please tell the rookies what kind of team this is."

Phillips, who has played for the longest time in the team, did his part to stand up:
"The reason why we are called 'New Wimbledon' is because the previous Wimbledon was disliked by his boss and could not provide more opportunities to make money, so it was transferred to the Milton Keynes community. Since they abandoned Wimbledon The fans in the original community spontaneously set up a new Wimbledon to inherit the history and glory of the 'Crazy Gang'!"

He is not a good speaker, so that some new players are still very calm after listening, assistant coach Cox had to add:
"They are our eternal enemies!"

After hearing the "mortal enemy", the eyes of those new players finally changed, and some people even yelled:
"Then kill them!"

"Fuck them!"

Li Boluo also rolled up his sleeves and geared up, showing a look of righteous indignation. Although he will definitely not start in such a major game, as a member of the team, he must find a sense of belonging.

Adre was quite satisfied with the players' emotions. He nodded and spoke again:
"In order to meet Milton Keynes in the best condition, I will make appropriate adjustments to the lineup in the weekend league, such as the forward position, such as... the defender."

His eyes moved slowly from the young players, and he glanced at Li Poluo seemingly inadvertently.

Lee Polo soon found out, as assistant coach Cox singled him out after practice:
"Polo, you probably don't know that Jack Smith is our only right-back at the moment."

Li Polo didn't feel embarrassed, after all, Smith's injury was not his intention at all:
"That's a pity, sir."

Cox did not mean to blame him, but continued:

"Barry could have made a cameo, but Mr. Coach wants him to rest for another day, so...we want you to complete this mission."

Li Boluo's eyes widened immediately, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, he could only type a few punctuation marks slowly:
"??!!"

Cox seemed to understand his thoughts, and encouraged him gently:

"This is your first start in a professional game. I know you must be a little nervous, but take it easy."

Li Poluo licked his lips, swallowed with some difficulty, and then confirmed to him:

"Mr. Coach, what do you mean, I start... to play left back?"

Cox stretched out his right hand and patted him on the shoulder:

"The coaching staff will not put any pressure on you, you just need to give it your all."

Li Poluo's cheeks were a little stiff.

In order to face the deadly enemy, did the coaching staff directly give up the first game of the new season?

Although I got a valuable starting opportunity, but this kind of opportunity that was given up... what's the point? !
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The head coach Adele is a decisive person. Now that he has made a decision, he immediately begins to implement it.

From the second day on, Wimbledon's intra-team match was clearly divided into "against Milton's main team" VS "first-round league substitute team", and almost all the training content revolved around Milton Keynes. characteristics to carry out.

There was a moment of silence in the media room at Wimbledon after watching tape of the opponent's match.

It is clear to everyone that as a team in the third tier, Milton Keynes has not complicated characteristics. Compared with Wimbledon in the fourth tier, they have stronger strength, faster speed, better technology, and better tactics. The literacy is also higher, and even the skills of fouls and flops are better!

The coaching staff wasn't surprised by the players' reactions, so assistant coach Cox stood up:
"I have to admit that this is a difficult opponent, and their four lines have no obvious shortcomings, especially this striker..."

The picture on the screen turned, and the camera fell on a young man with dark skin.

Just listen to Cox's introduction:
"Benic Afobi, the main striker of England's 2010 European Youth Championship team, is 21 years old and has just been loaned from Arsenal. He is very fast and has excellent skills, especially the ability to pass the ball and create opportunities. In the third and fourth leagues, there are very few people who can match him. If there is no accident, he will definitely be the core of the offense. I will give me full coverage from the midfield and don’t let him have a chance to get the ball comfortably!"

Watching Afubi's game screen, several defenders nodded slowly.

Cox pressed the remote control in his hand, and the screen switched to another player.

This player looks younger:
"In terms of midfield, what needs to be paid attention to is this...Dele Alli, Milton's own youth player, just turned 18 this year and completed his professional debut at the age of 16. His skills are very comprehensive, tall, He is not afraid of confrontation and has delicate footwork. He is not only good at through assists, but also likes to shoot forward. As a midfielder, he scored 7 goals in League One last season, and his efficiency is very impressive."

Head coach Adrey added:
"There is no doubt that he has the strength to play in the British Championship and even the Premier League. We may need to spend more energy to limit him."

Cox nodded, and said:

"However, he is still too immature after all, has a hot temper, and often commits fouls rashly. Maybe we can use this weakness to drive him out of the game..."

As soon as they heard it was old fritters and old bastards in the green field, the players headed by Captain Fuller all showed understanding smiles, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became more soothing and harmonious.

Cox also smiled and continued to introduce:

"Look at the backcourt. The main central defender, Dean Levington, is also the captain of the team. He is not tall, only 1.8 meters..."

Before he finished speaking, Akinfenwa whistled:
"Coach, leave him to me! If I can't overthrow him, I'm willing to treat everyone to a big meal!"

(End of this chapter)