Captain Football System

Chapter 61 New Formation

The next day, the Bochum players returned to the club.

Neuluerer sat in the office, watching the game between the team and Stuttgart on the computer screen in front of him, lost in thought.

In this game, he found that Shen Peng's physical confrontation seemed a little weak.

Shen Peng did not show much physical disadvantage in the Bundesliga before, but now when compared with the Bundesliga teams, this disadvantage is highlighted.

If Shen Peng's physical confrontation is not strengthened, maybe he can still play in the German second division, but once he reaches the five major leagues, he will definitely suffer a big loss.

In Bochum, the team also has professional nutritionists and physical coaches, so Neuluerer immediately contacted them and asked them to help Shen Peng develop a plan to strengthen his physical resistance.

In this regard, the physical coach said that Shen Peng should be tested first.

So after training in the afternoon, Neulurel asked Shen Peng to find a physical coach.

The fitness coach is a middle-aged man with blond hair and a pair of glasses. He looks like a learned man.

"Mr. Willie, the head coach asked me to come to you."

"Oh, you are Shen Peng! He has already told me that you are a little weak in physical confrontation, let me arrange a training plan for you, but for the accuracy of the plan, I am going to conduct some inspections on you first."

"Well, no problem." Shen Peng has been abroad for so long, and he is used to it.

After checking some strange machines, Willie took a piece of paper full of data, looked at Shen Peng again, and praised: "Your physical fitness is very good, and your muscles are also very strong. The reason why you are not strong in confrontation is because you are not heavy enough."

Shen Peng thought for a while, and it seemed to be the case. At present, everyone in the team who was about the same height as him was heavier than him, and those who were about the same weight as him were all shorter than him.

"According to my analysis, it is enough for your weight to increase by about five kilograms. If it is too much, your body's flexibility will decrease."

"Five kilograms..." Shen Peng didn't think it was much.

"Don't underestimate five kilograms. These five kilograms must be full of muscle growth, not just gaining five kilograms of weight. This is much more difficult than you think." Willie seemed to see Shen Peng's thoughts, and adjusted his glasses and said.

"No matter how difficult it is, I will persevere!" Shen Peng said firmly.

"Yes, I like this kind of spirit, just like the last game. Now, many young people shrink back when they hear the hard work. How can there be achievements like this?" Willie seemed to hate that iron is not steel.

"Maybe they have their own reasons..."

"What's the reason? You're afraid of suffering! I think you're still young and still have room for growth. Don't learn from them. You must insist on self-discipline. Then you will be able to gain a foothold in the five major leagues in the future."

"Well... I will." Shen Peng nodded.

After listening to Coach Willie's rambling for a while, Shen Peng fled and went back to the training ground.

Since the team just came back from Stuttgart this morning, they started training in the afternoon.

"Today, we are experimenting with a new formation." Neuerurer's first sentence attracted the attention of the players.

They used to play 4-5-1 defensive counterattack most of the time, and now the head coach actually said to use a new formation. Is there any new routine?
Thinking of this, many players couldn't help but look at Shen Peng.

If you want to talk about the new routine, isn't it what Shen Peng showed yesterday?
"This new formation is 4-4-2, with one less midfielder and one more striker than before."

Speaking of having an extra striker, Glashvili in the team became excited. He had always been a single striker before, so he didn't have much chance to play. Now that he is a double striker, as the team's second shooter, he can naturally start.

However, the next words of the head coach immediately poured cold water on him: "Among the two forwards, apart from Dedic, the other three of you will compete for the other position, and whoever performs well will win!"

The remaining three are the three forwards currently on the bench: Glashvili, Yashvili and Scheidhauer.

Although in addition to the three of them, there is also a substitute striker named Gunduz, but his strength is considered to be the bottom among the substitutes, so he cannot be compared with the previous three.

"As for the midfield, we adopt a diamond-shaped position. The current tentative personnel are Ortega as the midfielder, Fryer and Grezka as the two midfielders, and Shen Peng as the midfielder."

When everyone heard this, they showed such expressions. The head coach let Shen Peng kick the midfielder, probably because he had tasted the sweetness of yesterday's game. Shen Peng's defensive ability is good, and he also has a precise long pass, which can help the team attack.

"As for the defenders, it remains the same as before: left-back Shaftar, centre-backs Fabian and Singjewicz, right-back Rothenbach."

After announcing the roster, Neuluerer looked at Shen Peng: "Your role is very important now, not only to assist in defense, but also to assist with your long-distance passing ability. Now we are playing double forwards. You can choose to shoot directly or pass to both of them."

Shen Peng nodded to express his understanding. In the past, the opponent only had to pay attention to his long-range shots, but now he has to prevent him from passing the ball. In this case, the opponent's defenders will not dare to press heavily when attacking. They must always pay attention to the positions of these two forwards.

The only problem now is that his "long pass" has a limited number of uses and cannot be used at will.

In order to test the new formation, Neuluerer held another intra-team match, still using the substitute players as practice objects. In the match, because facing the substitute goalkeeper, Shen Peng's vulture shots could almost score, so he focused on practicing cooperation with his teammates.

He passed the ball twice, and his teammates scored easily; and he also performed well in the midfielder position. If the opponent attacks from the center, it is almost impossible to pass him.

The head coach on the sidelines watched the performance on the field with a blank expression. Suddenly, a voice sounded next to him.

"Isn't it a little too risky for you to change your formation now?"

Neuluer turned his head and found that it was assistant coach Hobert.

"How did you take the risk?"

"Before, the 4-5-1 formation has always been used, and the players are used to it. If you change the formation now, will there be any problems? And, if you face a strong team, will the 4-4-2 defense not be enough? If you lose a few more games, you may..."

Hobert didn't say what he said later, but Neulurel knew what he meant and smiled: "The kid in yesterday's game brought me a lot of feelings. People have to work hard, and even if the goal is difficult to achieve, they have to try. That's why I choose to change at this time. If I fail, I will dismiss the class, I admit it; but if it succeeds, with our current strength, can't we try and hit the upgrade?"

The assistant coach looked at the head coach, and felt that this old man was a little strange...

(End of this chapter)