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Chapter 37 The Necessity of Defense Lessons

The Premier League kicks off on August 8th, and there will be a total of 11 rounds until the end of August. Mark Hughes really did what he said, let alone play. Sun Wu couldn’t even get into the squad, and he worked with his teammates in training every day. Run, and then receive special training from the old man Lawrence.

In these 3 rounds, Blackburn's opponents are all mid-lower teams, with one win, one draw and one loss. With 4 points in 7 rounds, they are ranked 8th.

On the training ground, Lawrence's angry roar sounded from time to time.

"Best, return to defense faster!"

"Out of position again, Best, you should go back to U18!"

Some teammates were envious, some secretly amused, and some were unhappy. For example, Reed, who can also play in the middle, had the upper hand in several confrontations with Sun Wu.

Sun Wu pursed his lips and kept shaking his head from side to side to observe his teammate's running position. Suddenly, he ran back and got rid of the marked Reed. In the channel, the forward right back Marvin accelerated the ball into the penalty area and rubbed lightly. Roberts in the middle easily scored with a header.

"You see, his role in the offense is obvious." Lawrence spread his hands on the sidelines, "He can very keenly spot the opponent's loopholes, but he is very slow to his own loopholes..."

Mark Hughes didn't speak, and Claremont beside him smiled and said, "Take your time."

"It's impossible to improve defensive strength in a short period of time." Lawrence sighed: "It won't be effective in a month or two."

"It doesn't matter, take your time." Mark Hughes said softly: "This month is mainly to run in his running position and tacit understanding with his teammates on the right midfielder. It doesn't matter if he is late on defense."

Lawrence is not very clear, but Claremont knows that if Sun Wu's defensive ability is up to standard, he may replace Dunn as the team organizer.

Even though the training in a short period of time did not improve Sun Wu's defensive strength much, but Mark Hughes often forms a 451 formation when facing a strong enemy, Sun Wu may still appear in the middle.

And Blackburn's September league opponents are very strong... Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United... I don't know how the FA ranks, and Manchester City is relatively weak, but in August Manchester City ranked second with three wins and one draw. And head coach Eriksson and central defender Richards both won the best in August.

For Mark Hughes, Sun Wu can hit the center, balance his left and right feet, and even play as a guest full-back. Whether it is a game or in training, he often has impressive performances. An important tactical piece that can change the situation on the field.

As far as Sun Wu is concerned, he has no complaints about doing some special training on defense. You must know that Liverpool center Kevin Dirk, who is now ridiculed by countless people as a "defensive striker", was actually not low in his later evaluation, not to mention that the World Football Team The development trend of the arena is more and more about integrity, and the attacker has a hand on the defensive end, which is likely to become a turning point at a critical moment.

After the training, Sun Wu ran to the youth training camp and chatted with Phil Jones. It was a chat in name, but in fact he was asking for some details and tricks on defense.

Sun Wu also vaguely guessed Mark Hughes' plan and tried to let himself play in the middle, but in the Premier League, the position of the midfielder is quite rare. Even in the typical Arsenal with technical flow, the forward line who takes on the task of the midfielder first retreats. Bergkamp, ​​the central midfielder Cesc Fabregas, even the legendary Czech midfielder Rosicky had to play on the wing...

In the Premier League, if you want to play in the middle, you must either be a midfielder or a central midfielder, but no matter which position you play, you need a certain amount of defensive ability.

And Sun Wu also knows that classic midfielders like Zidane, Riquelme, and Rui Costa have gradually disappeared in football, and even Kaka's style of midfielder is almost becoming a rare commodity. , Most of the midfield attackers run actively, change positions flexibly, and can attack and defend well, so this defensive lesson will be taught sooner or later.

"Best, do you really want to be a coach?" Phil Jones joked about the show some time ago.

"Well, I want to be the head coach of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​as well as Bayern and Manchester United, but not Chelsea. I don't like Russians." Sun Wu replied solemnly.

Phil Jones rolled his eyes, "Maybe you can do it tonight...in a dream."

Sun Wu took a shower first, then patted on the door next door, "Phil, I invite you to dinner tonight, what do you want to eat?"

"Whatever, anyway, our recipes are fixed, just a few..." Phil Jones opened the door and asked while wiping his head, "Best, when do you think I can enter the first team?"

"Next year." Sun Wu raised his head and thought for a while. Phil Jones moved to Manchester United before Ferguson retired, and he played for more than one season. Ferguson retired in 2013.

"Actually, it's a good thing for you to enter the first team earlier." Sun Wu was a little helpless, "Although I don't want to say anything depressing, Samba and Nelson have a tacit understanding, but the recovery speed is quite slow, and the third central defender Gresco... "

Seeing Sun Wu shaking his head, Phil Jones also nodded in agreement. Gresco doesn’t care about his ability, at least his professional attitude is quite poor. In the last game, Samba got a yellow card and was replaced. Mark Hughes would rather let Emerton fill in the middle , and then use Marvin to play right back, insisting not to give Gresco a chance to play.

Treat Phil Jones to a meal to show his gratitude. On the way home, Sun Wu touched his wallet and found that he was running out of money... Although the Premier League implements a weekly salary system, it is actually paid on a monthly basis. However, Sun Wu's weekly salary is 200 pounds, which belongs to the poor in the UK, and a bottle of Coke costs 1 pound!
And when his parents left, they didn't leave much money. Originally, they were all waiting for him to go back to China to go to school in despair.

"Xitong! Get up!"

Sun Wu lightly kicked Erha in the yard, "Ask you something, there may be overlap between the players and the head coach, the system..."

Erha slowly got up, stuck out his tongue and growled a few times, "Yes, but..."

"Keep talking!" Sun Wu hugged Lisa, looked down, and there was a very humane expression on that dog's face that could be called "flattery and guilt".

"As I said before, the system is divided into two parts. One is the coaching ability training system, and the other is the personal charm system. The latter is mainly a friend list, which can use certain skill cards. If you are also a player, you will also Appeared in the friend list."

Erha took a step back carefully, "But the charm system is broken..."

Sun Wu raised his hair and stayed for a while, then asked again: "It really can't be repaired?"

"If you go to the street and find a car with a speed of over 150km/h, stand in front of the car... maybe it can be repaired..." Erha turned his head and rushed in the door after speaking, feeling very sad. system?

Sun Wu's reaction was straightforward, he bent down and put the cat on the lawn, "Lisa, catch up and scratch it!"

(End of this chapter)