There is a belief called football

Chapter 97 Arriving in Bangkok

After about 15 minutes, Stan saw that it was not good, and immediately stopped, "I went to change the spikes and come back again."

In fact, the team members generally don’t like spiked shoes, just like F1 races, unless the field is raining too much, otherwise no one is willing to stop to change rain tires.

The reason is the same, to prevent slipping, it is necessary to increase friction, and increased friction will inevitably sacrifice flexibility.

After changing the spikes, the players came back to retrain. Although the soles of their feet were firm, but for Guangzhou Tianbao, who is a technical streamer, sacrificing flexibility is tantamount to losing the core competitiveness of the team.

Seeing the water splashes brought by his players with each kick and the outrageous passes, Stan was helpless.

The assistant coach "Pekovic" on the side said: "Stan, I don't think so."

"What doesn't work"?
"Your training method is not good."

"why"?
"The water you poured is too exaggerated. If the opponent pours the field like this, the AFC will not allow it."

Stan admitted that Pekovic was right, but there was one thing Pekovic overlooked. That was the weather. If the opponent's field staff had watered the field to saturation before the game, and there was another thunderstorm at this time, it would be possible to have a field like this, and there was nothing the AFC could do about it.

Football is different from basketball. The condition of the lawn, the weather, and even the distance from the stands to the stadium are all factors that the coach needs to consider. A football coach who doesn’t consider the situation of the field is tantamount to talking on paper.

Suddenly Stan sees a splash of water in front of him, like a car splashing through a puddle on a rainy day.

On closer inspection, it was the splash caused by Brahimi's tackle.

Stan gestures to Brahimi to come over.

"Coach," Brahimi was about to explain.

Stan waved his hand and signaled to shut up, "Prahimi, show me the tackle."

"Ah. What"?
"Let go of the shovel and go as far as you can go," Stein added.

Brahimi did as Stan said. At this time, Brahimi made a flying shovel, and he slid out for more than 10 meters. Stan knew that with a normal tackle, the slid distance was about 5 meters. Now Brahimi's tackle distance is about 2 to 3 times the normal distance.

"Oh`my`god", Stan had an ominous premonition in his heart. Previously, he only thought that such a field would limit the team's performance, but now he realized that such a field would also greatly help the opponent. For a team with rough moves, such a field can greatly extend the tackle distance and expand the defensive area.

"Coach, what's wrong with you"?Prahimi said.

"It's okay, you go back and continue training."

After the 30-minute training session, everyone felt as if they had been soaked in water, and Stan looked at his watch to indicate that he was here for the day.

*****
In the evening, Stan gave the team members a holiday. Although it is a holiday, they still cannot leave the hotel, but they can go to some entertainment facilities in the hotel, such as bars, KTV, and casinos.

When the players were playing high, Stan stood alone on the balcony of the room. Tomorrow is Monday, the day after tomorrow is the game day, and there will be the last training session before the game tomorrow. Stan has not yet found a way to deal with the bad venue.

Although it does not necessarily rain during the game, according to intelligence, thunderstorms are commonplace in Thailand this season, and Stan has to consider the weather. This is not because Stan is looking for trouble.

While Stan was thinking about the problem, the hotel phone rang.

"Coach Stan, do you need a massage? The hotel provides free massage services," the hotel staff said softly.

"I'm not in the mood for a massage right now," Stan thought.

When he was about to refuse, Stan changed his mind, "That's right, let's do it this way."

"Well, let her come".

*****
When the hand of the beautiful masseuse pressed Stan's back, Stan only had one word in his mind, "cool".

Stan was glad he hadn't turned down such a service.

"Are you Thai"?
"Yes," said the masseur.

"Then do you watch football?"
"Look, this hotel has hosted many teams, including Real Madrid and Liverpool."

"Oh no, I mean do you watch the domestic game in Thailand, the Thai Super League," Stein said.

"Yes," the masseur replied.

So Stan inquired about the situation carefully, and as expected, the proportion of rain games in Thailand is indeed very high.

Stan asked around, and the masseuse got a little impatient. The other guests were enjoying the massage quietly, but this person in front of him is just a chatterbox. You think I'm a taxi driver.

But Stan is a distinguished guest of the hotel, and the masseur can only chat with Stan honestly. After chatting for a long time, Stan feels that he has asked all the questions he can ask, and the masseuse probably doesn't know anything else.

Finally, Stan decides to tease the beauty in front of him.

Stan turned his head and asked: "You said Liverpool came"?
"Um",
"It was when Benitez was the head coach"?
The beautiful masseur nodded.

"Then have you ever given him a massage?"
As soon as these words came out, the masseuse's face turned red all the way to the base of her ears.

"Sorry, we cannot disclose the situation of hotel guests".

Stan smirked and thought, "Looks like it's not just a massage."

*****
After the massage, Stan decided to go downstairs to have a look. He wondered if those boys were having too much fun. Stan walked around the hotel bar first, but he didn't see his team members. He had no choice but to go upstairs and return to his room.

On the way back, passing by the game hall of the hotel, a familiar voice came. Without thinking about it, I knew it was Brahimi, only he had such a loud voice.

Gently pushed the door open, only Brahimi and Li Qiao were playing football games inside, and the others were playing racing games on the other side.

Stan moved over and sat down beside Li Qiao.

"Joe, aren't we like father and son?" Stan asks.

Li Qiao looked at Stan seriously, and then said: "Don't worry, Stan, you have so much money, I will definitely help you inherit it in the future."

After finishing speaking, Li Qiao and Prahimi laughed at the same time.

Stan scratched the back of Li Qiao's head fiercely, "It's getting better and better."

"Let's get down to business, Stan, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be thinking about tactics in the room?" Li Qiao said.

Stan returned to seriousness, "Joe, Prahimi, do you two know why Chelsea's goalkeeper Cech wears a headgear"?
Everyone in this football circle should know that in 2006, when Chelsea played against Reading, Cech was kicked by his opponent and cracked his skull. Since then, the Czech goalkeeper can only play with a special headgear.

Li Qiao told the story once, and Stan nodded after listening to it.

"Coach, why are you asking this out of the blue, are you going to Chelsea," Brahimi said.

Li Qiao thought to himself: "Prahimi, it's a pity that you don't write novels, and the association ability is too rich."

Stan didn't laugh, but said seriously: "I heard that the Thais are as popular in football as the British."

"No way, Thailand has never entered the World Cup," Li Qiao said.

"No, I mean the level of brutality," Stein said.

Li Qiao finally understood Stan's worries, and also understood why Stan asked people to turn the stadium into a flooded golden mountain yesterday.

But Li Qiao is an optimist by nature. He patted Prahimi and said, "Coach, look, this figure is for playing in the Premier League."

Stan chuckled, and Brahimi smiled back.

"Oh, by the way, what about the others," Stan said.

"Nekonan said he was going to do what an adult should do," Prahimi said.

Stan's face was pulled down, not because he thought Nekonan shouldn't be like that. Stan usually doesn't interfere in the private life of players, but because he thinks how can he teach bad children.

But when they saw Li Qiao, Prahimi looked back and forth, feeling that something was wrong, and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Qiao said: "Nei Ke Nan went to the bar to drink."

When Stan heard this, he realized what he meant, and then looked at the two little devils in front of him, thinking: "So you two are very bad if you don't need to be taught."

Stan says "Joe, you failed in Ukraine".

Li Qiao saluted Stan and said, "Sorry, coach".

*****
In the training session on Monday, it was still the same training field. When the players stepped on the lawn, they felt very strange.

why?
Because the field is normal, there is no watering, and the lawn has been mowed, which is similar to the conditions of the Tianbao training base.

Nei Kenan asked: "Coach, you don't water anymore"?
Stan didn't answer, just smiled, and then let the assistant coach lead the players to practice.

It turned out that Stan tossed and turned last night, thinking about it, and finally figured it out. Football is round, and anything can happen. A misjudgment by the referee, a red card, or a lucky`goal (lucky ball) may change the game.

So Stan decided to train in the most usual way in the last training session before the game, without making any special arrangements, just practice his own style, and leave the rest to God, that is not the responsibility of the head coach.

Stan was very happy to see his disciples resumed their former vigor on the court. He looked up at the sky and thought, "Don't let it rain for me then."

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