Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 270 The Little Brother and the Free Kick
Chapter 269 The Little Brother and the Free Kick

In England, a total of 5 teams have stood on the top of Europe so far, namely Liverpool 5 times, Manchester United 3 times, Nottingham Forest 2 times, Aston Villa 1 time, and Chelsea won the trophy for the first time last season.

There are too many factors to win the Champions League. European football, where there are many giants, is full of too many uncertain factors in the two-round elimination game. It may be a yellow card, it may be a flop, it may be an excessive celebration, or it may be a misjudgment by the referee, etc. Any trivial matter may make the champion fall.

Since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has been able to defend the championship, which shows the cruelty of this competition.

However, Lin Yi dared to disclose his "five-year plan" at the press conference after the national derby, and also made it clear that his goal is to unseat Liverpool from another throne within five years, which means that in the next five years, Manchester United needs to win at least three Champions League titles.

Ji Dong is crazy, this is the consensus of everyone!
Regardless of whether Manchester United can do this or not, when Ji Dong said this, he had risen from the second place in Liverpool's most hated individual list to the first place, because Ji Dong wanted to take away the last glory of this down-and-out giant.

The whole of Europe has two attitudes towards Ji Dong's statement. One side thinks that Ji Dong is too arrogant, too disregarding the heroes of the world, and lacks respect for other giants. "World Sports Daily" specifically stated that they hope that Manchester United can meet the great Barcelona in the Champions League knockout round. Messi and Iniesta will teach him what is humility.

However, the other party thinks that Lin Yi is sincere, straightforward and unpretentious, and gentlemen say what they say is a manly act, and the pursuit of championships and honors is an essential factor for a great player, and Lin Yi is on the road to becoming a great player.They think that regardless of whether Ji Dong can achieve his "five-year plan", he is already amazing for daring to put forward such exciting ideas.Of course, "Marca" once again proposed that if Lin Yi can join Real Madrid, then he will definitely win more Champions League titles.

Ji Dong has inherited his previous urgency, that is, toss out violent news, and then no matter how much the outside world reacts to this violent news, he only cares about his own training and life, and will never answer the outside interviews about the "Five-Year Plan".This is a typical tube to kill regardless of burial!
In the training session in the afternoon, Lin Yi's side did not lose for the first time in the team match, 2:2. This was the first time that the team did not lose against the "10+1" tactic.Ferguson said, when he can win three consecutive games, when to use this tactic on the field.

Ji Dong is looking forward to it, Ferguson is also looking forward to it, and Ji Dong's Manchester United teammates are even more looking forward to it. Everyone wants to witness the arrival of that moment.

When everyone showered and went home after training, Ji Dong was still sweating on the training ground.

"Lin, I said that a free kick and a pass are two different things. In addition to setting a good line, the most important thing is to combine the situation on the field. You must know that when you take a free kick, everyone knows that you are going to shoot. The goalkeeper is fully prepared, so it is no easier than a long shot.

The position of teammates and opponents, the position of the goalkeeper, the movement of interfering players, the weather, the turf, and even your sneakers may have an impact on the free kick.After the referee blows the whistle, you can only kick, shoot or pass. You cannot make adjustments or temporarily change your mind like in sports warfare.

You see the big picture very well, and this will be to your great advantage.Come on, I like you! "

Since the last jerk, Ferguson and Matthaus have given Lin Yi the task of training free kicks.In order not to interfere with his teammates' training, Lin Yi decided to choose extra training after training. Mateus, who happened to be divorced, now lives alone. His daughter is studying in Hamburg. He has no family life in England, so he acts as Lin Yi's goalkeeper during training.

Free kick extra practice also needs a ball picker. Lin Yi doesn't want to catch the staff of the club. After all, everyone has a family.Fortunately, Lin Yi found the best candidate. Some outstanding players in Manchester United's second-tier team are often caught as sparring partners. Several of them have been targeted by Lin Yi, and his agency has already acquired them all.

Ji Dong is most optimistic about a boy named Adnan Januzaj, who debuted in Anderlecht and came to Manchester United from Anderlecht at the age of 16 as a midfielder.Januzaj, born in 1995, is capable of playing on the right, left, and center. He is considered the most comprehensive player in Manchester United's second team.But the first time Lin Yi noticed him was because of his complicated family. He came from an immigrant family. His parents, grandparents, and maternal grandparents were not of the same nationality, so now he has the nationality of Belgium, Turkey, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. Lin Yi can imagine how crazy the competition for these countries will be after he becomes famous.

As a well-rounded frontcourt player, Januzaj asked Lin Yi a few questions, and Lin Yi not only answered them one by one, but also gave him a demonstration. Since then, this second-tier talent has become Lin Yi's follower. As soon as the second-tier team training is over, he will come to see Lin Yi's training. Ferguson does not stop him, because he is also very optimistic about this young boy who is still a little thin.

"Adnan, at a distance of 40 from the goal, start placing the ball at 45° from the left, and place one every 5 meters until it reaches the right 45° angle."

Since he is the younger brother, Ji Dong can use it without any pressure.

"Okay boss, it will be fine soon."

Januzaj, who is 17 years old this year, does not feel squeezed at all. He has learned a lot from Lin Yi, especially his sharing of experience on lines and passing timing, which has made Januzaj a qualitative improvement.He also knew that Ross Barkley, the youngest brother Ji Dong adopted at Everton, is now an England international, and he said in an interview that it was his father who made him fall in love with football, but it was Ji Dong who made him decide to choose football in his next life.

Eric Dier, another young player coached by Lin Yi, has recently led a group of young Chinese players to perform well in England's fourth-tier league. He is now ranked 6th in the standings. It is said that scouts from the Championship and League One teams have gone to watch their games. The media even saw Wenger's scouts appearing in the stands of the Stellar Club's temporary stadium.

All this makes Januzaj, the younger brother, very envious. One day he will also be able to stand on the Premier League stage, and he will also be selected for a certain national team. He is eager to stand beside the boss and help him ascend to the throne.

It has been three days since free kick training. Although Mateus himself is a master of free kicks, the German trained Lin Yi with Pirlo's technical essentials, because he felt that his free kicks were too simple. What Lin Yi needed was a more comprehensive free kick shot, which is the kind that has no dead ends within 3 meters of the frontcourt.

500 per day, although there is no statistics, but Ji Dong guessed that it should be less than 100, and this is because the goalkeeper is an amateur Mateus.Ji Dong was very dissatisfied!
At the end of the training, Mateus stepped forward to give Ji Dong a summary.

"Lin, you've done a good job. Those free-kick masters you saw on TV you thought were born? All of them have been achieved through countless hours of practice and sweat. These days, you've practiced leaf kicks, which are difficult in itself. You've already done a good job with strength and angles. You must know that only 1/10 of your balls hit the wall, and 50% of them hit the goal. This is extremely rare among beginners."

Mateus' analysis revived Ji Dong, who was somewhat lonely, with full blood.

"Really? You mean I'm doing well at this stage?"

"It's very good! After you have mastered the deciduous ball, you can try violent free kicks like Totti's. Of course, you can also try the one like Carlos. You are good at long shots, so as long as you master the deciduous ball, you will learn other types quickly."

"That's great, thank you, Master, hurry up and take a shower, I'll treat you to a big meal, lobster or steak, or French food, as long as it's not Japanese or British."

The Japanese restaurant is full of raw food, Lin Yi doesn't like it, the British food...

"Dumplings, I want dumplings, as well as boiled fish and fried beef with scallions!"

Ever since Mateus ate dumplings at Lin Yi's house, he remembered this Chinese delicacy. After Lin Yi took him to eat authentic Chinese food in a Chinese restaurant, he had a new understanding of food. He thought that what he ate before was fake food.

Mateus spoke, and Januzaj had no right to speak, but the little stars in his eyes also showed that he agreed with Mateus's proposal.

"Alright, let's go, Jinjiang Hotel!"

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On September 9, Manchester United ushered in the first League Cup game of the season. Manchester United's signing luck was not good, or their opponent Newcastle's luck was not good. They got an away game against Manchester United.Newcastle have drawn the worst draw in a cup game where a single defeat is eliminated.

The match time was 3:00 pm, and it was a mid-week non-rest day. Not many Manchester United fans came to cheer. Ferguson did not pay enough attention to this game. Lin Yi, Van Persie, Carrick and Scholes were all sitting on the bench. Nani and Ferdinand were not even selected for the 18-man squad. Ferguson even gave De Gea a holiday to return to Spain for his mother's birthday.

In this game, Manchester United's midfielder is led by the Japanese Shinji Kagawa, and Wayne Rooney and Xiaopea partner on the striker.Although more than half of Manchester United's main players were absent, Manchester United still took a 1-0 lead with Hernandez's goal in the first half.In the 63rd minute, Rooney received a cross from Shinji Kagawa and scored a goal to overtake the score again.When Ferguson replaced Valencia with Anderson in the 78th minute and ran out of 3 substitutions, Lin Yi, who was warming up, realized that Ferguson's warming up was just to confuse the opponent's coach, and Lin Yi learned another trick.

2:1, Manchester United broke through this round of the League Cup.

　Someone asked me before if I took Pogba when I arrived at Manchester United, but then I guessed it. I still prefer Balotelli. I think he looks a bit like Pogba. Forget it, it’s more fun to accept a little chick like Januzaj. When the time is right, you can summon Shenlong when you gather all the younger brothers. Haha, just kidding, it’s all for the future.Oops, isn't that a bit of a spoiler?Ask for monthly tickets and recommendations.

　　
　
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