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Chapter 111 The Heart of the Goal
After eating, take a tissue and wipe your mouth.

Both of them are very measured people, and they are extremely accurate in assessing their appetite.Duncan's appetite has always been stable, and nothing can affect his appetite; Shevchenko always strictly demands himself according to the standards of professional players, and what he wants is the standard diet given to him by the team doctor.

Therefore, the plates in front of the two of them were all eaten clean.

And they are all full.

Then the two got up and walked out the door one after the other.After walking out the door, they resumed the state of walking side by side.

The purpose of the two is the same.

After lunch, it is natural to take a lunch break to recharge for the afternoon training.

Although the place to eat is the same, the place for lunch break is different.Shevchenko rests in the team's player dormitory, and Duncan's office has a lounge.

The two of them didn't speak, they just walked side by side, walking along the way.

Occasionally, when a club staff member or player came to meet him, the two greeted each other.

Come to a fork, which means that the two will be separated.Because Duncan's office has to go forward, but Shevchenko's player dormitory has to turn left.

At the intersection, the two did not choose to say goodbye, but stopped together.Clearly, they all have something to say to each other.The two looked at each other, knowing that the other had something to say.

"You go ahead," Duncan said.

"Boss, I want to play in the next game, and the position I want is forward." Shevchenko raised his head and looked at Duncan.

In his head are firmness, hope, bravery, and an indomitable will to fight.

Half an hour ago, Duncan's sincere and sincere words and the arrangement for him made Shevchenko start to reflect on himself and what he had done in the past year.

More than a year ago, he left AC Milan, where he had struggled for six seasons. Under the disapproval of most people, with the aura of "Mr. 4500 million" and "Mr. Footballer of the World", he resolutely entered the Vanity Fair of the Premier League.

Then he became the number one parallel importer in the Premier League.

From Serie A to the Premier League, his career has experienced a turning point.Like the analysis of the outside world, he believes that he does not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League. Coupled with injuries and age, he has begun to decline.

A 30-year-old veteran has indeed reached the point where he can take care of himself, find a rich club to earn pension money, and retire after a few years.

Shevchenko has always thought so, but until just now, he didn't realize that maybe he didn't really know himself at all.

It is never the body that gets old first; it is the heart.

From a player's point of view, he has indeed achieved great success: two Serie A top scorers, one Ukrainian league top scorer, two Champions League titles, one Serie A title, one Ukrainian league title...

Except for the European Cup, he has almost won all the honors in his honor book.

Honor, which is why he convinced himself to accept Abramovich's contract and come to Stamford Bridge with a worth of 4500 million euros.

But after actually coming here, without Shevchenko himself noticing it, his mentality changed.

Subconsciously, he began to relax himself: he already had so many honors, and he didn't need to work as hard as before.

The mentality determines the approach, and Shevchenko's playing attitude has changed from "going all out" to "doing his best".In his opinion, just "keep it" will do.

Although they are all trying their best, the degree is already different.

Playing football is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. There is never such a thing as "maintaining".

This kind of subconscious state of mind may not be obvious at ordinary times, but it is particularly obvious in the "critical moment" that determines the outcome.The kind of ambiguous opportunities and one-on-one duel opportunities may have been given up because of this subconscious "maintenance" mentality.

This is also the real reason why Shevchenko's usual skills, level, and awareness have not declined, but the number of goals at critical moments has dropped sharply.

He was not "injured", "old" or "downhill" as the outside world said.What he lacks is the kind of heart that always pursues goals.

A goal heart!
Lacking the heart to score goals, Shevchenko was naturally "gone downhill".

This is what Shevchenko thought of himself while eating.If he complied with Duncan's arrangement and became a midfielder hiding behind or even a deeper midfielder, then Shevchenko would no longer be that Shevchenko, and there would be no such thing in the world. "Ukrainian nuclear warhead".

The reason why Shevchenko is Shevchenko is because the soil where he lives is in the restricted area.

If he is a nuclear warhead, then the restricted area is his sky.Without the sky, the nuclear warhead is just a pile of useless waste elements.

He may become a midfielder like Zidane and Ballack, but he will never be able to enjoy the pleasant atmosphere after scoring a goal like before, and he will never be the nuclear warhead that destroys the city.

Thinking of this, Shevchenko suddenly felt cold all over.

If there is no goal, then Shevchenko is a walking dead!
A striker must die in the penalty area.

So Shevchenko himself immediately understood that he could not retreat, because one step back, one step at a time.If you retreat, you can only jump off the cliff.

Duncan looked at Shevchenko, although he didn't understand what changes had taken place in Shevchenko, but from his eyes, he could see that Shevchenko had changed.

"Okay." Duncan didn't say anything, but just agreed.

"By the way, what do you want to say?" Shevchenko asked.

He remembered that Duncan seemed to have something to say just now.

"Oh, don't order grape juice for dinner in the future, I like orange juice." Duncan said seriously.

In the afternoon training, Shevchenko was still in the "substitute group", but if Shevchenko in the morning is a gentle lake, then he in the afternoon is a fierce waterfall.

"Hey, you didn't give him Red Bull, did you?" Jim Cassell sneaked up and whispered.

"No." Duncan replied.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the game, and when he got the list of matches, seeing the name "Shevchenko" appearing on it, Coleman showed a triumphant smile on his face.

"Hmph, using the same move twice doesn't work for me!" At this moment, Coleman was in high spirits and relaxed, feeling like he was "possessed by a saint".

In Coleman's view, before the game, Duncan set up doubts and openly criticized his striker. It must be acting for himself, making himself think that Shevchenko will not start, and thus there was a mistake in the formation, which gave Manchester City a chance. Can ride.

But Coleman had studied the Arsenal-Manchester City game.In the training before the game, Duncan was suspicious and sent two players, Hargreaves and Mido, to wear yellow jerseys to anesthetize Wenger.Wenger was really fooled and did not make sufficient preparations.As a result, when the real starting lineup came out and the player on the field was Elano, Wenger was dumbfounded.

This is also the real reason why Elano was able to shoot in his first show!

So Coleman guarded against this move.In Fulham's pre-match training, they focused on rehearsing the major proposition of "defending Shevchenko".

Now it seems that this "bet" is [-]% hit!
Coleman couldn't wait to see Duncan's surprised face.

PS: This chapter was written, even I was convinced.

(End of this chapter)