song of the saints

Chapter 5 The First Training Session

After getting to know Winston, the Southampton players started the lap warm-up activity under the leadership of the fitness coach.Chen Zhun and Reid watched them on the training ground. The most conspicuous player in this team was undoubtedly the 2-meter-tall high center forward Peter Crouch.He joined Southampton from Aston Villa for £250million last month.The future Chen Zhun's impression of Crouch mainly comes from his beautiful model girlfriend Abby Clancy.Chen Zhun is very satisfied with Southampton's striker, Peter Crouch, Kevin Phillips, Marian Pajas who are running circles now, and the injured first center James who is jogging on the sidelines- Beatty.But Chen Zhun also realized that Southampton still lacked a speedy striker, and Chen Zhun immediately thought of the most inspirational striker in 2016, Jamie Vardy.Chen Zhun remembered that he had read Vardy's information.He remembers that Vardy was released by Sheffield Wednesday when he was 17 years old.And it happened to be 17 when he was 2004 years old.Chen Zhun understands that now is the easiest time to win Vardy, so Chen Zhun will complete his first value-for-money acquisition in this world.Chen Zhun decided to talk to chairman Rupert Rowe after the training session, find Vardy, and get him in his team.After thinking about it, Chen Zhun looked at the other players in the team.He didn't know many of the remaining players.Among them is Niemi, the Finnish goalkeeper. Niemi is a household name among fans of FM Football Manager. He was once considered a monster goalkeeper in the game.There is also a wonderful record in Niemi. In the 2003 FA Cup final, Niemi became the first goalkeeper to be replaced midway in the FA Cup final.At that time, he was replaced due to injury in the 66th minute of the duel between Southampton and Arsenal. Chen Zhun also knew the core midfielder Swedish free kick expert Anders Swensen. In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup round of 16, it was he who scored a free kick and Sweden defeated Argentina, which completely shattered Batistuta's World Cup dream.As for the other players, Chen Zhun needs to get to know them slowly.At this time, Chen Zhun's powerful memory also reminded him that Anders Svensson returned to his former club in Sweden during the winter transfer period, and James Beatty was also sold to Everton at a high price.

"Reed, what kind of style of play do you think this Southampton pile is suitable for?" Chen Zhun asked Reid abruptly.

Reed obviously didn't follow Chen Zhun's train of thought. After thinking for a while, he began to talk about his own thoughts: "I just saw our team's roster. Most of our forwards are high center forwards in the penalty area. This type of forwards It is suitable for playing long passes or crosses from the side, taking advantage of their height. Also, we need to practice multiple sets of set kicks and corner kick tactics. This will give us more means to score."

Sure enough, Chen Zhun did not choose the wrong candidate.He nodded and said: "Okay, the formation tactics are handed over to me, and the drills of set kicks and corner kicks are handed over to you."

Reed nodded.He looked at this young coach, but there was a sense of maturity in him.

The reason why Chen Zhun did this was because he didn't know how to do it.He doesn't know any set kicks or corner kick tactical routines at all. Those tactical routines are simply a fantasy for a rookie coach like him.It is better to leave these detailed tasks to professional coaches, and what I have to do is to study the lineup and tactics well.In fact, Chen Zhun wanted Reed to take full charge of the daily training. When he was playing FM Football Manager, the first thing he did every time the team opened a new team was to find an assistant coach with a bug level, and then he took the daily training into account. The boring but sacred task of training was handed over to the hard-working assistant coach Les Reid, and he quietly waited for the game to start.But Chen Zhun also knows that this is not a game world, and these Premier League teams are not those mentally handicapped computer teams in FM, who beat all teams with one set of tactics.He will face the fiercest and most competitive Premier League, the teams inside are full of strength and passion.As a rookie, he will fight Ferguson, Wenger, Benitez, Mourinho and other world-class coaches, and if he is not careful, he will be smashed to pieces.Chen Zhun finally gave up on this idea.Chen Zhun didn't come here to fool around, he wanted to make a name for himself.

After warming up, the Southampton players waited for Chen Zhun on the field to make the next training instruction.In order to get acquainted with the players faster, Chen Zhun decided to have an 11 vs 11 team training match.He needs to observe each player faster and more directly.

The teams in the training match are divided into red team and yellow team.The 11 members of the red team are the goalkeeper Niemi, and the back line is Le Saux, Klaus Lundekwan, Michael Svensson, and Jason Dodd.The four midfielders are David Prutton, Anderson Svensson, John Delap, Fabrice Fernandez, and the two forwards are Kevin Phillips and Marian Pajas.The 11 members of the yellow team are goalkeeper Paul Smith, and the back line from left to right is Jelle Van Damme, Danny Higginbotham, Ala Yahya and Chris Baird.The double midfielders are Tesen and Matt Oakley.The two wingers are Neil McCann and Paul Telfair.The forwards are Peter Crouch and Brett Olmerode.Both teams are in the 442 formation that Chen Zhun wants to prepare.The red team was the main lineup of Southampton last season.The yellow team is a team made up of substitutes and newly introduced players.

This training match went through three 10-minute battles.The final score of the two teams was a 3-3 draw.Anderson Svensson, Fabrice Fernandez and Kevin Phillips scored for the red team.The yellow team's goals were all contributed by Crouch, three headers.The intensity of this training game is very high. All 22 players want to show their strength in front of the new coach, and they all try their best.Chen Zhun also carefully watched the game from the sidelines.For the first time, he felt the strength of each player, and now he can intuitively feel that the strength of the Southampton team is really not the last one in history.This can be regarded as giving Chen Zhun, who has just arrived, a lot of confidence.

Chen Zhun walked up to the players and said encouragingly: "Guys, everyone is playing well. Keep up the current state and let us prove our strength in the Premier League!"

After Chen Zhun finished speaking, he signaled Reed to continue the next training.Go talk to chairman Rupert Lowe yourself about Vardy.

(End of this chapter)