Manchester United legend

Chapter 18 Summer Special Training Class

Ferguson and Sir Busby went to the Manchester United youth team dressing room after the game to congratulate the youth players.

England's 1991-1992 season is over.Manchester United fell behind Leeds United and finally won the runner-up.Ferguson and his Manchester United did not win the last English League One title.

Manchester United's youth team performed well and won the FA Youth Cup. This youth team is widely favored by the outside world.

At the end of the season, Jost participated in the special summer training class organized by Giggs, including Scholes, Beckham, Butt and the Neville brothers.

The coach of the youth team, Harrison, gave them special training as a coach.This morning, at the Manchester United training base in Carrington, several young people were sitting and jogging to warm up.

After a while, coach Harrison came to the training ground in sportswear.Jost and the others have already jogged and stood up as a team.

Harrison: "Very well lads! You're in good spirits. Some of you will be training with the first team next season."

When Harrison said that they could train with the first team, these people were very happy, and they could get in touch with the big stars of the first team.It's something they dream about.

Alright guys, today we're going to practice passing.The players were divided into teams, with Jost and Scholes in a group, and they both practiced passing.

After the practice, the two began to show who had better skills. Scholes passed the ball very well, and he could pass to Jost every time, allowing Jost to catch the ball comfortably.

But Jost always missed the ball, or the pass was not in place, saying that Scholes was uncomfortable receiving the ball.

Jost missed the ball again, and Scholes got angry: "Hey! Paul, did you do it on purpose? Why do you always miss the ball?" Scholes said and walked towards Jost aggressively.

Harrison has been paying attention to the group of Jost and Scholes, and he saw Scholes walking towards Jost, as if asking everyone to put on a show.

Coach Harrison quickly blew his whistle: "Hey! Scholes, what are you doing? Go back, don't fight!"

Scholes said with an innocent face: "Coach, I don't want to fight. I can't beat Jost. He is as strong as a bull. I just ask him why he can't always pass the ball properly!"

Harrison turned to Jost, "Really? Jost!"

Jost: "Yes coach!"

Harrison: "Very well, don't make me any trouble, don't think I can't treat you now that I'm on vacation."

Then Harrison said: "Since Scholes is not passing Jost well enough, you should teach him more."

Scholes came to Jost and said: "Now I will teach you how to pass and catch the ball. You have to watch and learn."

"First pass the ball. Generally, we use the inside of the foot to pass the ball. When passing the ball on the inside of the foot, the way you stand on the supporting foot roughly determines the direction of your passing. The angle between the passing foot and the supporting foot is about 90°. When passing the ball, the supporting foot is slightly bent, and the passing foot is swung backwards to obtain greater passing power. Use the inside of the foot, the area from the ankle to the root of the big toe to hit the ball.

Scholes then gave Jost a demonstration.Jost nodded in understanding.

Scholes said: "Then is catching the ball, and catching the ball is also very important. If you can't catch the ball in the game, you will be intercepted, and it is easy to lose points if you counterattack. I will tell you the essentials of catching the ball."

"Choose the place to catch the ball, use the inside of the foot to catch the ball, lift the ball slightly when catching the ball, open the thigh outward, when the ball comes, the inside of the foot faces the ball, and immediately before the ball touches the ball, the foot retreats to remove the kinetic energy of the ball."

Scholes: "Okay then let's do practice, both of us."

Scholes and Jost pass and catch the ball to each other.At the beginning, the passing speed slows down, and as you become more proficient, you increase the speed and lengthen the distance.

After Scholes' detailed explanation, Jost has obviously improved a lot, the passing is no longer so crooked, he knows where to pass and receive the ball, and how to use his strength.

The two began to practice non-stop passing the ball, and then practiced passing the ball two times.Although Jost was a little rusty, he was much better than before.

Scholes said again: "The coach gave up to teach you pass practice. I'm giving you long pass practice. Long pass is also an important pass in the game. Long pass is a weapon for wide-range attack. A precise long pass can often change the offensive and defensive situation on the field immediately. Sometimes it can be counterattacked and quickly tear through the opponent's defense."

Then Scholes gave a demonstration to Jost: "Pay attention to the long pass, 45° diagonal run-up. The supporting foot is about 15cm away from the ball, 45° to the direction of the ball, the toes point to the direction of the ball, the knee is slightly bent, the body is leaned back, the center of gravity is biased toward the supporting foot, and the instep of the passing foot is used to kick the ball in the middle and lower part of the inside."

"When the supporting foot is close to the ball, the thigh of the passing foot drives the calf to swing backward as much as possible. At the moment of passing the ball, the supporting foot stands firm, the thigh drives the calf, and the calf swings faster. At the same time, the top of the foot is tightened, the toes are fastened, and the toes are slightly turned backwards, so that the top of the foot is deflected. Hitting the ball at the middle and lower positions makes the ball fly higher."

At this time, Gary Neville and his younger brother felt like peeing during practice. He asked his younger brother to suspend the practice, and ran to the small woods outside the court to release it against the big tree.

This situation was seen by Scholes, who laughed at Jost and said, "Is it convenient to see Gary outside the woods?"

Jost: "I see!"

Scholes: "Well, I'll show you the power of a long ball. I can kick him in the ass."

Jost looked at it, such a long distance, at least more than 100 meters, he did not believe that Scholes could kick so accurately.

Jost: "I can't believe it kicked Gary's ass."

Scholes: "How about a bet, fifty pounds?"

Jost: "Okay, deal."

Scholes took a look at Gary Neville's position, then made a run-up, and kicked the ball with his right foot to the bottom of the bet.

The football drew an arc and flew towards Gary Neville, and everyone stopped and watched the football.

The football hits Gary Neville right, kicks Gary Neville right in the ass.

Gary Neville didn't even look back, he yelled and said: "Hey! Scholes, I hate you, I made my hands wet."

Everyone laughed after hearing the words, and Scholes danced: "Yeah! I won fifty pounds. After training, I will invite everyone to drink."

Scholes' words ignited the atmosphere of the training ground.

Scholes turned to Jost and said, "Thanks!"

Jost felt that it was not wrong to lose the fifty pounds, and the tuition was worth it.

This also made Jost want to practice passing and catching the ball even more.Scholes said: "Look at you teaching tuition, I'm teaching you how to catch the long ball."

"The way to catch the ball is to stop the ball on the inside of the foot, first run to the point where the incoming ball lands, abduct the hip joint, control the calf, and let the inner side of the foot touch the incoming ball. At the moment of touching the ball, the foot moves slightly backward to release the force."

Way of receiving the ball: Use the inner side of the foot to stop the ball, first run to the point where the incoming ball lands, abduct the hip joint, control the calf, and let the inner side of the foot contact the incoming ball.At the moment of impact with the ball, the foot moves back slightly to release the force.

The practice method is similar to ground ball, requiring two people to pass and catch each other.Can also pass the ball to the goal alone.

Scholes: "Remember four points in the game, observe first and then pass the ball. In football games, you must understand the situation around you before you get the ball. After you get the ball, you should choose to pass the ball first when you are free. Only when there is no better opportunity, it is necessary to take the ball to look for opportunities.

Second, pass the ball in a simple way. When passing the ball, choose the simplest way to pass the ball, so as to ensure the success rate of the attack.

Three passes are close but not far.When passing the ball, you should first choose the teammates who are closer to you to pass the ball, so as to minimize the error rate of the pass and maintain the continuity of the attack. Generally, the best passing distance is 10-30 meters.

The four pass the less but not the more.When passing the ball, pay attention to passing the ball to the side where the opponent has fewer defenders, rather than passing the ball into the "pile".When passing the ball, you must leave room for yourself to pass the ball, run to a reasonable position, and pass to the appropriate position at the same time. After passing the ball, you must run without the ball.When receiving the ball, run into the open space and approach the passer.The situation on the court is unpredictable and needs to be adaptable.Remember these four points and you will benefit. "

Harrison looked at his watch, it was already time today, and a whistle sounded: "Boys, today's training is over. Take a shower and go home!"

Since Jost practiced passing with Scholes, he practiced passing against the wall every day. He made rapid progress. He found a trash can and practiced long passing every day. He had to kick the ball into the trash can at a position of more than 100 meters.Although he rarely succeeds, Jost never tires of it.

(End of this chapter)