our champion dream

Chapter 187

Now Ferguson saw what he wanted to see.

Li Xiaoming ran more actively in the training game, and his range of activities was much larger than before.In the past, Li Xiaoming was mainly active in the center of the court, or the two ribs, and occasionally went to the side.

His range of motion vertically is smaller than that of horizontal motion.And he seldom returns to his midfield to get the ball. This is also Ferguson's arrangement. He is afraid that Li Xiaoming will not be able to go up after he comes back. He knows that Li Xiaoming can do these things, but under physical limitations, he still hopes Li Xiaoming can maximize his contribution on the court, so he can not participate in the backcourt defense, but now it is different.

For a front midfielder, apart from not returning to the midfield, the active area is almost enough.

But now, his running range is significantly greater.He's going in the opposition box, he's dropping back into his own half, he's playing out wide, and he's going from this wing to that.

After the range of activities is large, it feels like he is everywhere on the court.You can participate in the team's offense and defense anytime, anywhere.

And it's not just that the running range has become larger, this is actually just an introduction.What really caught Klopp's attention was yet to come.

When the running range becomes larger and there are more places to go, Li Xiaoming also needs to have the ability to send football to any place on the field.

This is the basic requirement for an excellent midfielder.

So soon, when Li Xiaoming ran to the midfield and got the ball with the help of Carrick, then turned around and passed Pogba who fell up to block, and then sent the ball to Berbatov with a long pass. At that time, Ferguson's eyes lit up, which was very rare last season. Ferguson knew that Li Xiaoming had a very accurate long pass, but due to the limitations of tactics, Li Xiaoming seldom contributed long passes on the court.

Later, Li Xiaoming transferred more and more long passes from the left side of the court to the right side.Right shifts to left, back shifts to front...

And basically he seldom fails, and every time he can actually find an opponent.Compared with short passes, the accuracy of long passes will drop a lot, and the success rate will not be too high. It is impossible to accurately pass to the destination with every kick.The tolerance range for the accuracy of long passes is actually very large.

As long as it can be passed on, it will be fine.But Li Xiaoming was able to find his teammates accurately every time, and Ferguson knew it was not easy.

But what attracted Le Ferguson's attention was not only the accuracy of Li Xiaoming's long balls, but also his intention to start making long balls frequently.

You know, this was almost invisible in last season.Last season, Li Xiaoming played mostly short passes, and occasionally made a mid-range pass or chose to break through and play the last string.Sometimes, he is in order to connect the team's offense.I have to keep running to meet my teammates, and then pass the ball out.This naturally requires a lot of physical fitness for him.

Seeing Li Xiaoming's performance in the training match, Ferguson finally came to his senses—maybe he still underestimated the potential in Li Xiaoming's body...

This shows that Li Xiaoming is a young man with a clear mind. He is not satisfied with his two assists in one season, but is clearly aware of his shortcomings.As a midfield organizer, if you can't bring out all your abilities, it is a waste.He also wants Ferguson to see that he can do more. When he played in L University, he could complete the offensive and defensive transition from organizing to attacking to shooting. At least he still believes that he has this ability.

Seeing interest Oh Ah Ming constantly changing positions on the pitch and keeping the football under his feet, an idea popped up in Ferguson's mind.

With Beckham leaving the team, Scholes seems to have a solution to a problem that has been plaguing him since he got old...

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So after the training, Li Xiaoming was told by Mullenstein to go to Ferguson's room at night.

Li Xiaoming was surprised by this, and so were his friends.

As soon as Ferguson left, Rio Ferdinand went up to him: "Why did the coach ask you to go to his room?"

Li Xiaoming shook his head: "I don't know..."

"I don't think it's a good thing!" Wayne Rooney pretended to be mysterious, "You are going to be out of luck, Li! Maybe it's because of your physical training."

"Wayne, don't bully Li!" Carrick quickly comforted Li Xiaoming. "It may also be a good thing!"

"Yeah, at least a 50.00% chance is a good thing. It sounds like a high probability." Nani interjected beside him.

Li Xiaoming rolled his eyes.

He didn't care about good or bad things, he just felt strange, he waved to Nani: "Don't worry, everyone. If there are bad things, let Wayne and David treat us to dinner separately! Anyway, they have money."

"Tch." Wayne Rooney snorted, "What if that's a good thing. You invite us to dinner?"

"If it's a good thing, shouldn't you invite me to dinner? Celebrate." Li Xiaoming said in surprise.

Rio Ferdinand patted Li Xiaoming on the shoulder and praised: "Hey, I just like how you are so straightforward and shameless, Li!"

"Thank you for the compliment. Leo. You will also come when the time comes." Li Xiaoming accepted it gladly.

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After dinner at night, Li Xiaoming knocked on Ferguson's door.

It was not Ferguson who opened the door for him, but assistant coach Li Xiaoming.

Later, Ferguson greeted him and motioned him to sit down.

After sitting down.There were no pleasantries, and Ferguson asked directly: "Li, have you practiced long passes for yourself?"

After asking, both of them looked at him expectantly.

"Uh..." Li Xiaoming nodded and said, "Actually, my long pass seems to be pretty good all the time. I learned two tricks from David last season, and it seems to be even better."

The way he spoke made Ferguson feel like he was showing off his talent, but Ferguson was very happy, which made his thoughts more firm in his heart.

Ferguson didn't continue talking about this topic, but exchanged glances with Meulensteen, with a sense of "as expected" in it.

next.The team's assistant coach, Meulenstein, who is in charge of tactics, looked at Li Xiaoming again and said to him: "In the morning training match, you started to try more long passes, why is that?"

"I just feel that my offensive method is too simple. If I only pass short passes, I will miss some better opportunities. And my physical fitness seems to be able to withstand high-intensity confrontation." Li Xiaoming honestly expressed his thoughts. "When I need a long pass, if I can attack directly, I can create more opportunities."

"But you are a midfielder, you are very close to the opponent's goal, how often do you need to use long passes?" Bovac continued to ask.

"That... that's what I said, coach. But I don't think it should be fixed in one place. On the court, you should go wherever you have free time, and pass the football wherever you have an opportunity." Li Xiaoming explained. "Besides, if I know how to pass a long pass, if the opponent presses me in front of their penalty area. If they hit me, I can take the initiative to retreat, and after creating a distance, I can directly attack with a long pass..."

Ferguson and Mullenstein looked at each other again.It is rare for a young player to have such an idea in his head.

Many young people only think about how to use the money they earn to pick up girls and buy cars when they are not playing football.This kind of tactical thinking.It seems that it's all about the coaches, they just need to execute it on the court.

After listening to Li Xiaoming, Mullenstein nodded and said, "Then Li Xiaoming. Do you want to try the central midfielder?"

"Ah?" Li Xiaoming was surprised, the question was asked so suddenly that he hadn't reacted yet.

Meulensteen said, "It is said to be a central midfielder, but it requires you to use all your abilities on offense. We think you can complete the offensive and defensive transitions by yourself. So in order to allow you to gain a wider space and vision, we You need to return to a slightly behind position. And... Judging from your playing style, you can also go forward at any time when necessary. Anyway, your current physical fitness can keep up. How about it, think about it ?And you need to understand that this is not just about organizing the midfielder, your task is very heavy, you need to complete the team's organization and attack with the help of Carrick, and then cooperate with the frontcourt to complete the attack."

But before Mullenstein finished speaking, he heard Li Xiaoming say: "Okay."

"Huh?" Now it was Mullenstein and Ferguson's turn to be surprised.

"It's fine for me to play as a central midfielder," Li Xiaoming said again.

"This...don't you think about it?" Mullenstein couldn't believe it.

"I've thought it through, coach. Or I've always played like this." Li Xiaoming spread his hands. "And I do often run to the backcourt to ask for the ball during the game. I think the position of central midfielder is very suitable for me. I can organize the team and attack. This is exactly what I think And together"

Ferguson, who was silent by the side, finally spoke: "You have to think carefully, Li Xiaoming. I hope this is your own decision, not some pressure."

Li Xiaoming shook his head: "No, coach, this is my own decision."

"But playing central midfielder is far from the opponent's goal. I remember someone commenting that the closer you are to the opponent's goal, the greater the threat, so in turn, the farther you are from the goal, the less threat... Or your stats will not be as above. Fantastic season," Ferguson said.

"I think this statement itself is wrong, coach. I am not fixed in one position on the court, I always have to run constantly, I play a central midfielder, maybe I can't even pass the half-court? I play The front midfielder didn't say anything, so he stayed in the front and didn't come back? Besides, why can't I be a person who can create threats no matter how far away from the goal?"

Hearing Li Xiaoming's answer, Ferguson slapped his face: "Okay! That's it. From this season on, you'll play as a central midfielder! Meulensteen, take it out, the latest physical plan. Since you need to bear There are a lot of them, so we need a very good physical fitness plan that can take your physical fitness to a higher level. And you will maintain your current excellent coordination and flexibility."

Moreover, in modern football, the division of positions is no longer so obvious.

When a player's position on the field is most clear, it may appear in the lineup played by the game broadcast.

When the game starts, the positions of the players are not fixed, especially the players in the midfield. They always have to change positions and run non-stop.

Modern football is not like before. If you say it is a defensive midfielder, it is fixed at the back and is responsible for defense full-time, and does nothing else.At that time, the defensive midfielders were all powerful and fierce in defense, but their offensive ability was not worth mentioning, and they rarely participated in the offense.It is said that the front midfielder does not return to defense and only attacks.

In the past, the division of labor in football was clear. The center forward was responsible for scoring goals, the winger was responsible for crossing, the attacking midfielder was responsible for organizing the attack, and the defensive midfielder was responsible for defending.At that time, as long as you know a player's position, you can basically know what he is good at.

But now, it's different.

Modern football has more and more comprehensive requirements for players' abilities, and the meaning of position is becoming more and more vague.Center forwards don't need to be able to score goals, but they have to play the ball.The winger does not need to cross, but he has to cut back and shoot.The front midfielder may not pass the ball, but he must be able to score forward.The defensive midfielder may not be good at defense, but he must be able to organize the offense... Even the goalkeeper is gradually starting to rush out of the small penalty area, expanding the defense area to the large penalty area, and even the entire second half. ball".

So it doesn't mean that playing central midfielder means that you are getting farther and farther away from creating a threat.It's not to say that playing central midfielder doesn't have the glory of playing midfielder.

There are many top stars in the world arena. Ballack and Gerrard are both very good central midfielders.Although it seems that Li Xiaoming's figure and physical fitness are not as good as these people, it doesn't mean that Li Xiaoming will be worse than them.

After determining what position to play in the new season, the remaining thing is how to play the midfielder, and then train.

Tactical training is different from physical training. Only the opening 15 minutes of each training session is open to the public. Fans and reporters can watch and shoot outside.

But when the 15 minutes were over, the training ground was closed.Not for anyone to see, except for the Dortmund official website reporter.

But even the photos and videos taken by the reporters on the official website have to be reviewed by the coaching staff, and some insignificant things can be released, such as players practicing shooting, joking together during training intervals... Such pictures.

The part involving specific tactical drills must be kept strictly confidential.

Any coach attaches great importance to his team's tactics, and it is impossible to leak them easily.

If a leak occurs, it is a serious problem.

(End of this chapter)