Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 11 Test
On the next day, at Young's urging, Pedeno went to his house, and José recounted the whole story carefully, only omitting García's comments about him.

Although Yang is still a little resentful, he can only suppress all these emotions. For other people in the U9 echelon, this big test match may be just an assessment that affects the youth training contract, but for him and Pedeno Speaking of it, it is a decisive battle to decide where to belong.

Every time Garcia came to the training ground, he was so ashamed and guilty that he couldn't look directly at the two children who were working hard. He had already revised their daily assessment results according to Mensa's instructions.

In the evaluation column of the coaching staff, Young's spirituality and overall view, as well as Pednio's hard running and defensive enthusiasm, were all erased and replaced with moderate words, and his physical data was also pushed below the average level.

Looking at these two assessment reports alone, there is no reason for Young and Pedeno to be kept in Sporting Lisbon. Even the youth training teams in the second-tier league will hesitate at their mediocrity.

However, he kept an eye out for it. The report that he handed to Mensa was a redacted copy, and it was not included in the file afterwards, and was put in his drawer together with the original.

If Young and Pednio managed to impress Coach Robson's team, he'd put the originals back and try to get away with it on Mensa's side.

If they fail, the copy can only be included in the training file of the Alcochet base, but the original copy can be secretly let them make a backup, so that they can have some confidence when looking for a new club. This is the last thing I can do up.

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According to the rules of the big exam finalized by Paul Mensah, the various items of the basic physical test were completed two days in advance, and the Alcochete base began to get busy for the match. The chief assistant coach of the first team, Manuel Fernandez, and the observation team had already arrived.

The most valued is the U19 team led by Mensa himself. Their opponent is a mixed team composed of the reserve team and a small number of first-team players. They are led by Robson's second assistant John Reed, who is the first-line team of Sporting Lisbon. As the tactical coach of the team, his daily job is to assist Sir Robson in arranging and rehearsing offense and defense. In terms of on-the-spot command ability, he is not weaker than Paul Mensah.

The overall situation of the game was not surprising, but the U19's defeat across the board spoiled the mood of every observer.The dribbling skills of the youth training players who were hard-won by Mensa had no chance to be used at all. The whole team was hit by Reed's British style of play in pieces, and the passing and receiving when trying to slow down the rhythm were also messy. .

It was less than 10 minutes before kick-off, and the U19 goalkeeper had already picked up the ball from the net three times. It’s not their fault. Guys in the reserve team don’t have many chances to enter the first-team competition. They want to play in the U19 league age They were all basically over the limit, so they all tried their best in the competition, especially in the assessment this time, everyone wanted to perform better in front of the observation team.

Paul Mensah's face was livid. The youth army under his command pays too much attention to personal ability in the daily training. After encountering a high-position press, the midfielder and the backcourt are a little panicked. The formation only resorted to two or three counterattacks at the beginning, and the U19 formation was loosened.

The winger, who relied on speed and technique, was stuck in the corridors on both sides. The defender had to step in to participate in the attack under Mensa's tactics. Seeing that the ball was lost faster and faster every time, he simply stayed in the ribs and did not move. , After a while, the winger was also suppressed and returned to his own half.

The mixed team saw that the U19s no longer insisted on attacking, so they simply suppressed them and played a half-court offensive and defensive drill, and spontaneously switched to the tactic of holding high and playing high.The big center forward of the reserve team is shaking his thick waist, waiting to take off near the penalty spot to fight for the top. The U19 boys have no height advantage at all, and they only get a "bang" goal when they have the chance to pass in three or two times. header.

The people observing the team did not expect such a situation at all. They had already planned that the U19 would not bring too many surprises, but they still hoped that they could rely on their youthful advantages to play some impact. Who knew it would become such a mess? look.

On the other hand, John Reed, his tactical choice was very successful. The mixed team took over the rhythm of the game just with experience, but this is nothing to be proud of. The U19s are just a bunch of little kids to them, but they just look too unbearable. hit some.

On the mobile stand, a man with a Sporting Lisbon badge pinned to his suit stood up suddenly. He shook his head gloomily, jumped down the steps in three steps and two steps, and leaned into Manuel Fernandez's ear and said something. In a word, he walked quickly to the outside of the training ground.

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Lavin Garcia was a little embarrassed for a while, because he found that no one in the observation team came to watch the U9 echelon game. In this way, the chances of Young and Pedeno were even slimmer, and the possibility of them staying at the Alcochete base Sex, it seems, has also returned to zero.There was nothing Garcia could do about it, he could only do his part and organize the game decently.

The U9 team adopted an eight-a-side competition system, which was also Mensa's request. He felt that the five-a-side and seven-a-side system was too monotonous in tactical selection, which somewhat suppressed the children's imagination.

Garcia did not consider the issue of imagination. What he needs to do is to try his best to show the talent of each child. As the final stage of football enlightenment education, the most important thing is to inject tactical ideas and position concepts into the children's minds In this way, we can avoid the pain of more transfers to the U12 echelon.

There are many children who showed great talent at a young age, but it is difficult to show it in the 11-man field. They are used to the small ball and small field, they are too free and loose, and they cannot keep up with the requirements of modern football. This is Garcia needs to guard against.

Looking at the few recorders on the sidelines, Garcia smiled apologetically at Russo Cesar beside him, and said, "Coach Cesar, I'm really sorry for asking you to help. The U19 match should have passed halfway." Alright, let's start here too."

Cesar rolled his eyes, thinking that if Mensa hadn't asked me to watch, who would care about this kind of shit, he glanced at his watch and nodded, called Dufflar and others to his side, and said to Garcia Said: "I'll take team A, you go to team B and ask if there is any problem, if not, get ready to kick off."

Not surprisingly, both Garcia and Cesar chose the 331 formation. This is the most classic and most varied formation in eight-a-side football. It is solid enough defensively and leaves enough space for the midfield and wings to play.

Pedeno stood in the middle of the midfield, and he was still thinking about Yang's cold eyes and words just now.

"Ped, whether there are people from the observation team or not, we will do our best in this game. Even if we can't stay in Alcochete, we will strive for a good enough exit!"

A beep whistle!Dufflar flicked his foot, and the game began!

Ricardo, the left midfielder, got the ball and slammed it all the way to the sideline, attracting the team B's right midfielder and Peddenho. Dufflar to the outside line.

Pedeno's position selection was very accurate, and he was already stuck on the forward route ahead of time. Davlar looked at the little man in front of him and smiled contemptuously, and changed the ball to the side away from Pedeno. He rushed up directly to meet him.

Pedeno gritted his teeth and turned sideways to squeeze Davlar away, but his physical fitness was too poor. He tried to stretch his legs into the opponent's ball protection circle twice but failed. Then with a sudden force, he kicked a few steps with his left leg, tightly protecting the ball with his right foot, and rushed towards the middle against Pedeno.

Young retreated all the way from the position of the left midfielder. Seeing that Pedeno couldn't defend Davral at all, he was a little impatient, but he couldn't draw in infinitely to defend as he did during the five-a-side training.

There is no other reason. There are right midfielder Tamaro and midfielder Costa of the A team on his side. It is almost foreseeable that as long as he withdraws to help Pedeno, Davral will turn to his side. Passing the ball directly creates the opportunity to attack the left side of the team with more hits and fewer hits.

Everything can only depend on Pedeno himself. Behind him is the central defender, and there is not much room to retreat.

Davral observed the surrounding situation from the corner of his eye, especially on Young's side. He was always on guard against a possible uphill, and as long as Yang's assistance came over and leaked the space, he would put his foot straight to Tamaro. The road will be opened.It's a pity that this little bastard has not moved, but is retreating at a constant speed with Costa, and he can't see any chance to score the ball.

The little Madeira dwarf in front of him was really annoying. Dufflar thought he would be able to eat him raw after a few collisions, but he was still attached to his side now.Just now I saw Tamaro open up the space and wanted to make a long pass to find him, but he was unable to make any moves because of Peddenho, so he had to give up.

Although it was very difficult, Pedeno still stuck to Davlar like a brown candy. The central defender of team B has moved to his ball-holding side. As long as he gets stuck in Davlar's position, he will You can only be forced to enter the gap between the central defender and your own defense. At that time, no matter how good your body is, you will not be able to pass through the "closed door tactic" of double-teaming on both sides.

Davlar watched Team B's central defender go around to his right, and instantly made a decision in his heart.He slammed on his right foot, which had been wrapping the ball forward, and turned his body half a circle to the right.

Pedeno found that he was surprised by his sudden stop, and immediately stepped forward, just tripped over Davlar's left foot, and staggered two steps.

Davral followed the momentum of his turn, swung his right forearm towards Pedeno's back, and hooked his left foot slightly, even hitting him with a sling belt directly made him lose his center of gravity and fell to the turf. After passing Pedeno's leg, he started sprinting towards the penalty area.

The central defender who originally planned to cooperate with Peddenho's defensive thinking and ran to the other side to execute the "closed door tactic" left a huge gap at the moment, while the right back was still restrained by Ricardo and unable to defend.

There are no defenders in the penalty area except the goalkeeper, and it looks even more empty than the road in the early morning.

Davlar, who turned around, made a trip with his right foot, sent the ball to the most comfortable angle, changed the rhythm of his feet and took a few quick steps. He drew his bow and took an arrow. His clover sneakers were like black lightning on the lawn. Sweeping over, the kangaroo leather material is close to the front of the inner instep, and it hits the lower middle of the ball firmly.

The goalkeeper knelt and fell over in a bit of embarrassment, and could only watch the football fly from above his head into the net.

The "swish" sound made by the friction between the ball and the net was no different from fairy music to Davlar who raised his hands like a king to celebrate.To the remorseful Peddenio and the helpless Jan, it was like a giant hammer and pestle. With the cheers of Dufflar and others, they smashed their bells of hope again and again. The sound of mourning was about to pierce the eardrum.

Cesar pursed his lips and pulled his beard. He already felt a little regretful that he had to stay on the sidelines for 59 minutes.

(End of this chapter)