long live football

If you put the major football powers together and compare who has put the most effort into youth football training in recent years, Germany will undoubtedly win the crown.

The German Legion was once invincible, but that is long gone. In the 1998 World Cup in France, the German team was defeated by the Croatian team. In the 2002 European Cup group stage, the German team led by Ribeck was out early in a very shameful way.

The defeat of two consecutive major world competitions shocked the whole of Germany. The then chairman of the German Football Association, Wolffeld, was determined to reform German football, and one of the best ways he thought of was to change the way youth football was done. rise.

"The world's largest youth player training program" was released. After 2000, the German Football Association invested at least 2000 million euros every year, and began to gradually establish a nationwide youth training system with the help of major clubs and football schools.

The German Football Association stipulates that each professional club must have its own youth training center, and the training camp needs to be spent on multiple teams according to age, such as U15, U17, and U19.The trainees live in a unified place and receive education and formal professional football training during the day. Various clubs and famous German football players and excellent lecturers will give them regular counseling. Clubs with better conditions will also equip these youth training players with professional psychology. Doctors, strength and conditioning coaches, team doctors and therapists.

The German Football Association spared no effort to support the country's youth training, and of course it will be rewarded. In the European Cup in Portugal this summer, although the German team missed the quarter-finals of the European Cup for the second time in a row, they were promoted by the national team coach Klinsmann. , A large number of young players such as Schweinsteiger, Poldowski, and Ram have emerged.They are the future of German football.

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When Karl came to the indoor football hall in Munich 1860, there was a futsal match between the youth training players.

As time gets closer and closer to December, the weather in Germany has also begun to turn into winter. The outdoor temperature in Munich sometimes reaches zero degrees during the day and night. Such weather is naturally nothing to the first-team players. They are already used to it. Train for games in harsh climates.But for the underage players in the club, more indoor sports in winter will undoubtedly be better for their health.

Therefore, from November onwards, except for the daily warm-up exercises, most of the other activities of the youth team have been transferred indoors, and indoor football games are often used as substitutes for intra-team games.

Futsal originated in South America, and it is played most enthusiastically in Brazil. Many people think that Brazilian players have delicate skills at their feet. In addition to the unique football talent of South Americans, futsal also plays a big role in it, because five-a-side The football field is small and the number of players is small. The probability of each player on the field will naturally increase, and there will be more fights. Everyone's reaction ability, ball control ability, and ability to quickly switch between offense and defense will be strengthened.

Carl stood on the sidelines and watched quietly for a while before walking to the youth team coach Bob.

Bob felt a person walking by, first glanced at him inadvertently, and when he realized who it was, he immediately turned around, opened his mouth in surprise and stretched out his right hand: "Oh——"

"Shh." Carl shook his index finger in front of his mouth, stopping Bob's words: "Don't disturb them, we'll talk about it after this game is over."

Bob nodded excitedly, and turned to face the team again.But after he endured it for a few minutes, he approached Carl and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Auston, why did you come to the youth team today to..."

"The first team has encountered a physical crisis. I don't think this should be a secret to you." Karl didn't leave the field: "Is there any recommendation? I need to increase the thickness of the midfield and defense, and the forwards don't need it yet."

Bob hesitated.

Carl looked at him: "Why, is there any difficulty?"

"To be honest, there are many young players in the youth team that I am very optimistic about, especially some of them are extremely talented. If they can get good training, they will definitely amaze the entire German football world in the future. It's just..." Bob frowned While shaking his head: "For forwards, there are one or two of the right age. The most talented players in midfield and defenders are too young. There are two of my favorites. They are not even 16 years old."

"Under the age of 16?" Carl thought for a while and sighed, feeling helpless and regretful.

Although the world of football is full of players who "represent the club in the top league when they are under 18 years old and are unanimously expected to become superstars", there are more players who "become famous too early and their talents are over-squeezed. Suffering from injuries all over the body, like a shooting star across the sky", how many days before the age of 20 became popular in half of the world football world, but under the age of 20, almost no one has heard their names anymore .

Teenagers are the time for teenagers to grow their bodies and continuously exercise their skills from training. Now put them in the professional league. Although it may ripen a large number of stars, it is more likely to use these teenagers' talents It was killed prematurely-of course, it is not that there has never been a star with particularly good physical fitness, who has been popular from his teens to his decades.A recent example is Wayne Rooney, who also played for Everton when he was a teenager. Now he has moved to Manchester United at a sky-high price, played in the top arena with a high salary, and started many games for the Red Devils. Great.

However, Carl still wants to see how the "excellent talent" in Bob's mouth is. If he finds a particularly good seed, although he will not be promoted to the first team for a while, he can pay attention to it in the future, right?

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Under Carl's signal, Bob waited for the futsal match on the field to enter the intermission stage, stepped forward to call all the players of the youth team, and began to speak.

Carl didn't take Bob's place to speak to these young players. He just stood on the sidelines, watched Bob turn and pointed at himself, and the older players of the youth team immediately showed excited expressions on their faces.

A few minutes later, some teenagers who could only be called "children" walked out of the field side by side with several tall men who looked disappointed. The waiting players are getting ready for a confrontation match.

Bob stood in the center circle, raised an arm, and whistled!

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" More than a dozen players moved together, their sneakers making screeching noises on the floor!

Karl watched the youth team match in surprise, and he clearly felt that after a period of training, the team in front of him had improved a lot compared to the one he saw more than a month ago. The biggest change was It means that the players are moving more without the ball.

This is also one of the biggest changes Karl has brought to the training of all echelons of Munich 1860.

In the previous Munich 1860, whether it was the first team or the youth team, the offense was only for the forwards, and the defense was all left to the defenders.Once their own half was broken through, most of the midfielders stopped their steps and gave up their plans to return to defense.

When Karl came to Munich 1860, he made a request to all players - to increase the training program of running off the ball in training. When the game comes, no matter whether the team is attacking or defending, the whole team should be together Get involved.

When attacking, not only the player with the ball has to make a breakthrough, but also the frontcourt players of one's own team should also break through to the opponent's area step by step with him. Players without the ball and players with the ball form a formation A cross attack network, and then repeated passes, your own offense will become very smooth, which can not only divide the pressure encountered by the ball player, but also make any midfielder cruising in the opponent's half a threat, Make opponents hard to guard against.

When defending, the frontcourt players should also participate together.For example, if a striker is intercepted by the opponent, he should not stand still and wait for the support of his teammates. Instead, he should counterattack immediately. Ball time and passing space.Once the time and space of the opponent's players are reduced, it will be difficult for their offense to pose much threat, and their own defense will be successful.

There are 22 people in a football game, and all the game time is 1 player with the ball and 21 players without the ball interacting.Football used to place great emphasis on the quality and ability of players with the ball, but in fact it was the cooperation of the 21 players without the ball that really determined the outcome of the game.

This kind of training and competition will of course consume more physical energy of the players, and some veterans may not be able to bear it, but even if the old players are to be put on the bench and replaced with immature new jerseys, Karl will do it-not just because Emphasis on off-ball running has gradually become a world trend, and also because Munich's solidified tactics before 1860 brought them only failure, and failure meant change. Only through a thorough transformation can the team continue to win.

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After watching a confrontation match, Karl found a few good seedlings—whether they are real talents has yet to be judged in the professional arena, but their performance in the youth team is already amazing.

Timo Gebhardt, the attacking midfielder, started most of the offense of the team he played.

Savio Nserek, this is an African-American player with gorgeous dribbling skills. Although he is not as tall and strong as other African-American players in his teens, he is strong in offense. The explosive power and impact are indeed "African".

Russ Bender, a tall guy with blond hair and blue eyes, thought he was 20 years old from the back view, but he was not yet an adult when he looked at the childish face from the front.Very calm on the field, although he plays in the midfield, he is very aggressive.

Sven Bender, another boy with blond hair and blue eyes, is a twin brother to Russ Bender. Their faces are exactly the same, but the younger brother Sven is a little taller than Lars.A wide player who once again cast doubt on his age.

Moritz Laettner, the only juvenile player Bob left on the court, didn't even look like he had finished high school.However, the technique under his feet is superb, and he can even turn around opponents who are a whole head taller than him.

Christopher Yankel, a very stable defender, can play both left and right. Karl thinks he should be a jack-of-all-trades candidate for the defense.

There are quite a few players who are favored by Karl. As Bob said, the youth team is not only rich in golden retrievers, but also prolific in talent. "Munich 1860 Youth Training Produced".

Especially Lars Bender and Sven Bender. The tacit understanding between the two brothers on the court is so high that it seems that they communicate with each other. , the football can run to another person's feet, and then the other person raises his foot to shoot and score!

Isn't this kind of cooperation exactly what Karl dreamed of?It's just that, except for Christopher Yankel, none of them are underage!The Bender brothers will not turn 16 until after the New Year.

Fortunately, Jankel can be regarded as a player Karl urgently needs, and he can help the team consolidate the defense.

Carl bowed his head and said something to the youth team coach Bob. Bob nodded and said to the group of teenagers gathered together: "Christopher Yankel, you will go back with Mr. Alston in a while."

Yankel's body trembled with excitement, he grinned and hugged his partner, almost unable to suppress his laughter.

The other players looked at Jankel enviously.

Carl looked at the tall and strong Bender brothers, and suddenly felt a move in his heart: Shall we bring them back to the first team?Although Bob's training in the youth team is also very good, but the training of the first team is more intensive and of higher quality than here, and it is also more beneficial to the players in the growth stage.Letting teenagers under the age of 16 play the whole game is to destroy the German buds, but what if they are only allowed to train with the first team and occasionally come off the bench?This can not only quench the thirst of the team's main force, but also train young players. It is a good thing to have the best of both worlds!

"I want to take Lars Bender and Sven Bender away." Karl coughed and said loudly, "Temporarily let them train with the first team."

Bob laughed: "It's my responsibility to send blood to the first team, I have no objection."

"Yeah!" "Yeah!" The excited Brother Bender couldn't help but jumped up from the spot.

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After bringing the three young players back to the first-team training ground and instructing Garrard to find them a locker in the locker room, Karl stood on the sidelines and watched the first-team players train for a while, then returned to the locker room and began to prepare for the next round. round of league tactics.

At this moment, the phone on the desk rang suddenly.

He picked it up casually: "Hi, this is Karl Alston."

"Oh, Mr. Alston?" A German with a strange accent came from the other end of the phone, and he stuttered.

People who do not speak German as their native language, so this is a foreign long distance call?Carl thought so, and replied in fluent Cockney English: "If you are not familiar with German, you can also speak English."

"Thank you, thank you very much!" The person on the other end of the phone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then spoke in English: "I am a reporter from China, and I would like to conduct an exclusive interview with you on behalf of "Sports Weekly"—— "