Tests on outdoor grounds soon began.

The results of the other players were recorded by the staff and sent to head coach Xu Dingmao after the end, but Li Jingyuan's test was personally supervised by Xu Dingmao himself.

Following aside, watching Li Jingyuan's test process throughout the process, and getting the results as soon as possible, the expression on Xu Dingmao's face became a little strange.

Li Jingyuan's results are not bad, but they are too good, which makes Xu Dingmao feel entangled.

In the off-the-ball event, the 100-meter speed is 11 seconds, and the results of the switchback run are also very good, these events are Li Jingyuan's strengths, so it is not a surprise to achieve good results.

In the ball event, Li Jingyuan also performed very well. Li Jingyuan also completed the technical actions such as dribbling around the pole and passing the ball in a wide area, which is what makes people feel surprised.

In 06, although Li Jingyuan was selected for the national team, his foot skills at that time were notoriously stinky, not to mention carrying the ball around the pole, even the training of running straight with the ball, it was difficult for him to complete it smoothly.

At that time, Advocaat also understood Li Jingyuan's shortcomings, so he pressed him, a person with excellent physical condition, to the position of goalkeeper. Even in another set of uses, Li Jingyuan also doesn't need to use his foot skills, he only needs to be a pillar center who fights for the top point.

All in all, Li Jingyuan in 06 doesn't know how to kick football with his feet at all, or rather, although he can occasionally do a little technical moves, but his level is definitely amateurish to the extreme.

However, in today's test, Li Jingyuan's performance subverted this concept. In the test with the ball, although his result is not the first, but he is also at the top, and he is fully professional.

If such a technique is put on other people, then Xu Dingmao will not have much reaction, but if it is put on Li Jingyuan, it will be completely different.

Don't forget. Li Jingyuan's body data is there. Strength, agility, and reflexes are all outside the specification, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his body is much stronger than Drogba, who is known as the beast striker.

Is Drogba's technique very fine? Anyone who knows football knows it. Perhaps in the later period, Drogba's skills can be regarded as delicate after he improves. But it is undeniable that during the time when he first became famous, his foot skills were still very rough.

Compared with the state of Drogba when he first became famous, Li Jingyuan's current foot skills are not bad at all, but his physical fitness is even better. In Xu Dingmao's view, this is almost an enhanced version of the early Drogba.

As long as the coach with a little brain has such a guy in his hand. It's just going to put him in the forward line. Because no manager would refuse to add a Didier Drogba to his squad.

Of course, Xu Dingmao also had this idea, and he also wanted to use Li Jingyuan as a powerful pillar center.

At this time, the contradiction arises, you must know that Li Jingyuan's own job is a goalkeeper, and he is also an excellent goalkeeper who won the award in the last World Cup.

Letting Lee Kyung-won go to the forward is likely to greatly strengthen the offensive ability of the South Korean team, let him go to goal, and can also greatly enhance the defensive strength. However, these two cannot coexist. has to make a choice, and unfortunately give up one of them, which is what makes Xu Dingmao the most entangled.

The more I think about it, the more tangled I become. After reaching the worst, Xu Dingmao could only 'curse' Li Jingyuan. Hopefully, his ball quotient isn't high enough to form a tacit fit with his teammates.

Without tacit cooperation, it is natural that you can't play as a striker, so the only option left is the goalkeeper. Li Jingyuan was able to make Xu Dingmao have this kind of thought, and it can only be said that his performance is too exaggerated. …,

With this in mind, in the training on the second day, Xu Dingmao specially arranged an intra-team game.

In the first half, Li Jingyuan was still arranged in the goalkeeper position by Xu Dingmao as he did in the previous World Cup. But in the second half. He was moved up front.

Xu Dingmao does not expect Li Jingyuan to score, to be precise, the worse Li Jingyuan plays in the forward line, the easier it will be for Xu Dingmao's troubles to be solved.

The 90-minute game was over quickly. Xu Dingmao's idea was in vain, the expression on his face was wonderful, and he didn't know how to describe it.

Lee Kyung-won's performance was not bad. To be exact, it should be very good.

As a goalkeeper in the first half, Li Jingyuan gave full play to his ability, blocking several high-quality shots with high and low blocks, including a close-range barbed powerful shot. It's such a performance that even the best goalkeeper in the world can't necessarily do.

Just looking at the first half, Lee Kyung-won not only maintained the level of the last World Cup, but even improved, which means that the goalkeeper position of the Korean team does not have to worry at all. As a head coach, Xu Dingmao is of course very happy and in a good mood.

In the second half, after changing positions, Li Jingyuan's performance was also excellent. After becoming a striker, Li Jingyuan also made full use of his physique and mixed the opponent's back line into a paste. In those 45 minutes, he handed over a perfect report card of one goal and one assist.

After on-site proof, Li Jingyuan is also very competent as a strong striker. After all, the overall strength of the South Korean team has been improved, and from this aspect, Xu Dingmao is still relatively happy. However, if Li Jingyuan is taken out and singled out, this makes Xu Dingmao a headache.

How to solve the problem of Li Jingyuan's position still has to let Xu Dingmao and the coaching staff think.

As for the players, they didn't have to think about those troublesome problems, as soon as the training game was over, a few friends who were familiar with Li Jingyuan surrounded them.

"Jing Yuan, when did you practice this forward technique?? It's really good, that pass just now is so good that I can pick it up very comfortably. "It was Li Dongguo who spoke, and what he said was Li Jingyuan's assist just now.

Last night, Li Dongguo went to find Li Jingyuan, and at first he wanted to ask Li Jingyuan about Yin Zhiyuan's information, but after chatting, his relationship with Li Jingyuan became familiar.

The relationship between men is like this, and it becomes familiar quickly. And Li Jingyuan's performance on the court also made Li Dongguo agree with it, so at this time he hugged Li Jingyuan's shoulders very affectionately.

"That's it, brother, I heard from my seniors. Didn't you know how to dribble the ball in the last World Cup? Why did you play so well at this time? Have you stepped up your training? By the way, do you usually have time to practice, brother, aren't you an artist? I don't think there's much time, right? After Li Dongguo, Qi Chengyong also asked a lot of questions.

"No, there isn't. When I have free time, I will go to the artist football team to play a few kicks, and after a long time, I will slowly practice. ”

"That's all?"

"Yes."

Li Jingyuan's answer left these players speechless. If it weren't for the fact that 'Li Jingyuan doesn't need to lie', these players would not believe Li Jingyuan's words.

They have been practicing their skills since they were young. Continuing to receive professional training and participate in professional-level competitions has improved the skills to the current level. The hard work and sweat put in the middle is not something that can be said to be hard work. …,

But what about Li Jingyuan? He only played a few amateur games in his spare time to get to where he is now. Compare Li Jingyuan's leisurely with his own hardship, the players are envious, jealous and hateful.

"Brother, are you going to be a goalkeeper or a striker?" After talking and chatting back, Li Qinglong suddenly asked Li Jingyuan such a question.

Li Qinglong's expression looked a little nervous. At the same time, he was a little embarrassed, but now everyone's attention was focused on Li Jingyuan, and no one noticed his expression.

Speaking of which. It is also very understandable that Li Qinglong will have this reaction now. The number of players in the team is fixed, and there can only be eleven players in the game, and the players in the same position are both teammates and competitors with each other.

Lee Qinglong is the striker of the South Korean team, and in addition to him, there are several other alternates in South Korea's forward line this time.

Park Joo-yong, Lee Dong-guk, Xue Qi-hyun and several others are all strongmen, and if they want to compete with these people for the main position, it will already put Li Qinglong under a lot of pressure, and if there is another Li Jingyuan who is as strong as Drogba. That is too unlucky for Li Qinglong and other forwards.

Not being able to compete for the main position is not the worst, if you are squeezed out of the national team, it will be a complete tragedy. After all, there is no need to stock up on a bunch of strikers in a team, as long as there are enough, there are five or six. In other words, if Li Jingyuan wants to be a striker, it will definitely squeeze another striker candidate out of the door of the national team.

Of course, Li Qinglong, who was finally called back from abroad, will definitely not be squeezed out of the door of the national team, but even so, he does not dare to ignore the threat of not being able to play, so he will not be a little apprehensive when he asks questions. At the same time, I thought that the relationship between Li Jingyuan and himself was quite good, and his question seemed a little inauthentic, so I was ashamed.

"I don't know what to say. I don't have any requirements myself, I can do anything, it depends on how the coach arranges it. didn't notice Li Qinglong's unnaturalness, Li Jingyuan didn't think much about it at all, replied directly, paused slightly, and then continued: "If you want to save trouble, I think it's better to be a goalkeeper, after all, you don't have to run too tired to be a goalkeeper." ”

Although he did not give a clear answer, Li Jingyuan still revealed his intentions. This made Li Qinglong breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother, I think it's better for you to be a goalkeeper. With you behind, we can also step forward with confidence. Qi Chengyong added from another angle.

"Hehe, Chengyong is right." As a participant in the previous World Cup, Li Dongguo certainly knew more deeply, and after listening to Qi Chengyong's words, he also nodded in agreement.

During the training match in the second half, Li Jingyuan has been wandering in the front court. So after this game, his companions around him are basically frontcourt players.

The frontcourt players all have similar ideas, they don't want Li Jingyuan to grab the position, and they want him to act as a goalkeeper. And the players in the backfield actually have the same idea, because if Li Jingyuan is the goalkeeper, the defensive burden on them can be much easier.

In other words, there are only a few goalkeepers with a different attitude. Among them is Jin Yongguang, who looks at Li Jingyuan unpleasantly.

Although he has only been a goalkeeper for 45 minutes, Li Jingyuan's performance has already made Jin Yongguang very red-eyed. No matter how conceited he is, he still has to admit that his goalkeeping skills are much worse than Li Jingyuan's, at least, he thinks he can't save the barbed hook shot.

With such an idea. It means that Jin Yongguang has actually subconsciously felt that he can't compete with Li Jingyuan. …,

felt that he couldn't compare to Li Jingyuan, the position of the national team was in jeopardy, and he was already hostile to Li Jingyuan, so Jin Yongguang had only one idea. That is to look forward to Li Jingyuan to hurry up and be a striker, and get as far away from himself as possible.

In fact, Kim Yongguang's expectations have also come true. However, it's not that Li Jingyuan is getting farther and farther away from him, but that he is getting farther and farther away from Li Jingyuan. There's no way, who made his skills only at that level, counting Li Jingyuan's words. He could only finish fourth among goalkeepers. It's normal to be brushed off.

Let's not talk about the supporting roles that are not important. After a few days of discussion, with the idea of having both fish and bear's paws, Xu Dingmao and the coaching staff finally came up with a plan.

This plan has never appeared in the history of modern football, so Li Jingyuan himself was very surprised when he heard it.

"What? Let me take on two positions at the same time?? After completing the training, Li Jingyuan was called to his office by Xu Dingmao, and when the situation was explained, Li Jingyuan immediately showed an incredible expression.

"That's right, when it comes to reporting the list. We will make a special note of your information, and there should not be too much problem on the side of the World Cup Organizing Committee. Xu Dingmao nodded, and then explained in detail.

All the teams that participate in the World Cup. You have to report the roster before the game. Until the end of the schedule, this list is not allowed to be changed at will. Of course, except for emergencies, such as a large number of players of a national team who are injured and unable to play, the organizing committee may give special approval to them to temporarily recruit new players from China to supplement the squad.

This list is 23 people, as long as the total number is good, what lineup to bring to play, this is up to the national team itself, and the organizing committee will not interfere.

The number of players in the front, middle and back is not fixed. But the number of goalkeepers has always been three. This is true for all national teams in the World Cup, and this is an unwritten convention.

There are three pure goalkeepers.

Lee Kyung-won is now a part-time striker, so he is not a pure goalkeeper, in other words, the South Korean team has broken the rules in this regard, breaking the previous convention.

Of course. A convention is just a convention, not a formal rule clause. That's why Xu Dingmao said, 'The organizing committee shouldn't be embarrassed'. However, the necessary declaration still needs to be done, after all, more is better than less, and it will be difficult to make trouble when it comes to the official competition.

"I know." Xu Dingmao had already explained and given Li Jingyuan enough face, and there was no loss for him, so he just nodded, and then responded very simply.

"Just in case, the outside world will make a fuss about the word 'convention', so we're going to put you in the forward position when we submit the roster this time. You also know that when there is an unexpected situation on the field, generally speaking, it will only be the striker who makes a cameo appearance as a goalkeeper, but there is never a situation where a goalkeeper makes a cameo appearance as a striker. ”

The main goalkeeper was injured, the substitute goalkeeper came on and was sent off again, and the third goalkeeper simply fell ill and had to find someone on the field to play as a guest goalkeeper. Something like this has happened in history.

But on the other hand, letting the goalkeeper come on the pitch to play a cameo as a striker has never happened. On the one hand, because there are more strikers than goalkeepers, even if one or two are injured, there are still people who can be substituted, and on the other hand, because the goalkeeper's skills are not a system at all, it is better to change a defender to play a striker than to change a goalkeeper. Then the managers are certainly not stupid enough to use the goalkeeper to play up the striker.

It is important to see if there is a precedent to follow. reported Li Jingyuan as a goalkeeper, but the result was that he was not accepted because there was no precedent, resulting in him not being able to play as a striker, such a result is not what Xu Dingmao wants to see.

"Since you're going to report as a striker, you're definitely going to play as a striker. It's hard to say how many times this will happen, but I can assure you that it will. ”

"In other words, in addition to the goalkeeping technique, you also have to practice the striker's technique. It's a bit heavier, but I'm sure you can do it, right? After talking for a long time, Xu Dingmao pointed out the purpose, it turned out that he and the coaching staff were ready to train Li Jingyuan.

The coaching staff values themselves so much, so of course Li Jingyuan will not refuse. After agreeing and chatting for a while, he left Xu Dingmao's office.

"Hehe, that's an advantage." Looking at Li Jingyuan's departing back, the corners of Xu Dingmao's mouth curled, and he muttered quietly.

There are only two pure goalkeepers, but there is no need to worry about not having enough goalkeepers. And it can also add an extra strong striker, from a certain point of view, although the South Korean team is 23 people, but it can be regarded as 24 people, this is the advantage that Xu Dingmao said. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )