CHAPTER XVII

'But as a coach I have to tell you that it's not enough, with what you're capable of now, you can play in some teams and be a good player, but that's not good enough.

I've brought too many talents over the years, Drogba and Balotelli have great bodies and marksmanship; Eto'o was as fast as lightning; Sneijder is a master playmaker in midfield; Frank Lampard can take the team's mental attributes up a notch; Zanetti is legendary; Terry is also as long as he stands there, and his opponent is already trembling.

They're all top players and they all have something special about them, so you have to think about what kind of player you're going to become, legend or average?

Think about what position you can play at Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, or now Liverpool and Manchester City?

Do you have the qualities that really appeal to a big club, as opposed to a substitute who can play in any position and has no character. ”

Peculiarity? This was indeed a problem for Tianyi, and he understood that the words of the magic bird were right, and he did need to think about it.

Gattuso's defence was good, but he wasn't the best in his position at the time, and the world's number one defensive midfielder never belonged to him.

But I don't have to pick the gift package given by this system, so I don't know what will happen in the future.

"Coach, you're right, but there are some things I can't figure out, what do you think I should do? I can play as a defensive midfielder and I want to play in an attacking position as well.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do in the future, maybe better, maybe just at the level I'm at now. ”

"No matter what position you play, there's one person you can learn from."

"Who?"

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

Tianyi was surprised when he heard this name, but fortunately he didn't reveal much on his face.

'I took him with him at Real Madrid, I know him very well, he's strong, he's got good muscles, he's invincible on the pitch.

In fact, when Ronaldo first transferred from Sporting to Manchester United, his body was very thin and not so strong.

It wasn't until he met a strength and conditioning trainer at Manchester United that his name was Clegg, and this Clegg was very uneasy, and he extended Roy Keane's athletic career and he also planned the sports program for Ryan Giggs, so you know that Ryan Giggs played until he was 40 years old.

It is precisely because of Cristiano Ronaldo's physical training with Clegg that he has greatly improved his physical fitness in all aspects, including core strength, speed, endurance, agility, etc., which have improved to varying degrees.

On the other hand, Ronaldo is a strict self-disciplined person, and his body fat rate is very low, only 7%! You know our team's average body fat percentage is 10 percent, don't underestimate that 3 percent, it will allow him to play better on the pitch.

So what I want to say is that Tianyi, no matter which direction you are developing, you need scientific training and strict self-discipline to make the advantages you already have more three-dimensional and special.

Weak areas such as thin body, poor technique at the feet, and accuracy of passing should be improved as soon as possible, and these are not what training sessions can bring you. ”

The sky is a little bit old, and he understands what the magic bird said. The training sessions of professional teams are like orchestra rehearsals, this time is not to train the basics, but to work together to complete a perfect symphony under the leadership of the conductor.

The basic training needs to be done by yourself.

"Coach, I know what to do."

"Well, of course, don't look at the quality of talent as crucial, without enough training, how do you know if you have talent?

Always discussing the level of talent, just trying to cover up a fig leaf that ignores the efforts of others.

Don't look far away, you can also look at Son Heungmin, also from Asia, how did he become the team's thigh?

You're a smart lad, you should know what to do, and I've heard about your meeting with Monds, he's also my agent, and I've heard that you've made a bet, I'll give you a chance, and it's up to you to win or lose. ”

After saying goodbye to Coach Magic Bird, Tianyi received a brand new Range Rover Sport from the club and drove back to Sun Xingmin's residence, where Lin Feier was waiting for him.

It turned out that she used the morning time to find a newly renovated residence in a nearby neighborhood, and he was waiting for Tianyi to come back and take a look at it together.

"You can say yes, I believe you, I don't know much about houses. Oh yes, I need a professional gym. ”

"You kid can, what did the coach tell you? Why did you suddenly change a person? I know that I am motivated. Sun Xingmin on the side asked

"The coach asked me to learn from you and practice hard."

"What else did he say about me?"

"Oh, don't think about it, brother, come and take me to practice in the afternoon, I want to practice passing."

"Yes, you are willing to go and I will accompany you." Sun Xingmin agreed.

So, after lunch and a short break, the two went to the nearby football field to practice passing the ball until the sun went down.

Tianyi, who inherited Gattuso's 99 physical strength, also practiced a 5-kilometer pace run at night.

The next few days were the same, training sessions in the morning, special exercises in the afternoon, and physical fitness in the evening.

After a few days, even super sparring partner Son Heung-min was a little unbearable, only doing some recovery training the day before the game, and in the blink of an eye it was the weekend's match day, Tottenham Hotspur away to Saints Southampton.

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Southampton, in the south-east of England, is a port city that hosts St Mary's Stadium and can accommodate 32,000 spectators.

With a history of more than 130 years, Southampton FC has produced countless stars such as legendary Kevin Keegan and former Premier League goalscorer Alan Shearer, and now Liverpool's mid-back stalwart Virgil van Dijk and striker Sadio Mane.

The current coach of Austrian Hasen, has led the team for more than two years, although he has not achieved outstanding results, but with pragmatic play, he has led the team to relegation for two consecutive years, and gradually played his own characteristics.

In today's game, Southampton lined up their usual 442 formation. The forward line is partnered by No. 9 Danny Ings and No. 10 Adams.

The team's most experienced No.7, Sean Lang, dropped back to a midfield position to take charge of the team's tandem organisation. Other positions have fielded a group of players who have been through several relegation battles.

As for Tottenham, the Magic Bird uses the 4231 formation that has been repeatedly practiced in recent training. Goalkeeper captain Lloris, Dier and Sanchez, who returned from injury, partnered in the central defenders, Davies and Doherty occupied both sides, the midfielder sent Ndombele and Hojbier double back, Ali, Winks and Lucas Jr. were responsible for the attack, due to Kane's injury, Son Heung-min, who was better at the side, could only be arranged in the middle as a single arrow, and Tianyi was still sitting on the bench watching the big brothers play.