Chapter 69: Activating Torres
Torres' contract with Atletico Madrid has expired, in fact, the old club is only taking Torres in, and does not want the child to continue to be displaced.
Now that Torres has a better place to belong and so does his own wishes, Atletico Madrid is naturally happy to let go.
Finally, Tottenham officially announced on January 23 that the Spanish holy boy, T9, descended on White Hart Lane.
Torres's transfer fee of 10 million euros, but to be honest, with his current state is not worth this price at all, you must know that when he left Chelsea, although there was no public transfer fee, according to the English media, AC Milan only spent 4 million euros to take away the FMVP player who had been in the European Championship final.
From the once sensational 50 million standard Mr. Wang to today's 10 million low-key transfer, I have to sigh that the years have passed.
The Torres family was so efficient that they arrived in London on 26 January to be greeted by sporting director Fox as a sign of attention.
Regarding housing and other life problems, Fox led the family to solve them, and with this help, a lot of unnecessary troubles were reduced.
And Torres was also a little flattered by Tottenham's goodwill.
Professional football, strength speaks.
Tottenham were still willing to 'take in' themselves at a time when their form was so low, and they could be treated with such courtesy, which Torres did not expect.
After solving the housing problem and settling the Torres family.
Fox relayed to Torres that he needed to report on Feb. 1.
But Torres obviously couldn't wait, and after solving the housing problem, he threw all the chores to his wife and hurried to Tottenham's training base.
He needed to prove something.
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At Tottenham's training ground, a training match is underway.
The players on both sides of the main bench are mixed together, but judging from the score, it is obvious that the side with the yellow vest has a temporary advantage.
Fernando Torres, who reported on the first day, was also present, and after a positive warm-up, he stood on the sidelines to watch the training match.
His eyes were more focused on the black-haired boy.
This Chinese, who is now known as a talented midfielder at the European level!
Looking at the black-haired teenager running in the arena, Torres showed a hint of surprise.
In the midfield, he doesn't focus too much on himself, he knows how to match the attack, and he knows how to pass the ball comfortably.
This kind of midfield is obviously good news for every striker.
And under Yile's passing again and again, the Korean man broke through frantically on the right side.
Yile's every pass will fully match Son Heungmin's strengths, allowing him to have enough sprint distance to play to the opponent's speed advantage.
After only watching ten minutes of the game, Torres had to admit that the Chinese was too much of a threat in midfield.
This guy is a turret!
He has a lot of control and he passes the ball accurately!
If it's an opponent, Torres really has a headache, but obviously he doesn't have to worry about it, because such a strong player is his teammate!
"How does it feel?"
Just as Torres was intently observing the arena, a voice suddenly rang out.
He turned his head to look over and saw Boas standing beside him.
With Villas-Boas, Torres' mentality is a bit complicated.
Chelsea's terrible dressing room conflict actually has its part.
At the time, Villas-Boas was all about 'activating Torres', so he brought in players such as Juan Mata and the likes of Frank Lampard.
Villas-Boas was also supported by Chelsea chairman Abrio Abou because he liked Torres too much at the time.
Torres shook his head, stopped thinking about the old things, looked at the pitch in front of him, and replied: "Great midfield lineup!" ”
There was a look of pride on the corner of Boas's mouth, which was a midfield configuration that he had personally assembled.
Neither Dele. Ali is still Elkeson, and he is a top midfielder at the core level.
It's just that there is a demon in the Tottenham midfield who suppresses them.
With a hint of playfulness at the corner of Boas's mouth, he said, "Do you think, can Yi activate you?" ”
"Please!" Torres raised his hands, made a gesture of surrender, shook his head, and said, "Don't mention the word, we've had enough of it." ”
Hahahahaha.....
Boas had a rare laugh.
"Give it a try?"
"No problem."
Boas clapped his hands loudly, interrupted the training match, and hurried for the players to assemble.
Yi Le and the others gathered, and they naturally saw a man standing in Boas, dressed in a Tottenham training suit, with short blonde hair and freckles on his face.
The former Spanish holy child, Fernando. Torres.
As both sides looked at each other, Villas-Boas gave a brief introduction to Torres before regrouping the two teams for a training match.
It's just that Yi Le didn't play in this training match.
After the two teams started playing, Boas grabbed Yi Le's shoulders and instructed: "Watch Torres carefully, whether you can activate him or not, it's up to you." ”
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The two stood together on the touchline, watching Torres' performance and occasionally talking.
Yi Le looked at Fernando Torres, once hailed as 'the best goal-scoring centre-forward on the planet'.
Torres' style of play is that of a stump striker, and if you let him break through, he may not be a good player, but let him stand in the penalty area and wait for the ball to make the most of Torres's high level of stopping skills.
Yi Le hung a towel around his neck, holding an energy drink in his hand, squeezing from time to time, but his eyes were fixed on the front.
He saw Torres running back and forth in the penalty area a little blindly, which may have been a reason for not adapting to Tottenham's tactics, but also a demon.
Once, because his teammates couldn't give him a comfortable pass, he often came to the center circle to receive the ball.
This circumstance completely obliterates Torres' abilities.
At the same time, Yile also saw another problem.
He said to Boas, who was on the side: "Elkeson is squeezing Torres' space too much, and he can't get up. ”
Torres' pace has always been a good thing, but because Elkeson was too far ahead, Torres simply couldn't fully use his speed.
Later, Yi Le saw Torres take a pass from the ground, but the turning position was stuck.
Yi Le couldn't help frowning: "He doesn't like this kind of passing, he should be better at that kind of high-altitude passing, preferably the kind of pass that can be kicked and directly get rid of." ”
"There's a problem with the mentality, the shot is not decisive, he is not confident enough!"
Ten minutes later, Yi Le was suddenly surprised: "His running position has kept up with our rhythm, and he is very sensitive to tactics!" ”
Tottenham's tactics are all-attacking and all-defensive, with large runs and quick runs that need to be completed quickly during rapid running.
It's an extremely complex tactical system, but Torres was able to make the right run in just over ten minutes.
Even though he was half a beat slow in a lot of his movements, it was already remarkable.
Villas-Boas laughed: "This is an old player, he is very receptive to new tactics, because they have been exposed to too many tactical systems in their careers, and they can understand some of them by knocking on the side. ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Yi Le and asked, "Are you sure?" ”
Yi Le wiped the sweat stains on his face and said, "I'm not sure, I need to give it a try." ”
"Good."
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Torres was disappointed and judging by his previous performances, his situation did not improve.
He played very uncomfortably!
He felt like an old antique, out of place with his current tactics.
At this time, he doesn't even remember the thrill of scoring goals when he was at Liverpool.
Torres walked back with his head against his head, and suddenly, he felt a knock on his shoulder.
He turned his head to look over, only to see a simple smiling face.
"Want to score?"
Torres froze.
Yi Le looked at the other party with a stunned look, thinking that he couldn't understand English, and repeated it again in Spanish.
Torres hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I can understand English, but what should you say?" ”
Yi Le smiled and repeated again: "Want to score?" ”
Think!
What a thought!
Torres couldn't help but look at Yile suspiciously, and asked, "Do you have a way?" ”
Yi Le chuckled and asked, "Do you trust me?" ”
Forehead.....
As a teammate, he should naturally believe it.
Moreover, Yile's recent performance can be said to be the top midfielder in Europe, and such a midfielder should be trustworthy.
Torres nodded subconsciously.
Yi Le smiled and said, "Then you will run to the position that you are most familiar with and feel the most sure, rest assured!" The ball will definitely arrive! ”
What a big breath!
Torres was amused, and he was about to complain when he felt the atmosphere around him change suddenly.
The defensive strength of the entire opposing half began to shrink sharply, and the Tottenham Hotspur No. 15 player, who had caused him a lot of trouble, passed by with a curse.
"Shit! Yi ran to the other side. "Eric. Dale leaned in and complained in a depressed voice.
During training matches, the last thing the Tottenham players want is to be placed on the opposite side of the club, especially the defensive players.
Because, they know too well how much offensive pressure Yile brings.
Even in training matches, their defensive ability skyrocketed due to the rage of their own midfield.
"Don't bother with Yi, remember to keep an eye on the front!"
"Our midfielders won't shoot! We just need to contain the front! ”
"Come on! Come on! ”
"Can't let Yi Tai be complacent!"