Michael Owen is England's 'oldest' star.

The old brand is in the past.

When many fans mention Irving's name, they can think of titles such as 'Chasing the Wind Boy' and 'Golden Boy', but similar titles were obtained many years ago, and some fans who don't pay attention to it have a feeling of 'Owen is getting old and retiring'.

But in reality?

Owen hasn't had his twenty-ninth birthday yet!

Owen feels that he is still young and is still working hard to get back to the top, in the past season, he has not been knocked down by injuries again, and the club has made more appearances, but Newcastle United won the league and FA Cup, which seems to have nothing to do with his performance, and the fans are shouting Zhen Shaolong's name.

Owen had to admit that he couldn't compare with Zhen Shaolong, and what he couldn't accept was that his performance evaluation couldn't catch up with Milner, Barton and others.

In the current Newcastle United team, Owen is still the main striker, and he is more competitive than Martins, but that's all, he can't completely hold Martins down, and the team's performance is not convincing.

For example, in the last five league games, plus one Champions League group stage, he has only scored one goal.

Martins also scored one.

Considering that he has more minutes of playing than Martins, his efficiency is not even as good as that of the Nigerian.

Owen hopes that he can improve, he thinks he is a hard-working person, and his private life is relatively healthy, and off-court factors do not affect him, but no matter how hard he tries, there is no progress, and he can't find the feeling of 'chasing the wind' before.

If you ask someone else to evaluate it, it will definitely say, "Michael, you're old!" ”

Owen, not old.

But at the age of twenty-nine, it is almost impossible to improve through training.

Owen was not reconciled and had to find another way.

After the last fight, Owen heard Jean and Zivo say, "Zhen Shaolong knows Chinese kung fu?" ”

"Zhen Shaolong combines kung fu and football to have such an excellent shooting ability? Will you behave so well? ”

"I can try it too!"

In order to confirm his thoughts, Owen went to Zhen Shaolong and asked him if he knew Chinese kung fu, and after being beaten, he finally decided.

in the living room.

Owen sat on the couch.

His wife, Louis, sat next to him, looked at his cheek carefully, and said strangely, "No wounds, huh?" It doesn't hurt, does it? Did you really fight with Zhen? After speaking, he couldn't help but complain, "Why are you fighting with Zhen?" Zhen shouldn't be a hot-tempered person, right? His character should be good. Very gentle, very polite, very gentle, very gentle, a real gentleman......"

Listening to his wife constantly praising Zhen Shaolong, Owen had an urge to vomit blood, "I was beaten by him!" ”

"There must be a reason!"

Louis retorted.

Owen didn't want to continue, because his wife guessed correctly, and he sighed and said the process, "I just want to make sure that he can't do Chinese kung fu." ”

"And then?"

Owen pointed to his eyes and cheek, "So I'm sure he will!" It's amazing, he also controls his strength, look! There were no wounds at all, I thought it would be disfigured. ”

"He really will!"

Owen said a little excitedly, "Philip...... It's Jean, a German, he said that Zhen is a combination of Chinese kung fu and football, so he can become so good, I am thinking, I should also learn Chinese kung fu, then I will improve, even if I can't compare to Zhen, I can perform a little better......"

Louis listened to the confusion and asked, "Even if you are right, how do you learn Chinese kung fu?" ”

Owen was silent for a while, thought carefully for a long time, and made up his mind to say, "I'll go and ask Zhen to teach me kung fu!" ”

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Owen does what he says!

During training the next day, Owen pestered Zhen Shaolong, begging him in various ways to teach him Chinese kung fu.

"Zhen! You are my best friend! Please teach me Chinese Kung Fu! ”

"Zhen! Just say yes! ”

"This is my gift to you!"

"By the way, I've studied Chinese culture, and teaching kung fu requires an apprenticeship, right? It seems that you want to serve tea? Whatever you say, I'll do! ”

"Please!"

Zhen Shaolong was directly confused.

Chinese Kung Fu?

Lao Tzu also wants to learn!

Zhen Shaolong doesn't know much Chinese kung fu, his fighting ability is strong, but the strength index skill "Suppression" skill, the effect of the "Suppression" skill is to obtain top-level fighting skills, and the damage to the target's body is converted into physical consumption by doubling the pain.

It's pure 'martial arts'!

'Martial arts' is the kung fu of fighting, there is no fixed routine, it can be understood as a simple 'fighting experience', and various moves are mixed together and directly engraved in the mind.

What is Chinese Kung Fu?

Chinese kung fu is a martial art, and it is the culture inherited by the history of the Chinese nation, as for how to explain martial arts, Zhen Shaolong can't describe it.

Anyway, it's amazing!

In the face of a stalker who wants to learn martial arts, what else can Zhen Shaolong do?

He can't even hide!

Zhen Shaolong politely put away the gift, and immediately told the truth, "I don't know martial arts!" Not really! I'll just fight! If you want to learn how to fight, I can show you two tricks. ”

"Don't learn to fight?"

"I'm sorry, I don't have much to teach you!"

"Please! Please! Michael! Brother Owen, I don't know martial arts! You learn martial arts to find someone else! Pestering others! ”

Zhen Shaolong is very helpless!

No matter how he explained, Owen just didn't believe it, he still continued to insist, as if he wanted to 'entangle' the word trick and touch Zhen Shaolong's cold heart.

Pity.

Zhen Shaolong really won't.

Owen not only pestered Zhen Shaolong, but also found a way to learn martial arts alone-

Stand on the horse!

In the morning of two consecutive days, Owen came more than an hour early, and began to stand on the horse when he arrived at the training ground, and continued to insist on the correct movements, and explained to his curious teammates, "The foundation of Chinese kung fu is to stand on the horse step, which is very dependent on perseverance, you need to keep standing, the purpose is to stabilize the plate, which will make the legs more powerful, I think it may improve strength and explosiveness, and can also exercise the spirit, make people closer to nature, and maintain a calm ......heart in the complexity."

When Zhen Shaolong heard it, he had to admire Owen.

Awesome!

Although I have only insisted on it for two days, I have been able to work hard to stand on the horse, and I have made up my mind to work hard after careful research.

But...... Does it really work?

Zhen Shaolong considered his strength and felt that he should learn from Owen, improving his leg strength was very helpful to him, for example, if he could kick 30 meters, he would definitely be able to score more goals, because of the help of "Calibration", he could kick very accurately.

In the end, he gave up.

One is perseverance.

One is...... Instead of standing tired and tired, I don't know if I can improve, it is better to work hard to do fitness, improve the overall strength index, and under the effect of "Strong", even the internal organs and six organs are exercised together.

The efficiency of standing horse steps is too low!

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Owen's efforts promoted Zhen Shaolong's efforts, and he realized that he should be more diligent, so he went to the gym to exercise continuously, hoping to improve his physical attributes by training.

At present, the strength index and endurance index have reached '69' points, which is only a little short of the critical value of '70' points, as long as you improve slightly, you can activate a new 'skill acquisition task', and you can also get new skills.

In the midst of continuous efforts, the time has also come for a new round of league games, with Newcastle United hosting Blackburn Rovers.

Zhen Shaolong was heavily defended throughout the game, but still scored a goal in the second half to help Newcastle United beat visiting Blackburn Rovers 2-1 at home.

Three days later.

Newcastle United challenged Everton away because they were preparing for the upcoming second round of the Champions League group stage, and Zhen Shaolong only sat on the bench.

The score of the first half was 2-1.

Everton performed well at home, leading Newcastle United by one goal, and Keegan found it difficult to win, so he still sent in the efficient Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong's appearance became different.

Newcastle United have seen a lot of morale and the players have become very positive, and they have enough confidence that they will not be able to suppress Everton, and they can also say that they have played a five-to-five game.

In the 71st and 75th minutes, Zhen Shaolong scored two goals in a row, helping Newcastle United overtake the score, so that the Newcastle fans who came to call Zhen Shaolong's name excitedly.

But before the end of the break, Everton still scored a goal.

3 to 3.

It's also the final game.

After the game, Keegan received a lot of criticism, and the media analyzed the game, mainly criticizing Newcastle United's defense, "The defense is a mess! ”

'There's no co-ordination between Colocini and Taylor, Newcastle are like a group of players at the back, put together on an improvised basis, and there's no connection at all.

"In the first half, Cahill took the ball to the penalty area, and no one came forward to intercept it for a long time!"

"Keegan probably only thought about attacking, and didn't have a strategy related to defense!"

Of course it can't be.

Keegan has developed a defensive strategy, but he has focused on getting his team to play flashy attacking football, and when the opposition launches a fast attack, Newcastle United will occasionally have fewer people at the back, and there will be leaks.

After the game.

Keegan also felt a lot of pressure, he found a problem - Newcastle United is not strong enough, but the goal is to play well, every game is a little 'can't afford to lose', you have to rely on Zhen Shaolong's performance.

In addition, Newcastle United plays against strong teams, and the overall strength is insufficient, and the active attack will fall into passivity, and the situation of 'can't afford to lose' is equivalent to putting pressure on yourself.

"Do you have to play defense when you play against strong teams in the future?" Keegan was conflicted.

He wanted to stick to his coaching philosophy, but was forced to compromise.

It's like an artist who pursues to create art, but finds that he has no money in his pocket and has to find a job to make money.

Uncomfortable!

When Newcastle returned as a whole, Keegan sat alone in his office, looking out the window at the view of the small garden, thinking about the game against Everton.

The opponent's attack!

Your own performance!

Zhen Shaolong's consecutive goals!

"Zhen Shaolong is indeed too good, his strength seems to be a lot higher than others......"

Keegan thought in amazement, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he felt that he could think about it from a different angle, "If you want to play beautifully and win, you need a strong enough lineup, why not build tactics with Zhen Shaolong as the center?" ”

"Zhen Shaolong's performance is overwhelming, build tactics with him as the center, as long as he performs well, he will definitely be able to play highly efficient......"

Keegan thought carefully.