Chapter 195: The Devil's Schedule
Now that Ni Tu is on Kurtz's top priorities, he will continue to play in the next game if nothing else, and whether he is ready for it or not, he must be on the shelf.
Kaiserslautern entered an intense period of competition, as they travelled to St. Pauli in the sixth round of the league on 20 September, and then three days later they hosted Bundesliga rivals Bayer Leverkusen in the second round of the German Cup on 23 September, followed by Karlsruhe in the seventh round of the league on 26 September.
Seven days, three games, it's definitely a devilish schedule. This is not as simple as us kicking a few kicks on the field field, excluding those low-intensity health balls, even if we kick the wild ball, three games a week are generally unbearable, let alone a serious professional game.
Often this kind of schedule is the most test of a team's ability, it is not only a test of a team's physical fitness, but also a test of the mental capacity of the coach and players, no one wants to accept such a dense schedule, unless he is really an invulnerable.
There is no doubt that Kurtz and his coaching staff are under a lot of pressure to find ways to ensure a smooth transition through these "difficult years", and the most effective way to do now is to do everything possible to ensure that the players get enough rest on a rotational basis.
As a result, Kurtz decided to keep the team under closed management.
"In view of the devilish schedule that we are about to encounter recently, I would like to make a statement to you, the team will have a week-long closed training camp, during which the team's food and accommodation will be unified ......"
No one wants to accept such a paternalistic way of management, which is to deprive everyone of their nightlife, to deprive them of their personal zi you. Especially these sturdy white and black people, some of whom can't live without women for a day, but they still have to accept this plan, because the reality is really not something they can control.
The head coach continued: "If we do well, the team will have two days off after the Devils' schedule, and you can do whatever you want during those days...... But don't forget about the 4th of October, I don't want to give up on someone because they're too tired to straighten up! ”
Well, you still have to be careful when playing with women. Fortunately, there was still time to rest, at least Kurz gave everyone a little sweet date after slapping the players.
Such an "inhumane" arrangement is torment for others, but it has no impact on Ni Tu, he has nothing else to do anyway, he doesn't have a girlfriend, he doesn't go to nightclubs, he won't hang over in a bar like some people say, can't distinguish between men and women, and he regrets it when he wakes up, he began to "enjoy" this kind of life at the age of 8.
So he just shrugged his shoulders and didn't resist at all.
Kurtz was pleased with Ni's performance, not only during the game, but also in his usual daily training, the Chinese player has always been the most serious and hard-working, except for a period in the second team during the Marshall period.
Hard work pays off, in a recent test, Ni Tu's weight increased by 3 kilograms, which is not fat, but standard muscles, which shows that his body strength is increasing, 3 kilograms of muscles are actually very effective, and he may decide whether Ni Tu will last until the end in one of the key confrontations. It may also be decided that the head coach has not made up his mind to continue to put pressure on him.
Lutz asked his partner: "How are you going to make good use of this young man in the next three games?" ”
Kurtz replied: "It's up to him to look at himself this way, let him continue to play if he plays well and keeps up physically!" ”
Lutz understands what the head coach means, as long as Ni Tu fights for himself, there will be ample opportunities for him to grasp the next game.
Ni Tu's first match was the 6th round of the league, away to St. Pauli, and Kurz basically used the line-up from previous games, but made changes in the forward line, Nemek replaced Djandridgek, who did not even make the 18-man squad in this game.
For Ni Tu to appear in the starting lineup again, his teammates will not feel strange, this guy killed all sides in the last game, who is he not on?! In the sixth round, Ni Tu maintained his form again, and he assisted his own Nemaker in the game to help the team extend the score, and then he was replaced by team-mate Pulgic in the 75th minute.
It seems that Kurz is saving strength for the next game, which is a signal, and if you interpret it from another direction, it can be said that Ni Tu will be likely to play against the Bundesliga giants in the next round!
Sure enough, the 18-man squad for the cup against Bayer Leverkusen was released, and Ni Tu stayed in the starting lineup again.
Kurtz thought about it a few times, he felt that with Ni Tu's performance in the league, this should give this young man a chance to play, but this is against a strong player in the first division, he was a little worried that Ni Tu had no experience and could not deal with it, but in the end he decided to arrange Ni Tu in the starter, Kurtz felt that this young man had a temperament that had not been fully explored, and he was suitable for playing this kind of game.
Besides, it's just a cup game, and there is nothing else as the first priority for Kaiserslautern in the second division, which is promotion. If you lose the cup, you lose, and you don't lose to the giants of the First Division.
Staying with Ni Tu at night is Sam, and the two of them will be roommates for a week.
In the room, Sam and Ni Tu chatted, this Nigerian-German temper is not very good, but it is not bad, at least people know that congratulations to Ni Tu for becoming an important player of the team.
"Congratulations, Ni Tu, it seems that our head coach still values you very much, seize the opportunity!" The two are not particularly familiar with each other, but there is a lot of interaction on the court, there is no barrier between each other, and everyone is young, so there are many topics to talk about.
Ni Tu thanked the other party and said as if complimenting, "Congratulations on playing in the First Division next year." ”
Sam shook his head with a smile and said, "Lao Tzu hasn't wanted to play for Hamburg for a long time, their management is a bunch of vampires, especially their general manager, that guy is a retard!" ”
Ni Tu smiled and didn't say anything, he couldn't just interject about this kind of topic, and then Ni Tu found that he seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest, and the other party poured bitter water on him in the next 20 minutes, and Ni Tu summed it up as nothing more than a low salary......
Speaking of salary, he still signed the contract when the trial was successful, he has no agent, and no one from the club comes to him to negotiate the contract, but he believes that as long as he plays well, it will definitely not be him who is in a hurry when the time comes.
Ni Tu is very self-disciplined, although Sam is still unsatisfied, but he has already gone to his dreams, and he is really a boring person.
Regardless of his contract, he has become a de facto mainstay of the team, and he has a new challenge to take on against his opponent called Bayer Leverkusen!