Volume I: Chapter 19: Melwood
When Mark Qin sent Amin to school and arrived at the door of Melwood, he found that he had come early, and the training time of the senior team was mainly at noon, afternoon and evening, and he didn't have to arrive so early in the morning, walking along the asphalt road to the entrance of Melwood, Melwood's English characters were hung outside the corner building, which was very modern and fashionable.
Melwood is surrounded by barbed wire fence and a nearly 2-meter-high baffle to prevent the outside world from disturbing the team's training and spying on the team's tactics, and can only be seen by stepping on a ladder.
Makqin greeted the doorman, and went in first, although he had been here a few times, but he had never entered the office building, so he had to wait on the turf outside, fortunately, there was a football, anyway, no one, Makqin changed his clothes in the open air, and started warm-up training on the court, and he insisted on the habit of several years, and several sets of warm-up actions, in addition to a fine sweat, and then began to juggle the ball to be familiar with the ball feeling, and now Macqin can bump hundreds of times in one breath without making mistakes, and can also do some flower work, stepping on the ball, horizontal dialing, provoking, changing feet, and then horizontal dialing, It's already a professional golfer.
Mack Qin practiced by himself for a while, and the staff and coaching staff arrived one after another, seeing Mark Qin training on the field, I thought that this kid came early enough, and I knew him early, this kid ran here a lot last year, and the coaching staff meeting a few days ago was also notified, and the head coach of the reserve team, Hughie McOllie, walked over and said to Mark Qin: "Boy, come early enough, this side is different from Corkby, don't you need to be early next time"
Makqin stopped the ball, wiped his sweat, and said to Hughie with a smile: "Hughie, you are early, I will train with you in the future, right?"
"It's not good to be too smart, little one, hehe," Hughie said with a smile.
"I'm just here to rub the field, if I don't follow whoever you follow, I won't be able to play the game, hehe", Mark Qin said with a smile.
Hughie nodded Mackin a little, "You kid, Rafa is usually very serious, don't be hippie smiling in front of him"
"Go find the staff to arrange your own cabinet, your equipment is ready, and I will arrange the training plan when we gather"
"Understood", Mark Qin picked up his bag and went to the locker room
It's the first time he's come in, the locker room at the training base is different from Anfield, Anfield he has visited, it's very luxurious, Melwood has also been renovated, but it looks more plain, and there are more cabinets than Anfield, after all, the game will bring up to 18 people, and it's useless to have more. Some cabinets have numbers written on them, those that can't be moved, they are all first-team players, and some empty cabinets are in the middle, which are used by young players in the reserve team, and there are no common numbers, because there is no registration, just put on one, Mark Qin asked the staff for his own equipment, and found an empty cabinet at random, and was about to change it, when the door was pushed open.
It was Gerard who came in, and when he saw Macqin, he was very excited, and walked over and hugged Macqin and said, "I heard that you were coming over two days ago, but I didn't expect you to come here so early, how about the little guy, are you still adapting?" ”
Mackin was also very happy to see Gerald again: "Steven, you're early, it's fine, it's still close to home."
"Hehe, train hard, find me if you have difficulties", after saying that, he let go and prepared to change his clothes.
"No problem", having played in the summer World Cup, Gerrard obviously hasn't rested yet, feeling a little tired.
Speaking of which people came in one after another, most of them knew each other, occasionally a few new faces, Liverpool's lineup this year has basically remained stable, Morientes, Hamann, Traore, Barragan and a few others left, came Kuyt, Mascherano, Arbeloa, Aurelio, Pennant, Bellamy, except for Mascherano, they are all wings, Mascherano is still on loan, which shows how disappointed Benitez is with Liverpool's wing attack.
Reese and Finnan are a little nervous, Benitez has been promoting Spain's technical school and youth in the past two seasons, although he plays defensive counterattacks, but he has high requirements for passing and receiving the ball, and he attaches great importance to the fullback's ability to respond, Reese is brave and dexterous enough, Finnan is more like a traditional fullback in England, and he is 30 years old, Benitez is ready to be updated.
As the captain, Gerrard spoke to several newcomers on the phone in advance, expressed his welcome, and made a formal introduction in the dressing room. For the powerful reinforcements, Gerrard, Hyypia, Carragher and other locker room bigwigs are relatively satisfied, which shows that the club has ambitions and pursuits, and no one wants to stay in a club that knows how to sell people every season.
Makqin was not introduced with this treatment, he was not qualified enough, Gerald was able to come in and show him intimacy, it was already based on the acquaintance and the preferential treatment of the same Cocoby, even if it was a small group of 30 people in the locker room, there were unspoken rules, otherwise this organization would not be able to exist stably.
When it was time to assemble, Gerrard led the players out, Benitez was already standing outside, and when the players arrived, he stood in front with his hands behind his back and said: "Guys, welcome back, the new season is about to start again, I hope each of you stays healthy during the vacation, otherwise I won't have your name on my list." We did well last season, but we're going to do even better this season, so we've got some new blood added and we're aiming for the title! No matter which championship we have, we have to fight hard, and the new players will introduce themselves below." Benitez's lecture was uninhibited, low, like a routine. Winning the championship for two years in a row, his deterrent power in the team has increased day by day, and he has almost completely erased the traces of Houllier.
After the introduction of the new signings added this year, Benitez started training with a wave of his hand, and Mack Qin and some marginal figures and young players over 18 years old automatically reported to the reserves.
Basically, if you don't get transferred to the first-team 25-man squad at the age of 20, you will wait for the fate of being constantly loaned, loaned and then sold, which means that your talent is limited, you can't enter the first team, and you can't even enter the high-level league, you can only go to the low-level gangsters. So don't look at the fact that there are a lot of reserve players today, and a large number of them will leave in a few days, all of whom are on loan to practice.
The reserve team has its own league, generally the day before the home team's league, which is basically the same as the home team's schedule, it is a youth league organized by the FA, the situation is different in each country, but it is generally the same, no one fancy this, it is all idle people to play in order to maintain their condition.
The training mode of the reserve team is basically the same as that of the first team, two practices a day, half a day or a day off before the game, and it depends on the mood of the head coach after the game, so entering the reserve team is equivalent to living the life of a professional player, and it is also necessary to play at home or away every week.
Benitez birds don't have a bird Mark Qin glance, this is also in Mark Qin's expectations, so there is nothing unacceptable, a proper newcomer, there must be the consciousness of the newcomer, Mark Qin followed Hughie, first jogged a few laps, and then group for ball practice, eat a simple nutritious meal at noon, rest for an hour, continue training in the afternoon, if there are special circumstances, there are additional exercises in the evening, no special circumstances, two exercises a day will be over.
As for exercising, recovering from injury, or what special skills, it is arranged separately by the physical fitness coach, team doctor and special coach, not counting in the daily training, if there is a conflict, the coach can coordinate the schedule, starting from the assembly, the training content of a season The coaching staff has been arranged, the physical reserve period before the game, the run-in at the beginning of the game, the tactical drill, the training of skills, and the meticulousness of modern football is simply outrageous.
Benitez's entire coaching staff adds up to more than a dozen people, and the division of labor and responsibilities is extremely clear, from nutrition to equipment, from intelligence analysis to daily training, and tactical analysis, so a famous coach is often an extremely good team.
It needs to be said that the game of the reserve team is also played at Anfield, and it is free for fans, so playing in the reserve team is equivalent to the internship period of the official league, which is very conducive to the players to familiarize themselves with the rules as soon as possible, the schedule, and find the feeling of playing professional games.
Today is the first day of the season training camp, so the main training content is recovery, physical testing, nothing substantial, Mackin is special, just over 15 years old, there is no point in his physical test, so the main content is still personal training. Okay, in Cocoby, it's because the level is over, so there are more solo practice, and when you come to Melwood, it's because you're too young to play with others, so continue to practice alone!
Sooner or later, I'm going to end my solo life!
Fortunately, I can still participate in some technical group training, otherwise I will practice at home!
Among them, the most slippery game of grabbing the circle Mackin plays, although he is generally 4 or 5 years older than him, but the foot feeling is not as good as him, handling the ball is very light, even if the teammate passes crookedly, Mark Qin is not in a hurry to deal with it, almost no mistakes, less than a week, the remaining dozen people in the reserve team know that Coke is very good at the footwork of the new kid.
In the daily training, what is added to the daily training is tactical drills, regular two-person cooperation, three-person cooperation, four-person cooperation small-scale tactical drills, basic running positions for players, and the exercise effect is very good, and no matter how complex the tactics are, they are all composed of these foundations.
The daily training content is still very boring, Makqin just likes football no matter how much he likes, and he will be crazy if he doesn't play just exercising, but he can't play yet, one is that the coach is not familiar with it, and the other is that he is too young, since the club has given such a young child a professional contract, it shows that he attaches great importance to him, and it will be troublesome if he is injured, at least until the physical development reaches a certain level.
There was no way, Mackin had to have some fun on his own, and when he was in Cocoby, he set a small goal for himself, and the signing of the professional contract was completed, and it was overdone, and he came to the first team. After a week of adaptation, at Melwood, he set himself another small goal: to play as soon as possible.
That's right, this is very important to him, football can't be practiced by practice, it must be through a lot of games, Makqin is already hungry! And not only helps to exercise yourself, competitive football is a project that relies on the consumption of fan groups in the final analysis, to put it bluntly, it is a fan economy, if you don't play, don't play, how to circle fans? No one will pay attention to a doll who trains only in the reserves.
In order to advance the probability of playing as soon as possible, Mackin is ready to practice two more projects, one kick and a free kick, yes, one kick is to maximize his advantages and avoid his physical disadvantage, free kick is a direct means of attack, a free kick player is needed by any team, even if it is a substitute.