Chapter 88: Lao Tzu Wants to Too!
Millwall FC, first team training ground.
Zhang Yang was standing on the sidelines.
He didn't go into the stadium to watch the details of the training as usual, or learn from Aldous and Frederick how to train the players, he just watched carefully and thought about it seriously.
The new ability, "Verbal Bewitchment", can force the selection of followers.
Zhang Yang has the ability to give followers the improvement of individual abilities in the form of 'words and spirits'.
This will definitely boost the strength of your followers.
From the perspective of the whole team, if a player improves his strength, he or she will improve the strength of the whole team.
Tim Crancy.
Darren Ward.
Marvin Elliott.
Jody Morris.
Joey Healy.
Wait a minute.
Zhang Yang looked at them one by one, and he had to make a choice among them.
In the selection of followers, there are two criteria, one is that followers must be able to appear frequently, and the number of appearances is more, and the effect of ability improvement can be maximized.
According to this criterion, you should choose an absolute main force.
Think about it again, if a player's individual ability is improved, even if he is only a substitute, he may be promoted to the main team.
Another criterion is the level of trust in oneself.
That's where the trouble comes in.
How many players in the entire squad have a lot of trust in themselves? There is no direct data response, and only a guess can be made, but no player has absolute trust in himself.
The ability that is enhanced by "Verbal Temptation" is related to the degree of trust in oneself.
In this way, the level of trust is important.
For example, if you want to improve the ability of a main player, but the other party doesn't trust you at all, then the ability to improve is quite limited, and it will naturally not help the team much.
If there is a substitute player who has absolute trust in himself, the improvement effect will be very obvious, maybe relying on the improvement of a single item, he may grow into a big star in the future?
Not necessarily.
Most of the team's main lineup is free transfer players and veteran players, and how much difference can there be between the main team and the substitutes?
Zhang Yang gave up the first criterion and began to think about the second, that is, which player would trust him more.
In the end, he decided on two goalsβ
Curtis Weston.
David Livermore.
In the entire team, Zhang Yang is most familiar with Curtis Weston, the relationship between the two is very good, Weston has three appearances and one start, which is also decided by Zhang Yang.
Curtis Weston's trust, to what extent?
Zhang Yang can't be sure.
If Curtis Weston is chosen, there will probably be more improvements, but the trouble is, what kind of ability should be improved for him?
What Weston lacks most is physical confrontation.
In the fierce competition in the Championship, physical confrontation ability is very important, and this ability deficiency makes it difficult for Weston to really play the main team.
But with the ability to fight physically, can Weston become the main force?
Not necessarily.
Compared with the team's main striker Neil Harris, or other frontcourt players, Weston has no advantage, his speed is faster in comparison, but other players are not satisfied with their speed, such as Josh Simpson, who scored in the last game, and Weston is not an opponent when he really runs.
David Livermore is also a good choice, he is the polar opposite of Weston: except for the physical confrontation, he is simply useless in other aspects, and maybe not as good as Weston.
So he can only be the team's '10,000-year substitute'.
Zhang Yang is interested in David Livermore's mind and positioning.
Livermore is stupid.
In the professional arena, he belongs to the type of 'IQ worry', and he looks like an honest person all day long, which is definitely not 'wise and foolish'.
It's stupid!
Honest people have the benefits of honest people, if Livermore's strength is improved, and his performance on the court is also better, Livermore's trust in himself will definitely rise, and his ability will improve faster.
It's a virtuous circle.
Livermore's positioning is also very good, he is the team's '10,000-year substitute', probably even he himself has accepted it, it's not that he is unambitious, and he may have hoped that he could play before, but the reality is different from imagination.
In such a fiercely competitive professional league, most players can only regard fame as a dream, and it seems that they are only one step away from 'fame', but in fact there is a gap of some sky.
If Livermore can play more and play better, Livermore will definitely be more grateful to himself.
How does Cliffmore improve?
He's even more problematic than Curtis Weston, and he's not just lacking one ability, he's missing most.
Livermore also has an advantage, he is physically strong like a bull.
Not to mention the entire Millwall team, even in the entire English professional arena, and then expanded to the entire European arena, it is estimated that few players can catch up with Livermore.
This advantage is too great.
Livermore is not only physically strong, but he is also extraordinarily powerful and explosive.
What ability can such a player improve to make him play better on the playing field?
Zhang Yang fell into thought.
ββββ
After the morning training, all the players and staff went to the club restaurant for dinner.
Zhang Yang held the plate and glanced up at the hall.
Aldous beckoned to him, and at the small table were Aldous and Frederick, as well as the management of the logistics department.
Zhang Yang waved his hand apologetically, pointed forward and walked to Curtis Weston's side.
"Is there anyone here?" He pointed to the empty seat next to him.
Curtis Weston laughed, "No, Boss, just sit here!" Masterson, on the other side, also greeted, "It's empty, and the two of us have four positions." β
Zhang Yang sat down.
He glanced at the two of them's plates, which were all designated for the players.
In order to be able to match nutrition, players must eat according to the regulations, too greasy things can not be eaten, foods containing too high hormones can not be eaten, and food without much nutrition can not be eaten, and because of this, the food specially provided to the players tastes worse.
Zhang Yang just likes to eat these.
Meat is indispensable on weekdays, and his plate includes fried chicken, steak, bread, and a special stir-fried pepper made by the chef, exuding a strong 'Chinese style' aroma.
As soon as Zhang Yang sat down, Masterson and Weston both looked at his dishes, as if they couldn't help but want to taste them.
The aroma of the fried peppers was the strongest, and it also attracted the attention of the two of them the most, because they had never seen anything like it.
"What is this?"
"Stir-fried peppers, it's Chinese food!" Zhang Yang replied, and put a piece into his mouth.
Masterson almost drooled.
"Why haven't I seen it? The restaurant still has this thing? Curtis Weston hurriedly asked, "It looks delicious, and I want a portion too." β
Zhang Yang picked up a piece and put it in front of Weston's eyes, "Do you want to eat it?" β
"It must taste good!"
"It's a pity it's mine." Zhang Yang ate it immediately, and said, "This is what I asked the chef to make a special one, or did I teach him how to do it." But you can't eat it if you want to, it's spicy and a little greasy. β
Masterson complained regretfully, "I don't even want to be a professional footballer anymore. I should find some other job, so I can eat whatever I want. β
Zhang Yang said, "Don't be dissatisfied, there are pros and cons to any job, and the salary of professional players is so high, so naturally there is some price to pay." In your case, it's hard to get a good job when you go out. When the time comes, it's not what you want to eat, but what you want to eat and you don't have money. β
"yes, there's a way out by playing football." Curtis Weston has changed a lot of spirit, he is a bit better than Masterson, and recently signed a new five-year contract with a weekly salary of Β£4,500.
This salary is the highest among the few young people in the team.
Zhang Yang suddenly asked Weston, "What if I had a magic that could turn you into a big star?" β
"Magic? No kidding! β
"Just imagine."
Weston asked, "Can I make a lot of money by making me a big star?" β
"I guess I can."
"How many?"
"Β£5 million a year?"
Weston longed, "5 million? Oh, my God! Then when I am a star for a few years, I will choose to retire immediately! β
"Huh? Why? β
"I've made enough money! 5 million a year, 20 million in four years, 20 million, I can buy a big house in the suburbs, buy a sports car, hire two maids, change a girlfriend every day, and change more than 300 a year. β
"With more money, I can buy a yacht and take a few girlfriends on vacation, that must be wonderful......"
Weston was caught up in his imagination.
Zhang Yang tugged at the corners of his mouth, he didn't want Weston to answer this.
Buying a big house, buying a sports car?
Changing girlfriends every day? Buying a yacht and going on vacation with a couple of girlfriends?
Don't say you think about it, Lao Tzu also thinks about it!
Bah!
Delusion!