Wen Zhihao had actually noticed it as soon as he came in, and he felt even more strange when he saw the expressions of Cruise Wick and Rum. It's been almost a year since I've been in the team, are there anyone I haven't met? It should be unlikely.

But looking at the expressions of a few veteran players, it seems that they are very familiar with him?

Wen Zhihao was just about to get in and ask about the situation, when Fraser gathered everyone together, and at the same time, sporting director Legan Keno also showed up at the training ground.

In front of everyone, Fraser gave the young man a big hug and happily welcomed: "Kevin, welcome back!" ”

Then he introduced to the rest of the team: "This is Kevin Dicks, some of you are familiar with him, we are a great player from the academy of our club, and some of you have been teammates in the first team before. From today until the end of the season, he will fight with us for higher goals. ”

Wen Zhihao glanced at Dix, and was a little happy in his heart, just from the body type, he was sturdy, half a head taller than himself, and his eyebrows were stiff, he should be a fierce man, and it seemed that he had to have one more strong teammate.

Kevin Dicks still has a very high EQ, he first came to Wen Zhihao and stretched out his hand in a friendly manner: "Hello! Win, I'm Kevin Dicks, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Wen Zhihao was stunned for a moment. This person actually called out his name directly, and it seemed that he was no stranger to himself, and then he also stretched out his hand and smiled: "You're welcome, welcome back to your parent team." May I ask how you know about me? ”

Dix smiled and said, "It's not difficult. Vitesse's performance in the Europa League this year has been nothing short of blind so far, even if I am in Fiorentina, I have regarded Vitesse as the most wary opponent in the knockout rounds of the Europa League. Every time Vitesse is mentioned, the manager will say your name, and it's impossible to remember it after hearing too much. ”

Dicks was worried that Wen Zhihao had too many concerns about his arrival, and then assured: "But don't worry, I'm only here to help the team, and I'll be leaving at the end of the season." ”

Wen Zhihao responded very kindly: "It's that you think too much, I hope we will have the opportunity to be teammates together next season." ”

Fraser looked at the two of them getting along well when they first met, and his brows naturally furrowed. Dicks is a new generation of full-backs with a balanced attack and defense, and strong individual ability. Fraser chose to use him to fill the vacancy of Kosuke Ota's transfer to the team, which greatly improved the team's ability to balance attack and defend on the side, as long as a tacit understanding is formed with the middle led by Wen Zhihao, the team's side-to-side combined three-dimensional offensive power will be raised to a higher level.

A good start is half the battle, and Fraser can expect that after this winter training run-in, the two can bring the actual effect of one plus one to the team.

After all the staff were in place for a full day's rest, Vitesse officially started the winter training training.

Unlike the previous winter training in the Netherlands, this year the club chose the training venue in the distant eastern Australian city of Gold Coast. In early January, the Southern Hemisphere is in the middle of summer, and plenty of sunshine and a relaxing beach environment prove to be the most effective way for athletes to relieve physical fatigue. Obviously, because of the team's outstanding results this season, the club is more willing to invest in it.

Achievement and input, the two can generally form a cycle. For the wealthy families who are not bad for money, this is a virtuous circle, good results force big investment, and greater investment ensures the results of the coming year. This is also the foundation for Europe's super giants to stand for a hundred years. The situation of small and medium-sized teams is completely reversed, and they can only survive in the cracks of the giants.

The Gold Coast is not as well-known as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and Vitesse found a five-star hotel close to the sea, with a swimming pool and gym, and even a small seven-a-side football pitch, which is a little smaller than a regular 11-a-side pitch, but can fully meet most training needs.

The first two days of winter training are mainly focused on restorative jogging and muscle stretching, and after 10 days of relaxation, the players need a short transition period to adjust their physical condition. And Miazga, who has just returned from injury, has been in the hotel gym in the past few days, under the command of physical trainer Ilo Gabi, to increase his physical reserves. Away from the field for up to two months, getting back into play as soon as possible is a hurdle that every professional player who has experienced a major injury must face. or be a small strong who can't be beaten, like the legendary Czech midfielder Rosicky; Or the career has gone downhill since then. The end of countless talented players is the latter full of pathos.

From Day 3 onwards, Fraser will have a playful circle of play in the morning training, where he plays short passes in a small area of the designated area, and the defender is responsible for intercepting and intercepting the ball. Not only can it improve the continuous conduction ability in a small area, but the requirements for the defensive awareness of the defenders are also quite high.

Fraser consciously put Wen Zhihao, Miazga and Kevin Dix in the group, but Dicks, who was a full-back, was on the same attacking side of the short pass as Wen Zhihao in this game.

At the beginning, Wen Zhihao also took care of Miazga's physical condition, and the passing tempo was not particularly fast, and Miazga almost broke the ball from Dicks' feet several times. But Dix was not in a hurry at all, he figured out Miazga's habits, and after taking the ball, he decisively knocked the ball with his heel with his back, bullying Miazga to turn slowly, Wen Zhihao observed Dicks through these two times, and already had a preliminary impression that the defender with flexible body and solid skills at his feet.

However, this is not all the strength of Dicks, since he is a defender, defensive ability must be a basic attribute. In the second training session, Wen Zhihao continued to be in the same group as him, but his role changed to the defender. In the same training for two days, only the two of them have been in the same group, and it can be seen that Frase has some intentions.

Against Lashka and Kazaishvili, who are second only to Wen Zhihao in skill at his feet, Dicks' judgment of passing lines and timing made Wen Zhihao feel like a schoolboy defensively. Ten successful interceptions of passes from various sources made Wen Zhihao look stupid. I didn't feel so scary when I played against Manchester United's defenders.

Wen Zhihao has a feeling of sitting in and watching the sky.

It's good that it's a teammate.

In the last three days, the club contacted the Australian Super League Central Coast Mariners, who also happened to train here, for two warm-up matches as an acceptance of the results of this short-term overseas training.

Dicks was deployed at right-back in both games, while Wen Zhihao was on the right in midfield, and Fraser hopes that the closer position of the two will create a spark.

Naturally, there was no suspense in the outcome of the game. Fraser was overjoyed to see what he wanted. Wen Zhihao, as always, propped up the entire midfield. And Dix is also getting better. Especially in the second game, he directly turned the right side into his own territory. Anything can be done offensively and defensively. In particular, the power of the back assists is much stronger than that of captain Kashya and Kosuke Ota. In the first half of the season, Frasser's stubborn right wing-back problem was not only cured, but also strengthened. Fraser is very confident, and the set goal for the season may be a little higher.

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