Chapter 11: The First Battle
"Thomas! Have you forgotten the tactical requirements? Run left! Don't compete with the striker! ”
"Ji'an! You have to wait for this ball and then go forward, it's offside! ”
"Turio! There's already a chance, why are you going back to doing it! Forgot how to shoot! ”
Although the head coach changed, Salvi continued to follow Igor's tactics, and the only change was in the lineup, Zhang Shu became the main force. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info However, Zhang Shu, who was not familiar with this set of tactics, became the person who was reprimanded the most by Salvi in training.
"Zhang, don't get bored with the ball, pass the ball out early." "Zhang, why don't you pass the ball when your teammates are running in place!" "Zhang, you passed the ball too much, how do you let your teammates catch the ball?"
In the end, even Marcello felt that he was too demanding, and stepped forward to remind: "This is the first time Zhang has participated in the team's joint training, and he is not familiar with his teammates." I think we should give him a little more time. ”
But Salvi was unimpressed: "If you want to be the new core of the team, we don't have time to wait for him to get used to it. - Well done! This ball is beautifully passed! The last sentence is shouted to Zhang Shu, who has just passed a good ball.
In short, Zhang Shu really thinks that Turio is right now. The manager is a bit neurotic indeed.
In this afternoon's joint practice, Zhang Shu deeply realized this. Obviously, one second he was praising the team, the next second he stopped training, sometimes he just cheered loudly for him to pass a good ball, and then criticized Zhang Shu for his wrong run. This contrast made Zhang Shu feel at a loss.
When the afternoon training was over, Zhang Shu took the initiative to find Salvi.
"Coach." Zhang Shu stopped Salvi, who was about to leave the training ground. "I want to talk to you."
Salvi turned his head in confusion: "Oh, boy, is there a problem?" ”
"I want to know your attitude towards me," Zhang Shu said seriously. "I wonder if you don't like me."
Marcello and Cosimo looked at the situation from a distance as if something was wrong, and they had already run over, and they didn't want Zhang Shu to clash with Salvi.
Cosimo opened his mouth to reprimand Zhang Shu, but in any case, Zhang Shu's behavior lacked respect for the coach.
Salvi stopped Cosimo with a wave of his hand and asked with a smile, "What makes you think that?" ”
"Because I was signed by Coach Igor, you were very strict with me." Zhang Shu looked at his head coach. He has been holding back for a long time, and if he is unhappy, he has to say that it is not his style to let the depressed stay overnight.
Salvi was utterly: "Didn't your Coach Igor tell you that he and I are good friends?" ”
"Huh?" Not only Zhang Shu, but even Marcello and Cosimo were shocked.
"You can ask Igor, speaking of which, he recommended me for this job." Salvi shrugged,
"No other problems, boy?" Seeing that the other three were all frozen in place, Salvi smiled at them, turned around and walked to the sidelines, and waved his hand with his back to them, "Don't worry, Zhang, I will be more strict with you in the future." ”
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Salvi did what he said, and in the subsequent training, he was even more demanding of Zhang Shu. Even Turio came to secretly inquire if Zhang Shu had offended the new coach.
Under Salvi's strict requirements, Zhang Shu and the team gradually had a tacit understanding.
So, before the home match with Milan's youth team, Zhang Shu's name was written into the Brescia youth team squad for the first time.
Italy's youth league format is chaotic, from the national reserve league to the regional U19, U17 and U15 leagues. There are even cases where there are two leagues in one region. Each club has different echelons that can choose their favorite league to participate in.
Brescia Under-17s play in the regional league of Lombardy. Although the first team has risen and fallen between Serie A and Serie B, Brescia's youth team has maintained a consistent record at all levels of youth leagues, and even had a slight advantage in the clash with Milan.
This youth match between Milan and Brescia is the highlight of this round of the league.
When Zhang Shu heard that he had been put into the team by Salvi, he was a little surprised. I thought I would need to run in with the team for a while longer, and then find a chance to face another underdog before I can make my debut. I didn't expect Salvi to be in such a hurry to put himself on the list.
But he wasn't nervous at all. After waiting so long and training so hard, he was hungry for victory.
In training, Salvi found that Zhang Shu was working harder, so much so that he often used too much force when working with his teammates. As if to prove that he and his teammates have a tacit understanding, Zhang Shu's passing in training has increased a lot compared to before. Many times, when he can shoot by himself, he will choose to use a difficult pass to test his teammates' ability to stop the ball.
However, the control of the other players in the face of the football that suddenly appeared in front of them has improved a lot, and it can be regarded as a lost harvest.
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The night before the game, Zhang Shu reconfirmed his system.
"Stasis" and "Sync" have not been turned on for a long time. There is no point in cheating in training other than to reduce the effectiveness of your training. The level of the system is still maintained at level 3 and almost to level 4, Zhang Shu, who is fully committed to training, eats and sleeps after practicing every day, and his life is as calm as a lake, and there is no way to talk about upgrading the system.
However, I believe that after tomorrow, the system will definitely reach level 4.
The next day, because it was a competition day, there was no training in the morning, but Zhang Shu still woke up early. It's Brescia's home stadium and the game is at the St Philippe stadium in the club's training base, so the team doesn't need to assemble in advance, and the rest of the players come home two or three hours before the game.
Looking at the empty training base, Zhang Shucai suddenly realized that he hadn't visited the entire club properly.
Brescia FC has seven pitches of various sizes for training with five teams, from the Under-15s to the first team. The Mario Riga Monti Stadium, home of the first team, is located in the north of the city of Brescia, about an hour's drive from the club, while the other tiered matches are home to the club's northernmost stadium, the St. Philippe. There is also a clay tennis court next to the San Filipe five-a-side court, which is rarely used.
Overall, compared to the big clubs, the Brescia club looks a little old and well-equipped.
After walking around, having lunch, and grinding in the dormitory until three hours before the game, Zhang Shu brought his equipment to the small building next to the training ground.
I thought I should be the first to arrive, but I didn't expect to find that the three youth team coaches had been waiting for a long time after entering.
"Hello coach." After greeting the three coaches, Zhang Shu put the equipment on the stool, sat down and began to change his jersey.
As other teammates entered the locker room one after another, the room became lively, some listened to music, some played video consoles, and some closed their eyes and began to rest. When everyone had arrived, Cosimo closed the door to the locker room.
Salvi clapped his hands, and the locker room fell silent. The players sit up straight and wait for the coach's instructions.
"Boys," Salvi glanced at the locker room, "today, we have an old rival, and I'm sure everyone will be familiar with them - except for Zhang. There was a sparse laugh below. We still play the way we usually train, as long as you play your strength, those young masters in Milan are not your opponents. ”
"Zhang will start this game, everyone has been practicing together for a week, I believe you also have a certain tacit understanding. When attacking, hand the ball to Zhang, and the others pull away the opponent's backline, Zhang, you decide for yourself whether to pass the ball or attack with the ball yourself, no problem, right? “
"Of course no problem!" Zhang Shu replied confidently. The teammates did not dispute this, and they were convinced by the skills that Zhang Shu showed in his usual training. If it weren't for physical problems, maybe Zhang Shu would have been in the main position at the beginning of the season.
"Okay, I'm sure your friends and family are in the stands today, now go out and win this game in front of them!"