Chapter 21: What does the warm-up game mean?

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In the following month, Russell arranged a lot of training intensity, but everyone could bear it, because they were used to this kind of training plan - Russell didn't increase everyone's training intensity because Chu Zhongtian came. Brown's assistant coach has been working on this kind of training plan for the team since he started. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Chu Zhongtian was worried at first that the training intensity was too high, which would lead to frequent injuries before the players started to play in the league - when Mourinho first came to Real Madrid, he paid very strict attention to the team's training and the training intensity was very high. He wanted to cure the "aristocratic disease" of Real Madrid's stars, which was a good starting point, but he didn't expect it to lead to frequent injuries to the team before the season, and even lost almost the entire backline. Later, in the second season, Mourinho learned his lesson and started with a relatively gentle physical recovery, without rushing to increase the volume, which avoided the situation of multiple players injured before the league even started...... It is normal for Chu Zhongtian to have similar worries, but Russell told him that his players are used to this kind of training intensity, and that not only his team, but almost all Championship teams have training plans like this, and the time left for them is too short, only a month, if you don't hurry up, it will be too late.

Training continues, transfer activity continues.

On 8 July, Wimbledon brought in Chelsea reserve left midfielder Edu. Seychelles, who joined the team for a million pounds.

On the same day, two players left Wimbledon Athletic, bringing in a total of £600,000 in transfer income for the club.

A day later, Wimbledon Athletic and West Ham United announced at the same time that they had completed the match against Jack. Yang's deal. Wimbledon spent £1 million to bring him from West Ham's reserves.

But Wimbledon Athletic was in a tough game against centre-back Adam. Johnson lost the race and Middlesbrough asked too much for it unless Wimbledon offered £3.5 million. This was far beyond Russell's intentions, and he only planned to give up to £1.3 million at first.

When I thought of the other party, the lion opened his mouth, and one mouth was three and a half million pounds.

After discussing with Chu Zhongtian, Russell decided to give up on bringing in Adam. Johnson's plan. This summer, due to the joining of Chu Zhongtian, Wimbledon Athletic attacked everywhere, in order to be able to form a team that meets Chu Zhongtian's requirements, they don't want to leave the impression that Wimbledon Athletic is Kaizi to other teams, and they must resolutely crack down on those behaviors that ask for prices, and they must not be tolerated and connived!

Wimbledon insisted on offering a million pounds, not a pound more.

In the end, the deal did not go through. But Russell had other candidates, so he lost Adam. Johnson, the team didn't feel sorry either, they even felt that it was Adam who should be sorry. Johnson and Middlesbrough.

Soon Russell brought in two defenders from fellow Championship side Nottingham Forest to fill in the role of Adam. Johnson couldn't come to the space he left behind, and they were Jack, who could play at left-back and centre-back. Andrews, as well as centre-back Jamal. La Serres. These two are no longer part of the reserve team, they are both regular players of Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest had successfully surpassed a few years ago, but in the financial resources, only two seasons in the Premier League before retiring, once those Premier League level players have long been carved up, and those who remain are Nottingham Forest's own cultivated players, Jack. Andrews and Jamal. La Seres is two of them.

Jack. Andrews is 1.83 meters tall, 24 years old this year, the age at which he has officially begun to mature, he is excellent in tackles and headers, he has great physical qualities, and is an excellent defender, but as a full-back, his assist ability is a little poor.

Central defender Jamal. Raseres is also a regular for Forest, with a ferocious defence but no short temper...... He is 1.95 meters tall, but he also has a good bounce, which makes him have a high level of defense against high-altitude balls.

With Nottingham Forest short of money, the two players were able to move to Wimbledon Athletic for a total of £3.2 million.

If you insist on buying Adam. Johnson's words cost more than this, but he could only buy one player, and now three million pounds has brought two powerful players, Chu Zhongtian feels that this is better.

As the purge continues, four players have left Wimbledon as of 20 July, one for £300,000, another has been negotiated to terminate his contract with the club, and two have been loaned to other clubs.

※※※During this period, Wimbledon Athletic played three warm-up matches, and Chu Zhongtian played all three games, one of which was not open to the public, and the other two were open to the public, and as a result, these two games were crowded by enthusiastic Wimbledon fans.

Everyone rushed to witness Chu Zhongtian's heroic appearance in a Wimbledon jersey.

Russell's opponents in the warm-up games are not too strong, mainly to let the team run in, this summer the team has introduced a lot of new players, these new players are basically the main players, they have not been together at all before, and they need to run in.

Chu Zhongtian's warm-up match also attracted a lot of media attention. Chu Zhongtian said that the purpose of his coming to the team was to help the team upgrade, obviously he was very confident in his own strength, thinking that as soon as he came, Wimbledon Athletic's strength would be upgraded to a notch - regardless of whether Chu Zhongtian expressed such a meaning, the media understood it this way, Chu Zhongtian, as the main core of Real Madrid, came directly to Wimbledon Athletic, can't he help Wimbledon Athletic improve its strength?

Therefore, it can be seen from the warm-up match whether Chu Zhongtian has really improved the strength of the team, whether he can really lead the team to a successful promotion, you must know that the competition for promotion in the Championship is very fierce.

Chu Zhongtian's performance in the first game seemed quite flat, with no goals and no direct assists. To outsiders, he just keeps running, running from front to back, back to front, left to right, right to left, and he can be seen in almost all positions, receiving and passing, or dribbling the ball himself, occasionally shooting from a distance or something.

Everyone's first instinct was very consistent: "Wow! Chu's physical strength is really good......"

And then it's gone.

If you want them to say whether Chu Zhongtian has any wonderful performance in this game, you have to think about it carefully, it seems that there are really a few times, but most of the time he is just running.

'There were no goals, no assists, nothing in a row of good performances. Only if you can run, you can run very well. That's all Chu left us...... Of course, such a performance is not satisfactory. ”

"Well, at least good fitness is a good foundation, you know that in modern football, fitness is very important...... "Some people can only comfort themselves.

“…… Chu doesn't seem to have found a way to cooperate with the team, and his performance in this warm-up game was very positive, but not excellent. ”

"Chu still needs to run in with the new team, he has only been in the team for less than a month, and it is really difficult for him to play at the level of Real Madrid now......

The media commented on Chu Zhongtian's performance in the warm-up game after the game.

Others are worried that Chu Zhongtian's performance will decline, and at the age of thirty-four, no one knows how long he can maintain his state. Don't look at his performance in the second half of last season at the Royal Horse very brave, but who knows if it is a backtime?

Some media also asked Chu Zhongtian about his performance in the first warm-up game during the interview, and Chu Zhongtian replied: "It's just a warm-up, I don't think there's any need to make too much of a fuss." ”

The reporters went to ask his teammates, as well as head coach Russell.

"I think that's pretty normal......" Kevin was asked in an interview. Clark shrugged. "Chu's performance in training is very good, it's a pity you can't see it." He gave a wicked smile. He was not dissatisfied with being deprived of the first captain, on the contrary, he was very willing to unload this burden - he himself actually didn't like to be the captain himself, and now that Chu Lai, of course he was happy to let go.

There have been media plans to watch the infighting in the dressing room at Wimbledon, but the media have naturally been disappointed.

Wimbledon Athletic's head coach Russell also said in an interview that the commission for the first warm-up game was completely in his expectations, and the process of integrating with the team had to come step by step, and he couldn't rush it. "No matter how good Chu is, it is impossible for him to have no adaptation period at all, at most he has an adaptation period that is shorter than that of ordinary players. Just like he did when he was at Real Madrid......"

The managers have said so, so what else is there for the media to say?

Now everyone is focused on the second game, as if Chu Zhongtian can complete earth-shaking changes in two games, as if one game can make Chu Zhongtian and his new teammates cooperate tacitly, as if they have been playing together for twenty years...... But in fact, Chu Zhongtian is definitely not the only player who does not cooperate well with his teammates, and those players who have joined the team have more or less shown such problems. But who made Chu Zhongtian the most famous player in the team? All eyes were on him, completely ignoring the others.

But that's good, Chu Zhongtian helped Edu. Seychelle, Coot. Hammons, Jack. Young, as well as Jack. Andrews and Jamal. La Seres eased the pressure and allowed them to slowly integrate into the group in a less stressful environment.

Anyway, Chu Zhongtian himself is not afraid of pressure.

Chu Zhongtian doesn't care what the media thinks of him, he is still integrating into the team step by step according to his plan.

The second warm-up game is still in the spotlight, but Chu Zhongtian still didn't show what everyone wanted to see, he was still running all over the field, constantly trying to cooperate with his teammates, and his teammates were also very cooperative to pass the football to him, but not every cooperation could be passed in place. It's either a matter of movement, or a matter of receiving the ball, or a matter of passing...... In short, everyone who watched this game was a little disappointed.

It's been two games, and Chu Zhongtian still hasn't shown that kind of dominance, which has to make fans feel a little worried.

But everyone is worried about ignoring the fact that Chu Zhongcai and the team have run in for three games, knowing that there is no player on this planet who can cooperate with his new teammates with just one warm-up game...... Chu Zhongtian still didn't defend himself, no matter what the rumors from the outside world were, he just buried his head in training, as usual.

He is not worried about integrating into the team, what he feels is that every day he is changing and improving, and he is getting better and better with his team-mates, but the outside world does not see it.

In order to enhance everyone's feelings and cultivate tacit understanding, Chu Zhongtian also held a party and invited players from all teams and members of the coaching staff to participate.

We had a great night together, with delicious barbecue and Chinese food, and of course, good wine. Although professional players should not drink alcohol, as the rules say, not everyone can do it very strictly.

Even a player like Chu Zhongtian, who is known for his professional attitude, still drinks a little. What's more, how many of the team players in the UK don't drink? For many English players, alcohol is the best sports functional drink. Before Arsene Wenger's arrival, Arsenal kept beer in the dressing room, so that the players could quench their thirst at half-time...... Alcohol is one of the cultures of English football, although many people also think that it is dross, but as one of the cultures of the United Kingdom, this "dross" is probably difficult to eradicate in English football...... Everyone is very happy to drink, and the relationship will naturally increase quickly, which is somewhat similar to Chinese society, everything is "easy to do at the wine table".

The feelings within the Wimbledon team need to be enhanced, although Chu Zhongtian has always been very easy to get close to, but everyone regards him as an idol, and there is a certain degree of "awe", which is not conducive to the formation of the team's atmosphere. In addition, the new players are not familiar with the old players, and they also need to mix and stir up through this party.

To the end of the Coot. Hammons has already started to put his arms around Kevin. Clark's neck whispered, and there were more and more people joking with Chu Zhongtian.

The party was a great time for both the guests and the hosts.

The set goals have also been accomplished.

The training atmosphere after the party was very obvious to everyone that it was different from before.

While the media is worried about Chu Zhongtian's form in the warm-up match, Wimbledon Athletic is still pursuing their favorite player in the transfer market.

Forward Kieran. Agad is Russell's next target, and his speed is fast, which is a characteristic that both Russell and Chu Zhongtian have taken a fancy to.

However, Everton asked for £3.5 million, otherwise there is no need to talk about it.

To be fair, £3.5 million for a 28-year-old player in his maturity period is not a high price...... Last season, Chu Zhongtian gave the club 10 million pounds to bring in reinforcements when the winter transfer window opened, but Russell was used to living a poor life, even if he got so much money, he didn't squander it, but carefully calculated the cost performance of each player, and in the end there were nearly five million left.

Counting Chu Zhongtian's addition of 10 million this summer, Wimbledon's transfer budget for this season is actually 15 million pounds.

Now five players have been brought in, a total of 6.7 million euros have been spent, and there is a balance of almost 10 million euros, which is used to buy a Kieran. Agad is certainly enough.

It's just that Russell is used to saving, and as soon as he heard that it was worth more than three million pounds, he reflexively felt that it was expensive, and he retreated and didn't want to buy it.

Chu Zhongtian felt that this price was not too expensive for an Agard who could still appear in the Premier League, and it was in the acceptable category, why was Russell suddenly not interested in Agad?

He approached Russell and asked why.

"You're too expensive, huh?" Chu Zhongtian smiled. "It's not expensive, it's okay. It's okay, as long as people are willing to come, we will pay for it. ”

"But then we only have more than five million left, and this money will have to be used to budget the players' salaries......"

Chu Zhongtian waved his hand nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I suddenly remembered that Emily's membership fee hasn't been paid yet." ”

"Wouldn't it? Didn't she give it with you? Russell felt strange, Chu Zhongtian had already paid 500,000 pounds in dues, how could Emily not pay it?

"I'm talking about 10 million pounds, not 500,000." Russell, who Chu Zhongtian said, rolled his eyes.

"Do you really have money and nowhere to spend it?"

Chu Zhongtian hehehe: "Just use it, then buy it, if there is any player you are interested in in the transfer market, you tell me, I will give you money." As long as it can increase the strength of the team, buy it! ”

Chu Zhongtian has the "face" of an upstart, but Russell's heart is very grateful to Chu Zhongtian for being a "nouveau riche".

If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian, the team would definitely not have today's weather. All of a sudden, there were a lot of excellent players who he could only watch drooling before, and they all wore Wimbledon jerseys and worked hard for Wimbledon's goals.

Russell loves Wimbledon, where new stories happen every day, and new hopes every day.

This team made him feel that the possibilities were endless. Who said that last season was struggling with relegation, and this season it can't be promoted?

At Wimbledon Athletic...... No, in the dictionary of "mad gang", there is never "impossible"!

(To be continued)