Chapter 30: FIFA Aftermath (Part I)
Michu, who had planned to spend a three-day vacation, had to end the holiday early and rush to the team's base the next day after getting the news that the FIFA virus had broken out.
Although the team's training has not officially begun, because the team doctor needs to assess the injuries of these injured players in a timely manner, Michu had to end his vacation early.
With the addition of the injured Beckford, the injury list has increased to 3, and if it weren't for the performance of the previous players, Michu really doesn't know if the team would be able to survive to the end!
Keeping the health of these guys as much as possible is also equivalent to preserving the team's results, so I have to do my best to ensure the recovery of the players before these injured players return to the team!
At the airport in Leeds, Michu and the team's medical staff greeted Delph and Royce one after another, although there were minor injuries, but the mood of the two was obviously not affected by this injury, it seems that the call of the team leaving the country during the international break is still very influential, and it seems that the joy of playing for the country is at least conducive to the recovery of the injury!
Although the team doctors of their respective national teams have examined these two guys after the injury, Michu is still not at ease, and immediately arranged for the team's medical team to contact the best hospital in Leeds City to conduct a detailed examination of the two injuries again.
Although there was a hint of illusion, but unfortunately the results of the physical examination were still not satisfactory, the team still had to temporarily lose these two guys in the short term, after properly arranging the arrangements for the two to resume work during the injury, the team staff sent the two guys home, and Michu returned to the office of the training base again.
Although there are still several days left for the team to prepare for the next game, Michu himself is already impatient due to the team's injury situation!
After losing Delph, Beckford and Reuss, it will be difficult for Leeds to survive the attack that Leeds have relied on to achieve their current results, and the effectiveness of the counter-attack will be greatly reduced! At the same time, the loss of the most creative passer will also make it difficult for Leeds United to play Muller's ability to run without the ball, and the impact on the team's attacking power is immeasurable! And Candor, who has just been in good form recently, may have to adapt to a new tactic again!
Mi Chu, who was sitting in the office, sighed for a long time, and in the face of so many troubles, Mi Chu realized that he really needed to rely on the team's coaching staff!
patted his buttocks, and Mi Chu, who couldn't think of it, had to walk home in a gloomy manner!
You must know that Michu, who was still a fan before, in the interval between every league match day, the most painful thing for fans is that there is no ball to watch, and this kind of day is the most boring!
Michu himself used to wish his favorite team could play more than a week, and the reason for this stupid idea was that Michu was basically ignorant of the mental and physical stress that professional players need to endure!
A double game may not matter to a team with a lot of bench experience, but it doesn't matter much for a team with a weaker team in the professional league and a team in the lower league! Because these teams tend to be very dependent on the main players to play, so once there is a major injury to the main players, then the team's results will have very big ups and downs!
Therefore, in the interval between extremely fierce professional matches, it is very important that the main players can get sufficient rest and adjustment!
There are many reasons why the Premier League giants Gunners could only end up fighting for four at the end of the season in the years known to Michu! In addition to the financial shortfall, the massive injury situation that the team suffers around Christmas may be the main reason for Arsenal's perennial hatred!
A problem that a top team will encounter, and Michu feels that what happened to his team is no coincidence!
This shows how much a player's ability to recover after a match and a high level of medical care during an injury can help a team achieve results.
Having a top-notch medical logistics and physical training team to help his team was something that Michu had never thought of before. In this way, it seems that building a real strong team is not only the strength on paper to strengthen, but also the strengthening of logistics support capabilities may be an important support for the team's performance!
But this is a money-burning thing! I don't know if the boss will agree!?
Mi Chu, who had been thinking all night, got up early the next morning and rushed to the training base, the weather in Leeds is always a little capricious, the weather that was still a spring breeze the day before has become a little gloomy today, and the wind blows in early spring and is still a little cold on his body!
Michu had to wrap his coat tightly and enter the base of Thorpe's Arch with his head down!
While Michu was still frustrating his hands to keep warm, Poyet also walked into Michu's office.
"Look at the weather! I thought spring was coming, and the weather was really hot and cold! Poyet said as he breathed heat.
"Not really! It's not like the state of the team, just when you feel a little better, you immediately have an international call-up, and in the blink of an eye, you are put down two main players! Michu said with a look of resentment,
"Boss, you also know that the FIFA virus is the most difficult to cure! Don't worry, I've heard that the top of the rankings are in a similar situation to ours.
You have to know who hasn't supported the façade of the leading player! There may be teams where players are injured for a longer period of time! So, be optimistic, it's not the worst," Poyet said comfortingly
"Really? If this is really the case, then everyone is on the same level again, although it is a bit dirty to think so, but why aren't these people all injured all at once" After listening to Mi Chu's nonsense, Poyet looked at Mi Chu with a look of disdain, and Mi Chu completely ignored the other party's gaze and only cared about talking to himself.
However, while the two were talking, the players had arrived at the training ground one after another, even if the weather was a little cold, due to the vacation, most people's bodies could not recover to the requirements of high-intensity games at once, so everyone was under the leadership of the team's physical trainer to warm up and recover the body!
And Michu and Poyet were watching the team's training on the edge of the training ground, and Poyet said his worries to Michu at this time, "Boss, the injuries of these three people in the front court have left only one of our main frontcourt attackers, so I think the game tactics we have used in recent times may not be able to play, especially when we have to face the team's direct rival Brighton in the next round!" What do you think we should do? ”
"I've always been worried about this problem, you see, what I've been like in the past two days" Poyet looked at Michu in surprise, stretched out his hand and touched Michu's slightly bulging belly,
"Your uncle! You're kidding?! ”
Mi Chu smiled when he heard this, and continued, "Isn't this just a little exaggerated, and there is no sense of humor at all!" I've always thought about what you're thinking, and my idea is to continue with the team's tactical play before the winter transfer,"
"What? Aren't you the one who disliked the way you used to play?"
"Then I don't like Japan yet, can you make the island of Japan sink?!" Poyet looked at Michu speechlessly.
Just as the two were talking, the training of the team in the distance continued, Michu looked at the players in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "What do you think of the tactics of 442, since Candor and Muller are in such good condition, we simply use the tactics of double strikers, so that Muller can play his advantages as a shadow striker, which at least solves the problem of the point of the ball in the front court when attacking."
"But our midfielders are not good at attacking, what to do about this counterattack!" Poyet asked, confused.
"If I'm not mistaken, the opponent's main formation is also 442, since we can't play the best defensive counterattack, then fight evenly with the opponent in the formation, anyway, everyone is now half a catty! Since the current situation of the team is not strong in attack and cannot defend, it is better to use the current situation to have a good experiment with the formation," Michu said resolutely,
"Although what you said has some truth, I think we still have to consider everyone's opinions, after all, this is also a tough battle, and we have to consider everyone's ideas."
"I see what you mean, then do what you say!"
Of course, this approach was adopted after the discussion at the meeting! I don't know if the previous tactics will still work, for today's plan, only a try to know!