Chapter 7 There is no choice

After Wang Tiezhu changed to the back position, he still had to practice a lot of basic defensive skills, he had actually done a lot of similar training in China before, the back waist is the most comprehensive position on the football field, such as physical confrontation, steals, marking, long-range shooting, etc., these are all Wang Tiezhu has practiced before, but Chris Sully doesn't know this, or arranged a lot of training for him, fortunately, Zach Thompson's own physical condition is very good, speed, In terms of endurance, there is no need to train deliberately, otherwise Chris Sully will have to consider whether he can still train people.

As for the most important awareness and overall situation of the back waist player, this thing will not be able to be cultivated for a while, Wang Tiezhu himself has accumulated in this area, Chris Sully can only be attributed to the reason that "this kid is a genius in the back waist" after discovering this, at the moment Wang Tiezhu is not a first-team player, Chris Sully can only arrange for him to see more of how the stars in the back position deal with various situations in the game, And there are only three people in the video materials he prepared for Wang Tiezhu, namely the playmaker Andrea Pirlo, the butcher Gattuso, and the most comprehensive Xavi Alonso.

Wang Tiezhu just looked at the game video of Pirlo and Gattuso for a little while, but for Xavi Alonso's game video he watched it again and again, and analyzed it again and again, because this is his former idol, this Spanish midfielder has comprehensive skills, far-reaching accuracy, strong fighting ability and an open view of the overall situation, which has helped him become his own offensive and defensive hub on the field, and is a player who can become the core of the midfield, and Wang Tiezhu also wants to be such a player.

As for Pirlo's excellent organizational skills and Gattuso's ferocious scramble, Wang Tiezhu felt that one of the two of them was too elegant not to look like a back midfield, and the other was rough like a scavenger on the field, just like a scavenger in advance of position, not only did it do rough work, but there was no big difference between him and him, and he couldn't play the role of deciding the surname at all.

In Wang Tiezhu's dream, he wants to become the kind of key person who can lead the team to continue to move forward to victory, and he must be able to influence the overall situation, that is, although he plays in the back and is not as eye-catching as the striker player, he wants to become the protagonist on the field.

For this great ideal and lofty goal, Wang Tiezhu fell silent in the Leeds youth team, quietly waiting for the opportunity to explode in the devilish training program arranged for him by Chris Sully, and his progress is also very obvious, which can be seen in the constant yelling and sneaking smiles of Chris Sully, Nell Redfein, and Rudy Crino every day at him.

As the days passed, the new season of the English Championship began, and Simon Grayson, who had not been able to completely reinvent the team, became sad, and by September, Leeds United had only won 1 win, drawn 3 and lost 3 of the 5 games they had played, ranking only 20th among the 24 teams, and also lost 1-2 to English One team Walsall in the second round of the League Cup, which made Simon Grayson even more anxious.

To this end, Simon Grayson specially convened a collective meeting of the Leeds United coaching staff, including Chris Sully, Neil Redfein, Rudy Crino, the coaches of the three youth teams were all searched, in Simon Grayson's view, the current Leeds United has really reached the point where they have to carry out a revolution, otherwise they will very likely fall back to the first division at the end of the season.

Today's Leeds United is no longer the "Youth Guard" it used to be, and all aspects of the team are incomparable, not only the number and quality of players have declined, but even the entire coaching team is also in short supply, Chris Sarri and the three of them are barely busy with the youth team and the reserve team, and Simon Grayson's first team only has five coaches himself.

Sitting in the main seat of the conference room, Simon Grayson's serious face looked a little gloomy, and his tone of voice after opening his mouth was also very heavy: "I believe everyone knows that the team's performance has been very unsatisfactory recently, and I have not brought you here today to summarize why the team is in such bad form, because we have found the reason, that is, our team's defense is wrong, we have scored five goals in five league games and conceded six goals, and in two League Cup games, we have conceded four goals. This shows that our defense has really gone terribly wrong! ”

Simon Grayson paused, then said: "And after the analysis of our first-team coaching staff, we believe that it is not the team's backline or goalkeeper who causes the team to concede goals frequently, but because our team's midfield defense ability and hardness are not enough, and the back line is directly exposed to the opponent's attack, which determines that we will concede more goals!" And the attacking line-up is still being adjusted, and we can't make up for the loss at the back with more goals, so I decided that the team's tactics have to be adjusted, especially in midfield, we need a midfielder who can provide protection at the back, but now we don't have such players in the team, and the transfer market is closed, so the only way to solve this problem is to dig inside. Chris, are there any people in the reserves or youth teams that you're in charge of that that I need? ”

"Huh!"

Everyone's eyes are on Chris Sully, the eyes of the coaches of the first team are anxious and expectant, and Nell Redfein, Rudy Crino is very excited, in the last two months or so, Wang Tiezhu's progress is definitely a thousand miles, every week or even every day, the three coaches of the youth team can see his progress, and now Wang Tiezhu is not a qualified back player, but he has definitely shown considerable strength, Even this kid has become a central figure in the youth team, and he has won the trust of every teammate with his ability.

Chris Sully thought for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Simon, I want to ...... Well, I do have a talent on my hands that you need. ”

"Oh? Chris, tell us about it! ”

Simon Grayson and his first-team coaches are all interested, and their first-team coaches have been so busy this year that they don't know much about the current situation in the reserves and youth teams.

Chris Sully smiled bitterly, and said a little unwillingly: "The person I'm talking about is Zach Thompson!" ”

"Zach Thompson?"

Simon Grayson's assistant Green Snowing exclaimed, "Isn't he a striker? Chris, you're not kidding me, are you? ”

Chris Sarry glanced at Green Snowing, and he still had great admiration for his colleague, who had produced Bale, who is now the best in the English Premier League...... Gareth Bell!

"Green, I'm not kidding, I'm talking about Zach Thompson, who's now given up playing as an offensive player and started practicing defense, and I'm sure he's an absolute talent at the back!"

"Chris is not kidding, I can guarantee that Zach Jr. will be a player like Gerrard!"

"I can guarantee that! Zach Jr. is a genius at the back! ”

As soon as Chris Sully's voice fell, his two good partners, Nell Redfein and Rudy Crinow, spoke together to support him.

Simon Grayson was interested at this time, and there was a little smile on his serious face: "Chris, can you tell us a little bit about Zach?" ”

Chris Sully nodded, sorted out his thoughts and said: "It has not been a year since Zach Jr. came to our Thorpe Arch training base, he used to play at Everton, and he still played as a striker or defender after coming to us, but Nell and Rudy and I have found the potential in his defense, but because he has suffered some misfortunes and lost his relatives in a car accident and became a loner, his surname has also become a little withdrawn, so we have not succeeded in persuading him to switch to defense." But about three months ago, that is, this summer, he tore the ligament in his ankle during a training session, and after he underwent surgery to recover, this kid took the initiative to ask to switch to playing as a defensive player, and when he said that he only wanted to shovel other people's feet instead of being shoveled again. ”

When Chris Sully said this, he couldn't help but laugh with Nell Redfein and Rudy Crino, and even Simon Grayson and others couldn't help laughing, this kind of thing is still very common on the football field.

After everyone had laughed, Chris Sarri continued: "Because Zach Jr. used to play as a striker and defender, and I think his skills are still in the past, so I don't think letting him play as a defensive midfielder will not waste his previous foundation, and he himself requires to play in the back, so his new position is fixed in the midfield." After more than two months of training, I think he can be considered a qualified midfielder, at least with his current ability to play a role at this level in the Championship, but ...... Simon, I still think it's a little shorter, and I think if he can wait until the winter transfer, he will be able to become a qualified midfielder. ”

Simon Grayson can quite understand Chris Sully, and he knows what he is worried about, so he said solemnly at the moment: "Chris, if there is any other choice, I will definitely not snatch little Zach from you right away, but we really have no choice now, the team's results are very bad, fifth from the bottom, this is too different from the fans' expectations, we are already under a lot of pressure!" Chris, trust me, I promise to be cautious with Zach Jr., at least as long as I'm still Leeds' manager, I can guarantee that he won't be scrapped, okay? ”

"Oh, Simon, can I say it badly? I haven't forgotten to send players to the first team, that's the only thing I do! But you must remember what you said to me, if something really goes wrong with little Zach, I can't spare you! ”

Simon Grayson saw how much Chris Sully valued Zach Thompson, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Chris, I will definitely take good care of him!" I promise! ”

"Alas......"

Chris Sully sighed and didn't speak, he also knew how difficult Simon Grayson's situation was at the moment, the team's results were really poor, and even in addition to a 0:0 draw with Brighton in the first round, and then suffered a round of three consecutive defeats, until the fifth round defeated Leicester 3:1 to get the first victory in the league this season, the team's midfield is indeed too poor in defense, which led to the team's consecutive defeats, and if you lose like this, the team will really collapse, but ...... Can an eighteen-year-old kid who has only played in the back for two months really be able to carry such a heavy burden?

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