Looking at Yaya Toure, who raised the question, Li Bin also sensed his uneasiness. He knew that he had to have a good chat with Yaya Toure. This big man with a dull personality has always been a person he values very much, he doesn't talk much, and his temperament is relatively silent, but such a person has more trouble when he has a problem, since he has a problem, it is natural to pay attention.

"We can really talk about this issue carefully, and I have actually noticed that you have not been in very good form recently."

Li Bin's words made Yaya raise her head, but just glanced at Li Bin, and lowered her head, "I will continue to work hard." ”

"I believe that, but it's a question of how to work hard. Yaya, sit down, maybe we can talk slowly. Li Bin sat down on the edge of the training ground and patted the lawn next to him. Yaya hesitated, but still sat next to Li Bin.

"Tell me, I've been here for so long, what do you think of Parma?"

Yaya raised his head, as if looking at the sky, but his eyes were out of focus, this was not the topic he wanted to talk about, to Li Bin's question, he just nodded and agreed, "It's okay, the climate is very good, stronger than Belgium, as for the rest, it's not much different from Belgium." ”

"How different from Côte d'Ivoire?"

This question made Yaya laugh, "Head, Africa and Europe are two worlds, everything we have there, and the people here are unimaginable. ”

"I've been to Africa a few times, and I know a little bit about it, it's really bitter." Li Bin nodded, "Did you encounter anything unpleasant when you returned to China this time?" When you come back from the national team, something is not quite right. ”

"Head, I just feel a lot of pressure." Yaya lowered her head and unconsciously picked up the grass on the ground, "When I played in Africa, I was one of the top stars in the team. In Belgium, I'm also a rising star in the team. But when I was in England, I failed the tryout, and then when I went to Italy, I suddenly realized that my talent was not necessarily better than others, and I felt a little ......."

"Disappointed?"

Yaya shook her head, "It's fear. I don't think I'm as talented as I thought I was. In Africa, in Belgium, I felt like I had the best quality and potential, but when I got to Italy and looked at my team-mates here, I thought maybe it wasn't like that, I was scared, maybe Wenger was right. ”

During his time at Parma, he met a group of players with the most potential. Melo, Rossi, Arshavin, Milito and even Tudor, the presence of these people makes Yaya? Toure felt that his pretentious abilities were not so outstanding.

As for his skills, although his skills are very good, he is not very good in the back position. He has good skills in ball control, passing, passing, and long-range shooting, but he is considered unqualified in terms of basic skills, positional sense, and steals in this position. And the level of concentration, the form of the game, are all considered by the team to need to be strengthened.

Compared to him, Merlot's luck almost completely overwhelmed him. Physicality, technical ability, running, covering area, these are the jobs that have been done well and have sent Melo to Real Madrid. And Keita, the newcomer to Parma, has a very comprehensive technique, which makes him a little self-conscious, and Mota's organizational talent is much stronger than him, and these people have given Toure a lot of blows.

Tuccinadi's midfielder convinced Toure, but not so much that it scared him. It was the accumulation of experience, it was the sharpening of the technique, and Toure believed that he would be able to reach that step one day. However, Melo, De Jong, Keita, Motta, and the endless number of good players around him made him suddenly realize that he may not be special.

This made Yaya a little frustrated. For defensive players such as midfielders, defensive positioning, interception and stealing are basic skills, while physical fitness is hardware, ball control, ball-playing, and long-range shooting are gradually supplemented. Momo's physical fitness and basic skills are not a big problem, although he is poor in possession and play, but he is still young after all, and in time, although he cannot be expected to become Vieira, it is definitely not a problem to grow into a qualified defensive midfielder.

But how Yaya should grow up has become a huge problem.

Although he never admits it in his mouth, he is very angry about Wenger's refusal to let him join Arsenal. Although he has been comforting himself that it is not his own problem, after arriving in Serie A, he realized that his problem is very big.

The pride of her physical fitness is not the best, and her dream of being the second in Vieira has been repeatedly hit, making Yaya feel extremely confused about her future.

No wonder Professor Arsene Wenger doesn't think much of himself. Compared to the sense of position and focused training that my brother has been working hard for, his flower life seems helpless and ridiculous in high-level confrontations. I used to laugh at my brother, I don't pay attention to the cultivation of offensive ability, I only know that Lu Dao blindly practices defense, no matter how it is, it is impossible to get a high salary. But now it seems that it is themselves who are stupid. The competition in football is so fierce and cruel, is he really naïve enough to think that he can earn a high salary for himself with a few jobs?

That's what coaches often say, it's stupid and naïve.

Defensively unqualified, he himself will not be able to qualify Vieira in any way. Good skills are their advantage, but that is not the most important part after all, besides, it is not without a talented back, but the names of those backs are Redondo, Albertini, and Guardiola, and it is impossible to be a black man with five big and three thick.

"Yaya, I haven't paid attention to your psychological problems before, I have always felt that you are a real man, you are different from Arshavin, he is a sensitive and literary person, he likes to make a little emotion, and you are a real man, and a man who can really withstand the wind and rain will not care about this...... Perhaps, I was wrong. ”

"You're not wrong." Toure immediately answered, he had always considered himself a strong man, and he could not be doubted, "Of course I am a man, but ...... Well, I'm just excited, it's actually nothing, forget my words, I'm not worried about my future. ”

"No, since we're talking, let's talk about it, I think, maybe there's a reason why you're worried about the future. I remember you saying that your biggest dream is to become Vieira-Yaya, why do you always think that you will be Vieira in the future? ”

Yaya answered this question immediately, "My brother said I was. And my coach has always taught me that, no matter which one it is. They told me I was going to be the best midfielder, that I was going to be like Patrick Vieira, and that I had no one to compare to – wasn't Patrick Vieira the best black player? I certainly want to be him. I'll just drop, maybe not like that, but I'll try. ”

Maybe it's not Vieira himself. Patrick Vieira won't be accused of not being serious defensively, he won't be seen as a softie, he won't be ridiculed for not knowing how to defend his position. Patrick Vieira won't be seen as a playful idiot or be yelled at by his coach.

But he's definitely a good player.

He has never forgotten the dream of becoming a good player, and he has always believed that he will be the best player in the world. This dream, he will not give up easily.

"Yaya, I don't know if you've been told, but in fact, outside of Vieira, there are many other great black players, such as Gullit, Rijkaard."

Yaya looked back at Li Bin, and only spoke for a long time, "Head, I don't want to be joking." ”

Yes, just kidding. This was Yaya's first reaction. I'm afraid that whoever hears the coach compare himself to Rijkaard, Gullit and Van Basten will feel this way. When Gullit debuted, he was considered a man comparable to Maradona, and even if he experienced a serious injury, he could start the Milan dynasty. And Rijkaard, the first midfielder in the true sense of the word, compared to them? That's a joke.

Vieira is excellent, but he is a target to catch up. But the Dutch Three Musketeers, that's the legendary figure. No one would have such an idea, the Argentines shouted the second Maradona for many years, but all they found was one joke after another. Claiming that his target is the Dutch Three Musketeers? That's what fools do.

"I'm not kidding, I think you're working in Gullit, not Vieira."

Gullit?

The world footballer of the year, the Ballon d'Or winner, the bishop of the Milan dynasty, the player who was once considered worthy of being on par with Maradona, Gullit?

Isn't this a joke or what?

"Actually, Gullitt is quite like you. He's able to play most of the game, just like you. Although his physical fitness is excellent, after a serious injury, he is not considered superb. And his defensive awareness is not as good as Rijkaard, his ball control skills are far worse than Maradona's, and his offensive ability is not as good as Platini and Zico of the era. However, he is one of the best players in the history of football, do you know what he is? ”

"For what?" Yaya followed Li Bin and asked.

"First, work hard. Yaya, you have to learn to work hard, every game, every moment to go all out to win, instead of listening to your mood to participate in defense, or from time to time thinking about how to show your footwork. ”

"Secondly, Gullit's skills without any shortcomings are also an aspect. You have potential in this area, but you need to strengthen it further. I'll have the coaching staff help you in this regard. ”

"Again, it's your character. Gullit has a very good character, tough, calm, domineering, that is the character of a leader - of course, organizing the national team to make trouble is his bad side, in this respect, he is worse than Platini. But it's better than Mateus - the key is you, you don't have the temperament of a leader. The most important thing about being a well-rounded player is to get the support of the whole team, you can always form a local cooperation with your teammates and achieve a local advantage, so that you can help others while getting help from others. ”

Li Bin told him what he expected from him, and Yaya Toure gradually regained his self-confidence.

Li Bin knew that his confusion was just a temporary loss of control, and what he needed to give him was great confidence, so he might as well paint a bigger cake. Will Toure really be able to catch up with Gullit? Li Bin didn't know if he would succeed if he tried, but he knew that if he didn't try, Toure would definitely not succeed.

"Yaya, you have to understand one thing: a real man will not be frightened by difficulties, let alone defeated by difficulties. We can experience setbacks and failures, but no amount of failure is just a stepping stone on the road to success. Believe in yourself and you will always succeed. They're your competitors, that's true, but they're also your whetstone. Whether you are sharpened by them, or whether you sharpen them, is up to you. I have always felt that you are a man and will not fall easily, please tell me with your actions that I did not choose the wrong person. ”