Chapter Twenty-Nine: Motta
Once used to describe an injury, it became a very cruel word. The reason why a ruptured cruciate ligament is a nightmare for athletes is not just because of the great pain and damage it causes to athletes, but because it is a near-permanent injury. No matter how developed the medical skills are, they can't be 100% repaired. To make matters worse, once the cruciate ligament ruptures, the site becomes a high-risk area entirely. This creates a bad cycle.
Motta is a victim of a bad cycle. Unless he gives up football, he's going to have to fight injuries.
Lin Sen retracted his gaze with a little headache, sometimes, you have to admire some people, they can always do something that ordinary people can't do. Anyway, Lin Sen himself can't imagine that he can continue to play football if he suffers an injury like Motta's, and even Motta will usher in another peak of his personal career, relying on a ligament that has almost been replaced. Of course, this is also directly related to Motta's position and style of play in the later stages, and Motta, who basically positions his position and role in the team's metronome in the later stage, does not particularly need to rely on explosiveness like a striker or defender.
Regarding Mota's injury, Lin Sen can say that there is a way or not. Motta's injury was the same as Aguero's, except that it was undoubtedly much worse, with Aguero only straining and Motta starting with the worst of ruptures. For the cure, Lin Sen has no choice, he is not an immortal, which has been proven in Aguero's body. In the same way, Linson can help Sergio Aguero speed up his recovery, and the same applies to Motta. Just because there is no cure does not mean that it cannot be prevented. Although the main part of the knee joint is the ligament, the muscles and tendons also play a very important auxiliary role.
Lin Sen was paying attention to Motta, and Motta was actually paying attention to Lin Sen. Although he has been recovering from injuries in Brazil, Motta is no stranger to Linsen, when Motta joined Atletico Madrid, Linsen was in charge of the medical examination, and it was that medical examination that his contract with Atletico Madrid was only one year.
"Welcome home." There was no polite handshake, Lin Sen stepped forward and patted Mota on the shoulder like an old friend.
"Thank you." Motta was a little flattered for a while, after joining Atletico Madrid, because of injuries, Motta has not been with the team for too long, and he is most familiar with two former Barcelona teammates: Luis Garcia and Simao. Obviously, if Motta asks about Linsen, the two will obviously give Linsen different evaluations, but there is no doubt that no matter whether the evaluation is good or bad, Linsen will not be a passable acting coach. In addition, perhaps because of the unexpected similarity of the two men's prospects at Atletico Madrid, Motta has a similar sense of closeness to Linsen. Therefore, before the meeting, Mota's impression of Lin Sen should not be bad.
Looking at Mota, who seemed to be panicked but was actually very calm, Lin Sen knew that Mota was not worried about his future at all, he only had a one-year short contract, but it had nothing to do with his strength, as long as his injury recovered, he would not worry about not having a home. On the contrary, Lin Sen was not so optimistic.
Lin Sen and Mota's first exchange only ended here, one person and one sentence, fair and reasonable. Linson didn't mention Motta's injury or show much enthusiasm, which is in line with who they are now, as a coach and as a player. Motta is different from Aguero after all, he didn't have any friendship as a basis before, and Lin Sen couldn't put forward his opinion directly like he did with Aguero, so he could only take his time.
Today's main team is just recovering from training, but the rest of the players still need to train at normal intensity. During the training match, Lin Sen surprised everyone and directly put Motta on the list. Sergio Aguero, who is also on the list, was a bit surprised, as opposed to Linson's cautious approach to his play, but he trusts Linson's judgment.
Everyone was surprised, but only Mota was not surprised at all.
As seen with Linsen, Motta's injuries are actually fully recovered, both medically and personally. If there is a subsequent injury, it can only be considered a "new" injury. The word prudence is then used not so much to restrain the coach as to restrain Motta himself.
It is worth noting that when Motta came on the field, Linson told him two key words: retreat and organization.
Mota is not a stunned young man, and Lin Sen's words are concise, which does not mean that the task is simple. Coming out of Barcelona, he couldn't understand what the word "organization" meant, and he nodded. After returning from Brazil, he had his long hair cut into a crisp and clean bald head, which seemed to indicate the beginning of a new life.
With Raul Garcia and Camacho playing the last game, Linson deliberately put Koke Jr. and Motta in the middle this time.
It's just that the effect of the duo doesn't seem to be good at the moment, and the comprehensiveness of Koke, who can play almost all positions in the front court in the future, has been faintly shown, but comprehensiveness is such a thing, and the table is not good, so it becomes featureless. In the game, Koke seemed to have him everywhere, but the timing of his appearance was far less decisive than that of him in the future, and he often lost his position, while Motta fulfilled the organizational task given to him by Linsen very well, and it cannot be said that the midfield was organized in an orderly manner, but once the ball reached his feet, whether it was offensive or defensive, he could basically stabilize it, but there seemed to be some misunderstanding about Linsen letting him retreat.
Motta may think that Linsen let him retreat or take care of him until he recovers from his injury, and it is not appropriate to participate too much in the midfield pressing, which is of course in Linsen's consideration, but it is not all the intention, the organizational midfield, most of them need space, even if it is as strong as Pirlo and Xavi, Pirlo in Milan has Gattuso, Xavi has Busquets, their storage zĂ i, not only to provide the necessary hardness for the midfield, but more importantly, to provide more passing opportunities for the former. Motta certainly can't be compared to the first two in terms of offensive ability, but there is one thing that is stronger than them, and that is defensive ability. Therefore, Motta does not need a complete beast-type midfielder to escort, Linsen's intention is to let Motta retreat, and Koke's position is advanced, just so that the two can share the work and see if they can complement each other, but now it seems that it is not possible to estimate it in a short time.
Since it was the first day after the competition, today's training content was relatively simple, and after the morning training, I discussed with Juan that the afternoon training was cancelled.
As soon as he left the training ground, Sergio Aguero came up.
"Do you have an idea for Thiago?" Aguero's first sentence almost made Lin Sen fall on his head.
"You have such a strong taste, does Jenina know?" Lin Sen replied unceremoniously.
"Hey, hey." Aguero was unimpressed, "Don't get off the hook, you know what I'm talking about." â
"That's why you want me to stick needles in other people?"
"Of course. It's not fair to just prick me alone. Aguero said confidently, "If you want to tie it together, it's better to tie it together, and it's better to tie it together as a team." â
"I just found out why you're so black-bellied." Lin Sen rolled his eyes and said lightly, "Don't say that people don't want to, do you think I will give acupuncture to people casually?" I didn't charge you, you should be free. The next charge, the cost, one injection is calculated according to your week's salary. â
ââŚâŚ You're dark, too. Aguero was taken aback, "I have to pay for the needle?" â
"What do you think a doctor is?" Lin Sen sneered.
"Say Thiago." As soon as Lin Sen sneered, Aguero felt furious in his heart, and decisively returned to the point, "You really don't plan to try?" Thiago will help you if he's healthy. â
"I can't help it, I can only take my time." Lin Sen shook his head. Aguero really heard the news that Atletico Madrid was looking for a new coach, but even if he was Atletico's top name, I am afraid that he would not have much say in this matter. The coach's bench in La Liga has always been the chairman's final say. A player can say something like which coach he admires, but he will never make a qualitative statement that he wants to be in charge, and the higher-ups, if the player is important enough, may be taken into account when selecting a manager, but it will definitely not be the deciding factor in the selection of a manager. There is an unusually tacit consensus between the players and the team's senior management on this point.
"Do you want me to talk about it?"
"Do you know him well?"
"Not familiar. But what I say is definitely more useful than you! â
Lin Sen nodded, this is the truth. With a similar injury experience to Motta, and Aguero's status, Motta may question himself, but there is no reason to question Aguero in this regard.
Seeing Lin Sen nodding, Aguero smiled and turned to leave.
Looking at the back of Aguero leaving, Lin Sen also smiled.
He doesn't doubt Aguero's desire to help. It's just that this kind of heart, with a certain degree of recognition Lin Sen is unknown, I'm afraid it's more, just to repay. The bigger the player, the stronger the ambition attribute. Judging by Aguero's options for the future, he is no exception. The player's career is undoubtedly short compared to the club's history. Even if it's an ambitious club, not many people will want to be a so-called watchman in their dormant years. Loyalty, like Barty, left Fiorentina at the end of his career, talent, in need of a championship to affirm. Linson and Atletico are in a similar position in Aguero's mind, and I appreciate you, but if you can't live up to my ideals, then I can only say sorry. It's not about loyalty, it's not about betrayal.
Lin Sen didn't even hesitate to guess what Aguero had just done with the most sinister thoughts: If Aguero wanted to help Lin Sen persuade Mota, did he really need to ask for his consent?
At this time, Juan walked over from behind and greeted Lin Sen.
In the afternoon, it's a meeting with the coaching staff to work on the next opponent.