Chapter 13: Dribbling and Chance Encounters
A little expectant, Chen Mo pressed the lottery button on the void screen in front of him.
The copper light flashed, and a Brazilian with a simple face appeared in front of him.
γRivaldo (Bronze)γ
[Talent growth is as follows]
[Sprint speed: 56β67.]
57β64
Balance 63β68
Reactions 83β84
Bounce 48β52γ
[Template talent: Demon Knife (Bronze), 5% increase in kick at the door, 5% increase in sprint speed, and 5% increase in ball control attributes]
"Rivaldo! Hey Xi - it's a pity that it's a bronze card, all attributes are almost completely covered by Zidane, I hope I can get him silver in the future, otherwise the improvement is too small. However, although the basic stats of the Bronze card are not very good, this card will allow me to get a higher growth bonus when training for long-distance running and sprinting, which is just enough for me to make up for the shortcomings of my current slow speed as soon as possible..."
When Chen Mo was thinking, Messi had already finished taking a shower, he glanced at the clock on the wall, rubbed his wet long hair and walked to the door: "There is no training tonight, do you want to go out for a walk, we can go to Park GΓΌell, the scenery is great." β
"Can I go out?"
"Of course, this is not a prison, but I have to come back before 8 o'clock, and I have to report to the coach."
"That's it..."Chen Mo thought about it, shook his head and said: "Forget it, I don't know the place well, and I have nothing to do when I go out, let's go run in circles." β
"Huh?" Messi was stunned: "The coach said that it is best not to exercise too much before we are 15 years old. β
"The coach is afraid that you will not grow taller in the end by practicing your muscles, what are you afraid of running circles, don't say it, let's go!"
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The La Masia Academy is not a flashy building, there are no high-rise buildings, but because of this, the wind on the pitch is very noisy.
The night breeze was swaying, and the older Academy players were training on the turf, including Andres Iniesta.
Chen Mo saw him when he walked into the court, and he also saw Chen Mo.
So, even from such a distance, Chen Mo seemed to be able to hear the dissatisfied "hum" from the other party's nose.
"I don't hold a grudge like this."
The corners of Chen Mo's mouth hooked a wicked smile, he still remembers when he said the sentence "Meet me, my name is Chen Mo, the main midfielder of the Barcelona first team in the future", how wonderful the expression on Iniesta's face was, it was a kind of egg pain that wanted to hit people but couldn't.
Without paying much attention to Iniesta, Chen Mo threw the ball in front of his feet and began to jog with Messi.
"Xiaomei, why are you so good at dribbling? Any tips? β
While running, Chen Mo dialed the ball to Messi, Messi gently knocked the ball to Chen Mo again, and picked his head: "Trick? I don't know if it's a trick or not, but I'm used to finding rhythm when I'm dribbling. β
"Rhythm?"
"Well, the rhythm, it's like this."
As soon as Chen Mo flicked the ball over, Messi lightly touched the ball in an instant, and the ball slid directly between Chen Mo's legs.
Messi caught up with the football and dribbled to the left side of Chen Mo; "It's a lot of trouble to say, but you know, dribbling is really about making it impossible for the opponent to touch your ball, so when I play, I watch the rhythm of the opponent, some are fast, some are slow, but whether it's fast or slow, I just need to be a little bit faster than them, and they can't take my ball."
Chen Mo was speechless: "I understand what you mean, but your method requires a high level of talent, and your cadence is faster than most people, while maintaining long-term stability, it is difficult for me to do this." β
"Is that so? Then you'll have to think differently. β
"What do you mean?"
"You need to feint." "The attacking player can choose to attack at any time, and the defender needs to react to the attacking player's movements and decide how to defend next," Messi said.
But you have to know that your offensive thoughts and his defensive reactions can't happen at the same time, and there's a very subtle reaction time in between. Like me, because I'm so flexible, I can use this subtle gap to get past some bulky defenders, but if it's you're going to need to feint, you need to make the opponent react twice, and the point of feint is to make the opponent react twice. In this way, I slow you down and you try to feel it. Remember, break the ball or press when you think it's an opportunity, otherwise it's pointless. β
"Okay."
Chen Mo turned around, only to see Messi diagonally coiling the ball and began to reduce his speed, and after a while, he suddenly accelerated to break through from Chen Mo's left.
Because he knew that the other party was going to show him a good example, Chen Mo simply lowered his center of gravity and followed, and did not blindly make a ball grabbing action, at this time Messi buckled the ball, instantly slowed down, and shook his shoulders to break through to the other side.
This time Messi was slow at his feet.
"Chance!"
As soon as Chen Mo's thought flashed, he immediately stretched out his foot, but just before his toe touched the ball, Messi pulled the ball to his left foot with his right foot, led forward, and broke through Chen Mo.
This directly knocked Chen Mo to the ground.
Messi crossed the ball at his feet and said with a smile: "That move just now is the croquettes that Iniesta gave you before." It's actually very simple, I just need one thought, and you need to react twice in an instant, and there will be a big, big gap in between, and this gap will smooth out the gap between your speed and agility with the defenders, or even open up the gap, so I can pass you with a speed that is not higher than you.
Of course, the premise of all this is that you have to make the defender feel that you really want to break through the first time, and only when the defender thinks that you are going to break through, will he follow the defensive move, and once he makes the move, he is finished. β
Messi said very carefully, Chen Mo had a little concept in his heart, he got up and patted the dust on his buttocks, nodded and said: "I understand, next you will rob it, let me try the feeling." β
Messi was stunned: "You mean jogging while practicing." β
"Or else? Oops, don't be bitter, come on, come on! β
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Time passed little by little, and soon it was 10 o'clock in the evening.
With all the players on the pitch gone, Pep Guardiola walked onto the pitch and sat down in the dugout.
"In the blink of an eye. . . I've been here for sixteen years. β
"I remember when I first arrived, it wasn't called La Masia."
The midsummer night breeze was cool, Guardiola put his arms on the back of his chair, looked up at the stars, and recalled in his mind that since 1971, he entered the Barcelona academy at the age of thirteen, played in the youth B team under Cruyff's guidance, and then entered the first team, and won La Liga, Champions League, Copa del Rey, Super Cup with his teammates...
And now, it's almost time to say goodbye.
Memories are always emotional, and Pep Guardiola, the king of Camp Nou, was no exception, and at that moment, the joyful laughter of two boys could be heard in the corner of the pitch.
"Haha! Xiaomei, I lied to you again! β
"I was careless just now, don't think about me again next!"
"Then let's try it!"
Someone is still practicing so late?
Pep Guardiola put his hands in his pockets and walked to the sound, and in the corner of the playground, he saw two little boys who were steaming hot and sweat-soaked clothes stuck to their bodies, but their faces were still full of excitement, fighting for football with all their might.
"What are you doing?"