Ajaccio started the season well, and although Nancy scored a late goal, it was irrelevant, and Ajaccio won 4-2 in the first game, which made the team happy.

The head coach surprisingly did not reprimand anyone this time, but greatly praised the excellent performance of the whole team. Zhao Yaning, as the one who made the greatest contribution, naturally received praise, which made him feel a little proud and complacent.

And this emotion made him so excited that he couldn't sleep all night, and he didn't close his eyes until very late.

There was no training the day after the game, but Zhao Yaning still arrived at the club on time. He knows his fitness is a weakness and he wants to train more to reverse that. His strength training has been paying off lately, and he's hoping to build some muscle sooner rather than later, at least so he doesn't have to be forced to run around the court because of his opponent's targeted pressing.

As for the fact that you shouldn't be overactive after a game, he didn't pay attention to it at all. His system can automatically help him recover with future technology, and he doesn't have to worry about getting burned out at all.

To his surprise, when he walked into the training ground, he found that the team's assistant coach Björta was also here.

"Hello Coach." Zhao Yaning said hello, but he was very puzzled in his heart, it was normal for coaches to come to the training base, but there was obviously no training session today, and he had to come to the training venue than Jota, which made him feel strange.

"Joey, you came just in time, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. I've got a training plan here, and I'd like to ask for your opinion, and if there's no doubt, I think we'll be training that way for the rest of the year. Björta saw him come in with a smile on her face. The players are willing to do some extra training on top of the training arranged by the coach, and the coaches will be happy.

"Say it, please." Zhao Yaning put down his things and walked to Björta's side.

"You know the good things about playing football. You're fast, you're good on the dribble, you've got a good sense of the ball, and you're very flexible, so it's a rare thing to be able to get past opponents, whether it's at high speed or on the spot. Based on your characteristics, I have designed the future direction for you, and I hope that you will be able to follow my requirements and train in the coming time. ”

Zhao Yaning nodded, but he didn't know what Björta wanted to say.

'You're quick, you're good on the ball, and your shooting skills and passing skills aren't very good, but they're okay. But your problems are also prominent, your physical confrontation is not enough, and the opponent is very simple to stick to the defense and press, you can't deal with it. So my advice to you, in addition to the physical training that Coach Koubis told you, is to become a harassing winger. ”

"Harassing winger?" Zhao Yaning was a little puzzled.

This is mainly to distinguish it from the traditional playful winger. The main task of the playmaker is to help the midfielder share the pressure of the organization, shoulder the responsibility of the playmaker when the central player is targeted, launch the attack from the wing when the opponent compresses the defense, and help the midfielder to open up the width of the attack, so as to better form the attack. Such players, the better ones, are players like Ryan Giggs and Figo. It's just that when Figo was in Barcelona, he not only responded, but even shouldered the responsibility of the organization, which was because of his strong ability. And now that Real Madrid have brought in Zizou, his style of play should degenerate into a winger. Ryan Giggs has always been a leader in this style of play, and he is much better than the average winger who only knows how to cross underneath. ”

"The other is harassing the wingers. Harassing wingers can be slightly weaker than traditional playmaker wingers in terms of response ability, but they need to have some other abilities, that is, the ability to cut inside and attract the defense. Such wingers do not need to have the effect of organization, what they need to do is to help the forward midfield to be liberated when the forward is restricted, to disrupt the opponent's defense when the forward cannot open the situation, and to help teammates with their ability to constantly harass and attract attention. Overmars is this kind of winger, as well as Matthews, known as the king of feints, and Caniggia of Argentina. ”

"The main advantage of your style of play is your strength in the lower back, so in your movements, pulling the ball and changing direction is definitely the most common offensive means, and it must be supplemented by a lot of feints, so the best way to play this style of play, coupled with the level of passing that you can make, is to be a harassing winger."

Zhao Yaning hesitated for a moment and said, "But my explosiveness and speed are good, I can do something else." ”

"I advise you not to rely too much on your explosive play. When you're playing a ball, you have too many stop-and-go movements, which can put a very heavy load on your body. Your muscles are not well developed, and it is easy to cause serious injuries, so you should pay attention to this kind of kicking in the future. ”

These words made Zhao Yaning feel very comfortable, and when others thought about him, he was naturally very happy. Although he knew that he had a system to repair himself and didn't have to worry too much about his injuries, Zhao Yaning still said thank you to Coach Björta.

But Zhao Yaning is still a little unwilling, what he wants to do is not just to be a player who plays a supporting role, he hopes that he can play a greater role, preferably a player who plays a decisive role.

"Why do I have to be a supporter?"

"On the football field, the middle is king, and the wing is the auxiliary, which is the most basic truth. The closer the person is to the goal, the easier it is to score a goal, which is basic physics common sense. Unless you have the ability to subvert common sense and play a bigger role on the side than in the middle, then you can replace the middle as the core. Over the years, though, only one Figo has done it. ”

"Can I play in the middle, then?" Zhao Yaning thought about it and asked.

"Don't talk stupid. Your advantage is to pass people, it is easy to pass people on the side, but in the middle you face a completely different defensive intensity, your advantage is completely gone, what do you rely on? ”

This statement made Zhao Yaning a little stupid, and he didn't know how to speak. The difference between the wing and the middle, as well as the main role played by the wide player, he is naturally not unaware, after all, he has been football since elementary school, and he has long known these things. But he just wants to be a deciding factor on the pitch rather than a supporting factor.

"Actually, there are two new ways of playing in football right now." Björta saw his discomfort and groaned for a moment before speaking, "One of them is to make the winger's main task change from a wide cross to an inside shot. This style of play is mostly used by Latin players, and it is said to be very effective. But it's hard to say how. After all, it is difficult to say whether the center can be successful or not, for the center to change from the offensive tip to the tactical fulcrum, and for the winger to change from the auxiliary attack to the offensive core. ”

"And then there's the tactical reform. That is, the players on the side are no longer training the ability to cooperate with the middle, but the cooperation with the full-backs. That is to say, in addition to enhancing their ability to pass, receive, shoot, run, etc., the wing players must learn to defend the position, actively return to defense, and even have the ability to tackle, so that tactically can be matched with a fullback who is good at attacking and not defending. It was the Frenchman who first came up with this style of play, and Karemb is one such player. ”

The kind of wing player added by Björta made Zhao Yaning a little moved. The idea of being able to be a central player on the wing was tempting for him.

Seeing that Zhao Yaning was a little excited, Björta hesitated for a moment, but continued, "Football is a diversified game, there are many teams, and there are many tactics, no matter what kind of play style you take, you can find your own living space." You don't have to be the first to try a new style of play. ”

Björta's words were a little persuasive, but also a little unpleasant. He felt that he had said it in detail enough, and it was indeed for Zhao Yaning's sake, if Zhao Yaning was sensible, he should not have any more opinions.

"But, Coach, didn't Napoleon say that all soldiers want to be marshals? If I don't fight now and don't learn the style of play of the core players, how can I become the core player in the future? ”

Zhao Yaning continued his defense, and Björta did not open his mouth to reprimand him this time, "Every player wants to play the core position, and no one wants to focus on playing for others, I am not surprised that you have this kind of mind." But nothing can always go smoothly, under normal circumstances, if you want to be the core of a team, you need not only personal ability, but also the coach's tactical arrangement, the cooperation and maintenance of other players, as well as the timing and environment of joining the team, everything is going well, in order to become the tactical core. You came from a team that is not small, but you have never been seen as a star of hope, so it is not very likely that you will be able to focus on developing in your own team to become a core player, and I don't develop you so much for your own good. ”

Zhao Yaning hung his head and was silent, although he still had ideas in his heart, but he also knew that the coach was for his own good, if the coach persuaded him so hard and said something against him, then he would be too bad.

"Joey, in fact, what you should be thinking about should be how to be worthy of a core identity. Your current level, wherever you go, can't be the core. Figo is on the wing, he can also win the Ballon d'Or, what does he rely on? He doesn't rely on the team to develop a specific strategy for him to perform, but he has the best skills and awareness to optimize the team's tactics. When Zizu arrives at Real Madrid, he will also be the core of Real Madrid, why? He has that ability. If you want to be that kind of player, you don't have to ask me for a central position here, you have to think about how you can improve your game and get to a higher level. ”

Björta saw that Zhao Yaning was no longer arguing, and he also felt that he should say a few words of encouragement. But as soon as he finished speaking, he found that Zhao Yaning raised his head again and tapped twice very hard.

Looks like he's really interested. But can he really be a player like Figo and Zidane? Who knows?