Super Marshal

As Christmas approaches, the area around the Royal Stadium is already filled with a strong Christmas atmosphere, and businesses are trying their best to attract customers. Countless local residents and foreign tourists gather here every day.

As early as three months ago, Chinatown and its partners began to make plans to use the opportunity of Christmas to build the Real Stadium into the most attractive holiday focus in the southern suburbs of Madrid and even the entire Madrid region.

Everything is progressing in an orderly manner. The closer we get to Christmas, the stronger the festive atmosphere becomes. It even seems that there is a festive smell in the air, allowing everyone to feel the festive atmosphere before Christmas.

But all this seems to be blocked outside the walls of the Chinatown Training Center.

After the sixteenth round of La Liga, we ushered in the rare winter break. The team began to take a vacation. The players either took their families on vacation, or went home to visit relatives and friends, or simply stayed at home and enjoyed this rare laziness. …

But some people choose to come to the training center and practice more on their own.

Perhaps because they were new here, the three Chinese players in the team who had just arrived from BJ were a little uncomfortable with the Christmas atmosphere. After the team had a holiday, they all continued to come to the training base for additional training.

Because BJ Chinatown will specially add foreign language classes one year before players go abroad, requiring players to be proficient in English and Spanish. They have come to Madrid many times to participate in competitions and training camps before, so they are no strangers to the environment. In addition, the club They were specially arranged to stay with Chinese families in the surrounding Chinatown, so there was no problem in adapting to life.

They are similar in age, have smooth communication, and have played games before. They have become close friends with players such as Mbappe, Dembele, Asensio and Ceballos, especially Yang Xin, who was born and raised and has the same roots. They are even more inseparable.

On the training ground, neither Gao Ren nor Yang Xin is mentally burdened. Zhao Jun has performed well recently, scoring consecutive goals in the King's Cup and appearing frequently in the first team. They have made great progress. The three of them seem to be here for extra training, but in fact It's more like just having fun when you have nothing to do.

On the contrary, Wang Lei was practicing free kicks by himself, taking penalty kicks one after another, with successes and failures.

Gao Han happened to be meeting with merchants at the Royal Stadium to discuss Christmas promotions. He didn't know anything about business operations.

Among this group of people, he was most optimistic about Wang Lei and Gao Ren. However, he did not expect that Wang Lei, who had performed brilliantly at home, encountered setbacks in his first season after landing in Spain. His progress was not as smooth as Zhao Jun's. If you say there is no pressure, how is that possible?

Wang Lei is a high-spirited person. He doesn't say anything on the surface, but he must be feeling aggrieved in his heart.

Gao Han thought for a while, turned around and walked downstairs.

When they entered the training ground, Gao Ren and Zhao Jun didn't know where they were playing, and only Wang Lei was left practicing alone.

"What? Are you in a bad mood?" Gao Han asked funnyly.

After all, he is only a seventeen-year-old boy. Even though Wang Lei looks mature, in fact, the word "bad mood" is still written on his face, which can be seen at a glance.

Wang Lei was startled and turned around. When he saw it was Gao Han, he immediately became nervous, "Gao...Mr. Gao Han..."

"Don't be nervous, our club doesn't have any rules that say players are not allowed to practice extra during the holidays. Just clean up the venue when you get back." Gao Han laughed.

"Yes, I understand." Wang Lei nodded seriously.

Gao Han knew what was going on. Wang Lei had three stones in his name. He was indeed very strong-minded, but also delicate. This is undoubtedly a very good advantage for a midfielder control player, but He also often needs others to guide him, so as not to get into trouble and be unable to get out.

"Are you very dissatisfied with your recent performance?" Gao Han asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Wang Lei nodded and replied.

"I've watched every one of your recent games, including the Copa del Rey and away game against Dinamo Zagreb..."

When Wang Lei heard this, he raised his head suddenly and stared at Gao Han, eager to know what Gao Han thought of him.

Everyone knows that Gao Han has always looked at people like gods, but he has never taken his eyes off any player he has taken a liking to.

So far, there is only one Falcao who has not developed as expected, but he is mainly due to injuries.

"I think you performed very well." Gao Han did not smile, but said seriously.

"Very good?" Wang Lei couldn't believe it. Did Gao Han say this to encourage him?

"Data and performance on the field are only one of the basis for my evaluation of a player, but not all, especially for a midfielder."

"But I..." Wang Lei still didn't quite believe it.

"In a few games, you have exposed a lot of problems, and I believe you know it."

Wang Lei nodded heavily, he did know.

"But I think that at your age, after you have just been in the team for a few months, it is normal for these problems to be exposed. Not every type of player can integrate into the team quickly, such as Zhao Jun. , he can be so active because he has players like Marquinhos and Umtiti around him to help him.”

"Of course, it's a good thing for Zhao Jun to have excellent teammates supporting him, but if he doesn't realize this himself and gets lost in the praise around him, it would be terrible."

Every year, countless young rookies are lost in the praise of the media and fans. Gao Han does not want Zhao Jun to be next.

Chinatown will also provide corresponding strategies to protect the players and help them adjust their mentality.

"Your characteristics and position on the field are different from Zhao Jun. This determines that you have no way to ask for help on the field. You are a deep-lying midfielder and the core organization of the team. Your existence is to help your teammates. The task is to organize and sort out the midfield, organize and plan the attack, and use long and short passes to move the ball.”

"From an individual perspective, you have to be well aware of the characteristics and habits of each of your teammates. On the court, the moment the ball is passed, everything about your teammates must clearly appear in your mind. information."

"Does he like to catch the ball? Is he good at catching the ball that runs into space? Does he like to catch the ball with his left foot or right foot? How fast does he sprint and how much advance does the ball have to pass? Him? How is his step point and distance? What is he planning to do? How to pass the ball so that he can receive it more comfortably and make the next move easier?"

"These are very small details that no one will pay attention to, but it is precisely such details that determine the success or failure of a pass, the success or failure of an offense, and your responsibility Just try your best to let every teammate receive the ball in the most comfortable situation, it’s that simple.”

Simple?

Well, it's simple.

But it is precisely this simplest thing that is extremely difficult to do well.

This is not only a test of the player's passing skills, but also a test of the player's ability to predict the game situation, player movement and space changes.

"If you look at the overall situation of the game, you have to formulate your passing strategy based on the characteristics of your teammates around you and the playing styles of the enemy and ourselves. If you have room to sprint, you should make through passes and long passes, pass more into the gaps, and use local cooperation. We need short passes to penetrate and more passes to the feet.”

"Some teammates defend well and have a high rate of returning to defense, so you can gain more freedom to attack. However, some teammates rarely return to defense and even like to intervene. Then you have to be careful and pay attention at all times. Provide him with protection and support."

"There is also the rhythm of the game and the direction of the attack..."

"In a word, your position is like a head coach on the court. You have to look at the game from the perspective of the overall situation, analyze the opponent in detail, and then gradually build the team's offense and defense. This It just requires you to observe more, think more, and accumulate more.”

Wang Lei couldn't help but nodded. After hearing what Gao Han said, he really felt enlightened.

What is a master?

Gao Han is the master.

These simple words profoundly pointed out the dilemma Wang Lei was currently facing, and clearly pointed out the development direction for him to work hard next. This allowed Wang Lei, who was confused, to regain confidence.

"I understand, Mr. Gao Han, thank you for your advice." Wang Lei said with admiration.

Gao Han smiled slightly and patted Wang Lei's shoulder vigorously, "You have to believe that my eyes will never look at the wrong person. But if you don't belittle yourself, it doesn't mean you have to be blindly arrogant. You have the talent and potential in this area. , but how to transform potential into strength requires your efforts and hard work."

"Football is very cruel. Geniuses like Messi are more diligent and hard-working than anyone else. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most diligent and hard-working player I have ever seen. Behind the dazzling stars, every year I don’t know how many rookies who were more talented than them were unfortunately eliminated.”

When Gao Han said this sincerely, he pointed at Wang Lei and warned seriously: "I don't want you to follow this path, do you understand?"

Wang Lei nodded his head after hearing this. He knew that Gao Han had high hopes for them. He also knew how much effort and energy Gao Han and Chinatown had invested in them. Coupled with what he said today, he was really extremely excited. Moved, I decided to work hard no matter what and never let down Gao Han's high expectations.

More importantly, he really enjoys playing football.

After untying the knot in his heart, Gao Han had nothing to do. Whenever he thought about going back to the conference room and having to face those worrying things, he felt that his head was as big as a bucket. He might as well stay in the training ground and give guidance on Wang Lei's free throws and passes. ball.

The art of free kicks is simply that practice makes perfect, the key is to practice.

Although Gao Han doesn't know how to play football and his footwork is not good, he has never eaten pork before and he has always seen pigs running. There are countless free kick masters who have played under him, including Pirlo and Cristiano Ronaldo. Master, it is not easy to instruct Wang Lei to take free kicks.

Gao Ren, Yang Xin and Zhao Jun wandered back from nowhere. When they saw Gao Han pointing out Wang Lei, how could he let go of such a God-given opportunity, they immediately chased Gao Han for advice. Gao Han was also in a good mood. He talked about everything and patiently guided the four boys to solve the problems they were currently encountering.

When the time was almost up and the meeting in the office building was probably over, Gao Han left the training ground with the unfinished expressions of the four boys.

But as soon as he left, Yang Xin behind him suddenly remembered something and quickly chased him out of the training ground.

"Mr. Gao Han, can I ask you something?" Yang Xin caught up with Gao Han, panting.