The strongest blade in football

Chapter 17 Poor Wang Nuo
Wang Nuo never imagined that his wish to show his skills in the warm-up match would come to nothing.

After MRI (magnetic resonance), the results of Wang Nuo's injury came out.

Soft tissue injuries to the lateral soleus and gastrocnemius require two weeks of recuperation.

This made him regretfully miss the next game and had to go home early.

Equally depressed is Iser, although Vitt Ante recognized him in the locker room that day, but it does not mean that Iser can escape the punishment of the club.

The club punished him with a two-month suspension, and he was also unable to participate in these two warm-up matches.

However, after the team played the game, it was the summer vacation. After the long offseason, Issel's suspension was almost lifted.

From this, it can be seen that Witteant's suspension of Iser was just a show for the youth training department, and he did not intend to really punish him.

On the afternoon of June [-]th, the team bus left for Frankfurt. At the same time, Wang Nuo returned to Liege with the Iser family's car.

Wang Nuo and Iser's holiday came early.

Wang Nuo was in a bad mood. He originally planned to use two warm-up matches to impress Vetten and squeeze into the team's main lineup before the holiday. Now it seems that the plan has been completely ruined.

Before the team kicked off, Witte Ante and Wang Nuo chatted alone for 10 minutes.

Vetteant first praised Wang Nuo's breakthrough, claiming that he had led the echelon for three years and had never seen such a beautiful person.

Then, Vetteant bluntly said that Wang Nuo's way of handling the ball on the field was not very smart, especially when Lebia got in, Wang Nuo should pass the ball.

If the ball is passed, Lebia will definitely score the ball, Wang Nuo will not be injured, and there will be no rematch due to the conflict. All the results will be different.

Wei Teante asked Wang Nuo to think and summarize during the holiday, and gave Wang Nuo a small note before getting in the car.

A name and a phone number were written on the note, which he said to Wang Nuo.

"Contact this person after you go back. He will help you improve during the offseason. If he thinks you are qualified for the team's main position when you are on vacation, then you will be the iron-clad starter in the youth league next season."

Wang Nuo understood two layers of meaning from this sentence. Witant thought that Wang Nuo was not qualified to be the main force, and the person on the small note was amazing.

Wang Nuo couldn't help wondering who this guy named Delio was.

But everything has to wait until the injury is healed, it is very inconvenient for him to walk now.

Wang Nuo's calf was neither swollen nor bruised, but there was a strong tingling sensation when the calf was pulled out.

He also felt pain every morning and evening. He didn’t need to go to the hospital. The team doctor prescribed Wang Nuo some topical medicine and told him how often to rub the medicine and apply hot compresses.

He also told Wang Nuo not to perform lower body training until he recovered from his injury, otherwise the injury would worsen.

As a standard training madman, Wang Nuo will not just stay and recuperate.

Can't do lower body training, Wang Nuo can train upper body and core strength of waist and abdomen, and even the other uninjured leg.

He was not idle at all. On the second day after returning from Cologne, he made a complete two-week training plan for himself and put it into action.

The strength of the upper body and the strength of the waist and abdomen are very important in the game. A football player is not only good at his feet.

He needs to be able to run, fight for the top, adjust his body, have speed, have stamina, and most importantly, be able to fight!
Professional competitions are full of physical confrontations. Having a good body and knowing how to use it is the basis for participating in high-level competitions.

Football players have to train a lot, and it is impossible for the coach to arrange everything.

Especially in professional games, the coach will draw your running route and tell you when to run to the designated position.

You get knocked down and pulled, that's your business.

If due to these reasons, he did not appear in the position where he should appear in time and affected the team's overall tactics, I'm sorry, the coach will not be merciful.

Wang Nuo knew this clearly.

For a rookie like him, if he sets foot in the professional arena, there will be very few opportunities at the beginning, and he must go all out to seize every opportunity.

If you perform poorly in a limited time, it is likely to affect your entire career.

Wang Nuo will never allow himself to suffer losses on the court due to physical confrontation.

Therefore, since the age of 16, he has paid great attention to the exercise of upper body strength and core muscles, and has been practicing hard without any slack.

The youth training base was too far away from home, and it was inconvenient for Wang Nuo to go back and forth with a leg injury, so he simply trained in the fitness center next to the first team's home stadium, Dufrassen.

You only need to pay less than fifty euros for half a month. Although it is not as good as the youth training base, the facilities here are also great.

Wang Nuo exercises in the fitness center for two or three hours every day, and within a few days, he has become a "celebrity" here.

Because Wang Nuo used crutches every time he came, so that a week later, after Wang Nuo took off the crutches, the staff of the fitness center all showed a look of surprise.

They all thought Wang Nuo was a disabled person.

Wang Nuo's leg injury gradually improved. After more than ten days, the pain disappeared completely. As long as he didn't exert himself too hard, he could run normally without any obstacles.

So, Wang Nuo took out the little note that Vite Ante had given him, and called the phone number on the note.

A man with a hoarse voice answered the phone.

The other party was very impatient at first, but when Wang Nuo mentioned the name of Vetteante, his attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn.

And made an appointment with Wang Nuo to meet the next day.

The other party also told Wang Nuo his complete full name - Pierre Del Rio.

Wang Nuo didn't ask too many questions, but he couldn't help but check the other party's information on the Internet in advance before meeting.

Pierre Del Rio, a teammate of Witt Ante's player days.

The midfield they formed was once famous in the 90s of the last century. Witte Ante is good at organizing and connecting, while De Frio is the guarantee of defense.

Together, they have won many honors for the team. After retiring, Vetteant became the youth team coach of Standard Liege.

The introduction about Del Rio has since been interrupted, and it seems to be a mess.

But Wang Nuo was very sure, since Vetant admired Del Rio so much and wrote this note to Wang Nuo, he would definitely not be simple.

The next day, Wang Nuo came to the coffee shop he had agreed with Del Rio on time, and what he saw was a man with sunken eyes, bloodshot eyes and gray hair.

He looked more than ten years older than Veitante.

"Mr. Del Rio?" Wang Nuo reached out and shook his hand, "I am Wang Nuo."

The man in front of him smiled politely, revealing all the wrinkles on his face. As soon as he spoke, Wang Nuo knew that he was the one on the phone.

His voice is so distinctive, like a heavy slate rubbing against the floor, low and hoarse.

He picked up the coffee on the table, took a sip, and said, "You can order what you want to drink. I don't know if the Lavazza coffee here suits your taste."

"Italian coffee has taken over half of Belgium, which wasn't the case when we were playing football."

Wang Nuo doesn't like drinking coffee, so he chuckled, "I don't understand coffee, and I don't usually drink coffee. I just drink water."

"I know your professionalism is very good, I appreciate it, healthy diet, regular work and rest, hard training."

"Vitante called me a few days ago to recommend you to me."

Del Rio put the coffee cup back on the table and asked the waiter to serve Wang Nuo a glass of water.

Then he went on to say, "He told me about your situation and asked me to take good care of you. To be honest, I have a little sympathy for what happened to you."

Wang Nuo didn't understand, "Are you referring to my injury in the warm-up match? Thank you for your concern. My injury has healed."

Del Rio shook his head, "I'm not referring to your injury, but your playing style is contrary to your coach."

"This may have some influence on you, and Witt Ante also realized this, so he sent you to me to train you."

"Other players have a whole month of fantastic vacation and your offseason is over, so I say I sympathize with you."

"It's okay, I don't need a vacation," Wang Nuo said without hesitation.

"I've just joined the team. I'm not tired and don't need to rest. And now the injury on my calf is healed... If it wasn't for the inconvenient movement a few days ago, I would have contacted you a long time ago."

Del Rio laughed, "Then you've wasted a few days. In my case, the leg injury doesn't affect anything at all. You should contact me sooner."

Wang Nuo was confused, "Please forgive me for not understanding what you mean."

"Didn't Veante tell you anything?" Del Rio asked.

Wang Nuo shook his head.

"Did I tell you about the salary?" Del Rio's bloodshot eyes showed a hint of slyness, "He told me that you would work with me for free for a month."

"Mr. Vetteant just gave me a note with your name and phone number on it, and I don't know anything else," Wang Nuo shrugged.

"I just checked your information on the Internet yesterday and found that our coach and you were teammates. Of course, if you are willing to coach me for free, that would be great..."

"I mean your salary." Del Rio was a little confused. He pointed to his nose and asked Wang Nuo, "Boy, you always know what I do, right?"

Wang Nuo looked at Del Rio, his heart skipped a beat, and suddenly he had some kind of ominous premonition, and he said uncertainly, "Aren't you... a football coach?"

"It seems that you are completely kept in the dark." Del Rio didn't know whether to laugh or cry, looked at Wang Nuo with some sympathy, and finally told the truth.

"He sent you to be my assistant, and I'm not a football coach, I'm a video analyst for the Standard Liege first team!"

(End of this chapter)