The strongest blade in football

Chapter 19 Self Doubt

There are two things in the world that can make people feel comfortable and satisfied from the bottom of their hearts.

One is to be able to devote oneself wholeheartedly to one's hobbies without worrying about outside disturbances.

Another thing is that when you are extremely tired, you can fall comfortably on the bed and have a good sleep.

When Wang Nuo spent three days learning to use LongoMatch (a football video analysis software), analyzing, marking, and organizing a game according to Del Rio's requirements, he became deeply fascinated by this work.

And when Del Rio inspected the results of Wang Nuo's continuous hard work for more than ten hours, and saw the clear, concise and accurate annotations and data collation, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Damn, you are a genius, boy, what you make is much better than the shit/shit made by rookies who have studied for a month or two."

Del Rio was very excited and swears for the first time, "Stop playing football, your talent is here, follow me."

"Five years, up to five years, I can introduce you to the University of Liege to get a coaching certificate and a degree related to kinesiology."

"Then you can come directly to the coaching staff of Standard Liege, which is much more reliable than playing football!"

Wang Nuo was very happy to receive the praise. He didn't rest, but enthusiastically devoted himself to the analysis and marking of another game arranged by Del Rio.

The time on the clock was already three o'clock in the morning, but Wang Nuo didn't feel sleepy at all.

There are three screens in front of Wang Nuo. Although it is the same game, the screens on both sides present different pictures.

The main screen is the interface of LongoMatch, and Wang Nuo is completing the analysis of the game screen during a fast break.

These are all recorded on-site by Del Rio or other members of the analysis team, with a true 360-degree omnidirectional view without dead ends.

Each video has a lot of content.

It is necessary to summarize the habits and tendencies of different players, the performance of offensive and defensive transitions, the distribution of touch points, the way the central axis handles the ball, the characteristics of the team's tactical play, the reaction after losing the ball, possible loopholes and many other information.

Del Rio even asked Wang Nuo to set aside a few minutes for each player to analyze individually.

His playing style, running route, passing and receiving cooperation, passing methods, subtle small movements and so on.

Almost a game has to be watched seven or eight times to summarize and sort out what Del Rio asked for.

But he wasn't bored at all.

Standard Liege U19 basically arranges 4 tactical lessons totaling about 2 hours a week.

Video analysis is much more interesting than the usual tactical lessons during training.

Wang Nuo has been completely immersed in the analysis of the game, as if he is in the stadium.

He could smell the grass and sweat, hear the fans singing and cheering, and he ran with 22 other people on the field.

When the team is besieging the opponent, every passing line is outlined with white lines, which is so clear.

The moment teammates interspersed and moved and tore apart the opponent's defense, Wang Nuo couldn't help cheering from the bottom of his heart, what an exquisite pass and start timing!
When the team fell into a passive state and was forced to retreat into the half court, he would observe everyone's movements and put himself in their shoes.

If you swap with a certain player on the field, what kind of performance will you have?

The defensive position at all times, the maintenance of the last line, the restriction on the shooting point, the timely supplementary defense and the attack, can I not make mistakes?

Wang Nuo found that most of the first-line players in the video did a good job.

Almost everyone can get their job done just fine.

At the moment when the ball was broken by one's own side, when the counter-attack horn sounded, Wang Nuo's hand holding the mouse couldn't help shaking.

It turns out that the video analysis is so interesting, and Wang Nuo, who stayed up until the early morning, was very happy.

Excellent counterattack opportunity!
The teammates in the video made the most reasonable choice.

The ball was split, and Standard Liege was always able to find the best point for the ball in the high position press of the opposing player, passing the center line after three passes and two downs.

The ball was hit on the wing, Wang Nuo pressed the pause button, and while marking the possible exit points, he substituted himself into the video.

Wang Nuo felt as if he was playing a game.

The vision was blurred for a while, and the name of the jersey on the back of the teammate in the video gradually changed to WANG, every player is!
Wang Nuo dribbled the ball forward, met two Wang Nuo's close-ups, and passed it across to Wang Nuo.

Wang Nuo on the right was very fast, dribbling the ball all the way to the bottom line, and the defending full-back Wang Nuo slid mercilessly, and the ball went out of the bottom line.

When the corner kick was taken, Wang Nuo and Wang Nuo competed for the top. The ball bounced outside the penalty area. It was an open field, and Wang Nuo was the only one around three or four meters away.

Huh, Wang Nuo's palms holding the mouse were covered with sweat. He felt that his calves were a little weak in the video, and he could hardly distinguish the colors of the jerseys of the players around him in a hurry.

The football rolled towards him, getting closer and closer. Wang Nuo hadn't figured out how to deal with it. At this moment, a voice sounded, whispering in Wang Nuo's ear, full of temptation.

"Excellent shooting opportunity, let everyone see how powerful you are, hurry up and shoot from a long distance!"

Wang Nuo immediately expressed his approval with actions. He raised his foot and shot angrily at the football that bounced out of the penalty area.

There are a lot of people in the penalty area, and it is chaotic. Wang Nuo believes that long-range shooting is the best choice!

The ball flew towards the goal, and the goalkeeper jumped up and lifted the ball over the bar.

It's a pity, Wang Nuo felt that he tried his best, but he was just unlucky...

However, as Wang Nuo shot wishfully, the WANG on the player's jersey name in the video suddenly started to burn.

The flying ashes gradually dissipated, revealing the original name.

Wang Nuo woke up from the fantasy, and the picture resumed.

The moment the corner kick was sent for the top, the football that popped out of the penalty area was rolling towards Camargo, the main force of the Standard Liege first team and a versatile frontcourt.

Facing the same situation, he made a different choice. He also faced the ball, but instead of raising his foot to shoot, he split the ball.

Mabokani received the ball from the left without stopping, and swept the ball into the penalty area with one kick. It was a half-high ball. Mangala used his strong body to squeeze the defender away and headed the ball to the goal.

The ball went in!In the League One, Standard Liege leads Mechelen 1:0!
Wang Nuo stared blankly at the screen and pressed the pause button again.

Originally, he was going to play the offensive video backwards, draw lines when Camargo split sides, and mark everyone's positions.

But at this moment, he suddenly felt lost and stopped what he was doing.

His attention was still on the attack just now.

In the same situation, Camargo handled it calmly, allowing the team to score a goal and take the lead.

It seems that Witte Ante's arrangement is reasonable, and Wang Nuo feels bitter. Is this the gap between himself and the main players of the first team?

It's not about the skills, but the difference between the concepts.

Wang Nuo admitted that even from the perspective of God, the selection of the first-line players seems very reasonable, and their skills and tactics are too standard.

Every pass and match has its purpose. Eleven people are scattered on the huge court, but it looks like a whole.

Recalling the way I handle the ball, there is indeed a gap in comparison.

I usually don’t feel this way watching the game, but when Wang Nuo sorted out the game images and data according to Del Rio’s requirements and specifications, and carefully underlined and marked, some details surfaced.

Let Wang Nuo feel everything clearly.

An unprecedented sense of frustration filled Wang Nuo's heart.

This first-team game was just an ordinary league game last season, not the Champions League and Europa League.

But the content and rhythm presented in this kind of competition made Wang Nuo feel inferior.

Wang Nuo is full of self-confidence, but not blindly arrogant. When the facts are in front of him, he cannot deceive himself.

The satisfaction brought by analyzing the game was swept away, and Wang Nuo took off his earphones a little tiredly.

The earphones were tapped on the keyboard, and the sunken keys formed a series of monotonous cross marks on the screen. Wang Nuo let the cross marks crawl over half of the screen like a long centipede.

He turned around and stood up, his legs were already numb from sitting.

Wang Nuo turned his head to look at the floor-to-ceiling windows, only to realize how long he had been immersed in the game just now.

The sky outside the window is already bright, and through the glass, you can see the looming stars disappearing from the horizon.

Wang Nuo glanced at his watch. At 5:15, he had worked almost continuously for twenty hours since yesterday morning, excluding meals and short breaks.

The light in the suite flickered, and Wang Nuo knew that Del Rio was checking the prepared report inside.

After three or four days, he has shorter rest time than Wang Nuo. The team will still play in the Champions League in the new season, and he will make a detailed data summary during the offseason.

Wang Nuo had seen the list made by Del Rio, in which dozens of games were selected in a targeted manner, and each game required a ten-page report length analysis and related technical and tactical support.

Wang Nuo felt a deep exhaustion, which made people dull and tight in the chest.

It's okay to be immersed in the game video just now, but when you come back to your senses, you can't stand it anymore.

Wang Nuo urgently needs to sleep to recover and forget his depression by the way.

Without disturbing Del Rio, he wrote a note and left it on the table.

At dawn, there was a burst of coolness in the air of Liege, and there were hardly any people in sight when riding along the road to the north.

Liege itself is not a tourist city. During this time period, people have not yet woken up. Wang Nuo took a big breath of fresh air and felt better.

The base of the first team is far away from home. Cycling for more than ten kilometers can still exercise the legs, but Wang Nuo is not satisfied.

He regretted staying up late twice in the past few days. Staying up late is a taboo for athletes.

Wang Nuo made up his mind that no matter how Del Rio arranges, he must ensure his normal work and rest.

In addition, the bicycle should also be kept at home, and the more than ten kilometers back and forth will be replaced by running to reserve energy for the new season.

He looked at a sculpture in the distance. It was a person standing upside down and about to jump into the river. At this time, the sky had not yet fully brightened, and the sculpture was shrouded in darkness, looking hazy and depressed.

This is just the darkness before sunrise, go back and sleep well, everything will be fine, Wang Nuo thought in his heart.

But when he got home and lay on the bed, Wang Nuo still couldn't fall asleep.

As soon as he closes his eyes, he will recall Camargo in the video, and that calm score lingers in Wang Nuo's mind for a long time, repeating it over and over again.

Wang Nuo has played football for many years, and occasionally feels frustrated and sad, mostly because he didn't play well or lost the game.

But this time, it was just a video analysis of an ordinary league game of the first team, and Wang Nuo had doubts about his playing style for the first time.

(End of this chapter)