The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 641 Offense and Defense

"Don't worry bro, I'm going to keep playing for both of our dreams, I'm going to try to be the kind of player you and I should be, and I'll make you proud of me, just like me So proud of you!"

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After many people grow up, it is easy to forget the promises they made when they were young or young. Even in many cases, they will look back with a self-deprecating look, and then make fun of others My past ignorance and boredom, as if this can show my current maturity and wisdom.

Sandro has never done this kind of thing, because his past is like an indelible scar to him, not only engraved on his heart, but also engraved into his soul Here, he will never forget the promise he made, which was a promise he made to his brother Simon.

The 22-year-old Sandro is from Brazil. He was born in a small village called Richino, more than 300 kilometers away from the capital Brasilia. It is a very poor rural village full of old bricks. The tile-roofed houses, only a narrow cement road can communicate with the outside, it looks a bit like a place isolated from the world.

Sandro's father, Vaci, was a bricklayer in Richino, and he made a living helping people in this village build brick walls.

Like all small villages and towns in Brazil, although Richino is poor and backward, football is very popular here. It is estimated that this has something to do with the fact that Richino has a lot of grass, but it is not the artificially planted grass in Europe. It is a kind of grass that grows naturally from the soil. It is a bit hard, but it is a good place to play football.

Sandro's football talent is not very good, but his brother Simon is very good. Many people in the town say that when he grows up, Simon will definitely be able to enter the national team, go to Europe to play football, earn a lot of money, let his own The family lives a happy life, and Simon has always been working hard with this as his goal.

Simon's talent has even caused many professional teams from Brasilia, even wealthy teams, to send people to investigate him, but just when everyone thought that he was about to enter a top club, the doctor tested him. There is a problem with his heart and he must stop playing football, otherwise his life will be in danger.

For this family that had just seen hope, this was simply shocking news, and Simon was hit hard.

It was in this situation that the younger brother who was not very talented and had never been favored by others, Sandro walked up to his elder brother and told him very sincerely and at the same time very firmly, "I will fight for our dreams. Play hard!"

How a person with low talent can get out of Brazil, where geniuses are everywhere, may be something that no one dares to imagine, but whether it is Simon or Sandro, they all believe that no one is born a genius. Good skills, no matter how outstanding the talent is, are all obtained through hard work.

So Sandro exercised desperately, and in order to better treat Simon, their family moved to Planaltina, east of the capital Brasilia, Simon also began to receive treatment, and found a With a job, the family worked hard to make ends meet, with the goal of making Sandro a professional player.

But in many cases, things often backfired. Sandro went from the team in Brasília to Rio de Janeiro, and then to Curitiba. He went south alone to play in a football academy, because some professional teams often come to the academy to select talents.

But no one thought that the professional team did come, but everyone in the same group as Sandro was selected away, except that he was ignored, and that period of time was almost a period of despair for him. Days, the only thing that can support him to continue waiting is his daily phone calls with his family, because the phone bill is paid by the college.

He ended up playing for a small team at Astar, where he played, and then was picked up by Inter Brazil scouts during a Copa Sao Paulo match against Gremio. Invite him to tryouts.

But for Sandro, entering the Brazilian professional team was not all smooth sailing. When he first arrived at Inter Brazil, he was injured in a training session and spent six weeks recuperating. This period of time almost exhausted him. He looked coldly, because every day there are many players around his age, from all over Brazil, who are desperately trying to get a chance to enter the Brazil International youth training camp.

He believes that if it is not because of his injury, and according to the rules, the Brazil international can not ignore him, he may not be able to stay in the Brazil international, but after six weeks, he finally recovered with the support and encouragement of his family after being ridiculed. And conquered everyone with his almost crazy training and rapid progress.

Strong body, outstanding skills at the foot, this is the judgment of Brazil International on him, and he is also the captain of the Brazil U20 national team, which makes him attract attention from Tottenham Hotspur, the North London team brought him from Brazil Arrived in Europe, and arranged for him to enter Ajax for cultivation.

Three years have passed in a blink of an eye, and he has become familiar with Dutch football, Europe, Amsterdam, and Ajax. He has become a Brazilian international and Ajax's main midfielder. He is regarded by many people as Gilberto Silva's successor, but more people believe that his offensive ability is stronger than Gilberto Silva's.

He looks like a midfield version of Lucio!
In the past three years, he has been like a sponge, absorbing everything from coaches, teammates and the field. He has worked hard to improve his strength and skills. He will never be satisfied with the present With everything he has, even if he has enough ability to bring his parents and elder brother to Europe to live a comfortable life.

He thanked Tottenham Hotspur, thanked Ajax!

I still remember that when I first came to Europe and met Tottenham Hotspur coach Ye Qiu in Amsterdam, Ye Qiu, who knew his past, said something to him and told him a truth. Everything is decided, hard training and hard study are the most valuable qualities of a top player.

Therefore, since then, he has worked harder and more diligently in training. He has desperately learned from other teammates, such as Edgar Davis. Sandro has learned a lot from Davis.

The Eredivisie league is over, but Sandro did not go to rest and go on vacation like others. He continued to come to De Tokmoorster every day and insisted on training because he was selected for the Copa America Brazil in July this year. The national team squad, he needs to adjust his state, and then go on vacation, so that he can show his state during the national team training.

Best, let coach Menezes give him the main position, and he also dreams of participating in the World Cup in Brazil.

That is undoubtedly the dream shared by him and his brother Simon!

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Bobby Harms stopped outside the training ground.

Although the weather has turned hot, he is still wearing a long-sleeved shirt. He is too old to tolerate negligence.

Sandro is training on the training ground. This is a rookie who is very optimistic about almost all Ajax coaches. He is only 22 years old, but he has performed very well in Ajax and played for three seasons. The main force is becoming more and more stable, and more importantly, he is comprehensive. He is not just a defender.

Of course, the Brazilian has almost perfect physicality, speed, strength, agility, coordination, jumping... He has almost surprisingly perfect physicality of a professional player, and in the past three years, he has not No longer just a defender, he made himself more complete.

Ajax's coaching staff has contributed to all of this, but the players are really decisive.

I still remember that Ye Qiu once used a very vivid sentence to describe the growth and progress of players. He compared it to playing mahjong. Got a bad hand.

But everyone who has played mahjong knows that good cards and bad cards are not important at all. The most important thing is whether you can enter the cards in the process of playing mahjong. You can still win if you don't get the cards, but if you can't get the cards, even if you get a good hand, I'm afraid you can only lose.

In other words, good cards and bad cards cannot be the criterion for whether you can win a card at all. It can only be said that if you get a good card, the probability will be relatively higher, but that's all.

If you put the entry card on the football field, it is equivalent to a player's learning and absorption ability.

Learn from teammates or even opponents, absorb the knowledge of the coaching staff and various aspects, and then use it for yourself to improve your own strength.

Looking at all the top players, almost all came out like this, no matter how poor their talent is!

There is no doubt that Sandro has been able to get to where he is today, relying on his learning and absorption ability, as well as his hard work on the training ground, so in the past few seasons, he has become one of the top players in the Eredivisie. The best midfielder, and he is also very complete, because the Netherlands has always been rich in all-around midfielders.

From the distant Cocu to the later Van Bommel, and then to Sneijder, the Netherlands has always had its own uniqueness in cultivating an all-round midfielder, and Sandro is another comprehensive midfielder launched by Ajax. Midfielder, thanks to his being from Brazil.

It's hard to imagine a Brazilian player without skills and desire to attack, it's impossible.

"Sandro!" Bobby Harms called out to him when he saw Sandro on the training ground finished his long pass training and stopped training panting.

Seeing that it was Bobby Harms, Sandro immediately laughed, and quickly ran to the sidelines, opening his arms to hug him.

"Don't mess around, you're sweating profusely, don't stain my shirt, boy!" Bobby Harms hurriedly reached out to block it.

"Bobby, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Sandro respected him from the bottom of his heart.

I still remember when he first came to the Eredivisie League, whether it was Ajax or his agent, they told Sandro that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the European professional league, it was best to be a defensive player in his own right, so at that time The most eye-catching part of the current Sandro is the defense. He is called the waist of the beast. Many people think he is like Gilberto Silva and Vieira. It was the impression at that time, until later Bobby Ha James told him that to be successful, he had to go further.

"Do you know why professional football is fast now?"

"Because the transition between offense and defense is constantly compressed, or even simply melted into one!"

"That is to say, in modern football tactics, when a player, especially a midfielder, plays an important role in defense, he is also controlling the team's offense to the greatest extent at the same time. Reason, when a player plays an important role in the offense, he is also maximally affecting the team's defense!"

"A lot of people say that Gilberto Silva doesn't play much in the attack, but they never consider that when Gilberto Silva intercepts the ball, he goes to the left, to the right, to the right. Going forward, or passing back, these are determining the direction of the attack, determining whether a team's next attack after stealing the ball will be effective."

"The players in front are actually just executing the route that Gilberto Silva has drawn up for them!"

"In the same way, when Messi loses the ball in the front court, does he invest in the first counter-attack, does he choose to grab it from the left side of the ball holder, or from the right side of the holder, or just Blocking his forward route of the ball, these are all affecting the direction of the ball holder's passing, which in turn determines the team's defensive focus, because the defense must follow the opponent's offense in transition!"

"Perhaps it should be said that the players of any team have two parts of ability. One part of ability determines the lower limit of the player and the team. That is to say, no matter how bad they are, they will never be lower than the lower limit. An important part, he determines the upper limit of players and teams, that is, what heights and achievements they can achieve!"

"In modern football tactics, for offensive players, offensive ability is only their lower limit, and defensive awareness is their upper limit; for defensive players, defensive ability is only their lower limit, but offensive awareness is their upper limit. upper limit."

"For you, your lower limit is already very clear. Next, you should work hard to increase your upper limit. It will determine whether you play in the Eredivisie or in the four major leagues. Can be a defensive role player, or be a midfielder with the ability to be unique!"

It was the words of Bobby Harms that made Sandro determined to improve his offensive ability while maintaining his defensive ability. In the past two or three years, he has improved his strength. Huge boost.

It's just that, in today's Eredivisie league, Ajax is no longer as brave as it used to be. Coupled with the embarrassment of the midfielder's position, everyone talks about Ajax, and Suarez, Attacking players such as Hulk and Lucas Moura, but few people pay attention to Sandro.

But Tottenham Hotspur, and Bobby? Harms has been paying attention to the Brazilian midfielder.

"There is good news and there is bad news. Which one are you going to hear?" Accompanied by Sandro, Bobby Harms walked slowly on the path in De Tokmoster.

"Good news!" Sandro said with a smile. His face is a bit fierce, and he is a bit scary when he laughs, but he is a very enthusiastic and cheerful young man in his bones. I heard that his favorite thing is singing.

"The good news is that you are going to report to Tottenham Hotspur soon, and they decided to call you back!"

Sandro was taken aback, he couldn't believe it, "Really?" He smiled cheerfully.

"Really!" Bobby Harms nodded, "The club will probably notify your agent immediately."

"Great!" Sandro said happily. It's not that he has no feelings for Ajax, but because he always belongs to Tottenham Hotspur, and every Tottenham Hotspur Every month, members of the coaching staff will be arranged to go to Amsterdam to inspect and coach several players who are on loan. He is also the key focus of Tottenham Hotspur.

"But there is also bad news!" Bobby Harms said with a smile.

"What bad news?"

The Dutch old man stopped, "Tottenham Hotspur is a big team, considered a rich team, but the performance in the second half of this season was not satisfactory. Yaya Toure's departure caused problems in the team's midfield , plus the coaching staff decided to make substantial adjustments and reforms to the midfield, so joining Tottenham Hotspur under such circumstances will put a lot of pressure on you, and you will also be made things difficult by outside fans and the media. Be mentally prepared!"

Sandro has heard about this. In fact, when he hopes to go to North London, he has already made psychological preparations for this aspect. He is not afraid at all, because he believes that he can go to North London. Tottenham Hotspur has a place, even if he was a substitute at the beginning, he will slowly regain the main position.

"Tottenham Hotspur's midfield competition will be very fierce, even tragic, because they are also exploring a new set of tactical ideas, and they will introduce several players, even some big-name stars, plus a few players from the original team. As a youth player, for you, you may not be able to occupy the main position all at once."

"Yeah!" Sandro nodded solemnly, "I see, thank you, Bobby!"

Bobby Harms had taken good care of him for the past few years.

Of course, this Dutch old man takes good care of everyone in the team, treats everyone very well, and is a very popular person in the team, so Sandro, like everyone, is very grateful to him.

"Remember one sentence, at any time and under any circumstances, be patient and keep a learning heart. I believe you can play at your own level and win a place in Tottenham Hotspur!"

Even Bobby Hames is very optimistic about Sandro now, but Tottenham Hotspur is not Ajax, the north London team is a giant, the competition is very fierce, and the best players in the world are gathered , which makes it difficult for anyone entering Tottenham Hotspur to say what the future holds.

But for Sandro, the Premier League is a long-awaited challenge. He hopes that he can make his name in the Premier League like his predecessor Gilberto Silva.

No, he wants to do better than Gilberto? Silva, more outstanding!
(End of this chapter)