The Ball at Your Feet

Petit's tactical class always benefits Zhao Yaning a lot, and this time, it is no exception.

"First of all, I hope you can properly control the rhythm by passing the ball. Your passing is always very restrictive and lacks the adventurous spirit that young people should have. This may be because of your personality. After all, your temperament is not very good. People who like adventure. If you look at the style of playing, I suggest you change, but now we need results, so I don’t recommend that you have to play the adventurous straight. It’s not very suitable for you. How good is it? Cooperating and controlling the rhythm will help you as much."

In terms of passing, it has always been Zhao Yaning's weakness. Although his passing skills are good, his passing has always been too conservative and not aggressive, so he has not been regarded as one of the team's main tactics. Petty has been encouraging him to send the ball bravely, but on the other hand, he has also begun to teach him some tactical knowledge.

"I was not going to teach you this tactical knowledge prematurely. After all, you are still young, so you should focus more on technical training rather than tactical learning. Tactical knowledge is a good thing. It is indeed a great help to players in a short period of time, but the problem is that this kind of thing looks very simple, especially for smart children, who can learn, easy to learn and easy to use, which makes some children addicted to it. In this thing, I don’t want to hone my skills well. Have you seen them playing German football? When they became famous, they were young, capable and omnipotent. But how many years have passed, or the year. Why? If you take a shortcut, you are unwilling to hone your skills, and naturally you won’t be able to get out."

"France is not the same as Germany. They talk about these things when they like it, making every child look like a genius boy, but the ones who can really play are those who are willing to hone their skills later. But football. Now it is becoming more and more commercialized and has already got a high salary. Who would want to hone the skills? France has been teaching skills since childhood. The skills are really good, and it is easy to have a thorough tactical awareness." Petty said here, paused. Immediately, "I forgot that you are not French... It doesn't matter, anyway, what I said is justified."

"I don't want you to always pin your hopes on inspiration. For players, talent determines the upper limit, and strives to determine the lower limit. I have seen too many people who indulge in their extraordinary talents and lose themselves. Once the tactical awareness is learned, start to try to make smarter moves, sharper passes, and more clever shots-these are all good-looking things that please the audience, but if you practice more of these things, just use them. Thinking about how to rely on the help of others to complete tactical tasks, it often neglects to further hone the skills. This is very undesirable."

"Tactics is something I don’t work hard to learn. Most of the tactics information I have here was left by Wenger when he was a coach here. He has been away for a long time, so the tactics may be a bit outdated. , But the basic principles of it will not change. When the time comes, football is basically a triangle pass, diamond cut, you learn these, it will be of great help to you."

Zhao Yaning nodded frequently, maybe because he watched Serie A since he was a child, maybe because he always envied people who play with their brains. Zhao Yaning always has a blind love for tactical awareness. He always thinks that that is really interesting. Football tactics.

"So, let's look at it now... This is a schematic diagram of the stance. Generally speaking, three people in a triangular position will form a whole. This is the Dutch philosophy. But as one of the key players in passing, you must Make sure that you are in multiple triangles at the same time. For example, Giuli, he has been in multiple triangles for a long time, and Rothen, when he is on the side, uses his long pass to shape a large triangle, and the two triangles are each other. The role reflects his role. Your position is still only in a triangle shape. What I need you to do is to make the vertices of two or even three triangles..."

Petit taught him a long tactical lesson, and in the end, Zhao Yaning's interest was wiped out.

"Coach, I always feel that tactics are not based on inspiration?" After the class, Zhao Yaning asked his own question, "Why do you say that it is all about tactical cooperation?"

"Inspiration is the privilege of genius. But football game is everyone's game. Tactical awareness is an important weapon to narrow the gap between ordinary people and genius."

"Everyone has more or less inspiration and talent, but not everyone can guarantee that he has inspiration and talent at every moment. Tactical awareness is not the case. Its role is to shorten the gap between you and genius. It is not so dazzling, but it can guarantee that it can be relied upon and can be effective at all times."

"Inspiration is a good thing. Everyone wants to have it. But these things cannot be relied on. What if your inspiration and consciousness are not working? Techniques and tactics are only useful. Those you mentioned are the best in the peak duel. In the gorgeous moment, what I taught you is the basis for you to settle down."

"As for the real state of football... the point where tactics and inspiration are cleverly combined, that requires more effort."

Petit was a little confused, "Why are La Liga and Serie A high? It's because their coaches understand this. They can pinch the eleven people into a whole through tactics, and at the same time, they can also make those genius flashes shine. Partially shining on the whole, so their strength is stronger."

"What about the Premier League and Bundesliga?"

Petit snorted, "Forget the Premier League. They attach too much importance to the whole and often overlook the importance of genius. What kind of league is a league without genius? No matter how good the overall kneading is, there is no appreciation. As for the Bundesliga Well... there is a problem with the philosophy of German football. If they don't correct it, they won't have any results in the next ten years."

Coach Petit has a deep resentment towards Germany...

What Zhao Yaning didn't know was that coach Petit used to be Wenger's assistant coach before, and the biggest dispute between the two people has always been the issue of tactics and technology which is more important. Although Wenger is French, he was born in the Alsace region and has always been regarded as a German by the French, and his thinking on tactics is close to that of the Germans. Although coach Petit is from Monaco, he is inspired by the French football philosophy. He insists on the French philosophy of technical supremacy.

The dispute between the two has continued for a long time, and even after Wenger's dismissal, he did not compromise on this matter. But then coach Wenger succeeded, which kept coach Petit at a disadvantage in their argument, so he angered German football and had a deep resentment towards the entire German football community.

It is terrible to be obsessed with technology.

"Moreover, your passing skills can still be improved." After Petit finished speaking, he remembered something. "In fact, many of your passes have big problems. You always like to adjust first when you pass. Pass the ball again. This kind of habit makes your pass very stable, but it is difficult to deliver in time. At this point, you should learn from the Spaniard. When the Spaniard plays, the most important point is a kick. The ability to play the ball, that is, when the ball reaches your feet, you can send it to the right person in the first time. This ability is of great significance to the smooth operation of the team. In this regard, you You need to watch more video materials to strengthen your skills. Don’t watch Real Madrid, they have too much foreign aid, don’t watch Barcelona, ​​their playing is too Dutch. Watch more of the game between Deportivo and Valencia , Especially looking at Belleron’s game, you will have a lot of gains."

Zhao Yaning nodded, and Petty spoke again, "In fact, your outer instep technique is very good, you can try to use it in the game."

"Outer instep?" Zhao Yaning was a little surprised, "But I haven't practiced well in ordinary putting."

"Everyone has a kicking technique that suits them best. The bow push is the easiest, but it may not be the most suitable for you. Maybe, it may not be suitable for other passing methods. Have you seen the Milan game? I It means that in Milan in 90 years, Gullit’s outside instep rubbing pass is very characteristic, you can check it out. If you have any, you can look for Zico’s game videos and highlights to take a good look, his outside The instep pass is also very characteristic." Petty was silent for a while before speaking, "Your personality is relatively calm, and when you play, you are too calm. When you pass, you should pay attention to the kick. It’s not the stability of the pass-it’s the opposite of many young people. Use the outer instep more often. This kind of technique is good for your temperament."

Zhao Yaning nodded, and Petit continued to say, "As for the problem of your running position, it depends on what you do. Generally speaking, this is a problem that the coach solves, but if you really lack support If you do, then it’s better to show your restraint power. Tear the opponent’s line of defense, then pass the ball out and let your teammates complete the task."

Holding power? It sounds like a hard worker...

"This task is not very good. I understand if you don't like it. But you have to know that it is very important to play well." Petty saw his face and explained to him, "Qi Zu is This is a typical style of play. You see him playing, you can't see the eye-catching subtle passes of Rui Costa and Riquelme. It seems that they are passed when there is a lot of time, but That's because he completely involved the rear, making the opponent unable to maintain the position, which is more stable than the pass. Moreover, Qi Zu is the most stable setter, he can involve the attention of the opponent and then hand the ball to Teammates, teammates complete assists, this ability, almost no one can match him."

Zhao Yaning nodded. Of course he knew Qi Zu's playing style, and he didn't have any resistance to let him learn from Qi Zu.

"I will not teach you about shooting for the time being. In fact, your shooting technique is the same as you need to change and adjust your movements. This aspect will be clear after you have practiced your passing. But now, you still don't want to. I’ve learned it. It’s enough for us to have Ludovic as a forward insertion. You still don’t have to learn this aspect of the technique, lest you learn too much, and instead learn everything in a mess.

Zhao Yaning agreed. In this regard, he absolutely trusted Petty's arrangement.

"Then I have nothing to say here..." Petty thought for a while, and still said, "But there is a word, I want to ask you in a personal capacity, not as a team coach: in the national team At that time, did you encounter any problems?"

"Why do you ask?" Zhao Yaning asked in surprise.

"I said, I have met many people, and naturally know what the normal reaction of people coming back from the national team should look like. You came back from the national team and won the championship, logically speaking, you should be happy, but not only did you not celebrate, Did not show off, even kept silent about this matter, and when I came back, I thought about playing the league impatiently. If you have no problems with the national team, that would be a strange thing."

Zhao Yaning opened his mouth, but did not speak. He didn't expect that coach Petit could see his problem. In normal times, Coach Petit is almost silent about things other than football. He talks to them, except for training, which is the game, but such a person can insight into his own problems, making him feel incredible, at the same time, I also don't know what to say.

"If you don't want to tell me, don't tell me." Petty saw his thoughts. "I really can't help you. I am old, and young people can't accept the way of speaking. However, this question , I suggest you a consultation alone. You can ask Coach Deschamps."

"Coach Deschamps?" Zhao Yaning was surprised.

"Yes, you should know that he has more experience in the national team than anyone else."

"However, he is the captain of the French national team. France and China are in two situations."

"It's no different, football is just a few things, how big a difference can it make? Ask him, and he will give you an answer."

is it? Zhao Yaning had some doubts.

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Zhao Yaning found Deschamps in a tavern not far from the team. Deschamps likes to have a glass of wine after training, and sometimes even call the players to go with him, so everyone knows his whereabouts.

Although Deschamps was surprised to meet Zhao Yaning in the bar, he still asked him for a beer and let him sit down.

"When do you want to tell me?"

Zhao Yaning is not going to go to a bar all right, Deschamps knows this very well. He must have come here for some reason, and he must have come to find himself when he finds himself in the bar he often visits.

Deschamps's fairly friendly attitude made Zhao Yaning relax. After thinking about it, he still said all the things that didn't go well in the national team.

In fact, he didn't know if Deschamps could help him, but at this time, if he didn't talk to Deschamps, who could he talk to? He always wanted to find someone to talk about these things, but Beibei didn't understand these things. She was confused when she talked about football, and she couldn't talk about them from her parents, so she worried them. He was only able to discuss with Zhang Yuan for a while, but Zhang Yuan only scolded the Football Association, and then persuaded him to forbear.

He wants to hear other suggestions from others.

"I don't know what to do. My national team is like that now. They all don't play well. But I really hope that the national team can rise and play well. But what to do, I have no idea what to do. No……"

Deshang listened to him quietly, until Zhao Yaning finished speaking, Deshang spoke.

"I can understand your mood."

Zhao Yaning smiled awkwardly: Can Deschamps believe his situation? How is that possible? He is the captain of the French national team and an honorable French superstar.

"Actually, I had this idea." Deschamps was holding his cup, but he fell into the memory. "That was in 1994... Speaking of this, I will test you. I am the French national team. The captain, before me, who was the captain of the French national team?"

This question made Zhao Yaning stunned, "Blanco?"

"No, it's not him. France's most stable captain before me is Sauze, but between the two of us, there is another captain." Deschamps looked more serious, "You should know his name. Cantona."

"That Cantona from Manchester United?" Zhao Yaning remembered.

"It's Cantona from France."

Zhao Yaning didn't understand the difference between the two, and he didn't understand why Cantona was mentioned. He is not a fan of the Premier League and he doesn't care much about the Premier League games. He always felt that Cantona was called the Manchester United King but a kind of bragging. At that time, the Premier League level was poor, and Cantona's highest evaluation was just a golden ball. In the third place, the 98 World Cup was treated as a cancer and excluded from the French team. Zhao Yaning really didn't understand what he was talking about.

"In 1994, the French team disbanded." When Deschamps said this, he felt a little emotional. "The French team did not enter the World Cup finals in 90 years, nor did they qualify for the European Cup in 1988. Qualified, but was eliminated in the group stage. Those years were really miserable, as if Platini retired, we would not be able to play. Some people even summarized it for us, saying that after Platini retired Before Qi Zu joined the team, we did not lead for a minute in the official game."

This surprised Zhao Yaning. The first French team he remembered was the French team with the world's best defense, Zidane in the midfield, and anyone on the forward line. The French team ahead, although it was miserable, it was so miserable that he had never heard of it.

"In 1994, we lost and lost to Bulgaria. Since then, our old players have all expressed their withdrawal from the national team. Papan, Ginola, Blanco, Sauze, all withdrew. Yes. Ah, if a French football champion like Platini can't save French football, and a respectable old coach like Hollier can't save French football, then what hope is there for French football? It's better to retire early."

"At that time, Mr. Hollier left and no one wanted to take over the national team. Mr. Jacques took over as the head coach as an assistant coach, but because he was also one of the people responsible for the defeat, he didn't speak loudly. That. At that time, he faced a situation like that: no one had confidence in the national team, no one expected us to achieve results. Everyone was depressed, and no one wanted to play well. After coach Jacques took office, No one is even willing to wear the captain's armband, no one wants to be a captain, no one wants to accept harsh criticism from fans and the media."

"Have you stood up?" Zhao Yaning asked.

Deschamps shook his head, "I didn't dare to stand up. At that time, I had no position in the national team. Cantona called me the water carrier of the national team. No one listened to me. It was Kan who stood up. Tunner."

"After the defeat in 1994, teammates withdrew from the national team one after another. No one dared to get involved with the French national team, as if that was a dead end. Especially Ginola and Blanco, they have the greatest responsibility and the most depression. At that time, Cantona stood up. He has not been a good boy of the French team. He is one of the biggest problems of the French team. He has not played much on the court, but there are a lot of troubles off the court. He is the coach. One of the reasons for the headache. But at that time he stood up and told Mr. Yakai: If you want, give me the armband and I will lead the team to play."

"Then, he found us one by one and advised us to go back to the national team. Of course, some people did not come back, and Captain Soz did not come back. He pinched us in everything, and later, Mr. Jacques also discovered Qi Zu , We formed an excellent team, what happened later, even if I didn’t tell you, you knew it?”

"You mean, you won the championship?" Zhao Yaning asked rhetorically.

"Yes, we won the championship." Deschamps nodded. "Sometimes, I would wonder what would happen to us without Cantona? Blanco and Desailly retired early, and I might not Going back to the national team, the team reported that they would cancel the French national team every day. All French coaches shy away from the French team. We are the laughing stock of the world. The only reason we undertake the world is because we do not have the confidence to be able to play. Entering the World Cup finals..." Deschamps remembered the irony of the newspapers of those years, a little proud, and a little sad, "I can't imagine it."

"You said this to..."

"Child, you should understand that it is impossible for people to have everything going smoothly, and the national team is the same. The national team will inevitably have a trough, but it does not mean that it will not have a climax."

"But I can't see it."

"Until 1998, the team newspaper almost regarded scolding the French team and calling Mr. Jacques as one of their pleasures. When it comes to knowing football, the team newspaper said that they are second, and no one dares to claim to be the first. Right? If at that time, we believe that they can't see hope, so there is no hope in France. Where can we have our glory?"

Zhao Yaning didn't know what to say.

"Child, you said you were very confused, and I was also very confused. That kind of confusion is better than you. After all, the Chinese team has never been brilliant, and the French team ushered in his glory before our generation. In the period, Platini led us to the European Cup. Created the greatest brilliance. You said that you are strong, but your teammates are not enterprising. How can we be serious about this problem? Our league at the time was the world's No. In the second league, when the Marseille team won five consecutive championships, even the Milan dynasty was beaten when they met Marseille. With such strength and such players, the World Cup could not make it. Who is more tragic?"

Zhao Yaning was speechless.

"Later I often recalled that period. I wish I was Cantona, I wish I would stand up, I wish I was the one who made French football go on-but I am not. Even though I have become famous later, it is already All my dreams have been realized, but I will still regret what happened at the time. My child, the whole of France was cowards in front of Cantona."

"Do you want me to be like him?" Zhao Yaning understood Deschamps' words.

"Child, it’s not how I want you, but how you should be. I don’t know anything about the Chinese team, and I’m not responsible for their lives and life. I’m only in charge of you. I hope you will be a real man who can The Titan Titan Atlas, who held the sky on his shoulders, was a man who propped up the national team during the most difficult period of the national team. A person who does not flinch in the face of responsibility is enough to be called a man. Encounter It is not your fault to have a weak national team, but if you evade your responsibility, it is your fault. You have to understand that God made you into a giant to make you fight against the whole world."

Zhao Yaning opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Deschamps' words made his blood boil, but he didn't know where to spread such blood.

"Thank you, coach." Zhao Yaning nodded deeply and drank the beer in his glass.

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"You asked him to come to me?" Looking at Petit in front of him, Deschamps was silent for a long time before he couldn't help but speak, "You are such a bad guy, you know what I will say."

"Of course I know. I know your temper and what you think of Cantona. You are a jealous person. Anything that undermines professional ethics should be eliminated in your opinion, but you never said it. I have a bad word from Cantona. I know, deep in your heart, your admiration for him. I also know how you will teach that kid and what path he will take."

"But have you ever thought about it, what will that path end up?" Deschamps couldn't help but open his mouth. "Before the World Cup in 1998, Cantona was so influential in the national team that Mr. Jacques Avoid his rebirth in the World Cup and expel him! He is the biggest hero for the French team to survive, but he died on the eve of the French team's glory!"

"That's for tactical reasons... well, you know it's not." Petty smiled bitterly. "A team always has to sacrifice if it wants to succeed. Just like the moon, although it is the biggest in the dark. The source of light, but when the dawn comes, people will forget it. But this does not mean that it has no effect. On the contrary, although the sun is more eye-catching than it, it is more favored by poets."

"I am not a poet, I am a water picker." Deschamps raised an eyebrow. "I don't understand these things. What I understand is that this kid will pay an unimaginable price for the hopeless national team. And in the end nothing will be obtained."

"In the hearts of the people of Southampton, Le Ticher is God. From A Coruña's point of view, Belleron is an angel. Raul does not have a Ballon d'Or, but he is a symbol of a country, and Batistuta's achievements are not high. , But he is the totem of a city. Guy Rou has a handful of honors in his life, but he is Auxerre, and Auxerre is him. Tappi has mixed reputations, but Marseille will never complain about him for only a few words. Didier , You have played for a lifetime, don’t you understand this truth? Greatness does not need honor as a footnote, and legend does not need trophy as interpretation. A football player, most importantly, is to leave his forever in the hearts of a generation. Indelible traces. The things carved on the stone tablets will always be worn out, but the things carved in people’s hearts will last forever."

The French have never forgotten Cantona, and the Brazilians have never forgotten Zico. The Argentine forgave Batistuta, but the Italian did not blame Baggio. Those who struggled in the dark days of the national team will not be remembered by the trophy, but they will be remembered by the fans.

What else is more important than the fans’ memory?

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It's the hundredth quarter, so I can't help but say a few more words.

God made you a giant to make you fight against the whole world-this sentence is the original Zhang Jiawei Zhang Gongzi, written to Coach Thompson. That was a great man in basketball, who trained Ewing successively, UU reading www. uukanshu.com Mutombo and Mourning three centers, and then trained Iverson. He also has a famous saying that he said when he participated in the Iverson MVP award. It is used to fight back when others laugh at him only to train giants, but not to train guards: Becoming a giant does not depend on how big your body is, but how big your heart is.

This sentence is regarded as the motto by Big Ben Wallace, and this sentence has always made me feel very reasonable.

The real heroes are not those who laugh in the face of the weak, but those who do not show their weakness in the face of stronger enemies.

Deschamps' words in the book are actually my own attitude.

But Cantona's story is the real story. In the autobiography of Jacques, he mentioned his great role, but Jacques said that he was fired because he did not play well in the national team, and Djokaf and Zidane cooperated better. Deschamps said that he was afraid of problems with the national team, but it was actually speculation by the media. Deschamps was used here.

In addition, some readers told me to try to attract people who do not read competitive novels to read competitive novels. I feel that the biggest pursuit of writing competitive novels should be to train fans for football. If someone is willing to watch a few games after reading the novel, it would be best to kick a two-footed ball. For the author, it is happier than anything else.

Also, someone suggested that I divide a chapter into two chapters and add more clicks. After thinking about it, I feel that I am right. This section is not good for segmentation, and it will be separated in the future. Please forgive me for the inconvenience.

This is the first time I write a novel. I didn’t write very well. Many places are terrible. The writing is terrible. Some materials often have problems because of their own problems. I would like to thank the old author for his help. Thank you very much. . Thanks to the readers who have been reading these things I have written, thank you very much.