All Football Talents Are Mine Chapter 209

209. Preliminary War (1)

“If this is a special training for three people, you are saying that the 4-2-3-1 formation will be used.”

“Then I would like to play the role of inside forward on the left.”

Woo Ho-young and Ronaldo spoke in turn.

For a long time, Douglas, who lacked experience and skills, listened quietly.

Then Scolari spoke.

“I will explain your role division later, but for now, I will briefly explain the training you will do starting today.”

“Are you talking about linked training?”

“There is training ahead of that. “It’s ‘chaser training.’”

In fact, offensive training is very monotonous compared to defensive training.

This is because even if you do very special training, it is generally not possible to achieve great results when you actually go into battle.

So, attackers basically undergo dribbling and shooting training and receive in-depth decompression and set piece training.

In a word, it can be said to be basic training to maintain game sense.

What needs to be added here is that linkage and positioning training is provided for each player, or if the opponent’s team has a very strong defensive organization, customized training for each situation is added.

Up to this point, the time required for training is considerable.

Still, adding more training meant Scolari was confident.

‘It’s chaser training.’

It was an unfamiliar training that Hoyoung had never heard of.

It’s already been 8 years since I started playing soccer, but I’ve never played it even once.

They say each well-known director has his or her own training method, and this seemed to be it.

‘Is this a tactic where the three of us chase each other and form a large triangle?’

It was Hoyoung who coveted Schuster’s talent and raised his tactical understanding to S level.

Thanks to my deeper understanding of soccer tactics than before, my scope of thinking seemed to have broadened.

And just in time, Scolari scratched the itch.

“Barcelona’s pressing and de-pressing last year was very good. In response, Bernd Schuster played football like a fugitive or a bystander and beat them back. “I think that was probably what you were thinking, Hoyoung Woo.”

“yes. “I gave my opinion.”

“Yes, that was an amazing customized tactic. But they have become more solid and dense than last year. As Lionel Messi said in his interview, he must have overcome his shortcomings to overcome last year’s defeat. “In my opinion, Guardiola would definitely have done that.”

All three nodded.

To any soccer player in the world, that was true.

“So this time we will not play football like fugitives or bystanders. Even so, it will be used in accordance with the opponent’s changes in tactics.”

“Then what is the main tactic?”

“We follow the existing framework. However, we will also train to quickly escape from areas saturated with pressure, open space, and engage in complex, organic movements. That is ‘chaser training.’”

A training method that trains so-called compression and decompression at the same time.

The training began as soon as the words were finished.

It was scheduled to take place over the next two weeks.

There was a change in the team ahead of El Clásico.

Pedro Mosquera, who showed good form for Castilla last season, was promoted to the first team, and existing players devoted time and effort to working with Marcos Alonso and Douglas Costa.

The issue of weekly wages was buried for the sake of the team’s morale.

With three key members missing from El Clásico in two weeks, the players needed to boost their spirits even a little.

And there was some good news.

“There are as many injuries in Barcelona as there are in us. As you can guess, the participation of Henry, Busquets, and Abidal is uncertain. So there is absolutely no need to be scared. “Football is about momentum.”

Scolari finished the morning briefing at that point and began training for El Clásico in the afternoon.

Of course, there was a match against Racing Santander scheduled for next week, but since it was the opponent, there was no need to worry too much.

Rather, I thought of it as a prelude to El Clásico.

Scolari planned to try an adventurous tactic there.

Meanwhile, chaser training was proceeding without a hitch.

For the first four days, Ronaldo, Ho-Young Woo, and Douglas formed a group, and for the next three days, Raul, Benzema, and Higuaín participated in training, making a total of four people work together.

Van Nistelrooy, who is less mobile than the three above, was completely excluded from the starting list.

And here, Hoyoung, who was in charge of training, passed on know-how to the players in his spare time and boosted their confidence.

This is because among the three players who had to play the second line, Hoyoung was the only one who had experienced El Clásico.

In fact, Ronaldo’s pride may have been hurt, but he focused on training without any trouble.

That’s right, he played in 15 games since the start of the season and scored 16 goals, of which Hoyoung had 7 assists, so he couldn’t have any ill feelings.

And most of all, I liked Hoyoung’s personality, which was not self-righteous.

I was very impressed by the way the team led the training by reflecting the opinions of team members as much as possible.

While the image of Manchester United’s Michael Carrick and Park Ji-seok as schoolboys was visible, there was also a glimpse of a bold figure like Wayne Rooney.

But there was something else that I felt was the most amazing.

“Mr. Chris. “Why not switch like this in real life?”

“But wouldn’t it be difficult to use this training method in real life? This is just training to train compression and release. “Using this as a tactic is close to ideal.”

“that’s right. But if you keep thinking about it, there will definitely be a way. That’s how Guardiola’s Tiki Taka came into the world. “There’s nothing we can’t do.”

A serious attitude and determination to find a way.

And genius.

I felt like I was really enjoying soccer.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen a guy who loves soccer as passionately as I do.’

It felt familiar.

I even felt like I was watching manager Alex Ferguson.

He was a self-proclaimed soccer fanatic who risked his entire life and competed at every moment.

But when I was watching Hoyoung, I got the feeling that Ferguson’s childhood might have been like that.

“okay. “We just have to fill in the parts that don’t fit reality.”

“yes.”

Hoyoung and Ronaldo.

The two exchanged a look of trust.

The lumpy skin growing on my forearm was not because I was embarrassed, but because I was empathizing with him.

Usually, soccer players get closer to each other in two stages. The first is to sweat and get physically closer.

And the second is a case of communicating thoughts and becoming mentally closer, and Hoyoung and Ronaldo are currently in that process.

It was still awkward, but mentally we understood and respected each other.

And one person looking at them with eyes full of awe.

Douglas Costa swallowed his saliva and looked at the two.

It felt like I was in another world.

November 21, Santiago Bernabeu.

Players from both teams entered the stadium with every seat filled.

It was a match between Real Madrid, who were trying for their 9th league win, and Racing Santander, who was trying for their 2nd win.

This season, Racing Santander was achieving decent results with 1 win, 6 draws, and 3 losses.

It is serious that there is only one win, but at least we were able to maintain a mid-ranking position with a lot of draws.

[Racing Santander, who has been undefeated for 4 consecutive games, came out with 5-4-1 again today. Five defenders were placed at the back, with Pape Diouf and Marc Torrejon playing defensive midfielders. Above that, Raul Garcia can be seen in the second line.]

Pape Diop and Marc Torrejon, who were brought in for KRW 4 billion.

And Raúl Garcia (Luis Garcia), brought in for free from AT Madrid, was currently leading Racing to the king of draws.

They pour out a lot of their stamina in the early stages of the game, putting tight front and back pressure on the midfield, and are substituted when they run out of stamina in the second half.

That was their strategy.

[On the other hand, Real Madrid has prepared very challenging and experimental tactics. It is a 4-3-3 formation with Ronaldo, Raul, and Woo Ho-young as the top three.]

[In fact, it may be a smokescreen operation in preparation for El Clasico in a week, but it may actually be used depending on today’s results. Barcelona’s power analyst will be very busy by now.]

The game went dramatically from the start.

Racing Santander took an extremely defensive stance, while Real Madrid poured their energy into their attack.

All attacks started from midfield.

Defensive midfielder Lassana Diarra took charge of the rear, and Xabi Alonso and Joao Gourcuff above him were in charge of distributing the ball, building up the build-up.

[The chemistry between the two is better than expected. Xabi Alonso goes without saying, and Joao Gourcuff is also showing decent performance. Joao Gourcuff had the worst season at AC Milan last season, but he is still proving that he is useful.]

[That’s right. I am only 23 years old. There is ample potential for further growth. He was once called the second Zidane for nothing.]

Yoao Gourcuff used his wide vision to distribute accurate passes to the front and back.

When Pape Diouf pressured him hard, he used his calm and good footwork to escape the pressure.

Meanwhile, Xabi Alonso took care of the front three.

[Ronaldo, Raul, and Woo Ho-young, who are at the forefront, are constantly switching, disrupting Racing’s defensive line.]

[It’s an organic and flexible movement. If you are not careful, the ball distribution may not be done smoothly, but since you have a strong supporter in the back called Xabi Alonso, you can move freely.]

The first scoring chance also came from Xabi Alonso’s toes.

[Ball flowing to the side. Cristiano Ronaldo runs and catches it. He immediately tries to break through.]

[Jose Crespo runs and marks Ronaldo.]

But the situation unfolded quickly.

Crack.

Cough!

He missed Jose Crespo and hit the shot with all his might.

As it was the angle I was most confident in, the ball went in properly.

However, it hit the goalkeeper’s fingertips and was deflected out of the goal.

And the ending.

Crash!

Hoyoung was waiting in front of him.