Fortunately, Hu Lai's behavior of warming up before the start of training only lasted for one day. Although the coaches appreciated his enthusiasm, they did not want him to adjust the start time of training without authorization, which would make it difficult for the whole team.
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But everyone also understands why Hu Lai is like this.
Due to the transfer, he missed all the physical training of Madrid Pirates, part of the tactical training, and several important warm-up matches in the United States from late July to early August.
Therefore, Hu Lai was able to show a proactive attitude in training and train more seriously, which made everyone have a very good impression of him.
Whether it's a coach or a player.
Coaches naturally like players who train hard and have initiative.
And none of the players want the important signing they spent so much money on from the club to be an arrogant person who is lazy and rests on his past achievements.
They are Madrid Pirates, one of the three super giants in La Liga. The goal of this team is not just to qualify for the Champions League every year. If possible, they will naturally pursue the league championship and slap the King of Madrid in the face.
Just fine.
Therefore, they hope that every teammate who joins the team is a powerful person. Only in this way can the team's strength be improved.
Everyone has seen Maxi Carey's performance since his injury.
Although Kyrie has made great contributions to the team in the past six seasons, it is also true that his condition and ability have declined after his injury.
At this time, everyone knew why the club spent a lot of money to buy Hu Lai.
Maxi Carey's interests will certainly be damaged, and his status may not be preserved.
But the interests of more people and the team will be protected.
We are all professional players. It is impossible to exclude strong players just because of our long-term teammate friendship with Kyrie.
The Pirates of Madrid are a wealthy club, but compared to the Kings of Madrid, they are still a little behind.
In some cases, this is almost a disadvantage.
But at other times, this almost becomes an advantage.
They are not as faction-ridden and intricate as the King of Madrid.
It is relatively simple.
After all, the pirates still put themselves in the position of challenger.
From ancient times to the present, whether it is a team, a person, a community, a country, an organization...it is easier to be a challenger than to be challenged, and it is easier to unite.
Because they still have something they haven't gotten, and this thing will keep them high-spirited and fighting spirit.
For the Madrid Pirates, what they didn't get was to pull the King of Madrid from his throne and hack him to death.
Currently, in terms of team honors, Madrid Pirates has twenty La Liga titles, fifteen Copa del Reys, two Champions League titles, three Europa League titles, five European Association Cup titles, one European Super Cup, and one Intercontinental Cup.
The main honors of the Madrid King are thirty-five league titles, thirteen King's Cup titles, eleven Champions League titles, five European Super Cup titles, and six Intercontinental Cup titles.
There are no Europa League champions or European Confederations Cup champions.
Fans of the King of Madrid will say that it is because the King did not bother to win it, but in fact the King of Madrid also participated in the Europa League and the European Association Cup, but did not win the championship due to insufficient attention or lack of strength.
Of course, this was all very early, forty or fifty years ago. Since the restructuring of the Champions League, not only the league champions can participate in the Champions League, the King of Madrid has never participated in the Europa League...
In terms of honor, the Pirates of Madrid are still far away from the King of Madrid. But it doesn't matter, this means that the Pirates of Madrid will continue to struggle with such motivation and fighting spirit.
The feud between the two teams has lasted for a hundred years, and they don't mind continuing for another hundred years.
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Hu Lai has been training with the team for a week.
Although it was only a week, he could see the difference between this team and Leeds City.
Leeds City attaches great importance to offense and the speed of offense in training. They don't want players to pass back and forth in the midfield and backcourt to waste time. If you have the ball, you must play forward as much as possible. It doesn't matter even if you make a mistake. The key is to increase the speed.
Use speed to create chaos and create opportunities.
This tactic is very useful for weak teams.
The offensive training of the Madrid Pirates attaches great importance to passing and running: passing and running.
In Parotti's tactical thinking, it's not about speed but about control.
So there are a lot of various passing and running drills in Madrid Pirates' training.
For example, three sign poles are placed in the middle of a circle about ten meters in diameter to form small doors on three sides. Seven people stand outside the circle and two people stand inside the circle.
Pass the ball to each other outside the circle, causing the defensive players to lose their position, and then score the football into any of the three wickets.
The two players in the circle have to run hard to intercept, stop the players who interfere with the pass, and prevent them from entering the goal.
Another example is that on the basis of the ordinary ring training rules, players outside the circle must change positions with teammates on either side after passing the ball.
It sounds simple, but this kind of random change of positions can easily cause confusion, and eventually a passing error will occur, and the ball will be grabbed by the defensive player.
These additional requirements actually increase the difficulty of training and try to simulate actual combat in training. This allows the Pirates players to achieve stable and effective passing and control in the face of various complex situations during the game.
This kind of training is exactly what Hu Lai needs today.
Because it can greatly increase his passing and receiving ability.
Hulay's passing and receiving ability is actually not bad, but there is still some distance to meet the requirements of Madrid Pirates.
Because when he was in Leeds City, his ability to grab points and shoot was taken to the extreme by Clark. Clark did not need him to pass and receive frequently, but asked Hulay to go forward to grab more points and score more.
In line with Leeds City's fast-attack tactics, Hu Lai does not need to have good passing and receiving skills in the midfield and frontcourt, it is enough. He is not the initiator or organizer of Leeds City's offense, he is the terminator.
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He just needs to continue to hone his shooting skills and ability to grab points and become the sharpest knife in Leeds City's formation.
In fact he did it.
He only needs to specialize in one thing and make full use of his own advantages.
Leeds City relied on his super efficient scoring ability to dominate the Premier League and win consecutive Premier League championships and Europa League championships. He himself also became the Premier League Golden Boot and the Europa League Golden Boot.
Some people criticize Clark for his single-minded tactics and his heavy reliance on Hu Lai.
Leeds City seems to be a team with strong offensive firepower, but in fact its offensive strength is very weak, relying entirely on Hu Lai.
If Hu Lai is in good condition, they can score a lot of goals and win.
If Hu Lai is not in good condition, then they will lose the game.
So those people's criticisms are not unreasonable.
But how can the small team Leeds City have the right to be picky?
You have a handy weapon in your hand and you don’t need to use it to the extreme, what else do you want?
Do I have to throw away my weapon and tell my opponent that I will fight you again when I have mastered my boxing and kicking skills and laid a solid foundation?
I'm afraid that I'll be dead long before I master the magical skills...
However, Clark does not need to develop Hulay's abilities other than scoring goals, which does not mean that Hulay himself does not need to improve.
A center who can only score goals is certainly very powerful.
However, in the Premier League last season, after being targeted by opponents, he relied too much on his teammates, and his single offensive method was also exposed. He only scored 21 goals in the league.
Judging from the data, performance has indeed declined.
If Hulay is content to be his Leeds City self, a sharp knife.
It's not really a big problem.
But Hu Lai was not satisfied.
He hopes to continue to improve.
Why else would he leave Leeds City, where he is comfortable in every aspect?
If he can, he can stay there until... As the team's strength declines, his number of goals also begins to decline. By then, if he wants to improve, he will already have a set shape and it may be difficult to make any progress.
In the end, everyone disappeared.
So he wanted to come out. As for where to go, he had not thought about it. Anyway, as long as he came out, it would be better than staying.
As a result, the Madrid Pirates came and after training with Parotti for a few days, he realized that he should have come to the right place.
Each wealthy club has its own style, and their tactics are not exactly the same.
Madrid Pirates can indeed improve themselves.
Parotti's Madrid Pirates pay attention to passing and control. Although speed is important, it is not just about speeding up.
This means that Hu Lai cannot either charge forward or ambush next to the center as before. He needs to be more deeply integrated into the team's overall tactical system.
He needs to constantly establish contact with his teammates by passing the ball, and he even needs to become a part of the overall tactical system.
This puts higher demands on his passing ability.
It is no longer as simple as being able to pass the football accurately, but it is also necessary to quickly and accurately pass the football to teammates when being pressed near the penalty area with almost no space to control the ball.
It sounds simple, but it is difficult to do.
Because everyone knows that the success rate of passing a ball is higher when there is no interference.
Therefore, the success rate of passing in the midfield and backfield is very high, but once the offense advances to the offensive third zone, the success rate will drop rapidly.
If there is a goal approaching the defensive team, the defensive team will inevitably defend it tightly and not give the offensive players more space to pass and receive the ball.
To put it bluntly, in football, the twenty-two people on both sides of the field seem to be competing for the football with a diameter of about 22 centimeters, but in fact they are competing for the space that is 105 meters long and 68 meters wide.
Competing for space requires time, so football is a sport that competes for space and time.
If Hulay is a player who cannot get the ball near the opponent's penalty area, then his future will always be limited.
Because if he loses the ball when facing a strong opponent, over time no one will pass the ball to him again.
He can't always expect to face the goal and score a goal.
Such good opportunities are really rare in the game.
After a ninety-minute game, what the forwards do most is actually constantly running to respond, catching and passing the ball, especially retreating.
It is very rare to receive the ball facing the goal. Most of the time, they receive the ball with their back to the attacking direction.
What is tested at this time is not the ability to shoot, but the ability to pass, receive and hold the ball.
Because they are surrounded by defensive players, if they cannot get the ball, their team's offense will fail halfway.
Hulay didn't have to care about these things when he was playing in Leeds City.
When Leeds City's overall strength was still weak, they often faced opponents stronger than themselves. They played counterattacks and fast breaks. Hu Lai always faced the opponent's goal.
Come to Madrid Pirates, the wealthy team is strong, but the opponents are all defensive and counterattack. Coupled with the passing and controlling style of coach Parotti, as a forward, he must be able to control the ball.
Able to catch the ball and pass the ball well when facing pressure.
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Six Madrid Pirates players surround a hexagonal training area. Three of them wear red training vests and three of them wear yellow training vests. Each player occupies one side of the hexagon and stands on the line. Different colors are spaced apart from each other.
, if there is a red vest on one side, then there will be yellow vests on the left and right sides, and vice versa.
In addition, there are six players in the hexagonal circle, three wearing red vests and three wearing yellow vests.
This is a slightly more complicated lap training.
It's not like ordinary robbing, where people inside the circle rob the ball from people outside the circle.
Instead, the red team steals the ball from the yellow team, and the yellow team steals the ball from the red team.
Both sides rob each other.
In fact, it is some kind of deformed 6V6 confrontation training.
People outside the circle can pass the ball directly to teammates outside the opposite circle, or they can pass the ball to teammates inside the circle and pass it through them.
At the same time, players from the other team can directly grab the ball in the circle.
After snatching it, you must move it out quickly, otherwise it may be snatched back.
This is training that is very close to actual combat.
In particular, it can help players move the football out of a narrow area when facing a small-scale press. The six sides of the hexagon can be regarded as the performance or bottom line on the court.
The football cannot go out of bounds, that is, it cannot cross the line. The football can only turn within the hexagon from beginning to end. As long as it goes out of the sideline, whichever team it is on will lose.
This is a very helpful training method for those who are fighting for the ball near the baseline or sideline during the game.
There were also several coaches gathered outside the circle, each taking one side and observing the training.
A little further away, head coach Parotti and first assistant coach Valentin stood. They were also observing the training, but they were not just observing this part.
Because there is another point in this kind of circle-grabbing training.
A total of two places were trained at the same time.
Two people patrolled both sides.
Hu Lai lost the ball under the defense of two people, causing their side to lose one point.
Although the performance was not good, neither coach was dissatisfied and did not even frown.
What he said was actually praising Hu Lai:
"It's really unbelievable. In just one week, Hu's progress can be seen with the naked eye..."
This is the emotion sent by Valentine.
As the first assistant coach, he must know every detail of the team's training.
Hu Lai's progress was naturally noticed by him.
At first, he thought it was just that Hu Lai was in good condition during training today.
But when he looked at it later, he realized that Hu Lai was really making progress every day.
Although the improvement is not large, it is very stable... No, it should not be said that the improvement is not large. If you consider that it has only been a week, the improvement is huge!
And there is a very important prerequisite for this improvement, that is, Hu Lai consciously tries to use only his left foot to pass and receive the ball during training.
For a player with an inverted left foot, this further increases the difficulty of training.
He lost the ball just now because he tried to pass the ball with his left foot, but failed to kick it well and was intercepted halfway.
For this reason, Parotti persuaded Hu Lai, knowing that he wanted to improve his left foot as soon as possible, but there was no need to be in such a hurry.
In the end, Hu Lai persuaded him with some convincing words.
For the sake of the team, he hopes that he can practice his left foot as soon as possible to provide a huge boost to the team. At the same time, he only uses his left foot during passing and receiving training and shooting training. At other times, he still plays how he wants.
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In addition, we can see that Hu Lai's left foot ability is indeed improving.
Parotti did not stop Hu Lai from doing this.
Fortunately, Parotti is known as a "good guy" who is easy to talk to. If it were his predecessor Bjorn Hantcek, Hulay's behavior would not be feasible.
There is a reason why Hu Lai is so persistent.
The reason is simple. He found that the training scroll is really useful for improving the ability of his left foot! But it is only useful during formal training sessions. It is useless for him to practice by himself at home, or to practice with Li Qingqing and his wife.
Therefore, in order to maximize the effect of the training reel, he was forced to set rules for himself during training and try to only use his left foot to handle the ball.
As for the principle of this scroll, Hu Lai guessed that it may be because the training scroll can improve the effect of its corresponding training program. For example, the training scroll for catching the ball will improve the user's catching ability, but it does not limit which foot it is.
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When you use your right foot to catch the ball, what you are improving is your right foot's ability to catch the ball.
But if you switch to your left foot... what will naturally improve is your left foot's ability to catch the ball.
As for improving the ability of the left foot to catch the ball, does it mean that the ability of the left foot has been improved...isn't this natural?
What does inverse foot ability mean?
It refers to the ability to use the reverse foot to pass, catch, shoot and other ball control abilities.
Improving a single ability will naturally improve your left foot ability.
After Hu Lai improves his left foot's passing, catching and shooting abilities, doesn't it mean that he has improved his left foot's ability?
"Maxi's training effect is also very good... I feel like he is competing with Hu. But this is a good thing for us, ha!" Valentin laughed as he said it.
Maxi Carey's character is sometimes annoying, but sometimes... like this, she is endearing.
Parotti was very pleased: "I don't need them to love like brothers, I just need them to be able to show their abilities and characteristics in the game. This season, our primary goal is the league championship. We
It’s been four years since we lost the La Liga title, something must be done!”
Valentine nodded in agreement.
The club spent 120 million euros to buy Hulay, naturally not to allow the team to continue to compete for a Champions League spot in the new season.
Last season, they were completely defeated in the league, Copa del Rey and Champions League, with no results.
For a giant like Madrid Pirates, this cannot become the norm.
Something must be done to change the situation.
It was under such circumstances that Hulay came to Madrid with the club placing huge hopes on him.
People were dazzled by his sparkling resume and honors, and hoped that he could continue his magical performance in English football to La Liga.