On the edge of Manchester City's Carrington training ground, Borrell and Robben were standing in front of a laptop computer, repeatedly reviewing the individual training just now. The focus was on analyzing and elaborating on Robben's entire right-hand move frame by frame.
The action of driving the ball inwards.
The ones responsible for sparring with him were Felipe Luis and Bridge.
This is also a targeted training specially arranged by Gao Shen for Robben, with the purpose of helping him practice inside cuts.
Yes, you read that right, Robben hasn't mastered his in-cutting yet.
Is it weird?
not at all!
This is the norm in the football world.
Many media and fans like to label players, who is the second generation of so-and-so, and who is the successor of so-and-so. This is a good thing. It can help the media and fans get familiar with a player faster, such as Pastore when Gao Shen coached Naples.
, is now dubbed Kaka II.
But is he Kaka?
Not really.
Whether it is the real world we live in or the professional football world, they are all developing dynamically.
If you can find two identical leaves in the world, how is it possible to find two identical players on the court?
Earlier, when Gao Shen was chatting with Robben, he mentioned to the Dutchman that he should be officially positioned on the right, but unexpectedly, Robben himself had some opinions on this.
Yes, he really has his own opinions.
He is a traditional Dutch left winger, from Groningen to Eindhoven to Chelsea and then to Real Madrid.
Schuster once tried to move him closer to the center and even played on the right, but he did not give him a systematic idea.
Robben frankly told Gao Shen that when he played on the right, there was a vague subconsciousness in his mind, and he felt as if he could do something, but he couldn't catch it. That feeling made him very uncomfortable.
So, to some extent, Robben doesn't like playing on the right.
But Gao Shen told him very clearly and firmly, "This is the darkness before dawn, and the right road is your future!"
Robben said that Kruyinf once criticized him to his face, thinking that he had gone astray by playing on the right.
"My left foot is my biggest weapon, but my right foot..."
We can't blame Robben for being worried, because there is no such thing as a systematic inverse-footed winger.
Cristiano Ronaldo plays on the left, right and center at Manchester United, while Messi plays on the right and in the center at Barcelona. Many people now even think that Messi playing in the center is king.
More importantly, Robben used to be a traditional left winger, and cutting inside to hit the goal was not his strong point.
In other words, if he plays on the right, he not only needs to practice cutting inside, but also needs to practice shooting with his left foot.
On one side is the famous star Kluyinf, as well as the Dutch winger tradition for many years, plus Robben’s habit of playing football for many years; on the other side is the persistence and help of the master, and constantly explaining to him the benefits and advantages of the inverted winger...
At one point, Gao Shen told Robben, "You should bravely step out of your comfort zone!"
What is Robben's comfort zone?
Ever since he was a child, from the Netherlands to the Premier League to La Liga, he has always relied on his speed and skills to solve problems on the left in the way he is most familiar with and good at. He has become accustomed to doing this.
But when it comes to the right wing, this trick no longer works.
He needs more changes in speed and direction, more adjustments, from pace to number of touches, his entire playing habits must change. This pair of players who have played football for so many years and once stood in such a high position
For Robben, this is a very difficult thing.
But Gao Shen gave encouragement and support.
"As you said, you realize that you can do something, which proves that your subconscious is telling yourself that this is a direction, but it is not clear enough and you need to work hard to figure it out."
Chief team doctor Marcos Sala, Buenaventura and Pintus also believe that Robben broke his leg during his time at Chelsea and developed muscle problems. Since then, he has suffered frequent injuries.
This proves that he needs to appropriately adjust his playing style, instead of continuing to use the high-speed and sharp breakthroughs of the past, and instead adopt more sudden changes in speed and direction by adjusting his pace and touch of the ball.
The latter style of play is a bit like Giggs and Figo.
Finally, Robben was convinced by Gao Shen.
In the past month, with the help of Borrell, he has continued to strengthen and improve his dribbling and cutting inside on the right.
One minute on stage, ten years of hard work off stage.
Every inside cut on the football field was the result of his countless hard work and sweat and hard training off the field.
From the timing of starting, to adjusting the pace, to the size of the step, to the timing and strength of touching the ball, to the timing of the inward cut and the movements to confuse the opponent, and so on.
It seems extremely simple, and it may only take two or three seconds, but to truly become a weapon on the court, you need to consider too many factors.
More importantly, the whole process can only rely on understanding and understanding, and cannot be taught or instilled.
Every opponent on the court is different, even the same opponent in the same game, every contest is different. There is no way to copy many things. It is purely based on the players' on-the-spot instinctive reactions and
experience.
When it comes to playing football, Gao Shen and his team combined are not as good as Robben.
So they can only tell Robben the theory, tell him the direction, and try their best to help him and point out his problems, but how to do it, how to improve it, how to strengthen it requires Robben to understand it himself.
This is the difficulty of football.
It's also a cross. Countless players have practiced it all their lives, but they can't make a top cross like Beckham's in history.
Ronaldinho had a flash of inspiration that almost all professional players may not be able to master after ten lifetimes of practice.
The same goes for Robben's inward cut from the right.
But this is also the charm of football!
Because every player on the court is unique.
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Not talking about Robben, but talking about another area, Giroud is also strengthening training.
In Gao Shen's previous life, many people wondered why Giroud was not scoring efficiently? Why was he unable to become a top center?
The answer is actually not difficult to guess.
A very important reason for his poor scoring ability is that, measured by the standards of a top league player, his shooting speed is not fast enough.
The court is changing rapidly, scoring opportunities are fleeting, and the kicking speed is not fast enough, maybe just a few tenths of a second, which will seriously affect the success rate of kicking and hitting the goal.
Why is Henry, who is also tall but not quick enough with his kicks, able to score so many goals?
Because his speed and explosive power are fast enough.
The lack of explosive power prevents Giroud from turning around with the ball and attacking opponents head-on. All these require strong explosive power in a small range, such as Drogba or Henry.
But Giroud didn't.
And he doesn't have Yin Brahimovic's delicate foot skills.
Without the ability to turn around with the ball and attack head-on, Giroud cannot become a top center.
Therefore, his characteristics are there, and his abilities are limited there. Gao Shen and the coaching staff can only help him explore and find his own style of play based on his current objective conditions.
For example, his header, his transition ball ability, as well as his support awareness and passing ability.
It is impossible for Gao Shen to ask Giroud to do Drogba's job, because he only has such hardware.
As the team's head coach, Gao Shen's most important task is to help players find a way of playing that suits them best and at the same time helps the team.
As a head coach, you can never take it for granted and transform your players into a certain player.
Almost all transformations with this idea end in failure.
Just like in the Community Shield, Ferguson wanted Valencia to be like Cristiano Ronaldo, using speed to rush into the gaps created by his teammates.
In theory, Valencia has the hardware and is very fast.
But in fact, he always fails to catch it.
Because he doesn’t have the consciousness of Cristiano Ronaldo!
This is not something that the coach will want and instill in him, and he will be able to do it. He must be able to understand, see and grasp it on his own.
Many times, including Gao Shen, I feel that Ronaldo is too romantic.
But I have to admit that the reason why he wastes money is because there are many opportunities that only he can afford!
Any other player would not even be qualified to play.
This is the difference!
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After watching the Community Shield, Gao Shen clearly realized that Manchester United still failed to solve the problem of their own ball advancement, and there is a high probability that they will still have to use the center to feed the midfielder.
Interestingly, Ancelotti's Chelsea are also facing the same problem.
Many people will be curious, why in recent years Chelsea seems not as sharp as when Mourinho was coaching?
Because after players such as Robben and Duff left, Chelsea's advancement of the ball was very problematic.
No one can expect Lampard, Essien, Mikel and others to advance with the ball. This is unrealistic.
There are not many players in the Chelsea team who have this ability. After Robben and Duff leave, the most likely player is Joe Cole.
Ancelotti's current approach is to use a diamond-shaped midfield to strengthen the control of the midfielder. However, the forward movement of the ball also requires the center to feed back the midfielder, so Drogba's role in this team will be even greater.
obvious and constantly reinforced.
Manchester City does a better job in this regard.
Although Robinho and Hazard are not very fast, they are very capable of holding the ball in the frontcourt. Suarez and Robben both have strong ability to dribble the ball, as well as David in the middle.
·Silva, his speed is not fast, but he is good at getting rid of the ball and advancing in short distance and then passing the ball.
Not to mention, there is Rakitic next to him. If that doesn't work, let Giroud step up and follow the same path as Manchester United and Chelsea, where the center forward feeds the midfielder.
All in all, there is no problem with Manchester City's entire ball advancement.
The key depends on the team's integration and the integration of the players.
The first game of the league is Blackburn. The head coach Sam Allardyce is also a famous coach in the Premier League. He is also one of the first head coaches in the Premier League to promote digitization. He even started doing it earlier than Ferguson.
For this game, Gao Shen has already done enough preparations, hoping to make a good start in the opening game of the new season.
However, before that, Gao Shen has to do one more important thing that may even affect the overall situation of Manchester City in the new season.
