On the Alcoschetti first team training ground, Boloni stood with his hands behind his back.
His eyes were focused on the players in training, but his thoughts were flying far, far away.
The current situation is very unfavorable for Niculai, and the same is true for Boloni.
Su Dong's performance is getting better and better, and Boloni can no longer suppress him.
Not to mention Su Dong's agent, even the outside media and fans are calling for him to take the leading role. The voices are getting louder and louder.
He is handsome, has great looks, is tall and fit, and has a pleasant playing style on the court. Especially his kick of Barty's gol has endeared him to many Sporting Lisbon fans.
In this morning's report, Publisher Public asked Boloni a question from a distance.
"When other teams are coveting and eager to have a young player like Su Dong, why do you always pretend not to see it? Why do you just suppress him on the bench and focus on that consecutive goal?
The guy who doesn’t even have a ball?”
On the football field, as a forward, performance is their bounden duty.
Either it can score goals, or it has a tactical effect.
Sudong has both, but Nikolai's tactical effect is not obvious and he can't score goals yet.
Thinking of this, Boloni sighed secretly in his heart, hating that iron could never become steel.
It's the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, and on the weekend it's against Morellense, another newly promoted team.
Thanks to having played in the Portuguese Liga before, Sudong is familiar with both Cobu Yingluck University and Morelense.
More importantly, judging from the current situation, the three newly promoted teams this season, Morellense, Portugal Nacional and Cobu Yingluck University, are all in the middle and lower reaches of the Portuguese Liga. The key lies in these three teams.
What is the overall performance of .
Facing such a team, Sporting Lisbon should directly harvest it.
On the contrary, it is the UEFA Cup in midweek.
Partizan Belgrade is very strong. Previously, Sporting Lisbon suffered a 2-2 draw with its opponents at home. They are at a disadvantage in promotion. They must win the away game with all their strength. In comparison, this game is much more difficult to handle.
Su Dong is in good form recently, and there is a high demand for him to be the main force. It is reasonable for him to play in the UEFA Cup. Even if he really loses, the head coach does not need to take the blame too much for the formation.
Nikolai recharges his batteries and concentrates on preparing for the weekend match against the newly promoted team, striving to break the goal drought as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Boloni already made a decision in his mind.
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On the court, the recovery training is over.
In the morning after every game, a recovery training session is conducted to adjust the players' physical condition.
Since we have to play the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, a double match a week, there is no rest.
If there is a game once a week, then there will be a day off in the afternoon and tomorrow morning.
After training, it was clear how close the players were to each other.
Su Dong, Ronnie and Pepe always get together, which surprises Boloni.
Because when playing Maritimo last season, Pepe almost had a fight with Ronnie. Who would have thought that, turning around, it was Sudong and Ronnie who recommended him to Sporting Lisbon.
Young people's friendship is so nonsense.
Andre Cruz is also very close to Su Dong. He took the initiative to train with Su Dong last year, and now he is personally guiding Pepe's defense step by step. He seems to appreciate the Brazilian compatriot very much.
Tonito and Sudong are also very close. The Spaniard has been in the team for a long time and was loaned out last season, but he still has a good relationship with Ronnie, so they got together.
Although captain Barbosa, Albertini and Quaresma are a little distant, they still have a good relationship with Sudong.
Seeing this, Boloni turned his head and looked to the side.
His compatriot Nikolai walked alone towards the locker room.
This made Boloni feel helpless.
Football is an eleven-person sport that relies on teamwork.
The prerequisite for teamwork is that you must integrate into the team.
Only when you are truly integrated into the team and you perform well, everyone will praise you and identify with you more. Even if your performance is not ideal, everyone will understand and help you instead of complaining and blaming you.
Obviously, Su Dong understood this truth, so he always united with the majority.
Niculai didn't understand. He still wanted everyone to take the initiative to surround him just like he did when playing in Romania. Therefore, he was left alone and became a very small minority.
For this reason, it is difficult for Boloni to be optimistic about Nikolai.
What Boloni didn't know was that when Su Dong was in junior high school in China, political classes were compulsory.
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After the afternoon training session, Su Dong and his teammates practiced regularly.
This is his daily habit.
One of the additional training items is to practice long passes with Albertini.
The former Milan vice-captain's long passes are very good, his vision is broad, and he is extremely experienced. He can always pass to threatening areas. All Su Dong needs to do is very simple, just run over and catch the ball.
But Albertini's requirements were very strict, always asking Su Dong to stop the ball with one kick.
This requires Su Dong to repeatedly refine his footwork and study various techniques for stopping the ball and offloading force.
After more than two months of training, it was finally quite effective.
But today, Su Dong is eyeing Albertini's other ability.
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"Demi, it seems that our team has not scored any set kicks so far this season."
After practicing long passes and taking a break, Su Dong suddenly spoke.
Albertini was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Dong thoughtfully, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"That's the center back of Partizan Belgrade, Milan Stojanovic, do you remember it?"
"Well, the one you slapped in the face with the back of your hand."
Su Dong suddenly smiled bitterly, "Don't say that, I really didn't mean it."
"But you did hit someone in the face."
Su Dong was speechless and could only surrender.
"Okay, we fought, but that's not the point. The point is, we're going to play Yugoslavia in the middle of the week."
"Then what?"
"That kid is only 1.83 meters tall."
"Um?"
"I'm 1.95 meters tall, which is a full 12 centimeters taller."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then what do you mean..."
"In their entire defense, the tallest one is another central defender Savage, who is 1.86 meters tall and is still shorter than me."
Albertini immediately understood that Su Dong wanted to take advantage of his height.
"There's a problem, you seem to have never scored a header."
Su Dong clapped his hands vigorously, "You finally got to the core. My header is actually very good, but no one passed it to me."
What's going on with a high center forward who is 1.95 meters tall, tall, and has good strength in confrontation, but no one passes the header?
Albertini heard Su Dong's complaint. He wanted to prove that he was comprehensive.
Sudong's goals basically came from his right foot, but Albertini knew that he had been practicing hard with his left foot. The previous assist for Quaresma's goal came from his left foot cross. Although there were still some problems,
But at least it comes in handy.
Only this header...
"Perhaps your foot skills are so conspicuous and your speed is so fast that everyone has forgotten that you still have a head."
Su Dong felt a little awkward. What do you mean I still have my head?
And no matter how it sounds, the meaning of Albertini's words is a bit like: You can obviously rely on your face to make a living, but you still have to work hard.
But now, Su Dong couldn't care anymore.
"Demi, I heard that you are an expert at set pieces. Can we practice some?"
"I'm better at scoring goals from direct free kicks."
"There are always some positions that are relatively biased, or corner kicks. You know, those guys in our team are like cripples in free kicks. Last season when we played Porto, there were more than a dozen free kicks in the frontcourt, and they were no threat at all.
No."
Su Dong was disappointed with the free kick skills of other Sporting Lisbon players.
Albertini felt quite comfortable with the sneaky flattery.
"Tell me, how do you want to practice?"
"You take the free throws, I'll let Pepe mark me, try to develop some tacit understanding."
Albertini thought for a moment and nodded: "My free kick is called a fallen leaf ball. It was first invented by Didi, a Brazilian superstar who was the same generation as Pele. As the name suggests, this kind of ball is like a fallen leaf and will be somewhat erratic in the air.
It itself does not rotate, but after flying for a certain distance, it will fall faster and more suddenly than a normal ball."
Perhaps seeing that Su Dong didn't understand, Albertini simply demonstrated it on the spot.
A fallen ball from thirty meters away passed through a graceful arc and fell into the unguarded corner of the goal.
Perfect!
Most importantly, handsome!
"Demi, how did you kick such a ball?" Su Dong asked curiously.
Falling leaves, this is Albertini's specialty.
"Want to learn?"
"certainly."
"It's not that easy. It takes at least several years of hard work. In addition to the technical essentials of free kicks, it also depends on practice and repeated training over time."
"I can do this."
Albertini did not doubt it, nor did he want to hide his secrets, "Now let's talk about set-piece coordination first."
Su Dong nodded hastily, this is the top priority right now.
"If you want to fight for the point of this kind of falling ball, you must pay attention to the speed of the ball. If the ball speed is fast, the falling point will appear later. Sometimes when you hit the goal directly, the ball will fly out of the field. It has not fallen yet, and the ball speed
Slower, the drop point usually occurs earlier, but the ball doesn’t have much power.”
"Whether it is a set piece or a direct free kick, the force of the kick must be controlled based on the distance between the goal and the contact point, and the receiver must understand his teammates, what kind of force they are kicking with, and the speed of the ball.
Fast or slow, where is the approximate falling point, and then use this to push the landing point..."
Things are changing rapidly on the court, and it is impossible to have enough time to think about this problem slowly, so this requires daily cooperation and more practice in daily training.
Seeing Su Dong thoughtfully, Albertini smiled slightly and suggested: "Let's practice?"
He also wants to give full play to his own advantages, perform better, and prove to everyone that he is not old yet.
Of course Su Dong would not refuse and immediately called Pepe over.
Ronnie and Andre Cruz heard about it and were equally interested, so they followed.
Suddenly, a very funny scene appeared on the court.
Albertini was taking an indirect free kick, and Sudong, Ronnie, Pepe and Andre Cruz were trying to grab the spot. From time to time, they were knocked off their feet, which was really embarrassing.