After the training session, I returned to the locker room.
Hazard came out of the shower and found Courtois still sitting on the stool.
He was naked from top to bottom except for a pair of shorts, and his legs were shaking constantly.
Is this excessive consumption? Or is it because of fear?
Hazard couldn't understand, but he still walked over, sat down next to Courtois, and comforted: "It's okay, he didn't mean to target you, it's just..."
"He's helping me!" Courtois said calmly.
"What?" Azar was a little confused.
Courtois turned his head and glanced at his teammates, knowing in his heart that Hazard must have misunderstood.
It's no wonder, because he just came here and came into contact with Su Dong for the first time, so naturally he didn't understand it.
But Courtois has come to Manchester City many times before and dealt with Sudong many times, so he knows something about Sudong's character.
"I still remember that I said that I hope to stay in Manchester City and train with the world's number one superstar. But now, not only do we train together, he also personally trains me. What a great honor it is."
If he hadn't seen the gratitude on Courtois's face, Hazard would have suspected that he was speaking sarcastically.
After being tortured like this, are you still honored?
"He actually wanted to tell me how strong the world's top stars are and how far I am from them. This will be the goal and direction for me to continue working hard." Courtois thought clearly.
"Then you just told him before leaving..."
"Thank you!" Courtois smiled.
Hazard smiled bitterly, sorry, he thought Courtois was going to say something harsh.
"Did you gain a lot?" Azar asked.
Courtois nodded, "The biggest gain today is to see clearly my position, and at the same time, I also saw clearly that the coach's new training method can indeed help me get off the ground faster, so I will unswervingly insist on improving."
."
He didn't know if this was the effect Su Dong wanted to achieve, but he really got it.
This is why before leaving, he said thank you to Su Dong.
…
"What did that boy say to you?"
After training, sweating all over, Su Dong, Pepe and Unzue left the training ground side by side.
The Portuguese central defender was very gossipy and asked curiously.
Not only him, Wensuai also showed concern in his eyes.
"Thank you." Su Dong smiled.
"I don't believe it." Pepe shook his head, "That kid is so crazy. He will say thank you to you? You are so beautiful!"
Su Dong smiled and did not explain any more, but turned to look at Wensue, "Juan, what do you think of him?"
Unsuai knew that Sudong was talking about Courtois, and he immediately smiled and said: "It's pretty good, he looks like Edwin van der Sar, not only in height, but also in characteristics, and his idol is
Van der Sar."
"Does Van der Sar fit our tactics?" Pepe asked in surprise.
At Manchester United, Van der Sar is a goal-line goalkeeper, known for his stability, excellent position selection and superb goal-line skills, making them a solid barrier in front of the goal.
But this does not meet Guardiola's requirements for Manchester City goalkeepers.
"You are wrong, Pepe. Many people think that Neuer is the pioneer of the sweeper goalkeeper. In fact, this is not the case at all. Long before Neuer, Van der Sar was also a sweeper goalkeeper."
"Van der Sar?" Pepe was full of surprise and turned to look at Su Dong.
Su Dong nodded, "How could a goal-line goalkeeper be used in Van Gaal's Ajax tactics?"
is not that right?
The football played by Louis van Gaal's Ajax back then was even more radical than Guardiola's current tactics, which required a higher pressure. Would he choose a goalkeeper who stayed in front of the goal?
"In fact, under the training of Van Gaal and Frans Houck, Van der Sar was the most promising and eye-catching sweeper goalkeeper at the time. His role and characteristics in the defense were even more impressive.
It shocked the entire European football world, so Juventus will try their best to introduce him."
In 1999, after Juventus' number one goalkeeper Peruzzi was poached by Inter Milan for a world goalkeeper transfer fee of 19 million euros, the Bianconeri used all their resources to snatch him from Barcelona and Liverpool.
The then Ajax goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was replaced, and the Dutch goalkeeper was used to fill the vacancy of Peruzzi.
But no one expected that both transfers ultimately failed.
Peruzzi only stayed at Inter Milan for one season, and Van der Sar was also hit by Juventus's tragic experience and completely lost his confidence. Interestingly, after Juventus sent Van der Sar away, he paid 5,300
Buffon was signed from Parma for a sky-high price of one million euros, while Parma signed Peruzzi from Inter Milan for a sky-high price of 18 million euros.
The experience at Juventus caused Van der Sar to completely lose confidence and he became a parallel import. No one cared about him among the giants, so he was forced to go to Fulham, which had just been promoted to the Premier League. This shows how bad his situation was at the time.
But it was during his time at Fulham that he slowly regained his confidence, and after moving to Manchester United in 2005, he regained a new peak in his career.
Su Dong agreed to participate in Van der Sar's farewell match, so he naturally knew something about Van der Sar.
"Actually, the most important thing about Van der Sar's experience at Juventus was that he was not used to it." Su Dong analyzed that he had heard this point mentioned by Rijkaard and others, "Ajax's requirement for goalkeepers is to stand.
Positioning higher up the pitch, taking the initiative and controlling the ball more, he is the so-called sweeper goalkeeper."
"But Juventus is different. The Bianconeri are an Italian team and adopt Italian-style contraction defensive tactics. They basically do not allow the goalkeeper to come forward too much. Besides, the defense line has retreated. Even if the goalkeeper wants to
It’s impossible to step forward.”
"In Juventus's tactical environment, Van der Sar's advantages at Ajax were not given any room to develop, and his disadvantages were exposed very obviously, which is why he performed so poorly at Juventus."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's right." Unzue nodded, "In addition to the technical and tactical aspects, there are also differences in goalkeeper training. Italy has its own way.
The goalkeeper training system, and it is a very excellent system, is completely different from the goalkeeper training system in the Netherlands, and after Van der Sar arrived at Juventus, he was required to change some of his playing habits and training methods."
Speaking of which, this is a bit like what Unsue is doing to Courtois now.
It's cruel, but there's nothing we can do about it.
If Courtois wants to play at Manchester City, he must adapt to all this, otherwise he will only be loaned out or sold.
"He was not accustomed to the tactical environment on the court and was not used to the team's training every day. These made Van der Sar at a loss. In addition, his performance was not as good as expected. The media attacked him desperately. Under the multiple pressures, he was overwhelmed and even became deformed.
I was at a loss as to what to do, I didn’t know how to play football, and I completely lost my confidence.”
Having said this, Unsue smiled at Su Dong and said, "I believe Courtois should have figured it out when you joined me just now, but back then Van der Sar had no one to help him like this, so he was lost."
Su Dong and Peipei both feel sad.
This kind of loss of a player is very scary, because after losing confidence and direction, a player is basically useless.
"However, during this period in Italy, Van der Sar's goal-line skills and some of the shortcomings left in the Netherlands were made up for. So after arriving at Fulham, he slowly polished it. After several years of accumulation,
, he gradually regained his confidence, and as his age increased, he could no longer guard the goal as he did before, but instead found a way of goalkeeping that suited him. This is the Van der Sar we later saw at Manchester United.
."
From the perspective of hindsight, this is a blessing in disguise.
But only those who have experienced it will understand that it is definitely an unbearable nightmare for everyone.
Why can’t German goalkeeper Enke come out?
The cause of the illness was that he was unable to adapt to Frans Hoque's training methods and technical requirements at Barcelona.
The strength of Van der Sar does not lie in how many games he has not conceded, nor in how many championships he has won for Manchester United, but in the fact that after experiencing such darkness and troughs, he is still able to tenaciously come out and achieve success at Manchester United.
.
This is the most admirable thing!
"Are you sure this kid can look like Van der Sar?" Su Dong asked with interest.
Unsue thought for a while and nodded: "He is still young. Although he has received training in Belgium, he does not have much experience in the professional arena. It is a bit difficult to carve out, but it is not impossible, at least better than Joe Hart.
The possibility is much greater.”
"His footwork is actually very good. He may not have the long pass of Van der Sar, but there is no problem with passing and controlling the ball. It's just that he is not good at using them. This requires us to guide and train him slowly."
Su Dong understood what Wensuai meant.
In fact, he also admires Courtois, otherwise, he would not take the initiative to train with him.
Now that he has received the coaching staff's evaluation of him from Unsue, Su Dong knows better.
Manchester City really needs an excellent goalkeeper to fill the vacancy of Joe Hart. Courtois may not have such strength yet, but at least he has such potential.
Su Dong knows very well that if Manchester City plays in the Champions League with last season's lineup, the goalkeeper will be the biggest hidden danger.
Especially in high-intensity knockout matches, the goalkeeper's weaknesses will be more completely exposed under the pressure of the opponent.
Under this circumstance, if we can help Courtois grow up as soon as possible, it will be beneficial to Manchester City, Sudong and Courtois himself.
"What are you going to do?" Pepei saw the look in Su Dong's eyes and knew that he must have something on his mind.
"It's nothing. Isn't his idol Edwin van der Sar?"
Pepe and Unzue both nodded.
"I happened to be invited to participate in Van der Sar's farewell match. Then I will take him with me so that he can meet his idol and let Van der Sar give this kid some guidance and help him get started." Su Dong said with a smile.
When Wensuey and Pepe heard this, they immediately felt that this was a good idea.
When it comes to overcoming Courtois' current situation, who is more convincing than Edwin van der Sar?
