The Ball at Your Feet

Zhao Yaning liked the butterfly ball technology as soon as he came into contact with it. Although Juninho taught him many free kick techniques, he thought it was the most unimaginable one.

Juninho is a good teacher, he has always said in detail about free kicks. He doesn't know how to conceal personal matters how to rub the arc, how to lift the leaves to kick out the fallen leaves. And he doesn't say anything about mysterious talent, inspiration, realm, and poetic language to describe technology. He simply introduced how to exert force, how to touch the ball, how to find the angle, and how to control the speed.

"Free kick is a kind of technique, don't make it so mysterious." Juninho's understanding of free kick has always been very simple, "Nothing special, practice more, think hard, work hard, anyone can Practice it."

Juninho himself is a master of free kicks, and he has studied a lot of various methods of free kicks, and he himself has created something. At least before him, no one could combine the curve ball and the fallen leaf ball so perfectly.

"Actually, I started practicing free kicks in the past. It also started with the basics of arcing, volleying, and lifting free kicks." Juninho said, generally doing demonstrations. "These three kinds of free kicks are all relatively The common style of play, Mikhailovich, Carlos, and Zola have performed these three styles to the extreme. Therefore, later I thought about kicking a free kick that is different from them."

Free kicks are said to be played in various ways, but there are few that are truly reliable. After all, vigorous volley is not a highly popular technique, and the attack range of the curve ball is difficult to reach more than 30 meters, so the falling leaf ball has always been considered the highest state of free kick. However, Juninho invented another kind of free kick based on the falling leaf ball, which is commonly referred to as the elevator ball.

At first glance, the elevator ball looks a lot like a fallen leaf ball: both follow an upward trajectory, and then suddenly fall in front of the door. But there is a fundamental difference between the elevator ball and the deciduous ball: the deciduous ball rotates, while the elevator ball does not rotate at all.

"In fact, the difference between the two is very small, but it's quite interesting to study."

The practical idea of ​​the elevator ball is to use the smallest contact area to hit the football, and the tangent point with the football is not the planar tangent point of the curve ball, and there is no need to lift the deciduous ball. Such a short contact will let you fly. The football that goes out is almost ejected. Such a ball will not spin, and therefore can be affected by the turbulence of the air to the greatest extent, resulting in a completely unpredictable and changeable ball path.

Deciduous ball hits the ball with the inside of the foot, which can enhance the rotation of the ball, and the ball will have a certain arc in the air. When the ball falls, the speed is faster and it is difficult to pounce. Its powerful hitting, and the looping and closeness of playing table tennis, rely on strong topspin to bring out a larger arc than the normal parabola. To confuse the enemy.

The elevator ball draws the ball with the back of the instep, without rotation, the air turbulence will determine the flight path of the ball, and at most it will deviate from the normal parabola by about half a meter. Therefore, this kind of ball is more erratic and difficult to predict, no matter how top goalkeeper is I was helpless when I encountered it. ——Its principle is the same as that of baseball's slow-moving ball and volleyball's floating ball. It depends not on the power of rotation, but on the knee and waist as the rod, the calf as the whip, and the instep to throw the ball. A force to go out.

Of course, this kicking method can also be kicked with toes, and the effect can also be kicked out. But the problem is that if you play too much, it may cause paronychia. The Swedish Ibrahimovic is a serious victim of paronychia by kicking too much toe.

But because this kind of ball server can't predict himself, and can only rely on experience to free throws, so the success rate is not very high. Like Juninho, he is unique in kicking the elevator ball to a field goal percentage of nearly seven. Pirlo is the best person outside of Juninho to master the lift ball, but his shooting percentage has not been high. As for the other elevator ball user, the famous Ronaldo later had a terrible hit rate.

Of course, when Juninho played by himself, it was no longer a simple elevator ball. There will be some adjustments. For example, relying on the toes, let the ball take some arcs, adjust the contact position to adjust the flying height, of course, relying on the strength to adjust the ball speed is an indispensable link. And Juninho's most is to integrate the deciduous ball's footwork into this footwork, so that when the ball is flying irregularly, there is a falling arc, which becomes more unpredictable and better at the same time. It is extremely difficult to get around the wall of people.

"This kind of ball is called the elevator ball, to distinguish the fallen leaf ball," Juninho explained while also practicing, "but its success rate is not high enough, it is also a big problem, so later, I thought again A way to make this style of play more interesting."

How to increase the rate of free kicks is a difficult thing. Many recognized free kick masters have never played a few free kicks in their lifetime. Whether Carlos, Recoba, or even Maradona, they scored very few free kicks. They are not lack of technology, but lack of stability. They can take a free kick that is considered perfect, but like Juninho, Miha and Beckham, they use free kicks as an offensive weapon, and they have the ability to output five or six steadily every season. , They don't have it.

What Juninho wants to do is to increase the stability of the elevator ball. He invented this kind of technology and hoped that others would use it in time. If the success rate is not high, it would be meaningless.

"It's actually very simple. Just use the kind of kick I taught you to exert strength, but don't kick too high, don't deliberately find the angle, so that the landing point is within one meter of the goalkeeper's body, one or two meters in front of you. Left and right, then bounce the ground and jump into the net. This kind of ball is actually a variant of the elevator ball, but the angle doesn’t have to be that tricky, and the success rate may be higher."

As he said, this is the first time Zhao Yaning has even heard of this kind of playing method of changing the course of the ball by bouncing the ground after the ball has landed.

But this does not prevent him from falling in love with this style of play, because this style of play really sounds great.

What made him even more unimaginable was that the moment the ball bounced after it hit the ground, it suddenly turned into a fast spin.

"This kind of **** is actually an adjustment to the turbulence of the air, and after touching the ground, all the various influences that erupt in an instant will be transformed into a kind of force, which makes the moment the ball bounces with a rapid Spinning makes it harder for the goalkeeper to predict."

In fact, it is simple, but it is not simple. It’s just because it’s not the first landing point to hit the goal, the angle doesn’t have to deliberately pursue the tricky dead corner, but instead hits the position in front of the middle door, which makes the unpredictable first landing point of the elevator ball not. Deviating beyond the goal, naturally it is easier to get into the net. And even better, because it is very close to the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper makes a save instinctively. At this time, when the ball rotates again, almost no one can react to it, or it is a successful save.

Juninho explained his style of play again, "I only mastered this technique after 2007. At that time, some people in Europe said it was a free kick reform, and in baseball terms, he was defined as Butterfly ball in order to distinguish it from elevator ball. But at that time, I had no ability to continue it. In fact, I really like this style of play. You know, the level of football production is getting higher and higher, and football is getting more and more. The lighter and rounder the ball is, the better it will be to kick the ball, and the more difficult it will be to draw the arc. It is a good thing for you to practice this technique."

The technique of free kick also changes with the change of the ball. When Beckham was the spokesperson of Adidas, Adidas made football better to give full play to the advantage of the curve ball. But when Beckham's prestige ceased, Adidas changed the ball to lighter and rounder, and even the 2010 World Cup was complained of countless universal celebrations. The ball becomes lighter, and it is not easy to roll the ball again. The application rate of the elevator ball is naturally increased, but how to make it more efficient is a difficult problem.

After all, fewer and fewer people are willing to work on free kicks like Juninho.

"Of course, the most important thing is the details. Strength, touch point, judgment, these things are the most important things. Qi Zu and the others have not practiced any special skills, but they also have a good free kick, that is It depends on the details. The change of the butterfly ball is too complicated, that is, the server does not know how the ball will move, and can only make some judgments based on experience. Therefore, it requires a lot of experience accumulation. If you want to master it, you have to Work hard."

Of course Zhao Yaning knew this, but with this style of play, he fell in love with this style of play and kept thinking about how to play.

Therefore, when he entered the report of the Olympic team, he was still thinking about this unheard of new technology.

But as soon as he entered the Olympic team, he noticed something wrong with the atmosphere.

The coach still talked a lot about the truth very politely, and Zhao Yaning didn't think there was anything strange, but after entering the locker room, he felt strange.

"This is Brother Zhao, right? I am Xiao Xu, do you remember? We met before when we were in the junior team." As soon as we entered the locker room, someone got up and responded enthusiastically. Zhao Yaning looked at this somewhat inexplicably People with a Northeast accent, he also remembers where he met him, but the junior team? He hadn't remembered that for a long time.

"Brother Zhao rushed back all the way back, tired? Brother Zhao sits. Brother Zhao, are you thirsty? What to drink?"

The thoughtful hospitality made Zhao Yaning somewhat inexplicable, but looking at the looks of the people around him, and then seeing where he was sitting in the middle of the crowd, Zhao Yaning suddenly understood something.

I became a ball master.

It was not until he saw the respectful attitude of the people around him that Zhao Yaning understood what had happened. In the national team, don't those big buddies sit in the crowd like this, arguing at everyone?

And in this Olympic team, he became the big brother...

They certainly don't think of themselves as big brothers because of their skills. Zhao Yaning knew in his heart that although everyone was in the Olympic team, they were all people who cooperated for a long time compared to themselves. They participated in the 2001 World Youth Championship in Argentina together, and also broke into the top sixteen. In China, they were also called the "Super Platinum Generation" by the media. Just this year, they played the Toulon Cup together. At that time, nobody knew about themselves in China.

Yes, now Zhao Yaning has already played out. Few can play in the five major leagues. Zhao Yaning is playing outside in Ligue 1 at this age. It is indeed the highest achievement among this group of people, but he and them have never played together. Ball, why do they convince themselves? Not all foreigners have good eyes. Yang Xi didn’t play in the Beijing team. He played in a mess at home. In the Bundesliga, he scored eight in a season. His example is in the front. These people are against the top five leagues. I'm afraid that the golden signboard is not completely believed.

And if they do not believe in their name, then they respect themselves, it can only be a reason.

Zhao Yaning smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face was brilliant, "Everyone is your own, don't be polite, just sit down. I just joined the team today, what kind of big brother I am, and I have to rely on your support. ."

"Brother Zhao, what are you talking about." Xu Liang smiled brilliantly, "I asked the big brothers of the national team, you are older than us, you are our brother."

When am I older than you? Zhao Yaning was so risky and did not ask. But after thinking about it, he still froze. He remembered his nonsense, so he waved his hand, "I've been born a few days earlier, so I'm not very capable."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yaning also knows that if he doesn’t clarify his words anymore, they are afraid they will have to continue talking nonsense here, "Since my brothers call me eldest brother, then I can’t be wronged brothers. Brothers are not in Korea either. Have you had a lot of fun, have you had a lot of fun these days, and the account will be charged to me."

There was applause in the dressing room, but Zhao Yaning smiled bitterly in his heart: I'm afraid this is their main purpose.

The Olympic team is different from the national team. The players of the national team are all accomplished big brothers. In the national team, there are no other pursuits, only the pursuit of fame and fortune. However, the Olympic team is still a bunch of little guys who don't have anything. They are looking at them, I'm afraid it is not the boss's seat, but more practical things. This is what Zhang Yuan said, his own opportunity lies.

Although he is also a kid, but he is now playing games abroad. The current National Olympic team has just played in the country. According to Zhang Yuan, there are even people with wages of less than 700 yuan. Their annual salary of 600,000 Euros is still low in Europe, but in their eyes it is an astronomical figure.

What is a champion in front of money? What is the core of the team? Since what leaked through their fingers was more than they earned, they wouldn't take the position of the boss.

"If you say Brother Zhao, that's not ordinary, that technology, I've seen Ligue 1, that's nothing to say, there is no one in the country that can compare..."

Xu Liang was still talking non-stop. Zhao Yaning listened to her ears, and moved her buttocks uncomfortably. He felt very awkward in his ears when he heard this kind of flattery, but at this time, it was just when he needed to win the little brother, he couldn't stop him, and he could only listen to it with a smiling face.

It's just that this also made him feel a little uncomfortable. After all, I am not a ball tyrant...

He heard Zhang Yuan talk about these people in the Olympic team. The name is Xu Liang. Zhang Yuan said that he is very good at being a man and very smart. It seems that this is indeed the case.

So if what Zhang Yuan said is true, then all the other thorns should be looking for trouble, right?

"Fuck, I'm suffocated. I'll go out to play football for a while, who of you will go with me?" Amid a compliment, a person stood up, stared at Zhao Yaning, and walked out without saying a word.

Zhao Yaning took a look. He knew it was Qu Bo, the teammate he knew when he was in the national team. Although everyone didn't have a good friendship at the time, they just nodded, but they were old acquaintances. Why did he suddenly get angry?

Is it because you can't get used to this picture of yourself? Zhao Yaning's face blushed, and he himself couldn't understand his style. If someone with a bit of integrity stands up and scolds him, he really doesn't know how to answer. But looking at the few people who followed him out, Zhao Yaning understood a little: I'm afraid someone is picking up the matter.

Zhang Yuan said that he was not included in the sting, but it included a few people who followed out.

"Brother Zhao doesn't care about him." Gao Ming, who said this, sipped in the direction of the door of the locker room. "Something that is born ignorant, I dare to make a face with Brother Zhao if I think I have two times, and I don't even see if he is right. That piece of material."

"Don't say that, anyway, people who have played in the World Cup should be a little arrogant." Zhao Yaning smiled.

"He doesn't look at who he is proud of? What's so proud of him in this place?"

Several people rushed to accuse Qu Bo, so that Zhao Yaning gradually understood the whole story.

In the World Cup, Zhao Yaning's consecutive goals made him a national concern. As a teammate of his national team, Qubo did not say bad things about him privately-I don't know if it really is, everyone said that anyway.

He said that Zhao Yaning got a big bargain because of the luck of shit. Had it not been for Sun Jihe's injury and retreat, Zhao Yaning would have been a part of the bench. And he himself was just out of luck. If he had the same chance of starting as Zhao Yaning, he would not be worse than Zhao Yaning.

These remarks were just complaints at the beginning, but I don’t know whose way he went, went to a Premier League trial. It is said that he has been selected by the Tottenham Hotspur team, but it was because he did not have a labor license. , Unable to transfer, had to return to China.

From then on, when he looked at Zhao Yaning again, he always said that Zhao Yaning was just lucky and that he could go. This is also the original words of his teammates. Zhao Yaning himself thinks it is impossible. How can he be so hateful? , Even if others are complaining, they will not hang on themselves in every sentence.

"Since he said that," Zhao Yaning thought for a while and raised his head, "Call him over, I have something to tell him."

Soon someone ran out of the locker room, Zhao Yaning looked around, sighed, and accepted his new identity as the ball tyrant.

And what he was even more impressed was the far-sightedness of what Zhang Yuan said: some people in the Olympic team were not convinced of him, watching these people say good things, some put on their faces, but Zhao Yaning had a vague idea: this Are you making trouble for yourself? Qu Bo was brought to the front desk by them, and Xu Liang was a two-faced who kept pleasing in front of him, but who was behind? Zhao Yaning is not sure.

"What's the matter?" Qu Bo walked in quickly. Although he was reluctant to see, he was still honest in the locker room.

"I have something to tell you." Zhao Yaning glanced at him before opening his mouth. "I heard that you went to Tottenham for a trial and they passed it? Is this true, or are you bragging? "

Zhao Yaning's straightforward words made Qu Bo raise his head, "You are a grandson. Do you know how to play football at the end of the day? When I played for the national team, you didn't know where it was."

"You the **** thought you weren't a grandson?" Someone around immediately began to speak.

Amidst the roar of laughter, Qu Bo's face turned red, and he was about to get angry.

"Don't quarrel, we eat with hard work under our feet, it's not a skill to behave." Zhao Yaning stopped the people around, but Qu Bo's tone was too aggressive, and he was slightly annoyed, not to mention the topic he was talking about. Touching Zhao Yaning's heartache, those years of hard struggle and even being forced to give up are things he doesn't want to recall.

Sure enough, there are thorns in the Olympic team... Zhang Yuan said that he should find one to clean up, kill the chicken and curse the monkey, but what should he do?

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yaning had no idea. After all, he is not a ball tyrant, and he can't tell the matter that people put the opponent on the ground for a meal. Just like Vieira treated Anelka, he directly took out his crotch and drew the other person's face~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He couldn't even think of it.

After much deliberation, it is better than football. Other humiliations are insults to personality, but football is not a big problem when it comes to playing football.

"You know how to kick? Tell me what you know. Let me open my eyes to know what great technique you can order."

Qu Bo was speechless this time. Although he pretends that his skills are good, but that is to compare his scoring. In front of Zhao Yaning, he claimed to have good skills, but he still couldn't do it. Regardless of European football, he also saw Zhao Yaning's ability during his time in the national team.

"I'm a striker, and I don't rely on flowers." After thinking for a long time, he said.

"Oh, then what do you rely on? Is it a strong body, a fast pace, a sense of front door, or excellent shooting skills? You pick one out and teach me."

Qu Bo continued to be speechless. Although he can't remember Zhao Yaning's good frontal awareness and shooting skills, he can't gamble casually in this kind of thing, and he doesn't have the courage to compare with Zhao Yaning.

"He is very fast."

I don't know who said something next to him.

"Oh, fast." Zhao Yaning nodded, "How about going out for a run? You have the final say for how many meters, you run empty and I will take the ball, how about who can win?"

Qu Bo blushed even more. Although speed is his strong point, he knows exactly how fast Zhao Yaning is. That's a strange bug, that kind of speed really shouldn't have appeared in the yellow race, and after it appeared, it didn't even practice track and field, which is also an unsolved mystery.

"If you're not better than football, just sit down for me." Zhao Yaning changed his expression, "I have the ability to go to Tottenham? I drink with Pires and Henry and compete with Ronaldinho for the championship, without you. Such a big name. Tottenham? What kind of thing?"