The Godfather of Football

Every winter, many Europeans go south to the warm Iberian Peninsula for vacation.

Among them, Mallorca and the Canary Islands are undoubtedly the favorite places for tourists, because they have a warm climate and natural beaches, and they can enjoy the comfort that is impossible in the cold north.

Ye Qiu was a little uncomfortable coming to Mallorca from the icy and snowy Northern Europe, but he has always insisted on physical exercise in the past two years, so his physical fitness is good, and he has not caught any colds. The players in the team are also in good health, but some staff members have fallen ill.

In order to avoid infection, Ye Qiu simply let them take a vacation and rest, and wait until they are well again to work with the team.

The most important thing about the two-week winter training is physical adjustment and physical reserve. In terms of skills and tactics, Ye Qiu's team's overall framework has been almost run-in, and he has a clear understanding of the players' technical characteristics. There are not many changes in the general direction, but in the training items, Ye Qiu has come up with new tricks.

In his godfather training system, the new training method is divided into three levels. The primary level is considered to lay the foundation, the upgraded version is the intermediate level, which is considered to be further improved, and the next upgrade is the advanced version. The cost is quite expensive. Ye Qiu almost spent his two years of savings, a total of 1,000 reward points, to buy this advanced version.

It is a bit expensive, but it is also genuine. Unlike the primary and intermediate levels, the advanced version is divided into two sets of training methods, penetration and empty cutting.

It is still a 10-meter square with four corners as ABCD. Player A passes the ball to B, player B suddenly runs diagonally to D, player D runs to C, and player C quickly runs back from C to B. After receiving the ball, player C passes the ball to C, and player D who returns to C runs diagonally to A, player A runs to D, and player B who ran to D before quickly retreats to C to receive the ball.

This is a square attack formation that can only be formed by 4 players, but in this attack formation, there are actually two triangles, two of which are responsible for covering and supporting, and the other two players complete the pass and receive cooperation.

The reason why this is called penetration is actually because such penetration cooperation under high-density defense pressure, through this smooth and fast penetration cooperation, can directly disintegrate the opponent's defense system, and then smoothly deliver the ball to the opponent's 30-meter area.

Another set of training methods is called empty cutting. As the name suggests, penetration focuses on passing cooperation, and empty cutting is running.

Still four players ABCD, player A takes the ball at position A, player C runs from position C to point A, player A calculates the speed of player C, and accurately passes the ball to his feet when he arrives at the middle area of ​​the square, and then starts sprinting and quickly rushes to point C.

Player C stops the ball in the middle area. Depending on the situation after receiving the ball, he may pass it to players B and D, or to player A who has passed by him. If he passes it to A, A will directly rush to point C with the ball. If he passes it to B and D, these two players will pass the ball to point C and let A who is sprinting over get the ball.

This set of training methods mainly trains the players' tacit understanding of cutting and counter-running in dense defense. The biggest role is to target the opponent's regional defense, use this kind of counter-running and cutting to widen the distance between the opponent's players and form loopholes.

Generally speaking, with the speed of professional players, even if it is slow, as long as the distance between the defensive players can be widened to 15 meters, it can create a threat. If it is widened to 20 meters, almost every run as long as the ball can be passed in place, it is enough to be fatal. If it is in the front area of ​​the penalty area, almost every time it is a single shot.

Penetration is mainly aimed at man-to-man defense, while cutting is aimed at the zone. These two training methods are aimed at the only two defensive methods in football tactics, man-to-man defense and zone defense. The purpose of Ye Qiu's introduction of these two training methods is to hope that players can practice them purely and then become an instinct, switching at will during the game.

Today's football defense is an organic combination of man-to-man and zone defense. Many times you can't tell whether it is zone defense or man-to-man defense. Therefore, skillfully switching between these two different offensive methods according to the situation of the game will undoubtedly maximize the offensive ability of Ajax players.

As for back passes and horizontal passes, these are also projects that Ye Qiu has practiced a lot, because back passes can guarantee ball control to the maximum extent, and guaranteeing ball control is to ensure one's control over the game. The tactical role of horizontal passes is also very large, because horizontal passes can better expose the opponent's loopholes in depth, thereby providing opportunities for direct passes.

But it is obvious that penetration and cutting are very complicated and require a lot from the players, whether it is a touch of the ball or the tacit cooperation between each other, there are very high requirements, plus the control of ball speed and strength, which undoubtedly puts a higher training difficulty on Ajax players.

At least, in the two-week training camp in Mallorca, even though the Ajax first team has been able to skillfully use the elementary and intermediate versions of the new training method, they still made many mistakes and exposed many problems when practicing penetration and cutting.

But Ye Qiu believes that with the previous two training methods as a foundation, as long as more time is given, the players will be able to quickly adapt to the advanced new training method. By then, the strength of Ajax players will have a qualitative leap.

When Ye Qiu led the team to conduct a low-key training in Mallorca, the transfer market in the European winter break refused to let them calm down. First, it was reported that Bayern Munich hoped to introduce the main central defender Lucio from Ajax at a price of 8 million euros, and then Manchester United coach Ferguson said that the team had made an offer to Ajax, asking 12 million euros.

These two wealthy teams, which are the most combative teams in European football in the past two years, have also set their sights on Ajax's central defender, which undoubtedly caused a great response in the European transfer market.

Speaking of central defenders, it seems that there is no shortage of them. There are many good central defenders, such as Nesta, Cannavaro, Samuel...

But which of these central defenders is not expensive? Which one is not the backbone of a big team?

Apart from the central defenders in Serie A, looking at the European football world, there are indeed not many central defenders that have emerged in recent years that can really make people shine and have satisfactory performance on the court.

Compared with these central defenders, Lucio's advantages and disadvantages are also quite obvious, but his performance is constantly improving and constantly improving his shortcomings. More importantly, his price is indeed not high for those giants.

Therefore, the two hottest central defenders in the transfer market are Hovland of Eindhoven and Lucio of Ajax.

Ye Qiu also received the news as soon as possible. He immediately called Van Praag and clearly told the club chairman that Lucio has a pivotal value in his tactical system and he does not want the Brazilian central defender to transfer.

"If we lose Lucio, it will be hard for me to imagine who will fill his vacancy!"

Kolo Toure is not stable enough as a central defender, and whether it is him or Heitinga, the combination with Kivu will weaken Ajax's air control. At least facing the twin towers of PSV Eindhoven, Ye Qiu does not have enough confidence.

Ye Qiu's strong reaction made Van Praag respond immediately in Amsterdam, saying that Ajax would never sell the main central defender, and denied that the club had any connection with Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

Ye Qiu, who was in Mallorca, Spain, found Lucio after a training session.

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Mallorca is full of beaches and tourists. If you are lucky, you may be able to see a few people enjoying nude bathing. As for whether they are beautiful women, it is hard to say.

"Boss, look over there!"

Walking on a beach near the hotel, Lucio pointed to the back of a woman not far away and reminded her with a coquettish smile.

Ye Qiu looked at it and saw that the waistline was very thick. He shook his head and said, "Bucket, I guess he is not young anymore."

Lucio laughed, "Zlatan likes older girls. I heard that after training yesterday evening, they went to the beach and he specifically picked those young women around 30 years old. His taste is too strong."

Although it was a training camp, Ye Qiu emphasized the training time. Outside of the training time, he still gave the players enough relaxation. As for whether the players stayed in the hotel to play games and watch TV, or went to the beach to hook up with girls, Ye Qiu did not have too strict restrictions on this.

But everyone knows Ye Qiu's rules. The work and rest time must be strictly followed, and the training class must go all out.

Ye Qiu guessed that Ibrahimovic lacked family warmth since he was a child. He probably didn't like those little girls who needed boyfriends to take care of them. He should prefer those women who can take care of him and are older than him.

"What about you? I heard that you are getting married?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Ye Qiu heard about Lucio's marriage from the players. He heard that it was after the World Cup and his wife was a girl from his hometown. Ye Qiu didn't know what she looked like. He had never seen her and had never heard Lucio mention it.

The Brazilian central defender was actually a very low-key person. He had never even let his wife come to the Arena Stadium.

"Well, get married after the World Cup!" With Lucio's current status in the Brazilian national team, participating in the World Cup is a sure thing. He and Gilberto Silva are both core players that Scolari trusts very much.

"Boss, I have always been very grateful to you for bringing me to Europe, so this summer, you must go to Brazil, and others." Ye Qiu was listed separately, which shows his status in Lucio's mind.

Coming from Brazil to the Netherlands, although Lucio only played in the Eredivisie, his situation was completely different from that in Brazil. He made more money here, played fewer games, and at the same time he gained a higher reputation. Moreover, life here is very comfortable and quiet, not as chaotic and troublesome as Brazil.

Of course, he never forgot that he was a Brazilian, so he always thought that playing for the Brazilian national team was his duty and mission.

"I will definitely go!" Ye Qiu nodded in agreement.

The two of them walked on the soft beach, both wearing flip-flops, and the sand got into their shoes. The soles of their feet felt itchy and comfortable, especially with the laughter of the tourists around them, which made people feel much better.

"Do you know that Bayern Munich and Manchester United are interested in you recently?" Ye Qiu asked as he walked.

Lucio's agent is Eliza. Ye Qiu has known the news for a long time. Bayern Munich and Manchester United have contacted Eliza, and the latter has also conveyed it to Lucio. However, Eliza does not support Lucio. The reason why Theo transferred was not because of her relationship with Ye Qiu, but because of the long-term development of Lucio's career.

However, I heard that Lucio was a little hesitant.

"I know, I..." Facing Ye Qiu, Lucio couldn't lie, "...I don't know what to do now."

After hearing this, Ye Qiu smiled and nodded: "Yes, who doesn't want to compete in the Old Trafford Stadium and the Olympic Stadium in a high-end wealthy team? Only the best players in the world are qualified. No one can resist the temptation of being on the stage.”

Lucio turned his head and looked at Ye Qiu with some confusion. Shouldn't he have stopped him?

Sure enough, when he said this, Ye Qiu changed the subject, "But have you ever thought about it, Lucio, have you ever thought about why so many players join wealthy clubs, but they have never been able to make their name in them?" Head?"

Lucio was stunned by Ye Qiu's question. He really couldn't answer this question, but he knew very well that this question did exist.

If nothing else, just talk about players from Brazil. How many players from Brazil enter the four major European leagues every year? But how many people can really make a name for themselves? Even Denilson, who Brazilian fans have high hopes for and considers to be the hope for the revival of Brazilian football, is in disgrace at Real Betis.

The wealthy teams are very good, with high salaries, good treatment, and high attention, and they become famous all over the world. But behind these benefits, the pressure brought by the wealthy teams is also very huge, not to mention the offensive players. As long as a defensive player makes a slight mistake, he is likely to be directly sent to the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated.

Lucio is not an idiot. When Ye Qiu said this, he understood what the head coach meant.

Everyone has the desire to join a wealthy club, and everyone knows that joining a wealthy club is good. The key issue is that you must have enough strength.

"Do you think you are really ready?" Ye Qiu stopped and looked at Lucio.

The Brazilian wanted to nod. If someone asked him, he would definitely nod because he was confident, but Ye Qiu knew him too well. If Ye Qiu didn't think he could do it yet, did he really think he could?

"I won't say much about others. I think that so far in our team, the only one who has the ability to gain a foothold in the top league and even perform well is Gilberto Silva."

Ye Qiu could see that there was some dissatisfaction in Lucio's eyes, and smiled slightly, "Your personal abilities are excellent, but don't forget that as a central defender, your defensive awareness still needs to be improved. Do you want to If you think about your performance in the Eredivisie and the Champions League, you will understand.”

Lucio was speechless at this moment. His strongest point is one-on-one defense and attacking from behind. If you only look at it from the center back level, his performance in the Eredivisie is really not as good as Hovland. .

"When I heard the news that those big teams wanted to get you, what was my first reaction, you know?"

Lucio shook his head, "I don't know."

"I want to scold you in person, so fuck you!" Ye Qiu said with a smile, "Just to Heathfield and Ferguson. If it were not in public, I would really have scolded them in front of them."

Lucio was a little surprised, because they were all famous European coaches, so scolding them in front of them was too weird, right?

"I don't understand. They are a wealthy family, but what's wrong with a wealthy family? Are wealthy families great? A wealthy family can say, I can buy whoever I want, and everyone has to come to my door obediently? Why? Just because they are Rich people? I think they are robbers!”

When Ye Qiu said this, Lucio felt a little embarrassed. When he heard that Manchester United and Bayern Munich were interested in him, his first reaction was indeed happy, but now when he heard what Ye Qiu said, he seemed a little bit embarrassed. Reason, why should you be happy if you join a wealthy club? What's there to be happy about?

"Look at those giants. Barcelona were defeated by us, Liverpool also fell, and Bayern Munich also fell at our feet. What do they have to be proud of, and why should we belittle ourselves?"

When he said this, Ye Qiu sighed, stepped on the soft sand, and slowly walked a few steps forward, looking at the distant horizon, "I also know very well that everyone, whether they are players or Coaches are all proud to join and take charge of a wealthy team, but I know one thing even more, that is, everyone has their own value.”

"In my own opinion, before joining a wealthy club, I must prove my worth first, and the way I prove my worth is to defeat more and more powerful opponents from wealthy families on the football field, beating them up and scaring them. They understand my value, and by then, the initiative will be in my hands!”

Ye Qiu didn't say it, but Lucio heard it. On the other hand, if you join a wealthy club before proving your worth, you may be abandoned by the wealthy team anytime and anywhere. Is there such a rare precedent?

"I hope you will think about it carefully. Now is not the time for you to join a wealthy team. I believe that it is nothing to regret to miss Bayern Munich and Manchester United, because in the near future, you and I, and Aja will After defeating powerful opponents time and time again in the Champions League and proving his worth again and again, more Bayern Munich and more Manchester United will come to visit.”

Ye Qiu pointed at Lucio, "That's the best time for you to truly step into a wealthy family!"