The most low-key superstar

Chapter 43 The Magic of the Warm-up Match
Time flies and the training day arrives.When Nicole came to the training ground, someone had already arrived. Facing the team that had undergone tremendous changes, he had a strong sense of strangeness, even though he understood very well that if there is a solid camp and flowing soldiers, those who leave will come. Yes, but Nichol still hopes to do it gradually instead of replacing most of the lineup at once, but there is no way, Nichol has to adapt to these new teammates again.

Mr. Hoddle gave a passionate speech, positioning the goal of the league in the top four, and the goal of the Champions League is to qualify for the group stage. Hearing this goal, Nickel felt very realistic and had a good impression of this head coach who is known for using rookies .

Then, the players began recovery training under the leadership of the assistant coach.From today until August 8st, they will be in the stage of physical reserve, so the training program is relatively boring and tiring, but after going through Mr. Halls' devil training, Nickel can complete it easily, and it looks easy Nickell, who has completed the training subjects, is envied by those players with less physical fitness.

Hoddle also has his differences. At the end of training every day, he called everyone into the conference room and explained his tactical arrangements to everyone. There is ball training to practice, and Nickel agrees with this approach.

After several explanations, Nicole understood that his task in the new season is to rule the left side of the team. Yes, Hoddle asked him to rule, which means that Hoddle thinks that Nichols has the ability to do it. At the same time, When necessary, help Janus or Davis to control the midfield, and of course, require Nickel to strengthen free kick training.

From Hoddle's arrangement, Nicole saw that the core of his tactical arrangement is that the two wings are Tottenham's dual engines this year, the center is the cover, the handsome Berbatov is the core of the striker, and Keane will be the captain. As the spiritual core of the team.It seems that Hoddle's ambition this year is definitely not his public goal, and Nickel firmly believes in his own judgment.

This year Tottenham’s changes are the biggest among all teams. Last year’s main lineup consisted of only five players, Robinson, Nickel, Keane, King, and Lennon. The rest are all new faces. Of course Dawson is not a newcomer, but he is Only then did he get the status of the main force, and then the head coach also changed. The outside world is puzzled by Tottenham's big change of blood, and they are not optimistic about Tottenham's performance this year. Including Morrison, they believe that Tottenham should try to maintain the stability of the lineup , On the basis of last season's lineup, reinforcement of individual positions can ensure the team's performance in the new season.

The results of the first warm-up match seem to confirm the views of these so-called experts. In the game against Southampton, Tottenham's technical and tactical performance was very chaotic. Most of the time, everyone was not in their position. There are many mistakes in passing and coordination, and Nichols feels very bad. His running is very active, and his breakthrough is also very smooth, but he just can't cooperate. It was very erratic, and it was difficult for the opponent's defender to find him, but the problem was that the passer on his side couldn't find him, and this problem was not resolved until Nickell was replaced.

Nicole, who was replaced, was very depressed. Hols, who was beside him, saw Nicole's expression, smiled and said nothing.In this way, Southampton defeated Tottenham 2:0.

Although Yang Mi's arrival made Nicole smile, once he returned to the training ground, the strange feeling reappeared, and he felt helpless.

Soon the team's second warm-up match came again. This time, the opponent was the British Championship team Norwich. Tottenham's performance was still so bad, but the defense was much better. They only lost one goal. He played in the second half. Although he carefully observed his teammates' running positions off the court, he was still awkward and made many mistakes.

After these two games, the team's mood was relatively low, and they even had doubts about themselves. This sentiment gradually spread in Tottenham, which is dominated by young players, but Nickel found that Davis was still cheerful all day long. , isn't he worried at all?Nickell eventually found an opportunity to ask Davis for advice.

"Boys, you are too young and have too little experience. At this time, the head coach is establishing authority." Davis said triumphantly, like a master of Taoism. Seeing that Nicole didn't understand, he continued to explain, "The team just Reconstruction, the coach is new, the tactics are also new, the players are not familiar with it, and there are many theoretical classes, but the real running-in training has just begun. Now we will definitely lose the game, but, look at Mr. Hoddle when he sent us on the field It's breaking up the usual training combination, isn't this even more unfamiliar?"

When Nicole thought about it, that was really the case.

"When the players are no longer confident, the coach should be familiar with the lineup that he usually trains, and after so many days of training, then he will win the game. The players still don't admire the coach. Be honest."

Nicole gave Davis a thumbs up, "Damn it, you're awesome."

Davis didn't understand, but he thought it was a compliment from the gesture, so he was very happy. After a long time, he would yell, "Damn you" when he received a good ball.

A few days later, the coaches of the coaching staff began to talk to individual players to eliminate this uneasiness. Originally, Mr. Hoddle was going to talk to Nichol in person. Originally, he could see that Nichol was anxious and confused, but In the past two days, Nicole has changed a lot. Not only is his mental state very good, but also during training, he began to actively change his habits and adapt to his teammates. Faced with Nicole’s transformation, Hoddle couldn’t figure it out, and finally defined it as The self-regulation of talented players, if he knows that Davis has seen through his methods, he will definitely relegate Davis to the youth team, even if Davis is over 30 years old.

Finally, in the next three warm-up matches, Tottenham played better and better, achieving 2 wins and 1 tie, and each game was better than the other. Nickel found the feeling of ease again, although Not quite as good as last season, but Nickell is confident it will be even better in the near future.

Of course, it is not so easy for a team to knead successfully, but Hoddle is very smart, and the players he chooses are all players who are more suitable for his tactics, and his tactics are not to overthrow and start over, but to analyze carefully. In the second half of last season, Tottenham’s tactics were perfected and improved on the basis of Tottenham’s games. With the increase of training, the players’ continuous understanding and accumulation will naturally form a chemical reaction. The loss at the beginning was not what Davis said. As mentioned above, Hoddle did not intentionally lose, but just let the team be in an unfavorable situation, which is beneficial for him to observe each player carefully, so as to determine the position of the player in the team. Therefore, Hoddle The level is still very high.

After more than a month of training and competition, Mr. Hoddle has fully understood the team and the players, so now he is very confident. He believes that the current strength of Tottenham has already With the strength to wrestle with the four giants of the Premier League, if they play better, not only will there be no big problems in the top four of the league, but they will even have the strength to attack the championship.

Now the team's preparations have been completed, just waiting for the start of the season. On August 8, Tottenham will challenge Bolton away to start this season's campaign.

(End of this chapter)