There is a belief called football

Chapter 196 How to Keep Players from Running to Death

"Stan," Pekovic called.

Stan looked at his watch and said, "You know, I don't like people being late".

"But it's 7:8, didn't you ask to arrive at [-]?"
Since Stan first called the national team and fired 5 people, the whole country knows that Stan's bottom line is 8 points.

"But you're a coach, so there's no harm in arriving early." Stan stood up and stretched, and then said, "Today's recovery training, be careful not to overdo it."

Pekovic looked distressed, and Stan noticed it, "What's wrong?"
Pekovic handed over a report, and Stan took it and looked at it. It was a routine report from the team doctor, and it would be there after every game. But this time Stan opened the report and looked at the "Opinion" column, which turned out to be "not recommended for training".

"Get the team doctor," Stan said.

*****
Professional coaches are friendly to the team doctor. After all, the work of the team doctor is directly related to the coach's performance. If you are given 100 Messis, but you are all injured, the coach is also helpless.

Stan took the report in front of him and said kindly: "I know yesterday's game was a bit fierce, but they are professional players, not an amateur team in college. I can halve the amount of training. The players shouldn't be so delicate."

"Coach Stan, in China, the coach is bigger than the team doctor. I know I should listen to you, but according to my observation, the player's muscle fatigue is really not suitable for training. If they practice, they may be injured."

At this point, Stan no longer insisted, he said: "Well, let's resume swimming today."

"That would be better."

*****
After the team doctor left, Stan faced the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the office alone, looking at the empty training field, Stan thought deeply.

"This kind of warm-up match is not enough for physical fitness, so what about the hard battles behind? You can't expect the top 10 matches, or the opponents in the World Cup to play as slowly as Jordan and Singapore."

But Stan also knows that the rhythm of the Chinese league is indeed relatively slow, so the Chinese players who have adapted to the slow rhythm are really uncomfortable when they encounter a team that switches offense and defense quickly.

Of course, the slowness of the league does not mean that the national team is not good. The most typical example is Italy. An Italian player once said that Serie A is like a group of old men playing football. If we watch Serie A first and then watch the Premier League, we will feel that this is a match between two planets.

But the slowness of Italian football is not due to poor level, but a style, or a kind of heritage.

But the slowness of the Chinese league is indeed because the level is not good, there is no other reason, and is there any way to quickly change this situation?

Stan poured a cup of coffee and began to search the football database in his mind again. Stan thought of two dark horses in the history of the World Cup—one is Costa Rica and the other is South Korea, and the success of the two teams has one thing in common—abundant physical fitness and running with all their strength.

Especially the South Korean team, Stan still remembers the 2002 World Cup match. In the one-eighth match against Italy, when the Italians couldn’t run in overtime, the Koreans ran like they were fully charged. Rather than saying that the Koreans beat Italy, it was better to say that the Italians were dragged down. This is one of the reasons why the Italians were so unconvinced after the game.

Why did the Koreans have such good physical fitness in that competition?It is still a mystery. Some people say that the Koreans took banned drugs, some people say that the Koreans use Korean ginseng to recuperate the players, and some people say that it may be some secret training method.

In short, Stan thinks that what the Koreans can do, the Chinese can do the same. If the Chinese players can also have such ample physical fitness, it will be like cheating.

How can it be done?

One thing is for sure, the Koreans will definitely not tell Stan, Stan can only figure out a way by himself.

"Physical fitness" may be the last shortcoming of the Chinese team's success. The current Chinese team has improved a lot in terms of tactical execution. In the face of Stan's iron face, the Chinese team's mental outlook has taken on a new look. The attitude is no longer a problem, but the technical aspect has been finalized.

Thinking of this, Stan's thinking is very clear - in less than two months, Stan's only job is to improve the physical fitness of the Chinese team.

*****
A week later, Stein convened the best sports medicine experts in the country, a total of 6 people, Gastein was 7, and held a meeting at the training base.

At the beginning of the meeting, Stan first played a 10-minute video for everyone, which was the video of the overtime match between South Korea and Italy in the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup.

After watching the video, Stan asked straightforwardly: "How did the Koreans do it?"
The experts looked at each other and thought: "If I knew, wouldn't I have made a fortune early?"
"Coach Stan, some things may not be found out right now," said an expert.

"That is to say, you think Koreans are taking medicine"?
"I don't know, but in the history of world sports, there are many such things, and few are found out. For example, many people in American track and field were only discovered 10 years later."

Stan nodded, and then said: "Then let's assume that Koreans are clean, how do you think it can be done, can Korean ginseng"?
Another expert said: "Korean ginseng can indeed fight fatigue, but to be honest, the performance of the Koreans in that competition cannot be explained by eating Korean ginseng."

Stan also understands that if Korean ginseng can be used unlimitedly, then Korean ginseng must be more expensive than diamonds.

"Is there any possibility? You are the top domestic experts. What the Koreans can do, can't we do it?"Stan accentuates.

I realized that there was silence at the scene. Every little improvement in sports medicine means huge investment and time consumption. If Stan could solve the problem in a meeting, wouldn’t it be too easy.

Stan stands up, paces to the window, and says, "Don't be silent, you talk to each other, talk to each other".

But still no one spoke.

Just when Stan was in despair, a slightly immature voice suddenly sounded, "Coach, do you know Phelps?"
Phelps, BJ Olympic gold medalist, who doesn't know?But Stan really doesn't know, because Stan doesn't really watch other sports except football.

"Who is Phelps"?
Stan's words caused slight laughter at the scene. It is indeed something that kindergarten children should know, but the head coach of the national team does not know.

Stan looked at the young medical expert in front of him, and first asked, "What's your name?"

"Coach Stan, my name is Dong Zhou."

"Sorry, I really don't know who Phelps is",
Dong Zhou pushed his glasses, smiled slightly, and said, "It's okay." Then he began to introduce Phelps.

After listening to the introduction of "Dong Zhou", Stan felt that this Phelps is really good, but the so-called interlacing is like a mountain, what does his goodness have to do with football?
"Mr. Dong, you can speak directly",
Dong Zhou introduced Phelps' usual training methods, and finally mentioned a training method that Stan had never heard of - "low pressure chamber training method".

Dong Zhou further explained that in order to improve his endurance, Phelps slept in a special "low pressure and hypoxic chamber" from an early age. Over time, Phelps' muscle endurance reached the level of humans living in plateau areas.

Although Stan doesn't know who Phelps is, Stan's ability to associate is top-notch. There are also such examples in world football, that is Bolivia, a plateau country in South America.

Thinking of this, Stan walked over quickly and grabbed "Dong Zhou" and said, "Come with me", and just like that, Stan left the other five people there like that.

*****
When he came to Stan's office and locked the door, Stan asked Dong Zhou to explain to him in detail the scientific nature of this training method and whether there was any experimental basis.

Stan is not worried about the venue. China has a vast land and abundant resources. Where is there no place?I don't worry about money. Now that Stan has money, Stan is most worried about safety. Will hypoxic training endanger the health of the players?
Dong Zhou said that there may indeed be certain dangers, but if there is a reasonable training plan, then it can be done safely, and Phelps is the best example.

"Dong Zhou, where do you work?"
"I work in Shanghai XX Medical Center," Dong Zhou replied.

"Okay, let's quit and come to the national team to work for me and double the salary," Stein said.

Dong Zhou was a little shocked. Stan's words were too domineering, even a bit rough, but what was even more strange was that Dong Zhou didn't want to refuse. Why?I don't know, maybe this is the charm of personality, why everyone in "Water Margin" is willing to "work" for Song Jiang?After all, there are still four words - "Charisma".

After dozens of seconds, Dong Zhou replied: "Oh".

Stan was very happy, and he continued to discuss with Dong Zhou, "So what do we need to do next? Should we find Americans to buy low-pressure warehouses?"
"Hehe, no need, coach, we have natural hypobaric and hypoxic training venues in China," Dong Zhou said.

"what"?
But before Dong Zhou could answer, Stan understood, and he said with a smile: "Hehe, I see, you are talking about XZ, right?"

Dong Zhou smiled and nodded.

"Then I will lead the team to XZ for the next training camp, and you will be in charge of the medical treatment with the team," Stein said.

Dong Zhou likes Stan's vigorous and vigorous handling style, and Dong Zhou is also straightforward. He said, "Okay, I'm going to prepare, but I may have to apply for some funds from you first."

"It's easy to handle. Let me take care of things. You don't have to worry about the money. I'll take care of it," Stein said.

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