Go back to the past and be the king

Chapter 33 Training and Additional Practice

Unlike Lu Chen, Shi Lei's first training session at Arsenal was spent in awe.

Shi Lei's god-level reflexes surprised everyone present, including the coach.

He could really react the moment he was cheated and make the correct save again.Although sometimes it can't be thrown out, but it is already very amazing.

For a goalkeeper, the goal line technique can be practiced, and the position and attack timing can be accumulated through game experience, but the reaction ability cannot be improved too much through training.

This point fully proves that Shi Lei is a natural goalkeeper, not to mention that he has the character traits that all excellent goalkeepers have - calmness!
This is also an excellent quality necessary for a goalkeeper. Only by keeping calm at all times can he play a stable role throughout the game.

Otherwise, a top-notch goalkeeper with a nerve knife is really not as good as a stable second-rate goalkeeper.

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Lu Chen didn't go home directly after training in the afternoon, but chose to stay on the training ground for extra practice.

Although his body control ability has not yet recovered, training is almost useless now, but Lu Chen still wants to practice for a while.

Maybe more training can help you recover faster. After all, this is a problem with the soul, not a physical problem.

When McDermott was leaving the office, he suddenly heard the muffled sound of a ball being kicked out from the training ground.

Usually at this time, the players of the team will have finished their walks, so why are there still people practicing here today?
He turned back to the training ground to check the source of the sound.

When McDermott arrived at the training ground, he saw a figure practicing shooting at the goal. His seriousness touched him a little.

If this new guy didn't deliberately show me, then he is such a hardworking person, he will definitely succeed, not to mention he has the potential to become a top midfielder, just because of his body.

But isn't it a bit of putting the cart before the horse when you are a defensive player practicing shooting?
So the eager McDermott walked to the training ground and shouted to Lu Chen who was practicing shooting without distraction: "Stop."

Lu Chen stopped and looked at McDermott with puzzled eyes.

"Why are you practicing shooting here? You must know that your current weakness is that you can't dribble. You should practice dribbling more instead of shooting. Naturally, the striker is responsible for the goal. As a defensive player, the first thing to do It is to guarantee the possession of the ball." McDermott educated in a soothing tone.

But Lu Chen smiled and replied, "Sir, you should have heard the saying: A player who doesn't want to score goals is not a good player."

Lu Chen used Napoleon's famous quote flexibly, and there was nothing wrong with what he said, which made McDermott somewhat unable to refute.

"But after all, you are a defensive player, and it is your job to do a good job of defense. Only by holding the rear can you attack." McDermott's voice was a little harsher this time.

Originally, he had a good impression of Lu Chen, but now his excitement about Lu Chen plummeted.

After all, no coach would like a player who is ambitious and not down-to-earth.

"As long as you don't delay your normal training, I have nothing to do with your private training. But, you should think about what I said." McDermott left after finishing speaking.

Lu Chen shook his head. This coach doesn't know my actual situation at all. I was originally a man who wanted to be a striker.

But now it's okay to play as a midfielder in high school games, at least you can score goals.

But after entering the Tottenham youth training, he was trained as a defensive player again...

Although Lu Chen didn't say anything, he was still very upset.

After McDermott left, Lu Chen practiced again for half an hour before packing up his equipment and preparing to go home.

When he left, he didn't forget to say hello to the doorman, after all, he would have to trouble him in the future.

"This Chinese boy is really polite." It's actually wrong for the doorman to think this way, and he will know when Lu Chen comes to disturb him from time to time.

"This Chinese boy is really rude. Every time I am resting, I knock on the door of the training base." These are the exact words that Uncle Jonah, the gatekeeper, complained to reporters later.

After Lu Chen returned to Smith's house, everyone was waiting for him to come back for dinner.

"Lu, you are really hardworking. There are not many talented and hardworking players like you..." Smith said to Lu Chen while eating.

Lu Chen said: "There is an old saying in China: Heaven rewards diligence. It means that those who work hard will be favored by heaven."

Smith nodded and said, "Yes, God will not bless lazy people."

After eating, Lu Chen sat on the sofa for a while and said to Lu Chen, "Stone, before it's dark, let's go to the park to practice for a while."

Shi Lei rolled his eyes at him, and said: "You haven't practiced enough yet, you're still thinking about training now that you're home."

"Don't talk about me, didn't you bring all your own books here, are you planning to study on your own and then take the university entrance exam here?" Lu Chen retorted without giving in.

"Besides, my current state is so bad, shouldn't I train more to regain my own state so that I can return to the frontcourt?"

Shi Lei couldn't say no to Lu Chen, so he went to the park to practice with him.

I have to say that the infrastructure in England is really good. There are many parks and courts that are open to the public for free, so that more children who like to play football can play.

Shi Lei and Lu Chen first passed and caught the ball on one side, and then they waited until there were not many people here before they started to practice shooting.

Shi Lei took out the gloves from his bag, and when he stood in front of the goal, his aura changed instantly.It is no longer that gentle and elegant white-faced scholar, but a high city guarding one side of the dangerous pass.

The use of this momentum is Shi Lei's advice to Shi Lei when he met Lehman, the main goalkeeper of the first team.

"As a goalkeeper, you should have a bit of aura. Only when you are strong can you scare the opponent's striker and prevent them from showing their abilities. Kahn has done a good job in this, and you can learn from him .”

Although Lehmann and Kahn are competitors for the main goalkeeper of the national team, Lehmann still admires Kahn for his use of momentum.

Because the lion king is the lion king, when the lion king roars, many forwards will be frightened. This is the fierce name of the lion king Kahn.

I have to repeat again, Shi Lei is worthy of being a natural goalkeeper, with just a few words of advice, he has grasped the essence of momentum.

At least Lu Chen feels a little timid now, at least he doesn't want to go one-on-one with Shi Lei.

With the first shot, Lu Chen directly missed it under the pressure of Shi Lei's powerful momentum.

But when Lu Chen gradually became familiar with it, Shi Lei's aura no longer had any effect on him, after all, Lu Chen was just learning how to use it.

Goalkeepers and forwards are at a disadvantage after all, but when Lu Chen's body control ability has not fully recovered, he can still catch most of the balls under the trade-offs.

Flying over again to hold the football that Lu Chen shot in his arms, Shi Lei gasped and said, "Xiaochen, it's okay, let's go back."

Through this training, Shi Lei's shortcomings were clearly exposed, because without systematic training, Shi Lei's physical strength could not support him to work at a high level for a long time.

Don't think that most of the goalkeepers are standing in front of the goal, so they don't need much physical strength at all.When the ball is in his own half, the goalkeeper must concentrate all his energy and keep moving to keep the best position for fighting.

Coupled with saving or attacking, the goalkeeper's activity in a game is not much less than that of the defensive players.And a scavenger-type goalkeeper like Neuer, with a range of activities and even his entire half, has a greater amount of exercise.

Therefore, if Shi Lei wants to improve, he must improve his physical fitness.

And Shi Lei also has a very serious shortcoming - lack of upper body strength.

Just now when Lu Chen had a shot, Shi Lei lost his strength and let the ball fly into the goal.

As the only player who can touch the ball with his hands, the goalkeeper's requirements for upper body strength are not low. At least he must ensure that the ball can be held firmly in his hand and will not be easily released.

So for Shi Lei, the most urgent need to improve is not his technique, but his physical strength. As for this, Arsenal's fitness coach will also make a corresponding training plan for him.

(End of this chapter)