The Ball at Your Feet

After the 13th round of the Premier League, basically between the strong and weak teams, there is also a gradual division of levels-the front is far ahead, and Arsenal, who is third, Everton, who is at the top of the list by as much as eight points, has been separated. And Chelsea, who are chasing after them, are naturally the first group. If nothing happens, the championship will be produced between them.

The second group is now Liverpool and Manchester United following closely behind. Although the points difference of Everton is not much, after all, their lineup is not thick. Although the staff is getting tired, and when the FA Cup starts in the second half of the season, the game will become a double line. It is estimated that Everton also had to fall behind.

Compared with Arsenal and Chelsea, which have a solid lineup, Liverpool and Manchester United have fallen behind for their own reasons. Liverpool is entangled with injuries, but at the same time, the tactics have not been well coordinated, almost the relationship between field rotation. And Manchester United failed because their goalkeeper problem has become the laughing stock of the entire Premier League.

It was enough to have a goalkeeper Bartez who could advertise butter. But Barthes is gone, Howard and Carroll are also fools. Howard was in the Champions League last season and lost his trust because of a fatal error against Porto. This season, he was thrown on the bench and Carlos made the start. But in the Champions League game against Lyon, Carroll used a crotch leak to pay tribute to his predecessor Tybee and put himself on the bench. I thought Howard would be able to sit firmly in the goalkeeper, but in the away game against Fenerbahçe, he lost three more and was taken down again-Carroll was once again honorable.

No one knows how long this kind of reincarnation will take, but it is estimated that it will be difficult for Manchester United to be competitive before introducing a new goalkeeper.

After 13 rounds, Chelsea’s running-in has gradually been completed. Head coach Mourinho also made a promise at this time, "We will win the cup in April."

Such madness naturally attracted strong onlookers from the media. In an interview, when it comes to the Champions League issue, Mourinho once again stated, "What I will bring to Chelsea is not just a championship, but a dynasty!"

These words naturally made the media more excited.

At the Liverpool training base, watching the news of Chelsea, the team's assistant coach Paco Yesterdam couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "Why is Chelsea's luck so good?"

"It's not luck to be rich, right? They have a rich boss, and we don't have... that's it." Benitez immediately talked to him after hearing what he said.

"But... I always think their luck is really very good. Don't you think that? Their lineup is actually not thick, but they won't suffer injuries, and they don't take turns. You won't encounter physical problems, isn't this kind of luck still good?"

In response, Benitez was silent for a while before speaking, "Paco, I know how he did it."

"How to do it?" Yesterdam immediately became interested.

"You are in charge of the team's training. Then, tell me, what kind of training is the training that consumes the most physical energy and consumes the most for the players?"

"Strength training, this is something fools know." Yesterdam answered immediately, "What do you want to say?"

"In our team, 15% of the basic training volume of everyone is strength training." Benitez continued to answer the question. "As you know, our training method is Spanish. That is to say, the proportion of strength training is the least among the training methods of all countries. Some French teams that value strength very much have 30% requirements for strength training, but no matter what kind of football concept, they are not. Dare to give up strength training, why is this?"

"Maintain muscle strength and avoid injury-this is common sense, what do you want to say?"

"So, have you ever thought about, if, during training, you really give up strength training altogether, what will be the result?"

"What's the use of saying this..." Suddenly, Jestedan thought of something, "You mean..."

"That's right. Give up strength training completely and save most of your physical energy. Even if you face a third-line battle with a team's lineup, it is not a problem. At the same time, because the athletes themselves have better physical fitness, they should be appropriately reduced. Strength training, or even stopping strength training, can reduce the fatigue of athletes' muscles and greatly reduce injuries." Benitez said, "These things are common sense, right?"

"Don't say such things deliberately hurt me!" Yesterdam smiled and cursed, "But, why have I never seen you use this method? In other words, this method must have a big drawback. As for you dare not use it?"

"Injury." Benitez replied concisely, "The biggest problem with this training method is that the injury problem caused is too big. Just think about it and you can know this problem: a player stops. With strength training, he can really increase his physical strength in a short period of time, and because he is not tired, his injuries will be reduced. But how long does it take? People need exercise to be able to have physical fitness. Over time, People’s physical fitness will drop drastically, and the injuries that follow will only be more severe."

"How long will the injury come?" Yesterdam asked.

"After two years. Within two years, there should be no problems."

This remark frustrated Jestadan again. Two years? This is too long. Two years later, maybe Chelsea has really become a dynasty.

"But, how do you know this training method? Is it possible that you have specially studied Portuguese football? I have been an assistant for you from Tenerife, and I have never seen you care about Portuguese football."

"This kind of training method is not the football concept of Portugal." Benitez replied, "This is the method that our domestic club came up with. He is just learning from the domestic club."

"Someone in Spain uses this training method? Why haven't I heard of it? Where? Really?" Yesterdam doubted.

"Real Madrid will not do things that are not for the sake of athletes' sports career!" Benitez was a little angry this time, "Real Madrid's training methods are very professional, this is beyond doubt!"

Obviously, Real Madrid just recently drove off the coach due to too much training, okay... Yesterdan complained in his heart, but he nodded and said: The guy in front of you is from the youth training of Castilla, and he did it for Bosque. He has been an assistant coach and a youth training supervisor in Madrid. He signed Raúl’s **** Melinger for Real Madrid. He really shouldn't slander Real Madrid in front of him.

"If it's not Real Madrid, then it would be Barcelona? Only these two clubs need to do this, because they have too many stars, and the salary of eleven people can basically top a team. They It is difficult to have enough lineup thickness, so they would think of this kind of idea!"

Yesterdam thought of something, “I’m right, right? Mourinho used to be Van Gaal’s assistant coach. He learned this training method at Barcelona. Yes, that’s right, no wonder Luo Nardinho’s state in Barcelona is so amazing that he can maintain his strength on the court even if he spends time and drinks outside – it turns out they stopped strength training!"

Yesterdam also had a background in football skills, and he was still very keen on this. This discovery made him walk around the house and refused to stop, "Yes, that's right. He stopped his strength training. Ronaldinho’s stamina is more than enough. He can play the most beautiful football while playing. It’s because he doesn’t have to spend time on the training ground! No wonder... Then, according to your statement, it’s 05-06. , Or in the 06-07 season, his state will drop drastically, and he may even suffer injuries?"

"Where does he need to be injured? His playing method relies too much on explosiveness and flexibility. If he doesn't train for a long time, once his physical fitness declines, his career will be useless." Benitez said, "Chelsea It is not the same. In the 06-07 season, a large-scale injury will definitely break out. The Premier League has a lot of active running, and there will be a World Cup in the summer of the 06 season. The players have short rest periods and need to fight continuously. , Their exhaustion has accumulated to a certain level, and there will definitely be injuries."

"It's going to be 06-07... But, if this is really the case, should we bring it to the media? Their approach is simply joking with the athlete's career!"

"It's useless, are there such jokes? There are still clubs in England that do not have professional doctors. Who cares about this training method? And the training method is originally a secret of others. We guess, and then we will report it. People will say that we are jealous~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Benitez’s eyes flickered, and he obviously recalled something, “Don’t go, it’s useless. "

"But this is really..."

"I asked an old man from that club." Although Jesterdan had guessed that it was Barcelona, ​​Benitez still refused to say his name. "I said that this was destroying the athlete. He told me. I, the state of a really good athlete, is not maintained by the club forcing training. If you are a really good athlete, you can definitely add weight to yourself. And those who are not good...do this to make them burst out. More brilliance. Moreover, he also has a special set of tactics, relying on the increase in the backcourt to save the players energy, that is a complete training system. But this coach, obviously did not learn his tactical thinking , But just learned the training method."

In this case, Jesterdan was speechless. After a while, he remembered something, "Rafa, have you never thought about doing this? Even if they will be injured in the future, it will be something in the future after all. Do it now, in at least two years, they will Achieve results, this is your result, and after two years, you can change to a club..."

"Paco! We are coaches. We are called coaches because we need to teach the players. We are in the Premier League. But it’s best to remember that we are different from those managers. They are for money. We It’s for football itself. Honor or something is nothing compared to football itself!"

Yesterdam looked at Benitez and smiled for a while, "Sure enough, it's Rafa I know... Since all you head coaches want to be someone who doesn't want results and values ​​players more, what can I say? What about it? Go with you, that's it."