There is a belief called football

Chapter 191

Chapter 191

On April 4th, the Uruguayan team arrived at Pudong Airport under the leadership of the head coach "Tabarez". As soon as they left the airport, the Uruguayan team members were warmly welcomed by Shanghai fans.

South Africa won No.4 in the World Cup and won the 2011 America's Cup. In recent years, Uruguay, once a giant that once fell, has once again attracted worldwide attention, and now some world-class stars have emerged in Uruguay. The most familiar ones should be Suarez, Cavani, and Forlan.

The Chinese fans at the airport are divided into two factions - the female fans still like Fran the most. Needless to say, the reason is that Fran should be the most handsome in the Uruguayan team.

And the favorite of male fans must be the first-class Suarez.

So at the scene, the names of these two people were the most loudly shouted, but in fact, anyone who knows a little bit of football knows that there are too many stars in the Uruguayan team. Look at their defense line-"Maxi Pereira" who played for Porto, "Godin" with Atletico Madrid, and "Cáceres" with Juventus.

But in fact, I want to say that the real hero of Uruguay should be their head coach - Tabarez. This Uruguayan native coach born in 1947 has made outstanding achievements. It can be said that the biggest contributor to the strong rise of Uruguayan football in the past five years is Tabarez.

In short, the arrival of this Uruguay team is no less than the sensation caused by the European giants coming to Shanghai in the summer. In terms of the quality and quantity of the stars, it may be more enjoyable for the fans this time. What Uruguay brings is the original team that won the Copa America last year.

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The arrival of Uruguay soon attracted all kinds of media from Shanghai and even China. The Uruguayans were also very cooperative. As long as the price was negotiated, they would not refuse any request for interviews. Obviously, the purpose of Uruguay’s visit was to make money for a vacation. As for tomorrow’s game?That's not something they think too much about.

In just one day, the old coach "Tabarez" took the captain Lugano and Suarez to attend 3 interviews. Although the price has not been announced, everyone estimates that they will make a lot of money.

The match started at 4:11 p.m. on April 8th. Normally, the Uruguayan team should start training on the afternoon of April 4th, but I don’t know why the whole Uruguayan team went shopping in the afternoon. The place they went was the famous "Tianzifang" in Shanghai. So many stars suddenly came to Tianzifang, which is full of tourists.

Suarez, the weirdest player in the Uruguayan team, was discussing something with the team's right back "Maxie Pereira". In the end, "Maxie Pereira" took out his mobile phone and quietly took pictures in the distance, and Suarez ran over and jumped on Cavani to play tricks on Cavani. This happy scene was later spread on social media.

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When the Uruguayan players are making money, shopping, and happy, when the whole world has forgotten that there is another team called the Chinese team in Shanghai besides the Uruguayan team, what are the players of the Chinese team doing, and what is Stan doing?

They were sweating profusely at the No. 1 training ground of the Hongkou Football Stadium and were being trained by Stan. Stan drew circles on the lawn with white plaster powder, which was where Stan asked the players to stand.

Now Stan is doing the offensive training of corner kicks and free kicks. There are two free kick kickers in the Chinese team—Li Qiao and Shao Jiayi.

The free kick that Stan requires is the kind that flies into the goal. It must be fast and flat, just like shooting a goal. This is also the most popular way to take a free kick now.

Because Stan was not satisfied with the results of several training sessions, as soon as he ran, the players would forget their positions, that is, "out of position", so Stan simply painted a circle with plaster powder, so that he forced the players not to lose their positions.

"Wei Xiao, watch Cavani in front of you," Stan shouted.

Now it is "Gao Lin" of the Chinese team who plays "Cavani" temporarily. This is the person Stan can find most like "Cavani" among Chinese players.

Wei Xiao pointed to his feet, looking a little dissatisfied.

This is a training method designed by Stan on a whim—that is, to put strength training rubber bands on the defenders' legs, just like handcuffs. This is a great restraint for the defenders, but Stan feels that if Wei Xiao is not "restrained", it will be too easy for him to defend Gao Lin, and the training effect will not be achieved at all.

But Wei Xiao has never encountered such a weird training method since he was a child. He feels a little "limped". To be honest, he is very uncomfortable.

Stan knew that Wei Xiao was uncomfortable, and he also knew that he was upset, but he continued to train as if he didn't see it.

But what Stan didn't expect was that Wei Xiao's adaptability was super strong. After 10 minutes, Wei Xiao got used to the "elastic shackles" on his feet. When defending Gao Lin, he could easily win every time. In this way, Stan could only increase the difficulty.

Stan waved his hand and yelled, "Prahimi, come here".

Yes, you heard me right, Stan called Brahimi, the thing is like this, the national team match day is also when the club is on vacation, and Brahimi has not yet been selected for the Ukrainian national team, so Stan wondered if he could invite "Xiao Hei" to be a "senior training partner".

When he comes, invite him to eat "Shanghai local cuisine". Prahimi will definitely be willing to serve him. In fact, if Prahimi has not represented the Ukrainian youth team in international competitions, he really wants to get Xiao Hei to the Chinese national team.

When the coach gave an order, Prahimi ran over, and Stan said to Gao Lin, "Take a rest first."

"Prahimi, come on, do you know Cavani?"

Prahimi nodded.

Stan then pointed at Way and laughed and said, "Can you knock him over"?

Prahimi looked at Wei Xiao, who had cold eyes, and Wei Xiao also looked at Brahimi, who was as strong as a cow, and the two were quite competitive.

"Small thing, Coach Stan," Brahimi said.

Wei Xiao bowed his head and sneered, thinking: "Come if you have the guts."

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This time the duel can be said to be the tip of the needle against Maimang. Stan gestured to Li Qiao over there, indicating that it was OK, let's kick.

Li Qiao raised his hand to signal that he was about to make a free throw, and the players in the penalty area began to move their feet non-stop. The defensive players had to choose the best defensive position, while the offensive players had to run out of space to get rid of the entanglement of the defenders.

Li Qiao's free throw is very flat, with almost no arc, just like when he shoots. This kind of ball is very difficult for defenders to handle.

Brahimi ran towards the ball, and what Wei Xiao had to do was to get stuck in the position and prevent Brahimi from easily taking off to compete for the top.

At this time, both hands started to move, Wei Xiao desperately pushed Prahimi out, but Brahimi's body was too strong, Wei Xiao really couldn't carry it, but Wei Xiao's characteristic was his calm mind, he knew that as long as he got stuck, it would be useless for Prahimi to be strong.

Sure enough, Wei Xiao got in the position successfully. Prahimi saw the direction of the football flight, and he knew that if they wanted to take off and compete for the top, the two would have to head-to-head, and they might get injured.

But Brahimi didn't have to hesitate. The first thing a player thinks of on the court should be how to make a reasonable move instead of thinking about other things. If he really hurts Stan's player, he can't blame himself.

Brahimi struggled to take off to compete for the top, but Wei Xiao, not to be outdone, stretched his head over, and with a "bang", their heads hit each other at the same time. The other teammates were dumbfounded, and Stan beside him was also shocked, "Don't get hurt", Stan thought.

In an instant, Wei Xiao's chest was red, blood had already dripped onto the jersey, Wei Xiao's head was broken, the team doctor rushed over to stop Wei Xiao's bleeding, and Stan also rushed over to see if his beloved disciple was okay.

The team doctor asked Wei Xiao to follow his fingers with his eyes to make sure that Wei Xiao was still sane. The final diagnosis showed that there was no other problem except for the broken skin.

Stan breathed a sigh of relief at the team doctor's diagnosis. He patted Brahimi, who was stunned, and said, "Good job, you are the first person who can overthrow him."

Hearing that Stan didn't blame him, Brahimi felt relieved and started to laugh too, but when he saw Wei Xiao's chest was bright red, Prahimi also felt scared, "Hey, friend, isn't it just a training class?"thought Brahimi.

After simple treatment, Wei Xiao still insisted on training. His actions aroused the bloodiness of his teammates. Stan consulted the team doctor, and finally confirmed that Wei Xiao was fine, so he agreed to Wei Xiao to continue training.

Stan always repeats the word "fast". He always feels that he is not fast enough, the pass is not fast enough, and the shooting is not fast enough. He knows that facing the extremely fast Uruguay, only if he is also fast can he have a chance.

Stan looked at his watch, and it was the game tonight, so he cut down a little time in today's training, "Go to rest, boys, go to a massage, gather your strength, and deal with the Uruguayans at night."

The team members are also looking forward to the game tonight. They have never encountered such a strong opponent. What will happen then? Will Suarez start?Let's wait until tonight's Hongkou battle.

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