Chapter 5
【Spread flowers～】
[The host is so awesome!] I unlocked an achievement so quickly and got ten points! 】
'Shut up! '
"Ritter!"
"Wow! You were amazing today! You caught every ball this afternoon!"
"It's stable, it's stable, we are stable for the next game!"
"Yes, yes, with Ritter here, we will definitely beat Birmingham City in the next game!"
After Ben Watt turned and left, the teammate who had been standing aside without saying a word ran all the way to Zhou Liran like a husky with its leash released.
"If the coach scolds us again after we win, I will go directly to..."
Zhou Liran felt numb from all the compliments. When he heard Wood's words, he interrupted him helplessly, "Aren't you hungry? I'm going crazy with hunger."
At 19:34 on the afternoon of March 4, Zhou Liran refused Coker's request to carry him back to the locker room. He stood up, pounded his legs, turned his head to look at the two footballs on the field, sighed deeply, and then turned around and followed his teammates off the field.
While sighing, Zhou Liran's mind suddenly popped up again: What is going on?
After changing their jerseys in the locker room, some players left the club directly, while others returned to the dormitory after having dinner in the cafeteria.
Because of family reasons, Zhou Liran started living in the dormitory at the age of thirteen and has seen off several roommates. Coker, who came to Chelsea U18 last year, is his third roommate.
Since Cocker moved in, Zhou Liran has been living in the dormitory all the time except when he goes home during the holidays. If Cocker hadn't known that Zhou Liran had been like this since he moved in, he would have suspected that Zhou Liran was a poor orphan.
But, “You’re going home today too?”
Zhou Liran nodded slightly.
"I replied yesterday and I replied today as well," Cocker touched his forehead, "Have you encountered something that is difficult to solve?"
"It's a bit troublesome," Zhou Liran said with a serious face, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll be away from the dormitory a lot recently, so I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on my belongings."
After saying goodbye to Coker, Zhou Liran took a taxi to a nearby hotel as he did yesterday and booked a room just like yesterday. But this time Zhou Liran rushed directly to the bathroom, washed himself from head to toe, and then walked out of the bathroom while drying his hair.
The system in his mind was not lying. He was hit so many times by the football but he only felt pain. There was no wound on his face at all, let alone redness and swelling caused by being hit. His tolerance for pain has always been relatively high, so it's not a big problem. He can use this love system to become a truly talented person.
【Host……】
"Do you have any painkillers with no side effects in your points mall? If not, shut up."
To be honest, after saying this, Zhou Liran was actually looking forward to the system speaking again, but... this guy was pretending to be dead.
So unfortunately, he still has to be "loved" by the "coquettish" football.
A dreamless night
After arriving at the team and starting training the next day, Zhou Liran discovered a horrifying fact: the entire Chelsea team had a lot of footballs, and the used footballs would be sent to the logistics department for cleaning and maintenance every day. Because there are so many footballs, the staff does not work overtime to clean them that night and then give them directly to the team the next day. Instead, they will be cleaned together after a certain number of them have accumulated.
The footballs used by the team have to be cleaned at least two days in advance every day, and the cleaned footballs may not be sent to Chelsea U18 again, because no one will number the footballs. They are all loaded on carts and sent directly after cleaning, so the footballs may also be sent to the Chelsea home team... This means that Zhou Liran will have to bind new love partners every day, and more than one.
It is obviously not enough for the Cobham training base to be silent just tonight, it will probably be silent every day and night thereafter.
…………
Because of his excellent performance in yesterday's competition and the subsequent specialized training, coach Ben Valen arranged for an assistant coach to assist Zhou Liran in training ground balls and catching balls in the air early in the morning.
During the initial training, Zhou Liran was allowed to half-squat, and the assistant coach stood in the penalty area and kicked the football to Zhou Liran. Zhou Liran needed to judge the left or right direction of the football before it rushed into the goal and control his body to immediately pounce to the left or right to stop the football.
This is a training that Zhou Liran often does, so he did not establish a romantic relationship with the new football in front of him. He relied entirely on his personal ability to block all the footballs kicked by the assistant coach.
After warming up for about ten minutes, the assistant coach started to increase the intensity. Two footballs were placed in place, and after kicking the first ball, there would be a ten-second interval before kicking the second ball.
Zhou Liran glanced at head coach Ben Valen who was standing aside with his arms folded, and silently called out the system that bound the two footballs: he couldn't perform poorly, especially after he had actively raised the expectations of himself in other people's hearts.
The assistant coach kicked the first ball in the air, which was an aerial ball above the knees and below the chest. The goalkeeper's fixed action when receiving this kind of ball is to put his palms up, with the little fingers of both hands close together, and lock the football directly between the two hands.
Of course, before locking onto the football, Zhou Liran had to first determine the flight trajectory of the football and decide whether to move left or right - everyone can make the movements to catch the ball, but whether he can catch the football is the key to determining whether this person is a good goalkeeper.
The first goal did not require the "throwing the ball into the arms" buff. If Zhou Liran couldn't even stop such a ball, he wouldn't even be able to be the fourth substitute goalkeeper in the team.
The second ball is the key. After Zhou Liran received the first ball, he let go and then went to catch the second ball. It was considered a success only if he caught the ball or pounced on the ball.
The success rate of this ball receiving training for Chelsea U18 goalkeepers is between 60% and 75%. The highest success rate of 75% was achieved by Wood. Zhou Liran's previous success rate was 65%.
Considering that Zhou Liran's performance in the competition and specialized training yesterday was like he had suddenly gotten enlightened, Ben Valen arranged a separate training for Zhou Liran today. He wanted to know how long Zhou Liran could maintain that state yesterday. Ben Valen's psychological expectation was an 80% success rate.
When Zhou Liran first caught the ball, his movements were very neat and clear. Two balls flew towards Zhou Liran one after the other and were caught by the latter. But after six successful attempts, Ben Valen held his breath and waited for the next time.
He caught the first ball steadily. When he caught the second ball, it could be seen that Zhou Liran's movements were obviously much slower, but he rushed forward and pressed the football under his body.
It was a bit embarrassing, but Zhou Liran did stop the football.
The next step is the eighth time. If successful, it will prove that Zhou Liran has really broken through his own limit.
The first ball was caught. Second ball!
After high-frequency continuous movement, Zhou Liran's movements had become a little slow. When he received the second ball, he only touched the football with his hand. The next second, the football changed its direction and rushed straight towards Zhou Liran's chin.
The pain instantly cleared Zhou Liran's confused mind. His hands instantly regained strength and he grabbed the football with force.
Caught it! !
Ben Watt's eyes widened. He never expected that Zhou Liran would exceed his expectations. The next two catching training sessions were successful!
Zhou Liran grabbed the football tightly with his hands, with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to crush the football in his hands.
"Ritter! That was great! You caught every ball!"
Zhou Liran turned his head and gave the head coach a somewhat pale smile: Yes, he did not expect that he would be completely successful today. He succeeded seven times, and for the remaining three times, the football would have bounced out after hitting his chin, but he didn't know where he got the strength and energy to hold the football firmly in his hand.
What is this called? Does pain make people grow?
[Ding ding ding!] 】
[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the achievement "Baby, you can't escape from my palm" and getting ten points! 】
Zhou Liran had a blank expression on his face and said, "Get lost." '
[Host, this is an automatic response program...]
'Shut up! '
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