Chapter 244: Bench
Madrid rarely has rainy weather, but during the transition period between winter and spring this year, influenza swept in again. The players' most feared threat of a pandemic began, so they would wear gloves and hats during morning training.
Even so, they were still wearing thin sportswear and were shivering with cold when they first came to the stadium. But this was only temporary. As long as they started exercising, their bodies would naturally warm up.
Eggsy's training conditions are indoors, but his training sessions are not easy at all. Zidane treats Eggsy as his own apprentice and teaches him everything he has learned throughout his life. But this means...
"Eggsy! Body! Open up your body while running!"
"Put your arms away, don't be lazy!"
"Find a way to catch the ball, and when you catch the ball you have to think about, when this ball comes, what are you going to do with it?"
At this time, Eggsy had taken off his shirt and was running on the court in sports shorts. It was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He started physical training at 8 o'clock in the morning, technical training at 10 o'clock in the afternoon, and then tactical running training on the court at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Except for a break at noon, Eggsy had no rest at all.
His body was now covered in sweat, and every part of his body began to reflect light under the lights of the indoor training ground.
Eggsy was also out of breath. After Zidane aimed the automatic serving machine at the sideline behind him again, Eggsy could only turn around quickly while charging, intending to catch the ball. However, his physical exhaustion made his feet messy, and he eventually fell to the grass.
This time Zidane did not scold Eggsy anymore. Instead, he walked over and smiled at Eggsy who was lying on the grass on the field, gasping for breath.
"Tired?"
Eggsy nodded obediently, but he still stood up and looked at Zidane in front of him. He knew that Zidane might have something to say, so he didn't speak rashly.
Zidane looked at Eggsy's bright golden eyes looking at him, and knew that the kid probably knew something and was just waiting for him to speak, so he asked him: "Do you know why I was the one teaching you during this period instead of Modric?"
When Eggsy heard this question, he lowered his head slightly, and it seemed that he knew the reason. Zidane continued, "You are right. Although Modric introduced you to the team, he is your mentor in various midfield techniques and awareness, but his tactics are not suitable for you."
"I'm afraid you already knew this." To be honest, Eggsy's brain is one of the best in the team, how could he not know?
Modric's running frequency and body flexibility are something that Eggsy can never achieve. Judging from the body shape, it is impossible for Eggsy and Modric to inherit the same.
But Eggsy and Zidane are very similar.
So during this period, Modric also found Zidane and asked him to teach Eggsy. After all, Zidane is now the head coach of the club. Let him teach Eggsy, not to mention what other players think, the time is already difficult enough.
But Zidane did not refuse immediately, but told Modric that he could give it a try. This attempt also made him discover Eggsy's potential. From that time on, Zidane also found that Eggsy could integrate what he learned. Now this kid is almost known as the little Zidane.
Seeing this, Zidane thought that Eggsy could be said to be a sponge. As long as you teach him, there seems to be nothing he can't learn.
But this still means a problem, Eggsy's training must be carried out separately. Movement and technique are secondary. The key is that Zidane must also teach Eggsy his awareness and tactical understanding on the court over the years.
That meant Eggsy and Zidane could only start practicing 1v1. Zidane was already very tight on time, so he pushed the intensity of Eggsy's training to the maximum. So even though Eggsy's training ended at 4:30 in the afternoon, every time he went back to eat, he could hardly lift his fork. Several times he even lay on the court due to exhaustion, and lay there for about half an hour before going back.
Training of this intensity will only make Eggsy more tired than before.
But Eggsy persisted, and when he was able to apply what he had learned on the court and bring victory to the club again and again, Zidane was thinking: Is he going to teach him to be a copy of Zidane? Or is he going to let Eggsy have his own style?
So from today on, Zidane will no longer ask Eggsy to make any changes to his awareness. As long as he can catch the ball and pass it, Zidane will not ask him to make any corrections. So today, Zidane's training of Aige returned to the details and began to ask Eggsy to do various body movements.
However, such painful training is only for a while, and of course there will be no improvement, the body can only get used to it. Of course, there is another way, the game has started. This time Real Madrid played away at Atletico Madrid's home stadium, the Civitas Metropolitano.
Before the game, everyone had a heated discussion about whether Eggsy could play that day. Of course, the media also fanned the flames. Although Eggsy is very important in the midfield, if Real Madrid changes its tactics, other players on the bench can also play.
It's just that the threat and power are relatively weaker.
But even such an issue can cause several media outlets to argue over it, but Zidane is very happy with such a media war of opinion.
It's not for any other reason, just because he has hidden Eggsy in hiding during this period, and it happened that Eggsy looked uncomfortable in all activities after Christmas, so the outside world has been speculating that Eggsy was injured in the last game against Bayern and has not recovered yet.
However, such speculation actually cleared up the news of Eggsy's injury when his name appeared on the roster. But when I saw that Eggsy was not in Zidane's starting lineup...
"He must be injured! Zidane is still practicing Tai Chi!"
"My cub! The cub is now sitting on the bench with his coat on!"
"My baby seems very lonely~, 嘤嘤嘤, he must be hurt~"
Is Eggsy injured? Of course not. It's not the first time for him to sit on the bench, but it's the first time for him to sit on the bench with a mission. Eggsy also felt a little uncomfortable. He remembered that Zidane told him to try not to move around. He could stand up, but he shouldn't walk around.
Of course, Eggsy knew that this was mainly because Zidane also knew that if he wanted to win the championship, then putting himself on the bench was also to attract others and to make the rumor that he was injured more reliable. But is this really useful?
Eggsy sat on the bench, watching his teammates warm up on the court. Ramos especially winked at him. Modric even touched Eggsy's hair before leaving, then smiled and said, "Well, be good."
"Ah?" Eggsy looked at Modric a little aggrieved, but let Modric touch his hair again.
The fans did not miss this scene. All of them widened their eyes and looked excited.
"Ohhh, master and disciple CP!"
"The rabbit's apprentice puppy looks so aggrieved, hahaha~ they are both so cute~"
"But it looks like the cub is really hurt. Otherwise, why are all his old fathers trying to comfort him?"
Eggsy sat on the bench and watched everyone leave. He could only sit next to Zidane and look at the tactical book in Zidane's hand. But Eggsy was peeking, so he kept stretching his neck to take a look, which made the audience in the audience couldn't help laughing.
However, the game continued, and Atletico continued their attack with great momentum. This time Real Madrid did not have Eggsy, so they only had two players in the midfield, but five in the back, which was obviously a conspiracy.
The plan was to get a point, then park the bus in front of the goal, and completely block Atletico's way to score points. But Atletico was not stupid, so of course they would start a crazy breakthrough, or even start a crazy bombardment.
The Real Madrid defenders led by Ramos skillfully launched a defensive counterattack, and several times Real Madrid's ball had already attacked Atletico's goal.
But... the game on the court was exciting, and Eggsy was watching, but he was really bored.
Since he couldn't go up to play football, he didn't wear too much. Zidane originally asked him to use a big towel to protect himself from the wind, but now he was bored and wrapped himself with his own big towel.
When Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were entangled in the midfield and the game was close, Eggsy was looking at the court excitedly with a towel in his hand. He was undisguisedly annoyed when he saw his team lost the ball, and was excited when he saw his team successfully passed the ball to break through. He even attracted the cameras following the game.
But he was not sitting on the bench for nothing. Zidane had just discovered that Eggsy was peeking at his tactical notebook, and now he gave Eggsy the job of recording some data. In his excitement, the notebook on Eggsy's lap and the pen in his hand flew out.
Coincidentally, it hit the head of Zidane who was sitting next to him.
A group of fans almost died of laughter and shouted across the Internet: Get well soon, Zidane please let the child go on the court as soon as he gets better, otherwise you will suffer if this child is around you.
But Zidane was not angry with Eggsy. After Eggsy got over his excitement and realized that he had hit Zidane, he slowly spoke: "Do you know the difference between watching tactics from the bottom and from the top?"
Eggsy nodded in confusion.
Zidane looked at Eggsy and said, "This is the tactic I want to teach you. Stand aside and look at the overall situation, and then make the most advantageous tactical attack."
After saying that, Zidane opened his tactical book in front of Eggsy and showed Eggsy his entire tactical arrangement.
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