Chapter 34 Learning
The next morning, Eggsy was almost late because he stayed up all night to make phone calls. The kid once again performed his skills of jumping down the stairs on one leg and putting on socks in front of his teammates, leaving the fathers speechless, embarrassed and worried.
If this kid jumps down the stairs on one leg and falls down, and he fails to compete, and this gets out - Dad will lose face!
Son! Dad won't allow you to do this!
Although teammates wanted to complain to Eggsy and ask him to change his bad habit of being late, no one said anything, including coach Ranieri.
After all, everyone knew that Eggsy would practice until a certain time, and then finish his homework and study until a certain time. But after training today, Eggsy suddenly ran away, which surprised his teammates.
They didn't know at this time that Eggsy had already found a "foreign aid", that is, Modric had hired a teacher to teach him defense.
Ramos's teaching of Eggsy's defense was really down-to-earth. He even used social software to "video" with Eggsy for this purpose.
It really started remote teaching and check-in services. It was the first time that Eggsy experienced what remote education is, and it was synchronized in real time.
In fact, Modric really didn't intend to let Ramos teach him, but Ramos knew about Eggsy and that Modric and Eggsy were in contact. So the next day he asked Modric about Eggsy.
Then when he learned that the kid was worried about his poor defense, he immediately patted his chest and volunteered to take over.
"I was the best player in last year's final! And I'm the captain of Real Madrid! Don't you think this kind of thing should be done by a midfielder like me?"
Although Modric remained silent, he did cross his arms across his chest, and his eyes and expression clearly said: ...Don't you think of leading my kid astray!
Until Ramos promised that he would not teach Eggsy all kinds of fierce tackles, but only teach the core of defense, prediction, technology, center of gravity, and things that are unique to Ramos.
Then they agreed on the teaching time. After Ramos and Eggsy met on the phone, there was not much greeting. He directly took Eggsy to start today's class.
"Okay, we have limited time today, so let's not talk too much and start defending now." Ramos started warming up, stretching his muscles, and then asked, "Who will your team play next?"
Eggsy obviously couldn't accept such a direct approach, and Ramos spoke very quickly. Eggsy, who was not fluent in Spanish, could only think for a moment and then answered: "Chelsea's Fabregas."
When he heard the name, Ramos suddenly turned around: "Who?"
Eggsy was stunned for a moment, then spoke clearly, "Fabregas."
Immediately, a strange expression appeared on Ramos' face, which could be described as a smirk that was full of evil!
"Oh," Ramos said softly, then revealed a strange smile: "He is an old friend. He can teach you a lot of things. You can say hello to him after you finish learning."
So Ramos, who originally planned to teach Eggsy the basics of defense, temporarily changed his teaching plan. Recalling the competition with Barcelona, Ramos planned to pass on all his best skills to Eggsy.
Ramos told Eggsy little by little about the requirements and experience of defense, and even said that the key to defending Fabregas is that the closer you get, the harder it is to defend, because this guy particularly likes to use speed and skills to break through others.
Little Eggsy asked naively: Why?
Ramos put his face close to the phone and said seriously: "Of course, such a breakthrough can most undermine the confidence of the opponent's midfield."
Seeing that Eggsy seemed to be half-understanding and half-confused, Ramos simply said, "This is a kind of psychological pressure."
"Imagine, if you were also a midfielder, and someone mercilessly shot you through the bottom of the court at the first encounter, and then he shot you through without you having any reaction, what do you think would happen when you saw him later?"
After hearing this, Eggsy finally understood that there was a shadow and pressure all over!
At this time, Ramos said carefully: "So, you must crush his idea at the first time and prevent him from breaking through you. In this way, the pressure and shadow he wants to put on you will return to himself!"
Eggsy was enlightened by Ramos' explanation. He nodded and even clapped his hands!
"Then, how can I defend against his speed and skill?"
Ramos smiled at this time and said seriously: "Of course, don't kick rashly."
Ramos didn't teach Eggsy casually, he really used all his skills and experience accumulated over the years to teach him.
"Remember, the first and most important rule is: don't lose your focus."
Ramos looked at Eggsy on the screen of his mobile phone, wondering what the kid ate to grow so tall. At the same time, he lowered his center of gravity and assumed a fairly formal defensive posture.
"Otherwise, once the opponent puts pressure on you physically or with speed, or even goes around you, it will make your center of gravity unstable."
"Someone like Eggsy can bend down appropriately. Yes, that's it." Ramos felt that Eggsy's comprehension was really good, and then he took the time to start teaching the child the subsequent movements.
"Remember not to focus on the opponent's face or even the movements of his upper body. Focus on his feet and the ball. Don't rush forward recklessly. Instead, keep a certain distance so that when the opponent wants to go around you, he must have a sprint phase."
At this time, Ramos made a breakthrough with the ball in his own stadium. In order to make it easier for Eggsy to see, he did it very slowly so that Eggsy could see the analysis of his movements.
"At this time, whether it is a fake move, a change of direction, an emergency stop, a change of speed or any other way to get past the opponent, you just need to pay attention to the frequency of his kicks and react in time to block him."
Then, Ramos calmed down for a moment, apparently as if he was planning something. Eggsy waited for a while before he could not help but ask cautiously, "Anything else?"
"It's something very important." Ramos opened his eyes and changed his previous nonchalant attitude to become extremely serious.
The one Eggsy brought to him couldn't help but stand up straight, waiting for the teacher's instructions.
Ramos suddenly asked, "What kind of defense do you hope to play in this game?"
Eggsy thought about it and answered seriously: "I will never let the other party get past my defense."
When Ramos heard this, he immediately rubbed his hands in excitement and said with a smirk, "Hey, if you ask me this, I'm really excited."
Ramos even scratched his hair, and said to Eggsy proudly, "If you ask who is the best at tight defense, I, Ramos, dare say that no one is better than me!"
Ramos was so proud at this time that he patted his waist, thighs, and even nose and said: "See, these places are injured, but I didn't pass the ball even though I was like this!"
Eggsy looked at the excited Ramos on the other end of the phone, his eyes turned into stars, and he even clapped!
Ramos, who has become completely arrogant, no longer hides anything and teaches him everything that can be taught and cannot be taught.
After teaching defense, Ramos even talked about the core concept of his backcourt defense:
"People can fall down, but the ball can't go in!"
Ramos was full of pride when he said this, but then he remembered that the person on the other end of the phone was Modric's apprentice, so he coughed again and said, "Well, what, yellow cards, injuries, try to have as few as possible, otherwise it will be easy to be restricted if you get yellow cards."
Ramos easily saw the confusion on Eggsy's face. He seemed to not understand why Ramos had been so aggressive just now but now immediately backed off.
"That injury is even worse, as you will be kept on the bench for a long time." Ramos said dryly. He remembered that both he and Modric had been injured, and it was not a good feeling to be kept on the bench for a long time.
So Ramos was making up for his rash words just now, thinking that since Eggsy had learned what he should and shouldn't learn, Lukita shouldn't do anything to him...right?
What Ramos said seems simple, but it requires certain reaction training and defense training. Ordinary people may not be able to do it, but Eggsy is a professional player, and these trainings are completely routine for him.
Eggsy really relied on Ramos's teaching to practice day by day and learn little by little. The pain and hardship in it made everyone see that Eggsy was trying his best.
At first, Mr. Ranieri saw Eggsy working overtime every day and thought that he was putting too much pressure on him. Because on the night when he knew that the opponent would be Chelsea, Mr. Ranieri told him in his tactical class that the control of the midfield in this game was very important and could be said to be the key to who would win or lose between Leicester City and Chelsea.
"Eggssy, I know it's difficult for you, but I hope you will be prepared." Mr. Ranieri told Eggssy at the time that the top priority of his future training plan would be physical fitness and his range of motion.
"It will be very tiring, and very... Eggsy." Mr. Ranieri thought for a moment and said in a serious tone: "In this game, the midfield will be the one that decides the outcome."
Mr. Ranieri was very worried at the time that the key to winning or losing the game rested on Eggsy, and he would not be able to bear the pressure and would develop a psychological burden, which would be detrimental to the player's performance.
But as a midfielder, Eggsy must know how important he is in the game, otherwise he may not make a pitch plan for himself. The pitch plan of players is usually the allocation of their physical strength, or even the allocation and use of tactics and techniques.
So even though he knew that Eggsy would be very tired and under a lot of pressure, Ranieri still told him his tactical arrangements first. However, he would not wait for Eggsy. If Eggsy could not handle the situation, Mr. Ranieri would have no good solution but to use the substitution quota, replacing the forward or defender and adding another midfielder to Leicester City.
Even directly replace Eggsy.
So there is nothing much to say. Eggsy knew from the beginning that he had to fight, so he had to make his best effort.
But the purpose was not collective honor, it was simply that the child was hungry.
And Eggsy found that his appetite was really growing, so he was eager to go on stage and enjoy a wave of cheers, excitement, and glory.
So during the match between Leicester City and Chelsea, all the Leicester City teammates and Mr. Ranieri were shocked to see Eggsy, who was about to play, wet his shiny black hair with water.
He also grabbed it with his hands and made a shape.
This is not the point. The point is that he is related to a Real Madrid defender and vice-captain whom they all know...it seems!
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