Chapter 613: Su Dong, I want to duel with you!
On Sebena Street, at Bayern's training ground, Neuer's legs were tied with sandbags, and he was moving quickly horizontally and left and right in front of the goal.
Sepp Meier's top assistant, Dreyer, was standing in front of him, looking at the stopwatch in his hand and helping him count the time.
When the time was up, Dreyer pressed the stopwatch hard and shouted stop.
“Time’s up!”
Neuer stopped panting, and after untying the sandbag, his legs trembled slightly.
This is beyond the training planned by Sepp Meier, and he is giving himself an appropriate increase in intensity.
Although he has begun to adapt to the training mode within the Bayern team, he is still a newcomer after all, and he still needs more time. More importantly, he needs to continue to improve his strength, which requires hard training.
Strength is not something that comes out on its own for no reason. Competition is only part of it. More comes from daily training. If the training level is not up to par, it will be difficult to perform well in the competition.
"Okay, that's about it for today." Dreyer called a halt to the training.
Both Sepp Meier and Dreyer are very satisfied with the new signing Neuer.
At least this goalkeeper is very diligent in training and his physical fitness is indeed very good.
He has the standard height for a goalkeeper, and his reaction and flexibility are also outstanding, which is quite rare.
Although this is a bit unfair to Rensing, Neuer is indeed better than Rensing in terms of physical and psychological qualities. This also allows him to gradually reverse the unfavorable situation of the new players in the competition. Even now it is a critical moment. As long as Neuer can seize the opportunity next, he will be able to secure the position of Bayern's main goalkeeper.
As for Rensing, both Meier and Dreyer expressed deep regret.
They have all invested a lot of effort and energy in Rensing, but now it seems that it is difficult for Rensing to meet their expectations, especially after his poor performance against Werder Bremen.
Now it depends on whether Neuer can seize this godsend opportunity.
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After Dreyer called a timeout, Neuer took a short break and soon saw a group of people coming out of the gym.
Leading the team was Su Dong and his personal coaching team, along with Pepe, Marcelo and Toni Kroos.
This is a scene that can be seen almost every day at Bayern's training base. Su Dong always stays to practice on his own.
It is said that this habit of his started at Sporting Lisbon and continues to this day.
Many Bayern players privately envy Su Dong, not to mention the stadium and the shopping mall. No matter how late he trains every day, when he goes out, the red Audi R8 will definitely be waiting for him at the door on time. Sometimes, Wang Chuqing will even come in to accompany him in training. He is also quite proud in the love field.
Pepe is Su Dong's good friend, and Marcelo is Su Dong's follower. Both of them are around Su Dong all day long. Modric, Toni Kroos, Mascherano and others will occasionally stay to accompany them for extra training.
This seems to have become a landscape at Bayern's training ground.
Basically, they are all foreign players, including Toni Kroos, who actually joined from outside. A group of people getting together has a sense of mutual support.
Ribery and Robben don't practice extra often, but they have a very good relationship with Su Dong.
Neuer had just arrived and was recommended by Su Dong, so he had a natural affinity for Su Dong.
When he saw Su Dong and his group coming out, he immediately went to greet them with a laugh.
"Su." Neuer shouted from a distance.
Not long after the sound was heard, Marcelo was seen passing the ball directly over.
Neuer stepped forward quickly, and his speed was surprisingly not slow. He met Marcelo's pass and kicked the ball directly to stop it.
Yes, stop with your feet, not your hands.
The key is that this guy parked very steadily.
"Nice stop! You shouldn't be a goalkeeper. If you were a striker, Su would probably be squeezed out and retired by you!" Pepe laughed and said jokingly.
After Neuer stopped the ball, he didn't pass it, but rushed forward with the ball, circling around the barrier cones arranged on the field, skillfully dribbling and dodging, and directly bypassing them.
“Wow!!!”
Neuer's excellent footwork won the applause of Su Dong and others.
Dreyer saw these young people playing from a distance and was filled with envy.
Once upon a time, he was so young and full of energy, but now, he is on the verge of retirement.
When Dreyer saw the skills Neuer showed, he was also amazed.
Spain's way of training goalkeepers is very interesting. It basically continues the style of the Netherlands, especially that of Van Gaal's assistant coach Hoske. Therefore, they have trained a group of goalkeepers with very similar characteristics such as Casillas, Valdes, Reina, etc., and they also have good footwork and passing abilities.
In terms of physical condition, Neuer is German, but in terms of style, he is really a bit like a Spanish goalkeeper, and his footwork is even better than many Spanish goalkeepers.
This is also the reason why he can play with Su Dong and others.
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Su Dong has a task every day, and that is free kick.
Since Neuer joined Su Dong's extra training team, the German goalkeeper's task is to save Su Dong's free kicks.
Pepe and Marcelo will play the role of a human wall along with the dummies.
Neuer has suffered at the hands of Su Dong, so naturally he hopes to improve himself by practicing with Su Dong.
For example, when Marcelo makes a cross from the wing, Pepe defends Su Dong and sees how Su Dong will shoot, and then Neuer makes a save.
Other people’s training is very easy, but Su Dong and others’ training is very close to actual combat.
Pepe always used every possible means to defend Su Dong, sometimes even using small tricks.
The funniest time was when he couldn't get rid of Su Dong anymore and actually tried to pull his shorts.
Needless to say, Su Dong stopped shooting and just pinned Pepe to the grass and gave him a beating, forcing Pepe to sign a bunch of unequal treaties before he gave up.
There was no way, Su Dong was the strongest and most powerful, who could do anything to him?
Su Dong's free kicks are as tricky as his shots, as if every time he aims at the blind corner.
And every time, Neuer has to face a formidable enemy.
Even so, his save success rate is still very low.
Su Dong's free kick success rate in training is much higher than in actual combat. After all, there is not as much pressure as in actual combat.
Another falling leaf ball with a strange arc went straight to the right side of the goal. Neuer dived sideways, but missed. He rolled on the grass, then knelt on the ground in frustration, took off his gloves and threw them heavily on the ground.
"Can you be a little more lenient with me next time?" Neuer was very depressed. "Is it fun to bully those younger than you every time?"
"Why should I let you go?" Su Dong walked over with a laugh, and pointed at a certain part of Neuer's body. "Is it because you have a big butt, Saint Butt New?"
Pepe, Marcelo and others burst into laughter when they heard this.
Neuer's name means "new" in German, so his nickname is "Xiaoxin".
But after joining Bayern, he became familiar with Marcelo, and Marcelo and Ribery's favorite thing is to give people nicknames, especially when they see Neuer's buttocks.
Saint, this is a respectful title for goalkeepers, such as Saint Casillas.
Therefore, the nickname of "Saint Butt Fat New" makes Neuer laugh and cry.
When Neuer heard Su Dong calling his nickname, he immediately turned around, picked up the football from the goal, threw it directly at Su Dong, picked up the gloves with both hands and put them on again.
"I want to duel with you!"
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The consequences of losing a duel are very miserable.
Su Dong walked over slowly and touched Neuer's head comfortingly. "Don't be sad, Fei Xin. I will use only 70% of my strength next time."
Neuer raised his head with a look of grief and indignation, looking at Su Dong, as if accusing him of shamelessness with tears and blood, but finally he lowered his head angrily, secretly making up his mind that he would never provoke this guy again.
So cruel and inhumane! Of course, he also forgot how many times he had made up his mind secretly, but he forgot every time.
More importantly, after training with Su Dong for a long time, he himself also benefited a lot.
Although Su Dong appears to be very steady on the court, on the training ground, he has many different ways of scoring goals, with all kinds of creative ideas emerging one after another. It can be said that he has reached the master level of making light of heavy tasks, and he can use any method to score goals.
Neuer also used Su Donglai to constantly hone himself.
Pepe from a distance threw two bottles of water over. Su Dong took one in each hand and handed one to Neuer.
Looking at his reaction and judgment, if he were to transform into a goalkeeper, he would probably be quite good.
Sometimes I think about it, Su Dong's football talent is really enviable! "Manuel, in the next away game against Hannover 96 and Zenit, you must give your best performance. You must make full preparations before the game and try to firmly grasp the starting position." Su Dong encouraged with a reminder.
Neuer knew what Su Dong meant and nodded, "Don't worry, I'm ready and will never let the opportunity slip away. I will be in my best form in these two games."
Neuer looked confident.
This is his strength, he is always full of confidence.
From the current perspective, Rensing played in the German Cup, so it will definitely be Neuer who will play in the league, and even in the upcoming European Cup, Neuer is expected to start.
After all, Rensing has been cultivated for many years and will not lose the opportunity to play all of a sudden. Heynckes will only help him and slowly support him, hoping that he can regain his strength as soon as possible.
But what Noel needs to do is to seize the initiative, keep the position of starting goalkeeper firmly in his own hands, and even establish himself as Bayern's main goalkeeper in one fell swoop, so that he will not be shaken by others.
It can be said that the next two games are crucial.
As long as they win these two games and take the initiative, it will be more natural for Neuer to be promoted to the regular position.
Neuer was recommended by Su Dong. After joining the team, he became close to Su Dong. Su Dong naturally hoped that he could become a main player as soon as possible. Although this is not fair to Rensing, there is no way, professional football is cruel.
Besides, it was Rensing himself who gave up the main position, wasn’t it?
(End of this chapter)
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